by: Camila Schaulson Frenz
Paul Katz, FAIA, HKIA, Principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, passed away on 11.20.14.
The AIANY New Practices New York 2014 winner Fake Industries Architectural Agonism is one of five finalists in the Guggenheim Helsinki competition…The AIANY New Practices New York 2014 winner The Bittertang Farm is one of the five finalists for MoMA PS1’s 2014 Young Architects Program…Young & Ayata is one of the five finalists in the YAP Istanbul Modern Competition…The Children’s Ziggurat Lali Gurans Orphanage and Library in Kathmandu, Nepal, designed by MOS Architects, won Silver at the 2014 Holcim Awards for Asia Pacific…The Seona Reid building by Steven Holl Architects and JM Architects has received the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) 2014 Supreme Award…Richard T. Anderson, President of the New York Building Congress, will be awarded the De La Salle Medal by Manhattan College on 01.20.15…
The Historic Districts Council presented the Landmarks Lion Award to Andrew Scott Dolkart, Professor of Historic Preservation and Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation…The Noguchi Museum has honored Yoshio Taniguchi and Jasper Morrison with the second annual Isamu Noguchi Award…
Pratt Institute, the New York School of Interior Design, and Parsons The New School for Design have been ranked among the five best interior design schools in the nation by Design Intelligence…
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has created the NYC Office of Sustainability, combining the Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability with the Office of Environmental Coordination, to be led by Nilda Mesa…
Ugo Rondinone and Vin Cipolla have joined the Public Art Fund’s Board of Directors…Nancy Ruddy, Co-founder of CetraRuddy, has joined the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute’s Board of Directors…
Vidaris has appointed Israel Berger, FAIA, as Chairman of the Board, Marc Weissbach, AIA, as CEO, and Robert LiMandri as Senior Principal…Francis Cauffman has promoted Haley Driscoll, IIDA, to Director of Healthcare Interior Design…Mancini•Duffy has promoted William Mandara, AIA, to Principal, and Fran Ferrone and Ricardo Nabholz, Assoc. IIDA, LEED AP, to Senior Associates…