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LABC 2018 Architectural Award

June 1, 2018 - June 2, 2018

Culver City’s futuristic Vespertine restaurant takes home Grand Prize

The Los Angeles Business Council today celebrated the winners of its 48th Annual Architectural Awards, honoring projects that embrace innovative design standards to enhance the way we live in Los Angeles. From a competitive pool of more than 275 submissions, 54 projects took home honors, with the Grand Prize awarded to Vespertine, a pioneering new restaurant in Culver City’s Hayden Tract featuring a world-renowned chef and unique design concept.

“As more people visit our city, our focus remains on spreading the economic benefits of tourism to enhance the lives of those who call Los Angeles home.”

“This year we received a historic number of high-quality submissions that embody the extraordinary spirit of creativity and collaboration that makes L.A. a world-class city,” said Mary Leslie, President of the Los Angeles Business Council. “This year’s award winners were especially focused on making urban life more livable and sustainable as well as beautiful. I know L.A. has a bright future in the capable hands of these winners.”

More than 600 leading architects, designers, building owners, developers and city officials gathered at the awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton. Winners were selected by a jury panel of industry experts co-chaired by Robert Jernigan, Regional Managing Principal of Gensler, and Nadine Watt, LABC Chair and President of Watt Companies.

For Grand Prize winner Vespertine, the award is the latest accolade celebrating its unique features. The Culver City restaurant has been widely acclaimed by food critics and architects alike for its out-of-the-box culinary style and eye-catching building design, which showcases a curving steel and glass façade as well as an interior garden and intimate dining spaces.

Many of the other winning projects reimagined underused space to address some of L.A.’s biggest challenges, such as rising housing costs and lack of mobility. Winning designs transformed underused parking lots and brick and mortar retail into creative work spaces and transit-oriented developments. The Wilshire Grand Tower, the tallest building west of the Mississippi, took home two awards – another sign that urban sprawl is being replaced by denser, upward development.

The awards also recognized that L.A. is attracting more visitors than ever before with a record-breaking 48.3 million tourists visiting last year. The Community Impact Award, presented by City Councilman Curren Price, was presented to forward-thinking groups who are meeting the needs of a rising tourism industry. Winners included AEG, L.A. Department of Convention & Tourism Development, L.A. Tourism & Convention Board, NBC Universal Hollywood and Metro.

“I am honored to present the Community Impact award to these pioneering organizations that are making sure the economic benefits of tourism are felt by all Angelenos,” said Councilman Price. “As more people visit our city, our focus remains on spreading the economic benefits of tourism to enhance the lives of those who call Los Angeles home.”

Students across Los Angeles were once again encouraged to submit original designs for the 8th annual Julius Shulman Emerging Talent Scholarship Award. This year’s task was to design a transit-oriented development along a future Gold Line extension station in La Verne, featuring each team’s choice of amenities. The award went to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) for their project designed to use new technologies to change how we interact with our built space.

The Architectural Awards also honored international delegations from Mexico City, Mexico, Auckland, New Zealand, and Guangzhou, China, for architectural achievements within their home countries. The Chinese delegation received the Tripartite Award for the Guangzhou Ballet House, a pilot development for the comprehensive reform of professional artistic performance groups in Guangzhou. Now in its second year, the Tripartite Award fosters collaboration between Guangzhou, Auckland and L.A. as these three cities work toward a shared goal of efficient and sustainable development.

The Wilshire Grand Tower and La Mexicana, a park in the heart of Mexico City, received the Sustainable Real Estate Awards – symbolizing the partnership between L.A. and Mexico City, and a shared commitment to sustainable building practices. Ambassador Nina Nachigian, L.A. Deputy Mayor for International Affairs, presented the awards.

“Los Angeles is a changing, dynamic city. The projects awarded at today’s luncheon represent the type of innovation and forward thinking that our cities need,” said Joshua Ramus, Founding Principal of REX and lead designer of the iconic Seattle Central Library and The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center. Ramus was the keynote speaker at today’s ceremony.

A full list of honorees and pictures of the winning projects will be available on the Los Angeles Business Council website at www.labusinesscouncil.org.

 

 

DESIGN AWARD CATEGORIES

UNDER CONSTRUCTION AWARD
presented Lori Tierney, United Interiors

BEYOND L.A. AWARD

presented by Anne Alexander, Walter P. Moore

Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building, University of Arizona

Executive & Design Architect: CO Architects
Associate Architect: Ayers Saint Gross
Contractor: DPR Construction/ Sundt Construction, Inc.

Joint Venture
Building Owner & Developer: University of Arizona

The BSPB is a research building for the UA College of Medicine on a new biomedical campus in downtown Phoenix. Establishing both an identity and visibility for the college, it is distinguished by a custom copper façade, a flexible lab platform easily adaptable to future needs, and light-filled spaces.

CIVIC BUILDINGS AWARD

presented by Gene Hale, G&C Equipment

COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDINGS & HEADQUARTERS AWARD

presented by Jan Karl, Morley Builders

DESIGN CONCEPT AWARD
presented by Saundra Price, Price Architects

EDUCATION AWARD
presented by Scott McClure, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co.

HEALTHCARE BUILDINGS AWARD
presented by Scott Reed, HMC Architects

HOSPITALITY & ATTRACTIONS AWARD
presented by Christina De Bono, ClearTech

HOUSING AWARD
presented by Nadine Watt, Watt Companies

INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AWARD presented by Usman Tariq, HDR

INTERIORS AWARD
presented by John Passanante, Syska Hennessy Group

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARD
presented by Mia Lehrer, Studio-­‐MLA

MIXED-­‐USE AWARD
presented by David Hart, Steinberg Hart

PRESERVATION AWARD
presented by Katie Horak, Architectural Resources Group

RENOVATED BUILDINGS AWARD
presented by Kevin Dow, Turner Construction Company

RETAIL/RESTAURANT AWARD
presented by Tom Bouquet, Saiful Bouquet Structural Engineers

L.A. COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
presented by Michael Volk, Gensler

 

About the Los Angeles Business Council

The Los Angeles Business Council is one of the most effective and influential advocacy and educational organizations in California. For over 70 years, the LABC has had a major impact on public policy by harnessing the power of business and government to promote environmental and economic sustainability in the Los Angeles region. To learn more, please visit www.labusinesscouncil.org.

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