Five finalists have been selected for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Urban Open Space Award, including The High Line by James Corner Field Operations with Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Piet Oudolf, and Pier 25 at Tribeca Section of Hudson River Park by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects…

The Architecture Foundation of British Columbia (AFBC) launched the 100 Mile House Ideas Competition earlier this year, and winners include Won Jin Park for “New Model” (Third Prize)… Stephen Jacobs of the Stephen B. Jacobs Group, and Andi Pepper of Andi Pepper Interior Design have been inducted into Hospitality Design magazine’s Platinum Circle…

Venesa Alicea, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, was voted Portfolio Director of the AIA National Associates Committee (NAC) ExCom…John Shreve Arbuckle, Assoc. AIA, New York Business Development Manager for Hoffmann Architects, and Co-chair of the AIANY Historic Buildings Committee, has been elected President of the New York/Tri-State Chapter of DOCOMOMO US…

David. L. Craig, Ph.D., has joined Cannon Design as Associate Principal, Leader, Workplace Strategy…Spector Group announced that Jeff Fells has joined the firm in the newly created role of Director of Business Development…

Perkins+Will New York has promoted Rachel Casanova, LEED AP, to Associate Principal, and Leonard Temko, LEED AP, to Senior Associate…Francis Cauffman has appointed Leslie Farrell as the new Director of Client Development for its New York office…

Warren W. Gran, FAIA, has announced that he is no longer a partner at GranKriegel Associates, and he plans to launch a new firm by the fourth quarter of 2012…

Larry Rosenbloom, AIA, has joined Zyscovich Architects as managing principal of the firm’s New York City office.