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This year, the Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) is hosting the 40th annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards, recognizing the project teams responsible for the city’s very best architecture. Selected by a jury of 10 notable design and building professionals, the winning projects cut across a wide range of building types, from commercial office spaces to affordable apartment complexes to sports arenas. The call for entries went out in December 2009 to more than 7,000 industry leaders. From the hundreds of submissions received, the jury selected 31 winning projects in 20 overall categories.
All winning projects, except the “Best of LA Architects” award winners, are located within Los Angeles County. “Best of LA Architects” recognizes local architects for projects completed outside of Los Angeles County. Wining projects must have been completed within the last two calendar years, with the exception of projects in the “Under Construction” and “Design Concept” categories. Projects designated “Under Construction” must have begun the construction process by December 2009. Projects not yet under construction as of December 2009 were placed in the “Design Concept” category.
Grand Prize
LAPD Administration Building
The Police Department’s 50,000 square-foot headquarters — built on a parcel of land facing City Hall — features an open design and significant public amenities, which include a nearly one-acre public park, a 400-seat auditorium and a rooftop garden. Architect: AECOM in a Joint Venture with Roth Sheppard Associates Contractor: Tutor-Saliba Corporation
Owner: City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering
Grand Prize: LAPD Administration Building / AECOM in a joint venture with Roth Sheppard Associates
Community Impact Award. L.A. LIVE. Architects: Barry Design Associates, ELS Architecture and Urban Design, Gensler, RTKL Associates Inc.
Design Concept Award. Los Angeles NFL Stadium. Architect: MEIS Architects/Aedas
Civic Award. California Science Center: Phase II – Ecosystems. Architect: EHHD/ZGF – A joint venture
Education Award. Private Education category. Cahill Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics at Caltech. Architect: Morphosis Architects
Public Education category. Los Angeles Trade Technical College, South Campus Project. Architect: MDA Johnson Favaro/Gruen Associates
“Best of L.A. Architects” Award. Domestic category. Frontier Project. Architect: HMC Architects
“Best of L.A. Architects” Award. International category. One Shelley Street. Architect: Clive Wilkinson Architects
Green Building Award. Awarded collectively to four police stations. Olympic Police Station. Architect: Gruen Associate
Green Building Award. Awarded collectively to four police stations. LAPD Harbor Replacement Station and Jail. Architect: Perkins + Will
Green Building Award. Awarded collectively to four police stations. Hollenbeck Area Community Police Station. Architect: AC Martin Partners
Green Building Award. Awarded collectively to four police stations. UCLA Campus Police Station. Architect: STUDIOS Architecture
Healthcare Award. Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center Replacement Hospital. Architect: HMC Architects
Housing award. Single Family category. Hidden House. Architects: Standard LLP
Market Rate / Multi-Family category. Lofts at Cherokee Studios. Architects: Pugh + Scarpa
Affordable category. The New Carver. Architects: Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.
Interiors Award. The Annenberg Space for Photography. Architects: AECOM
Interiors Award. Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology. Architects: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
Emerging Talent Award. Wave Strength – A Spa for PTSD Research and Recovery, School: Woodbury University, Designers: Jeremy Ng and David Isagulyan
