2014 MASterworks Awards
John Hill
23. June 2014
Best New Building: Weeksville Heritage Center, Caples Jefferson Architects. Photo: Nic Lehoux
The Municipal Art Society of New York awards nine projects for excellence in architecture and urban design, giving "Building of the Year" to Caples Jefferson Architects' Weeksville Heritage Center, one of seven winning projects in Brooklyn.
Since 1988 MAS's annual awards "recognize projects completed in the preceding year that exemplify excellence in architecture and urban design and make a significant contribution to New York’s built environment." This jury* has selected nine projects as 2014 winners, with seven in Brooklyn, one in the Bronx, and one in Queens (amazingly, none in Manhattan!):
Best New Building – Weeksville Heritage Center (Caples Jefferson Architects)
Best Restoration – Englehardt Addition, Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory (Scott Henson Architect, LLC)
Neighborhood Catalyst – BRIC Arts Media House & Urban Glass (LEESER Architecture)
Best Urban Amenity – LeFrak Center at Lakeside (Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects)
Best Urban Landscape – Brooklyn Bridge Park (Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.)
Best Adaptive Reuse – The Queens Museum (Grimshaw Architects)
Best New Infrastructure – NYC DDC Zerega Avenue Emergency Medical Services Building (Smith-Miller and Hawkinson Architects)
Best Green Design Initiatives – Edible Schoolyard at P.S. 216 (WORKac) and P.S. 261 School and Community Playground (SiteWorks Landscape Architecture, commissioned by The Trust for Public Land).
Best Restoration – Englehardt Addition, Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory (Scott Henson Architect, LLC)
Neighborhood Catalyst – BRIC Arts Media House & Urban Glass (LEESER Architecture)
Best Urban Amenity – LeFrak Center at Lakeside (Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects)
Best Urban Landscape – Brooklyn Bridge Park (Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.)
Best Adaptive Reuse – The Queens Museum (Grimshaw Architects)
Best New Infrastructure – NYC DDC Zerega Avenue Emergency Medical Services Building (Smith-Miller and Hawkinson Architects)
Best Green Design Initiatives – Edible Schoolyard at P.S. 216 (WORKac) and P.S. 261 School and Community Playground (SiteWorks Landscape Architecture, commissioned by The Trust for Public Land).
Best Restoration: Englehardt Addition, Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory, Scott Henson Architect. Photo courtesy of Scott Henson Architect
Neighborhood Catalyst: BRIC Arts Media House & Urban Glass, LEESER Architecture. Photo courtesy of LEESER Architecture
Best Urban Amenity: LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects. Photo: John Hill/World-Architects
Best Urban Landscape: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Photo courtesy of MVVA
Best Adaptive Reuse: The Queens Museum, Grimshaw Architects. Photo courtesy of Grimshaw
Best New Infrastructure: NYC DDC Zerega Avenue EMS Building, Smith-Miller and Hawkinson Architects. Photo courtesy of SM+H
Best Green Design Initiatives: Edible Schoolyard at P.S. 216, WORKac. Photo courtesy of WORKac
Best Green Design Initiatives: P.S. 261 School and Community Playground, SiteWorks Landscape Architecture, commissioned by The Trust for Public Land
*The jury:
Tommy Craig, Senior Managing Director, Hines Development
Judith DiMaio, Dean, School of Architecture and Design, New York Institute of Technology
Susannah Drake, Principal, DLANDSTUDIO Architecture + Landscape Architure pllc
Kitty Hawks, Kitty Hawks Interior Design
William Menking, Editor-in-Chief, The Architect’s Newspaper
Judith DiMaio, Dean, School of Architecture and Design, New York Institute of Technology
Susannah Drake, Principal, DLANDSTUDIO Architecture + Landscape Architure pllc
Kitty Hawks, Kitty Hawks Interior Design
William Menking, Editor-in-Chief, The Architect’s Newspaper
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