by: Camila Schaulson Frenz
Winners of the 2014 AIA Institute Honor Awards include: the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center by WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism (Architecture); King Street Station by ZGF Architects (Architecture); the Knoll Flagship Showroom, Offices, and Shop by Architecture Research Office/ARO (Interior Architecture); the Marc by Marc Jacobs Showroom by Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects and HLW International (Interior Architecture); a SoHo loft by Gabellini Sheppard Associates (Interior Architecture); and The East River Blueway Plan by WXY architecture + urban design (Regional & Urban Design)…
Travel + Leisure’s 2014 T+L Design Awards honored projects including the London Edition by Yabu Pushelberg and ISC Studio (Best Hotel, 100 or More Rooms); Freehand Miami by Roman & Williams (Best Hotel, Fewer Than 100 Rooms); and New York’s Citi Bike (Best Transportation Honorable Mention).
David Rockwell, AIA, and Vin Cipolla, who until recently ran the daily operations at the Municipal Art Society, have launched a joint media, entertainment, and hospitality incubator named RGV…Martin Burger will take over as sole CEO of Silverstein Properties, developer of the World Trade Center, following Larry Silverstein’s retirement…Kristin Nelson, AIA, and Sara Agrest, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP, have been promoted to Senior Associates at Dattner Architects…Interior Architects has appointed Stephen Furnstahl and Buzz Riley, LEED AP, as Principals in the firm’s New York office.