Designing the Parks Inaugural Awards Ceremony

Submitted by Shaun Eyring on Sun, 2011-03-27 16:26

National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis acknowledged sixteen park designs that best exhibited the spirit and intent of the Designing the Parks principles.

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Jarvis/Benepe

Brooklyn Bridge Park Honor Award

Blue Ball Dairy Honor Award

Bohlin's tribute to Cywinski

Cavallo Point Honor Award

Concrete Plant Park Award

Floyd's Fork Award

Hudson River Park Award

Minute Man Award

Pocono Envirnmental Education Center Honor Award

Chapultepec Park Honor Award

Teardrop Park Honor Award

Santa Fe Railyard Park Award

Jon Jarvis, Steve Whitesell, Patti Reilly

Charles Birnbaum, ?, and Eric Tamulonis

Adrian Benepe, Maria Burks, Jon Jarvis

Jon Jarvis opens ceremony

View into Rotunda

Ceremony setting

Jon Jarvis, Steve Whitesell, Patti Reilly

Ceremony setting

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Awards

Van Alen

Stephanie Toothman; Steve Whitesell

Adrian Benepe, Maria Burks, Jon Jarvis

Preliminary Design Principles

Six design principles emerged from the rich and varied discussion that took place last year during Designing The Parks Part II at Cavallo Point. They are:

Park planning and design must demonstrate:

• Reverence for place;
• Engagement of all people;
• Expansion beyond traditional boundaries;
• Sustainability;
• Informed decision-making;
• An integrated research, planning, design, and review process.

Designing The Parks