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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9th, 2016 UPDATE
Contacts:
DAVID FLECHA,
FLECHA AIA BQDA Co-Chair
aiabqdesignawards@gmail.com,
aiabqdesignawards@gmail.com 917.541.1428
RUBEN RAMALES,
RAMALES AIA BQDA Co-Chair
aiabqdesignawards@gmail.com,
aiabqdesignawards@gmail.com 347.840.0698
JURY SELECTS WINNERS FOR THE 2016 AIA BROOKLYN + QUEENS DESIGN AWARDS
Winners to be honored at the BQDA Gala on Brooklyn-Queens
Queens Day in June
The American Institute of Architects Brooklyn and Queens chapters are pleased to announce that a distinguished
jury has selected the winning designs in the inaugural AIA Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards. After a month long
deliberation, the jury selected twenty four (24) projects in thirteen (13) categories for awards from nearly
seventy (70) entries.
The winners will be honored on June 2nd, 2016 during the Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards Gala in Queens,
NY. Tickets for the gala will be on sale May 11th, 2016 and link will be provided on the AIA Brooklyn
(www.aiabrooklyn.org) and AIA Queens (www.aiaqueensny.org) websites.
The Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards was established by the AIA Brooklyn and AIA Queens chapters to
encourage excellence in architecture design, raising public awareness of the man
man-made
made environment and to
honor the architect, owner & builder of significant projects.
The Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards 2016 Gala
Vista Skylounge at Four Points by Sheraton
27-05 39th Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101
Cocktails at 6:30 PM
Dinner & Awards at 7:30 PM
List of Winners and Categories
1-2 Family Residential
Award of Excellence
Spungen Residence,
Brooklyn, NY
Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C..
New York, NY
Architect Team:
Michael Ingui, RA, AIA
William Conner
Amy Faila
Photo Credit: Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C.
Award of Merit
Knapp Residence,
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY
Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C.
New York, NY
Architect Team:
Michael Ingui, RA, AIA
Frankie Failla
William Conner
Heather Tilev
Photo Credit: Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C.
Multi Family/Multiple Dwelling
Award of Excellence
78S3
Brooklyn, NY
Zambrano Architectural Design, LLC
Freeport, NY
Architect Team:
Willy Zambrano, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
Daniel Barrenechea, Assoc. AIA
Nancy Guzman, Assoc. AIA
Photo Credit: Evan Joseph
Award of Merit
3030 West 32nd Street
Brooklyn, NY
Corporate Design of America,
America P.C.
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
Robert J. Palermo, AIA
Ewelina Ludwikowska
Tatiana Potapova
Julia Rata
Photo Credit: Corporate Design of America
Institutional
Awards of Excellence
Primary School 330Q
Queens, NY
Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects
New York, NY
Architect Team:
Jeffrey Murhpy, FAIA
Mary Burnham, AIA
Jose Miranda, AIA
Youngjoo Kahng
Giang Le
Photo Credit: Ty Cole/ Chuck Choi
Award of Merit
The Noguchi Garden Museum
Long Island City, Queens, NY
Sage and Coombe
mbe Architects
New York, NY
Architect Team:
Jennifer Sage, FAIA, LEED AP
Peter Coombe, AIA, LEED AP
Kit Yan
Greta Modesitt
Corey Schneider
Sam Loring
Photo Credit: Sage and Coombe Architects
Commercial - Small Projects
Award of Excellence
Belle Harbor Chemists
Belle Harbor, Queens, NY
New York Design Architects, LLP
New York, NY
Architect Team:
Joseph J. Smerina, AIA
Photo Credit: Deborah Matlack
Award of Merit
Lot 5 Lounge
Brooklyn, NY
David Cunningham Architecture Planning
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
David Cunningham, AIA
Svetlana Shausmanova
Zim Seferi
Irene Barber
Photo Credit: David Cunningham Architecture Planning
Commercial - Large Projects
Award of Excellence
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
Brooklyn, NY
Andre Tchelistcheff Architects
New York, NY
Architect Team:
Andre Tchelistcheff, AIA
Eric Hildebrandt
Vova Minakov
Photo Credit: Travis Magee
Award of Merit
Genesis Renal Services
Queens, NY
Zambrano Architectural Design, LLC
Freeport, NY
Architect Team:
Willy Zambrano, RA, AIA
Daniel Barrenechea, Assoc. AIA
Ebru Sulker, Assoc. AIA
Photo Credit: Patrick Lee, AIA
Additions/Renovations
Award of Excellence
PorcHouse
Brooklyn, NY
noroof architects
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
Margarita McGrath, AIA LEED AP
Scott Oliver, AIA LEED AP
Kristin Washco
Photo Credit: Chuck Choi
Award of Merit
South Slope Townhouse
Brooklyn, NY
Etelamaki Architecture,, PLLC
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
Jeff Etelamaki, AIA
Mayumi Tomita
Shenier Torres
Photo Credit: Etelamaki Architecture, PLLC
Urban Planning/Design
Award of Excellence
The Brooklyn Strand
Brooklyn, NY
WXY architecture + urban
rban design
New York, NY
Architect Team: Claire Weisz, FAIA; Mark Yoes,
AIA; Layng Pew, AIA; Adam Lubinsky, PhD, AICP;
Jacob Dugopolski,, RA, LEED AP;
AP Paul Van Der
Grient; Maiko Shimizu; Mathew Suen; Olivia
Lerner
Photo Credit: WXY architecture + urban design
Award of Merit
QueensWay
Queens, NY
DLANDstudio
Architecture + Landscape Architecture PLLC
Brooklyn, NY
WXY architecture + urban design
d
New York, NY
Architect Team: Susannah C. Drake,
Drake FASLA, RLA,
RA (DLANDstudio); Adam Lubinksy,
Lubinksy PhD, AICP
(WXY Architecture); Halina Steiner
(DLANDstudio); Alice Shay (WXY Architecture)
Photo Credit: DLANDstudio Architecture +
Landscape Architecture PLLC
Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation
Award of Excellence
The Dudley
Brooklyn, NY
NV/Design Architecture,, PLLC
New York, NY
Architect Team:
Thomas Van Den Bout, AIA
Brenda Nelson, RA
Mark Villasin
Photo Credit: NV/Design Architecture, PLLC
Award of Merit
Liberty View Industrial Plaza
Brooklyn, NY
Zambrano Architectural Design, LLC
Freeport, NY
Architect Team:
Willy Zambrano, RA, AIA
Daniel Barrenechea, Assoc. AIA
Ebru Sulker, Assoc. AIA
Photo Credit: Patrick Lee
Interiors
Award of Merit
Cumberland Packing Offices
Brooklyn, NY
CWB Architects
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
Brendan Coburn, AIA
Jesse Fearins;
Yuliya Ilizarov
Abdou Ndoye
Erin Fearins
Catherine Brophy
Photo Credit: Rachael Stollar
Small Firm/Sole Practitioner
Award of Excellence
Subcategory - Local Firm - Beyond Brooklyn + Queens Category
House in the Woods
Water Mill, NY
Khanna Schultz
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
Robert Schultz, RA, AIA
Vrinda Khanna
Photo Credit: Scott Frances
Award of Merit
Subcategory - Local Firm - Beyond Brooklyn + Queens Category
NASA Orbit Pavilion
New York, NY
StudioKCA
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
Jason Klimoski, AIA,, LEED AP
Lesley Chang
Photo Credit: StudioKCA
Local Firm/Local Project
Award of Merit
LIFT Next Level Floats
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY
590BC
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
Bronwyn Breitner, AIA
Luigi Ciaccia, LEED AP
Anny Chang
Photo Credit: 590BC
Unbuilt
Award of Excellence
Tensegrity Bridge - Competition Entry
Salford Meadows, UK
Atelier Architecture 64
Brooklyn, NY
Architect Team:
Phillip Anzalone, AIA
Stephanie Bayard
Brian Vallario
Vida Chang
Photo Credit: Atelier Architecture 64
Award of Merit
SYNQ - Competition Entry
Ozone Park, Queens, NY
1/9d
Queens, NY
Design Team:
Nickolas Batis, Assoc. AIA
David Flecha, Assoc. AIA
Bonnie Netel
Ruben Ramales, Assoc. AIA
Photo Credit: 1/9d
Pro Bono
Award of Merit
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center
Brooklyn, NY
Andre Tchelistcheff Architects
New York, NY
Architect Team:
Andre Tchelistcheff, AIA
Dermal McCrear
Photo Credit: Travis Magee
About the AIA Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards (BQDA)
(BQDA):
In its inaugural year, the Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards (BQDA) has been established to encourage
excellence in architectural design, to raise public awareness of the built environment and to honor the
th
architects, owners and builders of significant projects within the two boroughs. It is the goal of the AIA
Brooklyn and AIA Queens to promote chapter members and affiliates through the display of their design and
service accomplishments.
Jurors for the 2016 AIA Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards were as follows, May Kirk; Jaclyn Taylor; Michael
Shilale, AIA LEED AP, Partner at Michael Shilale Architects LLP; John Cutumpas
Cutumpas,, AIA NCARB, Partner at Lothrop
Associates LLP; Manuel Andrade, AIA, LEED AP, Kenneth Irving Architects
AIA BQDA 2016 Silver Sponsors:
About AIA Brooklyn Chapter
Of the 300+ chapters comprising the American Institute of Architects nationwide, the Brooklyn Chapter founded
in 1894, was the seventeenth AIA Chapter to be established
established.. Its formation was unusual for its time. The Institute
was struggling to establish itself as the sole national organization of architects; most chapters were centered in
major cities and were widely dispersed tthroughout
hroughout the country. Our founding fathers felt that Brooklyn was
large enough to be independent from the New York chapter.
Few chapter records remain of those early years. Institute archives show that, because of distance and lack of
interest, many chapters
ters managed to meet only yearly, if at all. Yet the monthly Brooklyn chapter meetings were
always lively social affairs with program speakers and elaborate dinners. Also documented are yearly boat
outings to the beaches and pleasure palaces of Long Island
Island.. Up until World War I, the chapter held yearly
exhibitions of architectural work at the Brooklyn Museum.
In 1944,, the chapter established a foundation to further the profession of architecture and held annual dinner
dances to fund scholarships for architecture students. In 1957, in association with the centennial of the national
Institute, the chapter celebrated its five hundredth meeting with a gala dinner at the Granada Hotel. In 1967,
the Brooklyn Society of Architects joined the chapter.
Throughout
hout the last one hundred and ten years, chapter members and their firms have left a legacy of public
and private buildings. Members have participated in the civic life of the city and state, lobbying for changes in
government and in its regulations. They have promoted aesthetic values through competitions and exhibitions
and sought to inform the public on the role of architecture. But, most of all, they have continued the chapter in
the spirit of fellowship and good will evident since its founding.
About AIA Queens Chapter
Founded in 1945, the AIA Queens Chapter currently has 325 members located throughout the borough of
Queens. The chapter was originally the Queens Society of Architects established in the 1930’s which then
became a member of the American Institute of Architects on October 30, 1945. The American Institute of
Architects (AIA), founded in 1857 in New York, is a nationwide, 86
86,000
,000 member based organization.
The AIA National headquarters are now located in Washington, DC. The AIA Queens Chapter is also part of the
region covered by AIA New York State,, located in Albany, which has a statewide membership of 8,000 members
in 13 chapters and speaks for the interests of all registered architects in New York State. The city of New York
has five local chapters, or components, representing each borough of the city. The AIA Queens chapter proudly
celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1995 with a Proclamation fro
from
m the NYC Council, a Declaration of Honor from
the Queens Borough President’s Office and a Certificate of Congratulations from AIA NYS. AIA Queens continues
to actively address local issues of importance to architecture in the great borough of Queens.