The 112 members recently elevated to the AIA College of Fellows include New Yorkers Kenneth Drucker, FAIA; Belmont Freeman, FAIA; Christopher Grabé, FAIA; John Grady, FAIA; Robert Heintges, FAIA; Frank Lupo, FAIA; Joanna Pestka, FAIA; Annabelle Selldorf, FAIA; and Sylvia Smith, FAIA. There will be a Fellows Reception held at the Center for Architecture 03.12 to celebrate… Venesa Alicea, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, has received the AIA Associates Award…

The eight recipients of the 2009 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards include C.V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California Berkeley, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects; Chongqing Library, Perkins Eastman; Biblioteca Central Estatal Wigberto Jiménez Moreno, Pei Partnership Architects; NYPL Francis Martin Library, 1100 Architect; and Minneapolis Central Library, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects… The Travel + Leisure Design 2009 Awards winners include, in the category of Best Restaurant, Delicatessan by Nema Workshop and Mark Thomas Amadeii; Best Public Space, TKTS Booth, designed by Perkins Eastman, concept by Choi Ropiha; and Best Retail Space, Puma City, by LOT-EK…

Jaros Baum & Bolles is a finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 43rd annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition for designing the mechanical and electrical systems for the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City… The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced a new initiative, the New York Energy $mart Focus on Colleges and Universities, and EYP was selected to assist in developing programmatic outreach strategies…

Lower East Side Tenement Museum will host a fundraiser honoring three individuals whose work has had a remarkable impact on the organization: Gary Handel, AIA, Bradford Perkins, FAIA, and Enrique Norten, Hon. FAIA…

The Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) has awarded its 2008 MPA Digital Award for “Website of the Year: Enthusiast” to McGraw-Hill Construction’s ArchRecord.com… David M. Childs, FAIA, has been named Chairman of the Municipal Art Society of New York…

Lenore Janis, president of Professional Women in Construction (PWC), has announced the establishment of the Gwendolyn Colbert Kushner Memorial Scholarship in memory of Kushner… Rafael Viñoly Architects has awarded four independent Research Fellowships for 2009: The Transformation of Squatter Settlements Into Urban Neighborhoods; Investigation of Relief Efforts After the 2004 Tsunami in the Worst Hit Region of Aceh, Indonesia, and Propose Guidelines for Future Efforts; The Performance of Large-Scale Urban Projects in Bogotá , Colombia; and Housing in China, Exploring Steps Toward a Solution…

Jay Berman, AIA, Michael Bischoff, AIA, and Jose Bruguera, AIA, were promoted as Partners within Pei Cobb Freed…CetraRuddy announced that Emmanuelle Chammah-Slossberg is the new Director of Strategic Development… Joseph Montalbano, AIA, LEED AP, has joined Mancini Duffy as a Senior Associate… The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Executive Vice President Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA, announced a planned transition of leadership effective 07.01.11…