The jury convened at the Center for Architecture on Saturday, January 31, 2004 following a submission deadline of January 16, 2004. The jury reviewed more than 350 competition entries received from more than 30 countries after participating in a panel discussion that included significant members of the community involved in the development of the waterfront of the East River in the communities of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York.

The members of the panel were Tom Hall, Director, East River Kayak Club; Mark Strauss, Fox and Fowle Architects P.C., Urban Designer for the Open Space Initiative proposed by GWAPP and the TPL; Howard Slatkin from the Brooklyn Office of the New York City Department of City Planning; and Tim Gamble, Secretary of the Downtown Boathouse.

The Jury included Keller Easterling, Yale University; Jefferson Ellinger, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, Elinger Yehia Design; Lauri Firstenberg, Assistant Director and Curator, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, LA at the Schindler House; Tom Hall Co-Founder, Director, East River Kayak Club; Margi Ruddick, University of Pennsylvania, Margie Ruddick Landscape; and Peter Zellner, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Zellner and Associates.

The Moderator was James Lima, President, Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation.