At the start of every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.
Here's recap #58 for April 27-May 1, 2015 below:
“The Pier Park” selected as winning St. Petersburg Pier design
Maybe the second time's the charm? After the first competition was a bust, Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers, ASD, and Ken Smith had the winning proposal for the new St. Petersburg Pier in Florida.
Details of the Guggenheim Helsinki Stage Two finalist concepts
The big announcement of the winning Guggenheim Helsinki proposal is set for next month. In the meantime, dig into the details of the Stage Two concepts of the six finalists.
The 2015 Berkeley Prize essay winners respond to how “Architects Confront Poverty”
Architecture undergrad students get a chance to participate in the competitive Berkeley Prize essay competition. This year's essay Question asked students -- who were allowed to team up with arts and social science undergrads -- to address this year's topic: "Architects Confront Poverty."
Erik L’Heureux wins 2015 Wheelwright Prize
The Harvard University Graduate School of Design announced Singapore-based American architect Erik L’Heureux as the recipient of the $100K2015 Wheelwright Prize travel grant. Over the next two years, L'Heureux will examine traditional and modern building strategies in five dense cities in the equatorial zone.
2015 Modernism in America Awards winners distinguished for preservation work + advocacy
The national awards program highlights the preservation and advocacy efforts for preserving modern buildings, structures, and landscapes in the U.S. or U.S. territories. Structures originally designed by Eero Saarinen, Minoru Yamasaki, and Richard Neutra won awards. (Pictured: Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport. Restoration Team: Beyer Blinder Belle.)
Winners of the 2015 AIA UK Design Awards
The AIA UK chapter's Design Awards ceremony celebrated UK-based projects by both British and non-British architecture firms, as well as international projects designed by British architects. (Pictured: David Chipperfield Architects – Office building Moganshan Road, Hangzhou, China)
Emerging designers win in inaugural Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge
Participants of the inaugural Cradle to Cradle/Autodesk Product Design Challenge designed sustainable products made from materials that can safely return to nature or be reused for industrial purposes. Winners shared the $2,000 cash prize.
Get a glimpse of the IS ARCH 5th edition winning results
The IS ARCH awards program allows architecture students and recent grads worldwide to contribute and debate on the projects and solutions that are derived from their university studies. For the 5th edition, the jury selected three top-prize winners and 10 honorable mentions.
AIA Chicago 2015 Small Project awardees win big
AIA Chicago awarded big-time recognition to some of the city's small and emerging architectural firms as well as exceptional local small projects in the 2015 Small Project Awards. (Pictured: Honor Award recipient: P.K. VanderBeke, Architect - Live/Work Gallery)
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