Design & Build Rochester, a collaborative effort of AIA Rochester (N.Y.), Builders Exchange Inc., the Construction Specifications Institute, and the Landmark Society of Western New York, announced this year’s seven design-award winners in four categories: preservation, new construction, un-built, and urban design. The winners reflect Design & Build Rochester’s intent to enhance community awareness of the construction industry and honor those who provide high-quality design, craftsmanship, and decision making in their work. The awards announcement, originally planned to kick off a week of events beginning March 29, was delayed when an ice storm forced organizers to postpone the awards gala until June 12. Selected by a jury from AIA Philadelphia, the winners are:

Preservation

Citation of Merit
Ford Street Bridge
Rochester
by Bergmann Associates
with The Pike Company, contractor
for the City of Rochester.
Jury Comments: “ . . . it reconnects two neighborhoods through careful attention to detail . . . ”

New Construction

Design Award
Rochester Public Safety Building
Rochester
by Bergmann Associates
with LeChase Construction, construction manager
and Manning Squires Hennig, general contractor
for the City of Rochester.
Jury Comments: “ . . . appreciated the clarity of the design solution, selection of materials, response to climate, and welcoming entrance.”

Citation of Merit
Private Residence
St. Lawrence River, N.Y.
by Grater Architects, PC
with Steve Taylor Builders, Inc., general contractor
for Eric & Judy Mower.
Jury Comments: “ . . . careful use of materials and crisp detailing admired as well as the playful variations on a well-known vernacular style.”

Regional Traffic Operations Center
Monroe County, N.Y.
by SWBR Architects
with LeCesse, construction manager
and Allied Builders, general contractor
for Monroe County, N.Y.
Jury Comments: “ . . . well throughout, nicely planned and detailed, visually attractive, economical, and crisp.”

Un-built

Citation of Merit
Greater Rochester 9-11 Memorial
Rochester
by Ian F. Taberner Architect
for Patricia Gallaher, Esq.
Jury Comments: “Extremely delicate and subtle . . . a very poetic architectural expression of incompleteness and interruption set against a more timeless linear experience of movement . . . ”

Castile Baptist Church Sanctuary Addition
Castile, N.Y.
by In Site: Architecture
for Chad Grossman, committee chair.
Jury Comments: “ . . . introduces natural light skillfully and achieves the architect’s intention of creating a dignified place of worship with very humble and economical means.”

Urban Design

Citation of Merit
Pittsford Village Comprehensive Master Plan
Pittsford, N.Y.
by Barkstrom & LaCroix Architects
for Pittsford Village
Jury Comments: “ . . . there is a clear understanding of the importance and ‘sense of place’ . . . well-rendered perspectives that clearly conveyed design intent.”

Intern photo competition
AIA Rochester chose the following winners for its second annual Intern Photo Competition:
• “Changing Directions,” by Timothy W. Burke, Grater Architects
• “Louisiana-Denmark” by Kurt A. Vater, Harrison Bridges & Associates Architects

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