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City Beautiful: The 2011 Public Design Award Winners

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By Matt Chaban 6/29/11 2:25pm
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    We already told you more than you would ever want to know about the renovations of a dilapidated Lower East Side parking garage. But what about the rest of this year’s Public Design Awards winners, handed out for their 29th year by the Public Design Commission.

    Here are the other 11, some of them familiar favorites—Steven Holl’s Hunters Point Library, the new Museum of the Moving Image, where the awards were held last Monday—and some that are new, including a DOT refueling station in Queens and a rooftop pavilion for the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

    Because who says civic architecture has to be ugly?

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  • Back Forward The Hunter's Point Community Library glows on the Queens waterfront.

    The Hunter's Point Community Library glows on the Queens waterfront.

  • Back Forward It is the first freestanding New York project by Steven Holl, who is collaborating with Michael Van Valkenburgh, who designed Brooklyn Bridge Park.

    It is the first freestanding New York project by Steven Holl, who is collaborating with Michael Van Valkenburgh, who designed Brooklyn Bridge Park.

  • Back Forward A renovation and addition to the 122 Community Center, previously known as P.S. 122.

    A renovation and addition to the 122 Community Center, previously known as P.S. 122.

  • Back Forward The project is meant as a beacon for a transformed neighborhood, the change in programming angered some old-timers.

    The project is meant as a beacon for a transformed neighborhood, the change in programming angered some old-timers.

  • Back Forward The entrance of the addition, which was designed by Deborah Berke and artist Monika Goetz.

    The entrance of the addition, which was designed by Deborah Berke and artist Monika Goetz.

  • Back Forward Toshiko Mori has created a new rooftop pavilion for the Brooklyn Children's Museum, a previous award winner.

    Toshiko Mori has created a new rooftop pavilion for the Brooklyn Children's Museum, a previous award winner.

  • Back Forward The structure is designed from a high-tech PTFE flexible plastic.

    The structure is designed from a high-tech PTFE flexible plastic.

  • Back Forward It nestles in the crook of the museum's boomerang-shaped yellow roof.

    It nestles in the crook of the museum's boomerang-shaped yellow roof.

  • Back Forward Doyle Partners and Cozzolino Studio were drafted to integrate commemorative features at a new park on the old Yankee Stadium site, including grass that outlines the old field.

    Doyle Partners and Cozzolino Studio were drafted to integrate commemorative features at a new park on the old Yankee Stadium site, including grass that outlines the old field.

  • Back Forward In addition to benches and pavers the commemorate events from Yankees history, there are viewfinders that recapture the old park in 3-D

    In addition to benches and pavers the commemorate events from Yankees history, there are viewfinders that recapture the old park in 3-D

  • Back Forward One of the viewfinder scenes.

    One of the viewfinder scenes.

  • Back Forward Preservation architects Beyer Blinder Belle are working on a rahbilitation of the Sands Street Gatehouses at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

    Preservation architects Beyer Blinder Belle are working on a rahbilitation of the Sands Street Gatehouses at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

  • Back Forward A picture of the gatehouse around the time it opened in 1900.

    A picture of the gatehouse around the time it opened in 1900.

  • Back Forward The Staten Island Animal Care Facility is being redesigned by Garrison Architects to create a more inviting home for abandoned and homeless animals and their would-be adopters.

    The Staten Island Animal Care Facility is being redesigned by Garrison Architects to create a more inviting home for abandoned and homeless animals and their would-be adopters.

  • Back Forward The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria was recently redesigned and expanded, and it was home to the awards last week.

    The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria was recently redesigned and expanded, and it was home to the awards last week.

  • Back Forward The marquee flourish is the crystalline facade of the expansion by Leeser Architecture and Karlssonwilker.

    The marquee flourish is the crystalline facade of the expansion by Leeser Architecture and Karlssonwilker.

  • Back Forward Another controversial project, a new salt shed for Hudson Square was opposed by locals, many of them celebrities like Lou Reed and James Gandolfini.

    Another controversial project, a new salt shed for Hudson Square was opposed by locals, many of them celebrities like Lou Reed and James Gandolfini.

  • Back Forward Designed by WXY and Dattner Architects, the building draws inspiration from the road salts stored inside.

    Designed by WXY and Dattner Architects, the building draws inspiration from the road salts stored inside.

  • Back Forward Another mundane project made beautiful, a fancy diesel monitoring station, designed by nArchitects, was added to a refueling yard for the DOT.

    Another mundane project made beautiful, a fancy diesel monitoring station, designed by nArchitects, was added to a refueling yard for the DOT.

  • Back Forward Beside the Van Wyck in Queens, the monitoring booth draws on the colors and shapes of the highway for its ornamentation.

    Beside the Van Wyck in Queens, the monitoring booth draws on the colors and shapes of the highway for its ornamentation.

  • Back Forward The station shows how with a little bit of thought, a more appealing design can be achieved at limited expense. The building would have to be tiled and painted anyway, so why not make it fun and interesting?

    The station shows how with a little bit of thought, a more appealing design can be achieved at limited expense. The building would have to be tiled and painted anyway, so why not make it fun and interesting?

  • Back Forward The renovation and addition to the OEM headquarters just over the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 2006, but it was given a special recognition for a lasting design.

    The renovation and addition to the OEM headquarters just over the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 2006, but it was given a special recognition for a lasting design.

  • Back Forward Designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, it is a mix of strength and openness.

    Designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, it is a mix of strength and openness.

  • Back The design underscores the idea that secure buildings needn't look like bunkers.

    The design underscores the idea that secure buildings needn't look like bunkers.

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