2020 AIANYS Excelsior & Professional Awards and AGC NYS Jeffrey J Zogg Build NY Awards

AIA NEW YORK STATE EXCELSIOR & PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AGC NEW YORK STATE JEFFREY J. ZOGG BUILD NY AWARDS

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SUNY New Paltz Engineering Innovation Hub | Photo Credit: © Ola Wilk, Wilk Marketing Communications

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Welcome to the American Institute of Architects New York State Excelsior & Professional Awards and the Associated General Contractors New York State Jeffrey J. Zogg Build NY Awards In 2017, AIANYS and AGC NYS came together for the first time to celebrate and honor projects throughout the state in various categories.

As we come together virtually for our fourth annual joint celebration, we recognize projects that highlight the collaborative efforts of design and construction.

CHORUS - World Trade Center Cortlandt Station | Photo Credits | © CHORUS (2018) © Ann Hamilton, NYCT WTC Cortlandt St Station.

Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design. © Patrick Cashin. (Includes front and back cover image)

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CUNY New York City College of Technology (City Tech) Academic Building | Photo Credit: © Andrew Rugge

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THE AIA NEW YORK STATE EXCELSIOR & PROFESSIONAL AWARDS The AIANYS Excelsior Awards program, celebrating its 6th year, showcases design and professional excellence in publicly funded buildings, outdoor areas and public art throughout New York State.

After reviewing 27 submissions, eight projects were selected for an award in categories including Historic Preservation, New Construction and Public Art. The interdisciplinary jury evaluated the projects based on a set of three criteria: Firmness: demonstrating design based on sound architectural and engineering principles and responsible use of public funds to achieve the maximum public benefit; Commodity: demonstrating design that is functional and impactful, providing socio-economic benefits to the surrounding community and advancing the owner’s mission; and Delight: demonstrating design that achieves beauty and harmony through respect for the surrounding context, understanding and consideration of human scale, and satisfaction of user needs, both explicit and implicit.

More than 80 different projects throughout New York State have been recognized over the past six years.

AIANYS EXCELSIOR AWARDS JURY Jury Chairman | Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA | Senior Associate, Arrowstreet, Boston, MA Nicole Cleary, PLA | Project Landscape Architect, Barton & Loguidice, Rochester, NY Joel Lipsky | President, Lipsky Construction, Bayport, NY Robert Lopez, RA | Executive Secretary of the New York State Board for Architecture, New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Albany, NY David J. Meyer, PE | Partner, Pathfinder Engineers & Architects, Rochester, NY

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Magic Spell Studios | Rochester Institute of Technology | Photo Credit: Š David Lamb Photography

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THE AGC NYS JEFFREY J. ZOGG BUILD NEW YORK AWARDS In 1990, the Build New York Awards program was developed as a way to highlight the positive impact of the construction industry in New York State involving building and heavy/highway construction.

On October 15, 2010 the AGC NYS Board of Directors adopted the resolution to rename the Build New York Awards the Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Awards, in honor of late AGC NYS President Jeffrey J. Zogg. This was done as a testament to Jeff’s nearly 40-year career of dedication and service to the association and a tribute to his drive for quality and recognition of the need to create partnerships within our industry.

The award emphasizes the construction team, not only the general contractor or construction manager, but also many others—the owner, architect, engineer, subcontractors, suppliers, and craftspeople—who contribute to the success of the project.

Since its inception, the Build New York Award winners have symbolized the best of construction projects in the state. Winning projects have included buildings and bridges large and small, new and renovations, public and private. Some projects are beautiful, others ordinary to the eye. But they all have one thing in common—they presented challenges that were met successfully by the winning company and the project team.

Celebrating its 29th Anniversary this year, the Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Awards are selected by a jury of industry peers. More than 125 different projects throughout New York State have been honored over the years. The granite award is displayed prominently in dozens of contractor and client offices throughout New York State.

AGC NYS JEFFREY J. ZOGG BUILD NY AWARDS JURY Jury Chairman | Richard Schneider | LeChase Construction Services Don Adams | CME Associates Ron Bagoly | CSArch Andy Breuer | Hueber-Breuer Construction Sam Doss | Hayner Hoyt Corportation Rich Gangemi | Fahs Construction Andy Giordano | The Pike Company Claude Rounds | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ed Sheats | Sheats & Bailey PLLC Jeff VanDenburgh | State University Construction Fund

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Construction Contractor: Citnalta Construction Corporation Owner: NYC School Construction Authority Architect: D.R.G. Architects Engineer: DVL Engineers Contributing Team Member: Kenneth Reilly, Citnalta’s Masonry Superintendent Photo Credit: © Citnalta Construction

Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Award

P.S. 77/I.S. 266

Brooklyn, New York

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he P.S. 77/I.S. 266 project comprised the interior and exterior renovation of a 97,000 s.f. State Historical Preservation Office building for the NYC School Construction Authority (SCA) to a new school. Citnalta, along with its subcontractors worked diligently to preserve this 114-year-old building while creating a clean and safe scholastic environment. Key construction included replacement of roofs (roof structures and roof membranes), replacement of windows, including salvaging over 100 -year-old stained glass, exterior masonry repairs and restoration, caulking, plaster

and painting, plumbing, electrical, asbestos abatement, site flood elimination, hydronic piping replacement, HVAC systems, fire alarm, and miscellaneous interior repairs.

Prior to the start of the renovations, Langan Engineering performed a plumbness survey to document the existing face brick and cast stone conditions. Corinthian Cast Stone then laser scanned all of the historic cast stone to ensure that any pieces that could not be salvaged for reuse could instead be replaced by custom-made identical replicas.

This historic nature of the building presented Citnalta with many interesting challenges. Extra care and planning went into preserving the original stained glass and stonework, all while managing a tremendous amount of last-minute work being added to the project. Beyond the masonry scope, the remaining project work included removal of the entire roof structure and replacement of the roof slab and membrane. Prior to the original roof’s removal, Citnalta installed a never before seen protection tent that was erected on top of the 75-foot building to protect it while the roof was being replaced.

The project is right in the heart of the Park Slope Historic District and was monitored by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee. The building, originally designed by Albert E. Parfitt, in the Victorian Gothic Revival style, was completed originally in 1905. Maintaining the historical value of the building made the work at P.S. 77/I.S. 266 very challenging for the entire team. n

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Construction Manager: PC Construction Owner: State University of New York Project Architect: Urbahn Architects Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: Vanderweil Structural Engineer: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers Civil Engineer: BET Engineering Consultants Contributing Team Members: The entire project team contributed to the successful project outcome Photo Credit: © Ola Wilk, Wilk Marketing Communications

Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Award

SUNY NEW PALTZ ENGINEERING INNOVATION HUB New Paltz, New York

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advanced technology at any academic laboratory in the United States.

Over the next 10 years, the facility is expected to support the creation of 195 full-time jobs, with a total economic impact of more than $75 million.

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he SUNY New Paltz Engineering Innovation Hub includes the construction of a new academic facility to advance the offerings of the College’s engineering program and promote collaboration between the College and local industry. This modern twostory 19,500-square-foot facility houses the new bachelor’s degree program in mechanical engineering and the headquarters and laboratories of the College’s Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center.

The Engineering Innovation Hub features the 3D design and printing program,

innovative teaching and research laboratories, a 1,200-square-foot computer lab, conference rooms, collaborative spaces, lounge areas, offices and support space.

The Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center (HVAMC), which has been providing education, guidance, CAD design, advice on materials used for additive manufacturing, and 3D printing services to SUNY New Paltz students, educators, and businesses since 2013, will operate a laboratory and offices in the new building. The HVAMC’s collection of 3D printers constitutes some of the most

The building was constructed with an enclosed glass fiber reinforced concrete panel system, metal panels, an aluminum frame glass storefront, and architectural and mechanical louvers, with a cast stone accent band at the base of the building to tie the exterior together. The main lobby is wrapped in a glass storefront that allows substantial natural light into the area, and a cubic form perched over the entrance plaza creates a distinctive profile for the building and opens to views overlooking Old Main Quad.

The project was delivered as a designbid-build with a value of approximately $11 million. Construction began in October 2017 and was completed in spring 2019, in time for the fall 2019 semester. SUNY is currently pursuing LEED Silver certification.

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Construction Contractor: Welliver Owner: County of Chemung Project Architect: Fennick McCredie Architecture Ltd. Project Engineer: McFarland-Johnson, Inc. Photo Credit: © William Horne Visual Media

Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Award

ELMIRA-CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT (ELM) TERMINAL REVITALIZATION Elmira, New York

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leading to extensive use of ground boarding and associated aircraft delays.

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elliver helped transform a small regional airport into a modern facility with worldclass features and quality. The terminal expansion and modernization was designed and constructed over 19 months while maintaining full commercial airport operations.

Prior to construction, the existing terminal was at capacity and passenger numbers were increasing annually. Many of the building components were at or nearing the end of their lifecycle and in need of repair or replacement. As airlines were starting or expanding operations, the larger aircraft could not be accommodated by much of the existing facility,

Welliver used a phased design approach to allow construction to start as soon as possible. The first design phase included temporary facilities, demolition, and construction of the building shell. The second design phase included all MEP work and interior fit out. Other phases of design included a new restaurant and bar, wayfinding signage, and exterior rehabilitation of the existing control tower.

The first month of construction built temporary facilities for existing tenants within the existing ticketing area. This allowed the restaurant, baggage claim, and half of the terminal to be closed and demolished to construct a new terminal, baggage claim, and TSA checkpoint. Once completed and opened, ticketing operations were shifted to the new building and a full renovation of ticketing, the old TSA checkpoint, and the other half of the existing terminal were gutted and renovated into ticketing, a restaurant, and administration offices. This allowed commercial air traffic and airport operations to continue uninterrupted throughout the construction process.

The completed terminal features extensive use of glass to maximize views and enhance public experience, courtyards that highlight local plant life, an elevated concourse allowing all aircraft to use passenger boarding bridges thus maximizing boarding efficiency and minimizing delays, and additional boarding bridges to accommodate increased traffic.

Welliver delivered the project a day early, under budget, and with minimal impacts to existing airport operations, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the buildings occupied a minimum 4am to midnight 7 days a week. During that time, there were no closures due to the construction project.

The NYS Governor’s Office, NYS DOT, Chemung County, design team, Welliver, and all other parties involved would agree that the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport Terminal Revitalization was a highly successful project that transformed the gateway of the Southern Tier into a world-class facility. n

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Construction Contractor: Welliver Owner: Rochester Institute of Technology Architect: SWBR MEP & FP Engineer: M/E Engineering Civil Engineer: Stantec Consulting Services Landscape Architect: McCord Landscape Architecture Acoustic Design: Janson + Tsai Design Associates Photo Credit: © David Lamb Photography

Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Award

MAGIC SPELL STUDIOS Rochester, New York

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tive whose core principle is “We Learn

by Making Things.” It’s part commercial film production and media development studio and part academic laboratory.

The client’s request of the design and construction team was to “challenge the status quo” at the university and create a high-tech, exceptional experience expressing innovation.

Just as digital technology has blurred the lines between creative industries, MAGIC Spell Studios provides a first-of-its-kind facility that reflects these converging industries by bringing together various schools and departments across the university− computer game design, film, animation, and digital media−under one roof.

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rominently located on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus, MAGIC (Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity) Spell Studios is a 52,000 square-foot academic, entrepreneurial, and commercial initia-

MAGIC involved some tricks of its own to address critical design constraints. Maintaining connectivity with the monolithic 1965 building that housed the University’s existing film program, MAGIC was not only an addition in plan, but also in section. Two existing basement levels extended beneath a portion of the new building including five 14’x14’ concrete air shafts. Four reconfigured, well-con-

cealed shafts extend vertically through the building in the final design.

Additionally, a loading dock at this prominent site was a major concern. The site’s restrictions meant that the dock is on the building’s main façade. The team concealed the dock using a vertical folding door structure clad in the same curtain wall as the rest of the building. With the limited use of the dock, the client is grateful that this façade elegantly conceals the dock.

Inside, four key program components required acoustic isolation and no natural light: The Sound Stage, Sound Mixing Room, Color Correction Room, and Theater. This was a design and construction challenge, given the desire to move away from a monolithic architecture.

RIT is looking forward to growing the network of industry partners and continuing to be recognized for the value that MAGIC Spell Studios provides.

This state-of-the-art facility will support the transformation of the Finger Lakes’ regional economy as it continues to move forward. n

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Submitting Firm: Dattner Architects Landscape Architect: Weintraub Diaz Landscape Architecture MEP Engineer: Lilker Associates Civil Engineer: YU & Associates Structural Engineer: Rodney D. Gibble Consulting Engineers Lighting Consultant: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design Expediting: JM Zoning Acoustics: Houghton Associates LLC Vertical Circulation: Van Deusen & Associates Specifications: Construction Specifications Photo Credit: Š Chris Cooper

Renovation/Addition | Honor Award

EAST NEW YORK HEALTH HUB Brooklyn, New York

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ocated on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood, the transformation of this turn-of-the-century structure allowed a growing non-profit to provide essential healthcare and social services in an underserved neighborhood.

The addition and renovation expanded existing operations from 9,000 to 45,000 square feet, allowing the Institute for Community Living to create a one-stop-shop community health facility for mental and physical wellbeing. The design approach creates synergy between programs by consolidating ICL’s existing outreach, mental health services, and family support into one facility and co-locating a new health center operated by non-profit partner Community Healthcare Network.

The architecture encourages physical and mental healing through visual connections to both nature and the community.

Garden and terrace spaces, framed views, and access to light and air reinforce the link to the surrounding environment.

munal volume, expressed in a corduroy-like red brick pattern. Atop this sits a two-story office volume, distinct from the lower volume by its setback, materiality, and its size and rhythm of fenestration.

Many that walk through the doors of ICL have experienced trauma. ICL believes it to be essential for the building interior to give physical form to the trauma-informed principles that are the foundation of ICL’s service model: safety, trust, collaboration, and empowerment. The main entry opens into a large light-filled lobby that invites users to choose the services they want. The free flow of the lobby and circulation encourages people to move through the building.

The Institute for Community Living — one of New York’s largest behavioral health agencies — with its partner Community Healthcare Network, is pioneering a radically different approach at the East New York Health Hub, by showcasing a holistic paradigm for delivering healthcare to underserved local communities. n

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Submitting Firm: Beardsley Architects and Engineers Construction Manager: BCA Architects and Engineers Landscape Architect of Record: Appel Osborne Landscape Architects Photo Credit: © 2019 John Griebsch

Historic Preservation | Award of Merit

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, GREEN LAKES STATE PARK Fayetteville, New York

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onstructed in 1942, the historic boathouse at Green Lakes State Park is an iconic structure. In use since its construction, it lacked an adequate foundation due to poor soils.

The New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation selected the architect and engineer to design the restoration and conversion of the building into a new environmental education center. As a registered historic structure, renovations also required coordination with the State Historic Preservation Office.

The building could be salvaged, but due to settlement and failure of the foundation, proximity to the water, and flooding issues, it needed to be relocated inland.

The existing structure was meticulously dismantled and rebuilt on an entirely new foundation system. Existing stone columns were catalogued, moved by crane to the new foundation, and repaired. Interior wood beams were relocated to preserve the building’s interior. The structure was also rotated one hundred eighty degrees to face the lake.

The central exhibit space includes educational kiosks and displays, skylights, windows that line the space and large sliding doors on both ends can be slid open, creating an open room that looks out onto the lake. An outdoor education space was also created.

A vital part of the project was also the preservation of the surrounding outdoor environment including ‘naturalization’ of the lake edge, installation of sustainable infrastructure elements and upgrades to the stormwater management system, directing stormwater to bioretention basins and constructed wetlands instead of flowing directly into Green Lake.

The most visited Park in Central New York, Green Lakes State Park is a destination that provides an enhanced visitor experience and boosts the local economy. New education facilities provide local schools with opportunities to teach students about the unique habitat. The new boardwalk and renovated boathouse provides the community with access to boating on the lake improving the health and wellness of Park patrons. n

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Submitting Firm: Page Ayres Cowley Architects Construction Manager: New York City Department of Design and Construction Services Engineer: ADS Engineers Structural Engineer: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Surveyor: Gallas Surveying Group Elevator Consultant: Vertical Systems Analysis Building Code Consultant, Expeditors: Noel Building Consulting General Contractor: SIBA Contracting Corporation Photo Credit: © Ines Leong / L-INES Photo, 2020 and Courtesy of PACA, LLC

Historic Preservation | Honor Award

BUILDING 207, FORT TOTTEN Bayside, New York

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he new home for the Center for the Women of New York, a non-profit organization, includes a research and conference center and a living museum, dedicated to recording and aiding women’s struggles and the history of the women’s movement.

Two separate buildings joined by a party wall at the center, each building contained five apartments, a shared bathroom and kitchen in between and an attic that had its own bathroom and kitchen. Each building had its own original staircase; both were retained to provide two means of egress by creating a connection at the center on the first floor.

Bathrooms and kitchens upstairs were removed while new ADA facilities were added to the main floor including a small kitchenette and restrooms. Access to the existing porch was made possible by installing a compact ADA lift. Original pocket doors at the parlor floor create larger gathering spaces when needed.

The smaller rooms have been re-purposed as offices, classrooms and restrooms.

As the founder of the Center for the Women of New York envisioned, “this building will be a great asset not only to the women in this metropolitan area but will be accessible to the surrounding community. We believe that this historic landmark site will be the only building completely dedicated to full equality for women between the New York Metropolitan area and Seneca Falls in upper New York State.”

This building is just one of over 100 buildings built within the Civil War era at Fort Totten Park, a 136-acre site.

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Fort Totten a historic district in 1999 and is eligible for entry on the National Register of Historic Places. The adaptive re-use also demonstrates how historic residential scaled military structures within a larger historic district context can be compatible with other former army and barrack building use. n

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Submitting Firm: SWBR Interior Design: SWBR Structural Engineer: SWBR MEP FP Engineer: M/E Engineering Site Civil Engineer: Parrone Engineering Environmental Engineer: Sustainable Comfort General Contractor: Christa Construction Photo Credit: © Park Avenue Photography | Gene Avallone and Elizabeth Brooks

New Construction | Honor Award

DEPAUL UPPER FALLS SQUARE APARTMENTS Rochester, New York

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pper Falls Square Apartments is a new 48 million dollar affordable development offering housing with support services to Rochester’s Northeast Quadrant-Upper Falls community. The 142,000 square foot development features two buildings containing 150 apartments, 75 of which provide services to help people with special needs live independently.

Upper Falls Square Apartments occupies three acres that was once the site of condemned homes. Each Studio, One Bedroom, and Two Bedroom apartment features a full kitchen, living area, full bath, and in-unit storage. Heat, air conditioning, basic cable, hot water and electric are included in the rent as are community laundry facilities. Resident spaces include lounges, fitness rooms, laundry, and computer areas at each floor. Each building has a large Community Room with kitchen for resident use and community functions.

Upper Falls Square is the single largest development undertaken in this neighborhood in decades and has become a catalyst for redevelopment of neighbor-

ing properties. This redevelopment has provided a renewed sense of pride in the community and those who call it home.

Brick, natural stone, and traditional siding materials are contextual to their residential surroundings, while speaking to the area’s urban and commercial fabric. On Hudson Avenue, solid masonry corners re-establish the street edge and give way to a beautifully detailed South facing terraced courtyard. The courtyard, the project’s literal and figurative front yard, underpins its residential character and community connectivity providing a dynamic and attractive outdoor space for residents to gather and create connections. Continuity of form and material lend a campus-like quality to the project without diminishing the individual presence of each building, echoing the way the owner fosters individuality in its clients, while creating a sense of belonging to the community.

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Submitting Firm: Alexander Gorlin Architects MEP Engineer: OLA Consulting Engineers Structural Engineer: Ysrael A. Seinuk Site Development: JMC Energy Consultants: Steven Winter Associates Contractor: Lettire Construction Corp Specifications: William Jacquette Building Code Consultant/ Expediter: Municipal Building Consultants Photo Credit: © Eric Petschek

New Construction | Honor Award

THE JENNINGS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Bronx, New York

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he Jennings provides forty-two affordable one to three bedroom apartments, twenty-three are set-aside for homeless domestic violence survivors. On-site services for residents include counseling, case management, children and family programming, and job readiness coaching to foster housing stability and safety. Amenities include a multi-purpose space, offices, a library computer room, secure landscaped courtyard with a children’s play area, and laundry room. The neighborhood is wellserved by public transportation, critical for accessing employment opportunities, as well as daycare and after school programs that support parents and enable children to thrive.

The design was informed by a thorough understanding of the residence needs cultivated through interviews with the client, as well as residents and case managers of similar facilities. The building site and typology were analyzed through a historical and contextual standpoint and refined in conjunction with the client to ensure the end result was as expected.

Domestic violence is the leading generator of family homelessness in New York City. Low-income domestic violence survivors often face the choice of becoming homeless or remaining in a potentially dangerous situation. Few can find a safe, affordable apartment. Some stay temporarily with family and friends or end up in the general homeless system. Many return to the abuser.

Even if they do secure permanent housing, their housing stability can be impacted by the trauma they have experienced from both homelessness and domestic violence. The Jennings’ on-site services help survivors address issues such as safety planning, job training, parenting and budgeting that help them remain stable, unified and violence-free over time.

High quality, affordable housing is critical for a healthy community. Housing can also be a sanctuary that provides people with a safe environment where they can build stability and live with dignity. The Jennings fills this need and will be a resource of affordable housing for the community for years to come. n

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Submitting Firm: WXY architecture and urban design Mechanical/Structural/Electrical Engineer and Landscape Architect: Stantec Engineering Civil Engineer: Cashin Associates Client/General Contractor: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Long Island Region Photo Credit: © Albert Vecerka/Esto

New Construction | Award of Distinction

NEW YORK STATE PARKS CABINS

Long Island, New York

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unded by Governor Cuomo’s New York Parks 2020 initiative, New York State Parks commissioned the design of the first vacation cabins and cottages with ten cabins ranging in size from 670 to 784 square feet. The new cabins provide high quality, affordable accommodations at Wildwood State Park on the Long Island Sound. The exterior of the cabins are clad in cedar shingles, with reclaimed mahogany detailing and metal roofing, allowing the structures to fit seamlessly with existing Works Progress Administration cabins that date from the 1930s.

The cabins feature both one and two bedroom units, as well as a bathroom, kitchenette, screened outdoor porch and furnishings. The more open, wider floor plans are better suited for large families and meet modern ADA requirements.

Inside, the cabin is bright with plenty of natural light, equipped with large windows and unfinished natural wood surfaces. Durable, solid furniture and a lack of ornamentation, speak to longevity and easy maintenance.

This project was funded to revitalize New York State Parks by investing in outdoor recreation areas, with the hopes of positioning New York State as a top recreation destination; the cabins were funded to enhance the experience of the Wildwood State Park, modernizing the campgrounds while also developing the park into a local economic engine.

Angelyn Chandler, Former Deputy Commissioner of New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation stated, “We wanted to have a dialogue with the past, but not try to recreate it. It’s a prototype that will go into parks where other cabins from the past already exist, and they need to harmonize together.”

All cabins are prefabricated offering utility and ease of installation, allowing them to be replicated and used throughout the state serving as a prototype the park service can use for future instances, providing an example of how design excellence can be applied to public space. n

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Submitting Firm: Perkins Eastman Client/Owner: City University of New York, New York City College of Technology Construction Manager: Sciame Construction MEP/FP Engineer: Jaros Baum & Bolles Consulting Engineers Structural Engineer: WSP Civil/ Geotechnical: Langan Landscape Architect: HM White Lighting Consultant: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design Theater Consultant: Theater Projects Acoustics/IT: Shen Milsom & Wilke Code and Expediter: Conversano Associates Photo Credit: © Andrew Rugge

New Construction | Award of Distinction

CUNY NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (CITY TECH) ACADEMIC BUILDING Brooklyn, New York

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he largest four-year public college of technology in New York State, CUNY New York City College of Technology, known as “City Tech,” now boasts a 365,000 square foot Academic Complex that significantly improves the face of the institution, creating a new campus gateway and enhancing its densely urban neighborhood.

Located in Downtown Brooklyn, “City Tech” provides access to technological and professional education with an emphasis on applied skills and place-based learning. Spanning a full New York City block, the building is the latest addition to Brooklyn’s Tech Triangle—one of the fastest growing employment and innovation clusters in the nation.

The new facility houses laboratories; radiologic and medical imaging suites; nursing simulation and assessment labs; dental hygiene and vision care clinics; smart classrooms; conference rooms; offices; a theater; a gymnasium, a wellness center and a Community Center fostering an atmosphere of inclusion and collaboration.

Heavily populated spaces are located on lower floors, with lighter-use clinical and

office environments on the upper floors.

Student collaboration spaces and informal lounges were designed to encourage interaction, discovery, and the flexibility to meet changing objectives.

The building achieved LEED Gold certification using sustainable strategies such as high-performance insulated glazing, energy efficiency, water use reduction, healthy material selections, maximized daylighting, enhanced commissioning, use of local and regional materials, indoor air quality measures, and LEED innovation. As part of the LEED Innovation credits, the College will provide a course highlighting global climate change resulting in current waste, water and energy practices and introduce students to innovative technologies to mitigate global climate change.

The bold yet contextual design for the New Academic Building at City Tech bridges academic programs with clinical experience, expands City Tech’s ability to prepare for a new generation of science and nursing leaders, and unifies and activates the burgeoning tech corridor that will continue to redefine Brooklyn. n PAGE | 31

Submitted By: MTA Arts & Design Administration: MTA Arts & Design Artist: Ann Hamilton Typographic Designer: Hans Cogne

Project Management: Sandra Bloodworth, Director MTA Arts & Design; Yaling Chen, Deputy Director, MTA Arts & Design; Linda Tonn, Chief Architect, MTA New York City Transit Program Management: Daniel Creighton, PE; Virginia Borkoski, AIA; Nicola Santoiemma

Mosaic Fabricator: Michael Mayer, Managing Director, Mayer of Munich, Inc. Photo Credits | © CHORUS (2018) © Ann Hamilton, NYCT WTC Cortlandt St Station. Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design. Photo: Patrick Cashin.

Public Art | Award of Merit

CHORUS WORLD TRADE CENTER CORTLANDT STATION New York, New York

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equipped with state-of-the-art security, communications, and life-safety systems.

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estroyed in the September 11th terror attacks (pictured above), the Cortlandt Street subway station was one of the last and most complex pieces of infrastructure rebuilt as part of Lower Manhattan’s recovery.

The new station, renamed WTC Cortlandt, connects commuters to the 9/11 Memorial and to the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. The station sits 20 feet below grade, serves more than 1.2 (one point two) million commuters annually and is fully ADA accessible, air-tempered, and

The station’s design was influenced by a top-down construction method utilized for the iconic World Trade Center Transportation Hub and required a highly complex construction sequencing plan. The location also meant working with numerous state, city and private stakeholders to accommodate construction schedules and maintain overall design standards. In addition to navigating the multi-layered and intricate construction components and schedules of this project, the emotional challenges of this project for those involved were substantial.

The design imperative was to create a functional transit station in a sacred space. The marble mosaic artwork within the station reflects the solemnity, significance, contemporary nature, and elegant aesthetic of the station it inhabits.

Spanning more than 4,350 square feet within the station, the artwork, comprised of extracted language from both

the 1948 United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the United States Declaration of Independence, is masterfully integrated into the architecture and acts, not only as a unifying aesthetic element throughout the station, but as a potent and powerful declaration of human rights, civil liberties, and the nation’s guiding principles.

The white marble mosaics celebrating the nation’s ideals lead to the memorial pools – where passersby see the names of thousands who were lost on that fateful day. The work acts in powerful conversation with its immediate surroundings and creates moments of poignancy, solemnity and beauty for commuters, the larger community, and tourists alike. n

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The Associated General Contractors of New York State Distinguished Service Award recognizes individuals who have provided extraordinary service, commitment and integrity to the construction industry.

Associated General Contractors New York State

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Christopher Alund, Retired New York State Department of Labor, Director of the Bureau of Public Work

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hristopher Alund recently retired as the Director of the Bureau of Public Work in the New York State Department of Labor after 36 ½ years of service. The Bureau of Public Work is responsible with administering the State’s prevailing wage statutes and the Wicks Law. It is the largest unit of its kind in the nation.

Mr. Alund started with the Bureau as an Investigator in 1984, was promoted through the ranks, and after serving as acting Director, was appointed Director in 2002.

He was the Department of Labor’s representative on the NYS Council of Contracting Agencies. He has also served as an officer and President of the Interstate Labor Standards Association, a group comprised of state and federal officials responsible for labor law enforcement in the United States and its territories, along with Canada and Taiwan.

Mr. Alund graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Plattsburgh in 1980.

He is the proud father of three children, Courtney, Christopher, and Conor.

“Contractors want to follow the rules and do what’s right and fair—in his nearly 40 years at the Department of Labor where he served as the Director of the Division of Public Work, Chris proved himself to be a caring and effective public servant who helped them do just that.”

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The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award recognizes public officials or individuals who, through their efforts, have furthered the public’s awareness and/or appreciation of design excellence in public architecture. This award is intended to recognize members of the public who make contributions to architecture.

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DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN AWARD

Brendan R. Mehaffy Executive Director, Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning

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rendan R. Mehaffy has served as Executive Director of the Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning since 2010. Before that, he served briefly as Deputy Attorney in the City of Buffalo Law Department from which he was selected by Mayor Byron W. Brown to head the then-embattled organization. The Office of Strategic Planning includes not only the Division of Planning and Zoning but also Development, Real Estate, and Environmental Affairs and coordinates the operations of the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency and the Buffalo Urban Development Corporation. The combined organizations comprise a staff of more than 80 people.

Mehaffy, 46, grew up in the Buffalo suburb of Clarence, earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Binghamton University (SUNY), a graduate degree in city planning from the London School of Economics, and Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo Law School. His private sector legal experience includes work with Buffalo land-use attorney, Robert Knoer; with noted land-use specialist Robert Frelich at his Kansas City law firm of Frelich Leitner & Carlisle; and a stint as a clerk in the City of Buffalo Law Department.

“As Executive Director of Strategic Planning, Brendan has guided significant development efforts that the city has enjoyed over the last decade. Brendan’s legal and urban planning expertise has been invaluable in contributing to the re-birth of Buffalo, NY.”

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Over the years, Mehaffy has earned a reputation for his negotiation skills, quiet consensus building, strategic big-picture thinking, discipline and stamina. His work to negotiate the transfer of control of Buffalo parks back from Erie County was accomplished quickly, fairly, and without undue controversy. In his early years in his current post he helped the organization recover from a series of scandals that had plagued his predecessor.

Mehaffy is married to the former Michele McClintick, formerly a reporter for WIVB-TV, and currently Buffalo Regional Consumer Affairs Manager for Wegman’s supermarkets.

They are the parents of two children.

The Henry Hobson Richardson Award recognizes AIA members licensed in NYS and practicing in the private sector who have made a significant contribution to the quality of NYS public architecture and who have established a portfolio of accomplishments to that end.

AIA New York State Professional Awards

HENRY HOBSON RICHARDSON AWARD

Barbara A. Campagna, FAIA Principal & Owner, BAC/Architecture + Planning, PLLC

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arbara has dedicated her career to preserving, remaking and reinventing historic places. A native of Buffalo, she has completed the restorations of some of the most significant historic buildings in the country with a particular impact across New York State. She is creative and visionary, achieving feasible solutions to complex preservation, adaptive reuse and restoration projects through her design ability and capacity to build consensus. She is a recognized leader in the technical aspects of masonry and window preservation. She is an expert in strategic and master planning, successfully completing the complex regulatory reviews of local, state and national projects; has developed innovative mitigation programs and has expertise in investment rehabilitation tax-credit projects. Her Buffalo-based-firm, BAC/A+P, occupies a unique niche in the historic preservation and green-building fields.

Barbara’s impact in New York City includes working with the Central Park Conservancy restoring and adaptively reusing the Calvert Vaux-designed Belvedere Castle. She led the reinterpretation of the ceiling in the St. Guilhem Gallery at the Cloisters Museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art – designing a complex new laylight and roof and she oversaw the exterior restoration of the 1925 Federal Reserve Bank.

“Barbara is a remarkable preservation architect whose efforts have significantly impacted the preservation and continuing viability of New York State’s historic landmarks reviving them with new uses for the public good.”

Barbara has been a key player in Buffalo’s economic renaissance. She is a core member of the remaking of the Richardson Olmsted Campus (Buffalo Psychiatric Center) into the Hotel Henry and Buffalo Architecture Center, having worked on this campus for over 30 years. Since 2016, Barbara has been the preservation architect for the redevelopment of three historic factories on Buffalo’s East Side, converting these into a new community college Workforce Training Center and light-manufacturing uses. Her hand is seen across the region, as the preservation architect for the restoration of the 1901 glass-and-steel skylight covering the atrium of the former U.S. Post Office, now the SUNY Erie City Campus and the rehabilitation of the 1848 Eliza Quirk Boarding House, adapted for affordable housing, nonprofit office and workshop space for Preservation Buffalo Niagara.

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The Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Award recognizes licensed architects employed in the public sector in New York State whose work on projects within their jurisdiction has furthered the cause of design excellence in public architecture.

AIA New York State Professional Awards

NELSON ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER AWARD Ben Harrison, AIA Architect, Putnam County Highway & Facilities Planning and Design Division

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en Harrison has been working as Putnam County’s Architect as a County employee for several years. Putnam County developed a new concept in architecture for planning and construction dealing with county municipalities. Putnam County’s Architect works with the County’s range of talented and skilled employees to enhance and significantly improve the County’s built environment not only for its employees but also the public as well. Ben has been working with legislators, senators, and multiple County departments in developing projects that improve and enhance buildings including accessibility, egress, security, and functionality. This direction has allowed Putnam County to receive its first Architectural Award last year for the 2019 AIA New York State Excelsior Award for Renovation/Addition Award of Merit for Tilly Foster Farm Educational Institute Building #8, the County’s first public institute for career education. Building #8 is used as an Educational center for Culinary Arts Training and Bioscience Education for Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES, an event space, and a farm-to-table restaurant called Tilly’s Table. Putnam County’s Tilly Foster Farm Educational Institute not only provides diverse educational experiences, but self-sustaining opportunities for local tourism and community gatherings.

“Ben Harrison has had a substantial impact on the built environment and creating design excellence within New York State, specifically in Putnam County, for multiple public projects.”

Over the last 25 years working in different cities on projects ranging in healthcare, education, institutional, and commercial, Ben has collected different skills, talent, and experience that he uses within Putnam County. Not only does Ben work with engineers, consultants, specialists, and contractors during the design and construction of the projects, he also reviews with the County’s plumbers, electricians, carpenters, and HVAC technicians in developing the projects, creating standard equipment callouts, and proposing energy efficiency improvements to develop County standards.

Ben Harrison is always focused on designing and renovating structures for all users and has had a substantial impact on the built environment within New York State.

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