- Federal Landmarks
GSA Honors Federal Project Designers
WASHINGTON, D.C.
- The new Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., a border station in Washington State, and a courthouse in Oregon are among the designs that have won the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) 1998 Design Awards, announced GSA Administrator David Barram.
Barram explained that the winners, representing 23 projects nationwide, represent excellence in architecture, landscape, art, engineering, graphic design, historic preservation and interior design. "While we want our facilities to be safe, functional, and cost-effective, we also want them to be empowering and stimulating for federal employees and the public they serve," he remarked.
- "GSA has returned to the tradition, started by Washington and Jefferson, bringing the federal government to the forefront of design excellence, creating landmark federal buildings that enhance their communities and bring the people and their government closer together, " explained Robert Peck, Commissioner of GSA's Public Buildings Service.
- Two landscape architectural firms were honored by GSA, including Martha Schwartz, Inc. Landscape Architects for the landscape design of the Jacob Javits Federal Building in Washington, D.C; and Mayer/Reed Landscape Architects for the signage of the Mark Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Mayer/Reed Principal Michael Reed explains, "The duality of our task in designing the graphics program was to reflect the timeless tradition and dignity of the judiciary while working within the context of a modernist building and the electronic information age."
- The winning entries in the biennial competition were selected from more than 145 projects nationwide. The awards program recognizes the collaboration between private sector design professionals and GSA to deliver "projects of exceptional quality." The designers will be recognized at a March 25 ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
Award Winners:
- •Mayer/Reed Landscape Architects: signage for the Mark Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR
•Martha Schwartz, Inc. Landscape Architects: landscape design of Jacob Javits Federal Building, New York City, NY
•Pei Cobb Freed and Partners: Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
•Kohn Pederson Fox Associates PC and BOORA Architects, Inc.: Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR
•Tobey + Davis/Davis, Brody, Bond: U.S. Bureau of the Census National Data Processing Center, Bowie, MD
•The Miller/Hull Partnership: Points Roberts Border Station, Pt. Roberts, WA
•Rick Helf: The United States Court of Appeals Building for the Ninth Circuit commemorative book
•Skidmore Owings and Merrill: Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse, Charleston, WV
•Ray Kaskey: boundary markers for the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.
•James Carpenter Design Studio Lens Ceiling: proposal for the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Phoenix, AZ
•Diana K. Moore: sculpture at Warren B. Rudman, Jr. Federal Courthouse, Concord, NH
•David Wilson: architectural glass at Robert C. Byrd Courthouse, Charleston, WV
•Stephen Robin: sculpture at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
•Barbara Chase-Riboud: sculpture at African Burial Ground, New York City, NY
•Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects, Inc.: restoration of Edward Gignoux Federal Courthouse, Portland, ME
•Richard Meier: design of the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Phoenix, AZ
•Kliment Halsband Architects: renovation of and addition to the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY
•Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: design of William J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA
•Beyer Blinder Bell Architects: Governors Island Land Use Study, New York Harbor, NY
•Sorg and Associates: Urban Design Guidelines for the Physical Perimeter and Entrance Security for the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.
•Jean Tullier: design of the 30th Anniversary of the Architectural Barriers Act brochure
•Ove Arup and Partners for the engineering and environmental study for the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Phoenix, AZ
•McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.: restroation of Alexander Calder's "Flamingo" at the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, Chicago, IL
- The new Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., a border station in Washington State, and a courthouse in Oregon are among the designs that have won the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) 1998 Design Awards, announced GSA Administrator David Barram.