by: Camila Schaulson Frenz
Margaret O’Donoghue Castillo, AIA, LEED AP, has been elected the 2016 AIA New York State (AIANYS) President…
The 2014 AIA New York State Honor Awards for service and achievement were conferred upon: Adrienne Bresnan, FAIA, and Joseph Bresnan, FAIA (Fellows Award); Margaret O’Donoghue Castillo, AIA, LEED AP, and John A. Notaro, AIA (Matthew W. Del Gaudio Awards); Dennis A. Andrejko, FAIA (Kideney Award), Gregg Pasquarelli, AIA (President’s Award); Linsey Graff, Assoc. AIA (Intern-Associate Award), Jodi Monroe, AIA, and Rebuild by Design (Community Development Awards); Gensler (Firm of the Year); Deborah Gans, FAIA (Educator Award); and Jennifer (JD) Harper (Student Award)…The 2014 AIA New York State Design Awards presented the Best in New York State Award to Caples Jefferson Architects for the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn. Other New York City-based firms winning project recognition included: ABA Studio/Andrew Bartle Architect; Amman & Whitney; Bade Stageberg Cox; Bernard Tschumi Architects; Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners; Davis Brody Bond; FXFOWLE Architects; Gabellini Sheppard Associates; Gans Studio Architecture; Grimshaw Architects; Handel Architects; IBI Group • Gruzen Samton; Louise Braverman Architect; Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; LTL Architects; Marvel Architects; Nicole Migeon Architect; Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects; Perkins Eastman; Rice+Lipka Architects; Ryall Port Sheridan Architects; SLCE Architects; Stantec; Steven Holl Architects; Thomas Balsley Associates; Voorsanger Architects; WASA/Studio A; Weiss/Manfredi; William Reue Architect; and WORK Architecture Company/WORKac…
At a ceremony in Tokyo, His Imperial Highness Prince Hitachi presented the Japan Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award to architect Stephen Holl, FAIA, founder of Stephen Holl Architects…
Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed former Director of Design Excellence at the NYC Department of Design + Construction Faith Rose the Executive Director of the Public Design Commission…Daniel Hernandez will lead the newly-created Neighborhood Strategies for the NYC Department of Housing and Preservation…
Robert Hammond, Co-founder of Friends of the High Line, will be returning to the organization as Interim Executive Director starting 10.20.14…The Queens Museum has appointed Laura Raicovich as President and Executive Director…The National Academy of Construction (NAC) has elected AIANY legal counsel Michael Zetlin, Hon. AIA NYS, Founding Partner of the law firm Zetlin & De Chiara, as a new member of its 2014 class…
Former AIANY President Joseph J. Aliotta, AIA, LEED AP, will join Perkins Eastman as a Principal in the firm’s New York office… Christian D. Giodano has been appointed President of Mancini•Duffy…Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has promoted Brant E. Coletta, AIA; Laura Ettelman, AIA; Kenneth A. Lewis, AIA; and Jonathan Stein, AIA, to Partners, and Derek A.R. Moore, AIA, Ph.D., to director…Edward Pedrick has been appointed Regional Manager of New York for Stone Source…
EYP has merged with Houston-based healthcare design firm WHR Architects.