The U.S. General Services Administration, alongside its administrator Robin Carnahan and Chief Architect Charles Hardy, announced its Design Award winners during a ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The biennial Honors and Citations program recognized 19 federal building projects completed between 2016 and 2022 that exemplify stellar contributions in the fields of architecture, art, construction, and engineering. A panel of jurors comprising industry leaders from the private sector was tasked with selecting the winners.
“I’m thrilled to honor the professionals who have contributed their time and talents to ensure that federal buildings nationwide are vibrant, contributing parts of their communities,” Carnahan said in a press release. “Through these awards, we are reaffirming our belief that excellence in design means creating spaces in which the federal government can deliver government effectively while also providing great overall experiences for the people who work in and visit federal facilities.”
During the awards ceremony, the agency also celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Art in Architecture program with a retrospective that features curated art and videos. “This year as GSA’s Art in Architecture program marks its 50th anniversary, we have the opportunity to marvel at the incredible collection of artworks commissioned for federal buildings over the past five decades,” said GSA fine arts director Jennifer Gibson, the event’s keynote speaker, during the ceremony. “These artworks, which become part of the fabric of a community, are the result of an individual artist’s creative talent and vision. They are also evidence that artistic expression in our democratic society is something to cherish and celebrate. It will be fascinating to see what the next 50 years bring and how artists continue to contribute to this federal art legacy.”
See the winners of the GSA Design Awards below.
The Winners
Honor Award: Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Columbus Land Port of Entry
Columbus, N.M.
David Richter, FAIA and Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA
MRWM Landscape Architects
Honor Award: On the Boards
Department of State Workspace Prototypes
Washington, D.C.
STUDIOS Architecture
Honor Award: Construction
FBI Central Records Complex
Winchester, Va.
Clark Construction
Honor Award: Art
The Fruit of the Spirit
Philadelphia
Moe Brooker
Honor Award: Art
Hedge Wedge
San Diego, Calif.
Richard Meier & Partners
Honor Award: Art
The Robes of Justitia
Nashville, Tenn.
Alyson Shotz
Honor Award: Architecture
United States Courthouse
Los Angeles
SOM
Honor Award: Art
Yosemite Falls
Los Angeles
Catherine Opie
Citation: Architecture
Arthur J. Altmeyer Federal Building
Woodlawn, Md.
Snow Kreilich Architects
Citation: Construction, Engineering
Captain John Foster Williams U.S. Coast Guard Building and Seawall
Boston
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, PWD-ME
Citation: Construction
Convent Avenue and Juarez-Lincoln Land Ports of Entry
Laredo, Texas
Brasfield & Gorrie
Citation: Landscape Architecture
Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial
Washington, D.C.
AECOM
Citation: On the Boards
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Cambridge, Mass.
On the boards
SOM
Citation: Preservation
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Boston, Mass.
SmithGroup
Citation: Conservation
Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall
Dayton, Ohio
McKay Lodge Fine Art Conservation Laboratory Inc
Citation: Workplace
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building
Washington, D.C.
HOK
Citation: Urban Design and Planning
Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Annex
Savannah, Ga.
Page Southerland Page
Citation: Presevation
United States Custom House
San Ysidro, Calif.
Hensel Phelps
Citation: Workplace
USC Consolidation- Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dattner Architects
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