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Winners : Building Design Architecture Awards, USAGREEK ARCHITECTS SELECT 66 AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE AWARDS FOR THE BEST NEW BUILDING DESIGN IN THE USA FOR 2008 15 Aug 2008, Chicago, Illinois The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd., announce sixty-six (66) new distinguished buildings selected this year in the Museum’s prestigious “American Architecture Awards®” program for 2008. Established over 10 years ago, the awards program honors and celebrates the most outstanding new accomplishments for new architecture designed and built in the United States by leading American and international architecture firms practicing in the USA. “The American Architecture Awards” have become the foremost, prestigious awards program for public recognition for Excellence in Architecture in the United States both nationally and internationally. The Awards identify the new cutting-edge design direction, urban philosophy, design approach, style, and intellectual substance in American Architecture today. The Chicago Athenaeum, founded in the historic city where modern architecture was first realized by Louis H. Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe, is the only Museum of Architecture and Design in the United States and functions internationally as one of the foremost museums dedicated to both architecture and industrial design. For “The American Architecture Awards” 2008, the Museum received hundreds of submissions from the best and most renowned design firms in the United States and international firms working in the US. The submissions ranged from new corporate headquarters, skyscrapers, institutions, sports and transportation facilities, airports, urban planning projects, retail stores, hospitals, sacred spaces, and private residences and multi-family housing designed by architects in their countries of origin or abroad for both built and unbuilt projects alike, as of January 1, 2006. The Awards Program is also open to all international architecture offices and U.S. firms with projects outside the United States, as well as international architecture firms building in the US. This year’s jury for awards took place in Athens, Greece with the participation of noted Greek architectural practitioners, educators, government leaders, and architecture journalists serving as jury members including: • Maro Kardamitsi-Adami, Architect, and Curator, Neohellenic Archives, Benaki Museum, Athens • Pavlos Doukas, Architect, Pavlos Doukas Architect, Athens and Former Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago • The Honorable Christophe Farnaud, Ambassador, Embassy of France, Athens • Argyro Konstantinidou, Sculptor/Architectural Consultant, Greece • Manolis Anastasakis, Architect and Editor, greekarchitects.gr., Athens The “American Architecture Awards” is curated and organized by Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine, Director/President, The Chicago Athenaeum and assisted by Lary L. Sommers, Director of Administration/ Marketing, The Chicago Athenaeum, and Kieran Conlon, Director/COO, The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies, Dublin. Sixty-six (66) buildings in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington, DC., Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Additionally, the jury selected skyscrapers and large-planning projects in Austria, Egypt, France, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, The People’s Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates. Projects selected include new corporate headquarters, schools and universities, government buildings, memorials, libraries, art museums, foundation headquarters, transit projects, retail facilities, hospitals, residences, and single- family homes. Skyscrapers and office buildings were selected this year by the Greek jury, signaling an ever-growing European concern for smaller more intimate building types, an awareness of energy conservation and sustainability, and profound respect for the built and human environments as well as abstract shapes that twist, bend, spin, and defy gravity. All awarded projects can be found on-line at The Chicago Athenaeum’s website at www.chi-athenaeum.org. “Now in it’s second decade as perhaps the most significant awards from for new distinguished buildings in the United States, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd., together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, have organized this annual Museum program, “The American Architecture Awards,” as a way in which to draw significant world attention to new buildings and urban planning projects being built and designed globally by the best and most prestigious American architecture offices and design firms,” states Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine. “The wide geographic distribution of these awards attests to the importance of the program,” Mr. Narkiewicz- Laine adds. “There is no one, single program that brings together the latest cutting-edge international architecture today as one cohesive universal representation or platform for American design. Our Museum is honored to provide a focus that allows an exploration and analysis for current stylistic directions and philosophical thinking that is apparent in contemporary design today.” “The program has a unique educational mission and public profile with the intent of promoting and celebrating the latest, most cutting-edge international design to a national and international audience,” Mr. Narkiewicz-Laine continues. The awarded projects for 2008 and other selected works will form an exhibition, “New American Architecture” to open at SESV Santa Verdiana (piazza Lorenzo Ghiberti 27) in Florence, Italy in November, 2008. The exhibition and awards presentation is organized by the Municipality of Florence and the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. After, the exhibition travels to The European Centre’s new Contemporary Art + Architecture Centre in Athens. In 2009, the exhibition will start a national tour in the United States. The 2009 deadline for submissions for “The American Architecture Awards” is 1 Feb. Entry forms are available by calling the Museum at +815/777-4444 or by fax at +815/777-2471 or on line at www.chi-athenaeum.org. SCHOOL Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Architects: Elliott + Associates Architects Client: Heritage Hall School Contractor: Smith & Pickel Construction LYCEUM GATEWAY Seaside, Florida Architects: WRT-Solomon E.T.C. Associate Architects: Duncan & Nequette Architects Client: CDG., LLC. Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie U.S. COURTHOUSE Orlando, Florida Architects: Leers Weinzapfel Associates Associate Architects: HLM/Heery International Client: General Services Administration-Public Building Service Contactor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co. MOVING MEMORIES ARIZONA 9-11 MEMORIAL Phoenix, Arizona Architects: coLAB studio LLC Associate Architects: Jones Studio, Inc Client: The Arizona 9-11 Memorial Commission Contractor: McCarthy Buildings Companies, Inc. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM OF THE NORTH Fairbanks, Alaska Architects: GDM, Inc. Associate Architects: HGA Architects and Engineers Client: University of Alaska Museum of the North Contractor: Alaska Mechanical Inc. ALASKA NATIVE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM FACILITY Anchorage, Alaska Architects: RIM First People Associate Architects: RIM Architects Client: University of Alaska Anchorage Contractors: Davis Constructors & Engineers APPLE STORE 14TH STREET New York, New York Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Client: Apple, Inc. CAMINO NUEVO HIGH SCHOOL Los Angeles, California Architects: Daly Genik Client: Pueblo Nuevo Charter Academy Contractor: Turner Construction Company GAYLORD-PICKENS OKLAHOMA HERITAGE MUSEUM Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Architects: Elliott + Associates Architects Client: Oklahoma Heritage Association Contractor: Smith & Pickel Construction, Inc UNDERGROUND Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Architects: Elliott + Associates Architects Client: Downtown OKC., Inc Contractor: Downey Contracting LLC THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART Kansas City, Missouri Architects: Steven Holl Architects Associate Architects: Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Client: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Contractor: J. E. Dunn Construction Company 156 WEST SUPERIOR CONDOMINIUMS Chicago, Illinois Architects: The Miller|Hull Partnership Associate Architects: Studio Dwell Inc Client: Ranquist Development, Inc. Contractor: Skender Construction Co. MEDEU SPORTS CENTER Almaty, Kazakhstan Architects: Audrey Matlock Architect Client: Capital Partners SCHOOL OF ART & ART HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Iowa City, Iowa Architects: Steven Holl Architects Associate Architects: HLKB Architecture Client: University of Iowa Contractor: Larson Construction, Co., Inc. THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM New York, New York Architects: Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects LLP Client: Wildlife Conservation Society ACXIOM CORPORATION CENTRAL ARKANSAS DATA CENTER Little Rock, Arkansas Architects: Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects Ltd Client: Acxiom Corporation Contractor: May Construction Company SPERTUS INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES Chicago, Illinois Architects: Krueck & Sexton Architects Associate Architects: VOA Associates, Incorporated Client: Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Contractor: W. E. O'Neil Construction 1180 PEACHTREE Atlanta, Georgia Architects: Pickard Chilton Architects Associate Architects: Kendall/Heaton Associates Client: Hines Client: National Office Partners Limited Partnership LLC Contractor: Turner Construction Company BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART Brunswick, Maine Architects: Machado and Silvetti Associates Client: Bowdoin College Contractor: Morley Construction Company AQUA Chicago, Illinois Architects: Studio Gang Architects Associate Architects: Loewenberg Architects Client: Magellan Development Group, LLC. Contractor: McHugh Construction Co. BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY CAMPUS CENTER Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Architects: RMJM Hillier Client: Becton, Dickinson and Company Contractor: Gilbane Inc. ALEXANDRIA EGYPT MASTER PLAN Alexandria, Egypt Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Client: EMAAR Properties Client: Ministry of Culture, Egypt INFINITY TOWER Dubai, United Arab Emirates Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Client: Cayan Investment & Development Contractors: Arabtec Construction LLC. THE PARK AT LAKESHORE EAST Chicago, Illinois Architects: Office of James Burnett Associate Architects: Site Design Group Client: withheld Contractor: McHugh Construction Co. GEORGETOWN INCINERATOR Washington, D.C. Architects: Handel Architects LLP Associate Architects: Shalom Baranes Associates, PC Client: Millennium Partners LP. Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease SALT POINT HOUSE Salt Point, New York Architects: Thomas Phifer & Partners Client: Cristina Grajales and Isabelle Kirshner Contactor: Kevin Beck ALVAH H. CHAPMAN JR. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FLORIDA UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Associate Architects: BEA Architects Inc. Client: Florida International University Contractor: Centex Construction HUDSON RAILYARDS TOWERS New York, New York Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Client: Brookfield Properties Inc. Structural Engineers: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Transportation Engineers: Parsons Transportation Group Sustainable Design: Buro Happold Geotechnical Engineers: Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, California Architects: LMN Architects Client: City College of San Franciso THE QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN VISITOR AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Flushing, New York Architects: BKSK Architects Client: Queens Botanical Garden Contractors: Ideal Construction OVERATURE CENTER Madison, Wisconsin Architects: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Associate Architects: Potter Lawson & Flad Architects, LLC Client: The Overature Development Corporation Contractor: J. H. Findorff & Son, Inc. CARNIVAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Miami, Florida Architects: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Client: Miami Dade County Contractor: PACB J/V (Odebrecht Construction, Inc.; EllisDon Construction; and The Haskell Co.) MONTECITO RESIDENCE Santa Barbara, California Architects: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Client: Withheld Contractor: Young Construction, Inc. THE REECE SCHOOL New York, New York Architects: Platt Byard Dovell White Architects LLP Client: The Reece School Contractor: The Stegla Group, Inc. KELLY RESIDENCE Los Angeles, California Architects: Abramson Teiger Architects Client: Caroline and Kevin Kelly Contractor: 44 West Construction, Inc. OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK Seattle, Washington Architects: Weiss/Manfredi Client: Seattle Art Museum Contractor: Sellen Construction Co. AVRA VERDE Tucson, Arizona Architects: Tuck Joy Architects Client: Saguaro National Park UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART Ann Arbor, Michigan Architects: Allied Works Architecture Associate Architects: I.D.S. Client: University of Michigan Museum of Art Contractor: Skanska USA Building Inc. TRANSBAY TRANSIT CENTER: TERMINAL AND TOWER San Francisco, California Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Client: Rockefeller Group Development Corporation Contractor: Turner Construction Company MAKE IT RIGHT New Orleans, Louisiana Architects: Trahan Architects Client: Brad Pitt CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS Baton Rouge, Louisiana Architects: Trahan Architects Client: Church of the Highlands WORLD BUSINESS CENTER BUSAN Busan, Korea Architects: Asymptote Architecture Associate Architects: Junglim Architecture Client: Solomon Group Structural Engineers: Ove Arup + Partners Landscape Architects: Balmori Associates Inc. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ART + ARCHITECTURE BUILDING ADDITION Ann Arbor, Michigan Architects: The Miller|Hull Partnership LLP Associate Architects: A3C Collaborative Client: University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS Quantico, Virginia Architects: Fentress Architects Client: Marine Corps Heritage Center Contractor: Balfour Beatty plc. TYROL TOWER Wörgl, Austria Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Client: AMB Invest GmbH COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER PHASE II EXPANSION Denver, Colorado Architects: Fentress Architects Associate Architects: The Abo Group Client: City and County of Denver Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co. SANTA MONICA CIVIC CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE Santa Monica, California Architects: Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners Associate Architects: International Parking Design Client: City of Santa Monica Contractor: ARB, Inc. WATER + LIFE MUSEUMS CAMPUS Hemet, California Architects: Lehrer + Gangi Design + Build Client: The Center for Water Education Client: Western Center for Archaeology and Paleontology Contractor: Lehrer + Gangi Design + Build OHR O'KEEFE MUSEUM Biloxi, Mississippi Architects: Gehry Partners LLP Associate Architects: Guild Hardy Architects PA Client: Ohr O'Keefe Museum UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CASE MEDICAL CENTER CANCER HOSPITAL Cleveland, Ohio Architects: Canon Design Client: University Hospitals of Cleveland WALDORF ASTORIA CHICAGO HOTEL AND RESIDENCES EAST Chicago, Illinois Architects: DeStefano & Partners Client: The Fordham Company Contractor: NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY VISITOR CENTER Normandy, France Architects: SmithGroup Associate Architects: John Lampros Architectes SARL Client: American Battle Monuments Commission Contractor: American Battle Monuments Commission AL HAMRA FIRDOUS TOWER Kuwait City, Kuwait Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Associate Architects: Al-Jazera Consultants Client: Al Hamra Real Estate Development LLC. Contractors: Stanley Consultants, Inc. CITY SANTA FE FOUR SEASONS AND RESIDENCES Santa Fe, New Mexico Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Associate Architects: Izquierdo Ingenieros Y Associados, S.C. Client: GICSA HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 2 AND SKYPLAZA Hong Kong, PRC Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Associate Architects: Aedas Limited Client: Hong Kong Airport Authority Consultant: Maunsell Consultants Asia Ltd. Structural and MEP Engineers: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited Landscape Architects: EDAW BEIJING FINANCE STREET Beijing, PRC Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Client: Financial Street Holding Co., Ltd. COMMUNITY ROWING BOATHOUSE Boston, Massachusetts Architects: Anmahian Winton Architects Client: Community Rowing, Inc. Contractor: Consigli Construction Co., Inc. Structural Engineers: Richmond So Engineers, Inc. Waterfront Structural Engineers: Childs Engineers Corporation, Inc. Landscape Architects: Stantec Inc. THE NEW BEIJING POLY PLAZA Beijing, China Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Client: China Poly Group Corporation SCIENCE BUILDING Cambridge, Massachusetts Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Client: Harvard University Contractor: Bond Brothers, Inc. TREE HOUSE Wilmington, Delaware Architects: Sander Architects, LLC. Client: Leslie Sander Contractor: Boss Enterprises Engineers: CSWST2 GLENSTONE MUSEUM Potomac, Maryland Architects: Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects LLC. Client: Withheld Structural Engineers: Severud Associates Consulting Engineers P.C. Contractor: Lifecraft, Inc. Civil Engineering: A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. WESTMINSTER ROSE CENTER Westminster, California Architects: CO Architects Client: City of Westminster Contractor: C. W. Driver Structural Engineers: Martin & Associates Landscape Architects: Whitin Design GRAND TETON DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTER Moose, Wyoming Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Client: National Park Service Contractor: Intermountain Construction Inc. NASHVILLE PUBLIC SQUARE Nashville, Tennessee Architects: Tuck-Hinton Architects Associate Architects: WRT, LLC Client: Metro Nashville Government Contractor: Brasfield-Gorrie Structural/Parking Engineers: Walker Parking Consultants Engineers: Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon Landscape Architects: Hawkins Partners, Inc. LAKE FRONT RESIDENCE Lake Bluff, Illinois Architects: Booth Hansen Associates Client: Mr. and Mrs. J. Otter U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION 8 HEADQUARTERS Denver, Colorado Architects: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP Associate Architects: Opus Architects & Engineers, Inc. Client: Environmental Protection Agency Contractor: Opus Northwest LLC |
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