Emerging NY Architects announce winning entries to HB:BX International Design Competition

The winning entries will be exhibited at the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, this November and be published in a competition catalog. In coordination with the exhibition, ENYA will be hosting a symposium to discuss design issues related to the reuse of historic infrastructure and the future of the High Bridge.

ENYA PRIZE, $5,000:
Keith VanDerSys, Marguerite Graham, Marisa Bernstein & Young-Joon Choi of Philadelphia, PA, USA
Principal, PEG office of landscape + architecture
‘RIPPLE EFFECT’

2ND PRIZE, $2,000:
Tetsuya Kawano, Julien Boulley & Chol Pak of Paris, France
‘ART LINE’

3RD PRIZE, $1,000:
Yekaterina Yushmanova of Albuquerque, NM, USA
Student of Landscape Architecture, University of New Mexico
‘ACTIVATING THE VOID’

STUDENT PRIZE, $1,000:
Kristina Guist of Albuquerque, NM, USA
Student of Landscape Architecture, University of New Mexico
‘INFRASTRUCTURE AS LINK’

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Joshua Beck of Los Angeles, CA, USA
Co-Lab Design Office
‘CULTURAL AQUEDUCT’

David Garcia, David Hislop, Lawrence Ebelle & Giona Bierens de Haan of Copenhagen, Denmark
David Garcia Studio Team
‘REFLECTIONS’

Gary He of Sunnyside, Queens, USA
‘THE HIGH BRIDGE REVIVAL’

Maggie Ryan of Santa Fe, NM, USA
Student of Landscape Architecture, University of New Mexico
‘FILL’ER UP’

Winning entries can be seen at the following link: http://www.enyacompetitions.org/winners.html

The jury convened and made the selection of winning entries on February 6, 2010 at the Center of Architecture. More information about the jury can be found at the following link: http://www.enyacompetitions.org/juryawards.html

JURY:
Joshua David
Co-founder and Chief Development Officer of Friends of the Highline
Craig Dykers, AIA, MNAL
Principal, Snøhetta
Rosa Naparstek
Artist, Founder and co-director of Artists Unite, Inc
Laura Napier
Artist, Creative Industries Associate at the Bronx Council on the Arts and jury representative of Bronx Museum of Arts
William Prince
Principal and co-founder of PARK
Sungmok Kim, AIA, LEED AP
Principal N.E.E.D., Winning Team of 2008 ENYA International Design Competition
Kazys Varnelis, Ph.D.
Director, Network Architecture Lab at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

HB:BX was an open ideas competition to design an arts center that culturally reinforces the physical connection between the High Bridge communities of Manhattan and the Bronx. This competition was a forum to explore the urban and community improvement opportunities that may come with the achievement of reopening the historic High Bridge. Working in cooperation with the arts organizations Artists Unite and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, ENYA meant to draw awareness to the current efforts to restore and reopen a historic, and architecturally significant piece of New York infrastructure.. ENYA challenged designers to explore how disused structures can be reprogrammed into elements of a vibrant urban cultural center. Entrants were also challenged to rethink the relationship between existing infrastructure (aqueduct, railway, and highway) and the contemporary urban context. These issues, universally relevant to any growing city, took on a more site-specific nature when considering the importance of the High Bridge and the topographic challenges posed by the steep riverbanks of the Harlem River. Also defining this competition were the unique clients who asked entrants to reconsider architecture’s role in the creation, display, and experience of viewing art in one of the world’s most culturally vibrant cities.

About ENYA, AIA New York Chapter
The Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY) is one of the most active young architect groups in the country. At the national level, ENYA falls under the umbrella of the Young Architects Forum, an AIA Knowledge Community that provides national advocacy and leadership for the group. In conjunction with the AIA New York Chapter, ENYA develops its own programming that addresses issues specific to the New York City audience.
AIA National defines membership in young architects groups as open to «all professionals ten years or less from licensure.» However, ENYA is an equal-opportunity committee and welcomes participation from anyone willing to promote the positive development of the profession and its practitioners. ENYA strives to meet all skill levels, scholastic backgrounds and professional interests, and hosts programs of general interest to all architects. In this way, ENYA will continue to educate, expand and improve the understanding and interpretation of New York City’s architectural environment with a focus on topics of interest to young architects.
Founded in 1857, the AIA New York Chapter is the oldest and largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The Chapter’s members include almost 5,000 practicing architects, allied professionals, students, and public members interested in architecture and design. The AIA New York Chapter is dedicated to three goals: design excellence, public outreach, and professional development.