The continuing intent of the effort is to access and raise the standards for building on Staten Island and to continue a program of achievement and discourse for architecture that previously did not exist. The past decades have seen tremendous development on Staten Island, but this has occurred outside of the evaluation and consideration of a professional organization unconnected to purely financial concerns. The awards committee has established the awards ceremony as a yearly competition that will attract national attention and evaluation. Architects who have built on Staten Island or elsewhere in the world are included in categories of evaluation.
PRIZES
Honor and Merit Awards were available in the following categories: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Projects (either un-built or scheduled to be built), Adaptive Re-Use, Preservation/Restoration and Landscape Architecture. The categories are open to Registered Architects and Registered Landscape Architects only. The Award sculpture was presented to all winners.
THE COMMITTEE
The committee is comprised of the following individuals: David L. Businelli, AIA (Chair), Ciro Asperti, AIA, Timothy Boyland, AIA, Marcus Marino, AIA, Stephen Perrella, AIA, George Daddi, AIA and Steven Borelli, AIA.
A publication was produced documenting the event and transcribing key discussions of the work during the judging process. This journal was made available to AIA Chapter members and attendees of the event.
THE JUDGES
The committee selected a panel of four judges to represent a broad spectrum of fields relevant to architecture. The judges were:
• Winka Dubbeldam - Principal, Archi-Tectonics, New York, NY
Ms. Dubbeldam is an accomplished architect whose work is on the cutting edge of architectural design. Her work has been published internationally.
• George Ranalli - Dean, School of Architecture, City College of New York.
Mr. Ranalli is an internationally published architect and writer and is the winner of many architecture awards.
• Richard Nicotra - Co-CEO, The Nicotra Group LLC, Staten Island, NY
Mr. Nicotra is the developer of The Corporate Park of Staten Island and is CEO of Restaurant Systems International, a successful restaurant franchise business.
• Mrs. Alice Diamond - The Staten Island Advance, Staten Island, NY.
Mrs. Diamond serves on the Boards of the Greenbelt Conservancy, the Friends of Alice Austin House and the Lynne Robbins Steinman Foundation and is a former Trustee Representative to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The judges convened on Staten Island on April 3, 2002 to evaluate the work collected by the committee and prizes
Honor and Merit Awards are presented to projects recognized for design excellence
MERIT AWARD - INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT: Public School 18 Library Renovation
LOCATION: 221 Broadway, Staten Island, NY
ARCHITECT of RECORD: Della Valle & Bernheimer Design, Inc.
70 Washington Street, # 808
Brooklyn, NY 11201
PROJECT TEAM: Principal Designers:
Andrew Bernheimer, Jared Della Valle,
George Dawes
OWNER/CLIENT:
NYC Board of Education with the
Robin Hood Foundation
HONOR AWARD - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT: Outdoor Classroom at Eibs Pond Park
LOCATION: Eibs Pond Park (Main entry at Hanover Avenue and Palma Drive) Concord - Clinton - Fox Hills area of Staten Island
ARCHITECT of RECORD: Sandro Marlpillero
PROJECT TEAM: Sandro Marlpillero and Linda Pollack with Karen Tamir, Gwynne Keathley, Brett Thevonote, Marc Brossa, Deanna Smith
OWNER/CLIENT: The Parks Council - a Non-Profit Organization (client) NYC Dept. of Parks (owner)WSMEndTextWSMStartTextHONOR AWARD - INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT: Interior renovation of the St. Clare's Parish Center/Early Childhood Development Center;
Renovation of the existing entry canopy and windows.
LOCATION: 150 Nelson Avenue, Staten Island, New York
ARCHITECT of RECORD: David L. Businelli, AIA - Salvadeo Associates Architects, P.C.
16 Flagg Place
Staten Island, New York 10304
PROJECT TEAM: Joint Venture Architects: David L. Businelli, AIA & Stephen Perrella, AIA
Production/Design : Miguel Velez - Salvadeo Associates Architects
Structural: Anthony Gennaro, P.E.
HVAC: Quanci and Sigalos, Inc. Peter Quanci, P.E.
Electrical: Leo L. Businelli, P.E.
OWNER/CLIENT: Church of St. Clare
Monsignor Joseph P. Murphy, Pastor
110 Nelson Ave.
Staten Island, New York 10308
MERIT AWARD - ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT: The New Dorp Regional Branch Library
LOCATION: 139 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, New York
ARCHITECT of RECORD: Stephen Lepp Assoc.
594 Broadway
New York, New York 10012
PROJECT TEAM: Architectural: Stephen Lepp Assoc.
Mechanical: Hardie and Associates
Structiral: Efraim Goldstein, P.E.
OWNER/CLIENT: New York City Department of Design and ConstructionWSMEndTextEnd content section
