FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR- 320-10 July 21, 2010 MAYOR BLOOMBERG HOSTS RECEPTION TO HONOR THE WINNERS OF THE 28TH ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN Awards Celebrate Highest Design Standards for Public Projects Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Public Design Commission President James P. Stuckey today honored thirteen outstanding public projects at the Design Commission’s 28th Annual Awards for Excellence in Design. The Design Commission, formerly called the Art Commission, has awarded exceptional public projects since 1982. The event, held at the IAC Headquarters building, was co-hosted by Mayor Bloomberg and Candice Bergen “It has been extraordinary year of public design in New York City – we have a record thirteen honorees this year,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Five of tonight’s winners are products of our ‘Design and Construction Excellence Initiative,’ which we announced at this event six years ago. Developed by the Department of Design & Construction, the program encourages City agencies to use strategies to deliver high quality design for all public works and proves that public projects can be at once cost-effective, sustainable and beautiful.” “I am fortunate to work with an Administration that recognizes the impact that good design can have on our City,” said Design Commission President James P. Stuckey. “Many of tonight’s award-winning designs reflect the City’s commitment to sustainable design. Many of them also help enhance one of the City’s most precious resources – our 578 miles of waterfront.” The Design Commission is New York City’s design review agency. Established in 1898, the Commission reviews permanent works of art, architecture and landscape architecture proposed on or over City-owned property. Projects include new construction, renovation or restoration of buildings, such as museums and libraries; creation or rehabilitation of parks and playgrounds; installation of lighting and other streetscape elements; and design, installation and conservation of artwork. The Design Commission is composed of 11 members, who serve pro bono, and includes an architect, landscape architect, painter and sculptor as well as representatives of the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library. The winning projects are selected by the members of the Design Commission from the hundreds of submissions reviewed each year, and exemplify the highest design standards. The winners are: Construction of a Municipal Recycling
Facility Rehabilitation of the Bronx River Art Center
Reconstruction of Pier 35 Restoration of the Prospect Park Lakeshore from the
Summerhouse to the Concert Grove and Music Island Renovation and Expansion of the Kew Gardens Hills Branch
Library Construction of the Ocean Breeze Park Track and Field
House Construction of the East 111th Street and West 181st Street
Pedestrian Bridges BRIC
Arts | Media House and UrbanGlass Projects in the former Strand
Theater Master Plan for Shoelace Park and Fort Knox
Park Construction of the Marine Company 9
Firehouse Renovation of HELP 1 Family Residence Construction of the New Amsterdam Plein and
Pavilion Special Recognition Award Conservation and Relocation of Abstraction (1939) by Byron
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