2008 AIA Honor Award recipients include the following New York and adjacent Chapter members: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art by Steven Holl Architects in the category of Architecture; the Central Park South Apartment by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects for Interior Architecture; and Zuccotti Park by Cooper, Robertson & Partners for Regional and Urban Design…

AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson High Honor Awards include: Single Family Residences: Barry Price Architecture (Switchback House); Municipal/Community Planning: Raymond Beeler Architect (Syosset Public Library)… Award Projects include: Single Family Residences: Kaehler/Moore Architects (Rye Residence); The office of Carol J.W. Kurth (5 Star House & Errico Residence); Interior Architecture: Gallin Design Studio (East River Loft); Historic Preservation: Robert Siegel Architects (Renovation of Dance Conservatory at SUNY Purchase)…

Engineering News-Record awarded Daniel Nall, P.E., FAIA, director of advanced technologies for Flack+Kurtz, an Award of Excellence for his development of the 150,000-sqare-foot under-floor cooling system for the atrium lobby of the Hearst Tower… Building Design + Construction awarded Top 40 Under 40 Awards to David Koren, Assoc. AIA, associate principal and director of marketing at Perkins Eastman; Peter Weingarten, AIA, associate principal and director of international projects at FXFowle Architects; Andrea Lamberti, AIA, project director at Rafael Viñoly Architects; Marijke Smit, senior associate at Perkins Eastman; Nayan B. Trivedi, senior associate at Leslie E. Robertson Associates; and Roger L. Klein, AIA, principal and director of architectural design at Swanke Hayden Connell Architects…

David Cooper, AIA, will become the President & CEO of Flack + Kurtz effective 07.01.08… John Newcomb has joined TEN Arquitectos as Chief Executive Officer…