Steven Holl released the first image for his new Maggie’s Cancer Care Center in London (pictured left); the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, led by John Palmieri, is planning a mixed-use development project for Atlantic City’s blighted South Inlet; Linda Pollak’s firm celebrated the ribbon-cutting of a new pavilion and outdoor performance space at the Staten Island Children’s Museum.
At the AIA National Convention, Susan Chin was elected to the national AIA Vice Presidency, Patron Steven Holl won the AIA Gold Medal, and the firms of Board Member Thom Mayne and Robert Rogers won Honor Awards; the New York chapter of ASLA announced their Design Awards, with Thomas Balsley’s firm taking home four awards, and the firms of Michael Manfredi, Barbara Wilks, and Henry White each receiving one; the Graham Foundation announced their 2012 Grants to Individuals, with Nina Rappaport and June Williamson both receiving awards to support their respective publications about photographer Ezra Stoller and designing suburban futures; Phil Enquist will be honored with Openlands’ 2012 Conservation Leadership Award at a luncheon in October; Matthew Berman’s workshop/apd won a Building Brooklyn award for their BLDG 92 at the Navy Yard (pictured at left); the Society for Marketing Professional Services awarded Board Member Claire Weisz’s studio with an Industry Award for their Battery SeaGlass Carousel.
David Briggs’ Loci Architecture was selected to design a new home for Brooklyn Prospect Charter School; an HOK team led by Kenneth Drucker won the competition to design a new medical school at the University at Buffalo; an art gallery by Patron Steven Holl’s firm recently opened outside of Seoul (pictured at left); Daniel Libeskind is delving into product design, and unveiled his collaboration with an Italian door manufacturer; the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation has selected Barbara Wilks to redevelop St. Patrick’s Island on the Bow River.
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