March 18, 2008
by: Murrye Bernard Assoc. AIA LEED AP

2008 AIA Housing Award winners included NY-based firms in the category of One/Two Family Custom Housing: Voorsanger Architects (Wildcat Ridge Residence); and Leroy Street Studio Architecture (Modern Barn); and in the category of Multifamily Housing: Cook+Fox Architects (Front Street, Block 97); and BKSK Architects (25 Bond Street)…

BusinessWeek and Architectural Record announced “Good Design is Good Business” China Award Winners, including NY-based firms in the categories of Best Public Projects: Suzhou Museum in Suzhou by I.M. Pei Architect with Pei Partnership Architects and Suzhou Institute of Architectural Design; and Best Planning Project: Beijing Finance Street in Beijing by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Amanda Burden, Hon. AIANY, will receive Special Recognition for Public Service at the New York Building Congress 87th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon …

STUDIOS architecture announced several promotions in its NY office: Brian Tolman, AIA, Principal; Greg Keffer, Principal; David Burns, AIA, Associate Principal; and Mark Palermo, Chief Operating Officer… George Drallios, AIA, has joined The Athena Group as Vice President of Design… HLB’s NY Office announced its newest Principal, Hayden N. McKay, AIA, FIALD, FIES, LEED AP, and has promoted Lee E. Brandt, LC, LEED AP, to Associate Principal…

RMJM Hillier announces four additions to the firm’s NY Office: Chris Jones, RIBA, the managing principal of the Urban Studio; Roger Klein, AIA, design principal; Winslow Kosior, AIA, a curtain wall technology expert; and John Plappert, AIA, ACHA, a healthcare designer; and Mark Lippi, AIA, was promoted to Principal…

Perkins Eastman has created a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE) in Shanghai to better serve clients in Eastern Asia… Jonathan S. Drescher, AIA, was appointed as Director of Major Projects for The Durst Organization… Michael Giaramita has joined the NYC office of Stantec…

Russell Fortmeyer leaves Architectural Record and GreenSource for sustainable design consulting with Arup’s Sydney, Australia office… Edward A. Feiner, FAIA, has left Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to become senior vice president and chief architect for the Las Vegas Sands Corporation…

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