New York Construction Best of 2010 winners include, in the category of Architectural Design, The Juilliard School Renovation and Expansion by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with FXFOWLE Architects (Project of the Year); Cultural, Queens Theatre in the Park by Caples Jefferson Architects (Project of the Year), and Queens Community College Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center by TEK Architects (Award of Merit); Government/Public Building, General Services Administration Massena U.S. Land Port of Entry by Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects (Project of the Year), and Fire Department of New York Rescue Company 3 by Ennead Architects (Award of Merit); Healthcare, New York Presbyterian Hospital Greenberg 14 Addition by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (Award of Merit); Higher Education/Research, Westchester Community College Gateway Center by Ennead Architects (Project of the Year); Interior Design/Tenant Improvement, Grey Global at 200 Fifth Avenue by STUDIOS Architecture (Project of the Year); Landscaping/Urban Planning, Brooklyn Bridge Park by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (Project of the Year); Multi-Family Residential/Hospitality, One Madison Park by CetraRuddy (Project of the Year), The Lucida by Cook+Fox (Award of Merit) and One Jackson Square by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Award of Merit); Office, Eleven Times Square by FXFOWLE Architects (Project of the Year); Retail, Rego Park Center by Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects (Project of the Year); and Transportation, LIRR Pavilion at Atlantic Terminal by di Domenico + Partners (Award of Merit)…

Winners of the Boston Society of Architect’s 2010 Healthcare Facilities Design Awards include the Central Harlem STD Clinic by Stephen Yablon Architect… The Tabernacle at St. Cabrini Nursing Home by Landow & Landow Architects won a 2010 Annual Visual Arts BENE Award from Ministry & Liturgy magazine for the stained glass installation by Renovata Studios…

Sharon Davis has received the 2010 Active Citizen’s Award from the global NG, Women for Women International (WFWI)… Zetlin & De Chiara announced that Best Lawyers of America has named Michael S. Zetlin the 2011 New York Construction Lawyer of the Year and recognized both founding partners Michael K. De Chiara and Michael S. Zetlin as Best Lawyers in Construction Law…

During the AIANYS/ASLA convention, 2011 officers were elected, including David. L. Businelli, AIA, President, and F. Eric Goshow, AIA, LEED AP, Vice President, Government Advocacy…

AIA Queens has launched a new website, www.aiaqueensny.org…

Howard Slatkin has been named the City Planning Commission’s first Director of Sustainability…Roberta Brandes Gratz was removed from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission; according to the New York Times, she is expected to be appointed to the mayor’s sustainability advisory board…

SUPERFRONT founder Mitch McEwen has opened the Architecture Conglomerate in downtown Brooklyn, offering affordable shared office space…

Perkins Eastman and Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects (EE&K) announced that they have agreed to merge their practices…

MKDA announced that Al D’Elia has joined its NY office as executive vice president…Francis Cauffman announced that John J. Plappert, AIA, has joined the firm as Director of Health Facilities Planning…