by: Camila Schaulson Frenz
WXY architecture + urban design has been named Firm of the Year by AIA New York State.
The Institute for Public Architecture will honor Carl Weisbrod, Director of the NYC Department of City Planning and Chairman of the New York City Planning Commission, and Katie Swenson, Vice President, National Design Initiative, Enterprise Community Partners, at their Annual Fall Fete on 10.26.16 at the Cooper Hewitt…The New York Preservation Archive Project will honor Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA, Founder of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, with the Preservation Award…The Historic Districts Council will honor preservationist Nancy Pearsall and historian Francis Morrone with the 2016 Landmarks Lion Award.
New Yorkers for Parks has named Lynn B. Kelly, currently CEO and President of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, the organization’s new Executive Director.
Pratt Institute has appointed David Erdman Chair of Graduate Architecture and Urban Design, and Eve Baron Chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment.
Tim Lehotsky has been named the new Vice President at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff…Beyer Blinder Belle has promoted Gretchen K. Pfaehler, AIA, Associate Partner, and Rayna Huber Erlich, AIA, LEED AP; Brett Gaillard; Miriam Kelly; Carmen Menocal, Stacey A. Moye, and Bob Stern to Senior Associates…Lauren Mulrooney has joined Hoffman Architects as Business Development Manager.