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GSA announced 2022 Design Awards winners

By Josh Niland|

Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023

The new United States Courthouse in Los Angeles by SOM. Image courtesy Bruce Damonte.

The General Services Administration (GSA) has returned to their Design Awards program for the first time since 2016 with a selection of 19 recently-completed projects honored over their contributions to the architecture and design of buildings used by thousands of federal employees and citizens every day.

The Design Awards were established in 1990 thanks to the vision of the GSA’s former chief architect Ed Feiner, who passed away last year. This year’s awards recognized projects that were completed between 2016 and 2022. Winners were evaluated by a panel of industry experts who separated their designs into Honor Awards and Citation categories unified by a shared capacity to “celebrate the power of public buildings,” according to GSA Public Buildings Service Commissioner Nina Albert.

“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,”  GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said in a statement. “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.”

"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,” GSA Fine Arts Director Jennifer Gibson said finally.. “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.”

The full list of projects can be viewed below.

Honor Awards

The ​Columbus Land Port of Entry by Richter Architecture in Columbus, NM. Image: David Richter and Elizabeth Chu-Richter.

Name: Columbus Land Port of Entry (Architecture and Landscape Architecture)

Location: Columbus, NM

Architect: Richter Architecture

Name: United States Courthouse (Architecture)

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Architect: SOM

Name: Yosemite Falls (Art)

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Artist: Catherine Opie

Yosemite Falls in Los Angeles by Catherine Opie. Image courtesy Heather Rasmussen.

Name: FBI Central Records Complex (Construction)

Location: Winchester, VA

Name: The Fruit of the Spirit  (Art)

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Name: Hedge Wedge (Art)

Location: San Diego, CA

FBI Central Records Complex in Winchester, VA. Image courtesy Judy Davis.
Fruit of the Spirit in Philadelphia. Image courtesy Joseph Hu.

Name: The Robes of Justitia (Art)

Location: Nashville, TN 

Name: Department of State Workspace Prototypes (On the Boards)

Location: Washington, DC

The Department of State Workspace Prototypes in Washington, DC. Image courtesy STUDIOS Architecture.
Hedge Wedge in San Diego. Image courtesy Scott Frances/OTTO Archives
The Robes of Justitia. Image courtesy John Schweikert.

Citations

Name: Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial (Landscape Architecture)

Location: Washington, DC

Architect: AECOM

Name: John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (On the Boards)

Location: Cambridge, MA

Architect: SOM

Name: John F. Kennedy Federal Building (Preservation) 

Location: Boston, MA

Arthur J. Altmeyer Federal Building in Woodlawn, MD. Image courtesy Kendall McCaugherty/©Hall+Merrick Photographers
The Captain John Foster Williams U.S. Coast Guard Building and Seawall in Boston. Image courtesy Appledore Marine Engineering.

Name: Convent Avenue and Juarez-Lincoln Land Ports of Entry (Construction)

Location: Laredo, Texas

Name: Captain John Foster Williams U.S. Coast Guard Building and Seawall (Construction and Engineering)

Location: Boston, MA 

Name: Arthur J. Altmeyer Federal Building (Architecture)

Location: Woodlawn, MD 

Architects: HGA and Snow Kreilich Architects

Convent Avenue and Juarez-Lincoln Land Ports of Entry in Laredo, TX. Image courtesy David Bozzone.
The John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston. Image courtesy Andrew Dunlap/Smith Group.
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, MA. Image courtesy SOM.

Name: USC Consolidation- Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Workplace)

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Name: United States Custom House (Preservation)

Location: San Ysidro, California

Name: Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Annex (Urban Design and Planning)

Location: Savannah, GA

Architects: Liolio Architecture and Hartman Cox 

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memoria in Washington, DC. Image courtesy GSA
Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Annex in Savannah, GA. Image courtesy Garey Gomez Photography.

Name: Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (Workplace)

Location: Washington, DC

Name: Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall (Conservation)

Location: Dayton, OH

The United States Custom House in Ysidro, CA. Image courtesy David Harrison
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in Washington, DC. Image courtesy Jim Tetro Architectural Photogtaphy
Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall in Dayton, OH. Image courtesy Emmett Lodge.
The Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Brooklyn. Image courtesy Ines Leong.

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  • Gary Garvin ·  Mar 23, 23 8:51 PM

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has returned to their Design Awards program for the first time since 2016. . . .

    Does anyone know why they stopped/supended this program in 2016? Those were the years of youknowwho.

  • Nam Henderson ·  Mar 28, 23 2:34 AM

    @Gary, I noted/wondered the same thing, though if that was sole reason why wouldn't they have held them the last couple of years since Biden won? Even if you need to factor in one year post election... Perhaps COVID had something to do with it?

  • Gary Garvin ·  Mar 28, 23 10:21 PM

    @Nam

    It was also during the years of the make public architecture classical or at least traditional mandate. And it may have been a period of disarray and disillusionment, as was the case in many agencies during the Trump years.

    You see something that approaches an official style above, buildings that are modern, reserved, but light, with vertical accents in several that somewhat approach columns, or at least a classical feel. If they hold up over the years, I have no objections.

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GSA announced 2022 Design Awards winners

By Josh Niland|

Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023

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The new United States Courthouse in Los Angeles by SOM. Image courtesy Bruce Damonte.

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The General Services Administration (GSA) has returned to their Design Awards program for the first time since 2016 with a selection of 19 recently-completed projects honored over their contributions to the architecture and design of buildings used by thousands of federal employees and citizens every day.

The Design Awards were established in 1990 thanks to the vision of the GSA’s former chief architect Ed Feiner, who passed away last year. This year’s awards recognized projects that were completed between 2016 and 2022. Winners were evaluated by a panel of industry experts who separated their designs into Honor Awards and Citation categories unified by a shared capacity to “celebrate the power of public buildings,” according to GSA Public Buildings Service Commissioner Nina Albert.

“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,”  GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said in a statement. “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.”

"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,” GSA Fine Arts Director Jennifer Gibson said finally.. “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.”

The full list of projects can be viewed below.

Honor Awards

The ​Columbus Land Port of Entry by Richter Architecture in Columbus, NM. Image: David Richter and Elizabeth Chu-Richter.

Name: Columbus Land Port of Entry (Architecture and Landscape Architecture)

Location: Columbus, NM

Architect: Richter Architecture

Name: United States Courthouse (Architecture)

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Architect: SOM

Name: Yosemite Falls (Art)

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Artist: Catherine Opie

Yosemite Falls in Los Angeles by Catherine Opie. Image courtesy Heather Rasmussen.

Name: FBI Central Records Complex (Construction)

Location: Winchester, VA

Name: The Fruit of the Spirit  (Art)

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Name: Hedge Wedge (Art)

Location: San Diego, CA

FBI Central Records Complex in Winchester, VA. Image courtesy Judy Davis.
Fruit of the Spirit in Philadelphia. Image courtesy Joseph Hu.

Name: The Robes of Justitia (Art)

Location: Nashville, TN 

Name: Department of State Workspace Prototypes (On the Boards)

Location: Washington, DC

The Department of State Workspace Prototypes in Washington, DC. Image courtesy STUDIOS Architecture.
Hedge Wedge in San Diego. Image courtesy Scott Frances/OTTO Archives
The Robes of Justitia. Image courtesy John Schweikert.

Citations

Name: Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial (Landscape Architecture)

Location: Washington, DC

Architect: AECOM

Name: John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (On the Boards)

Location: Cambridge, MA

Architect: SOM

Name: John F. Kennedy Federal Building (Preservation) 

Location: Boston, MA

Arthur J. Altmeyer Federal Building in Woodlawn, MD. Image courtesy Kendall McCaugherty/©Hall+Merrick Photographers
The Captain John Foster Williams U.S. Coast Guard Building and Seawall in Boston. Image courtesy Appledore Marine Engineering.

Name: Convent Avenue and Juarez-Lincoln Land Ports of Entry (Construction)

Location: Laredo, Texas

Name: Captain John Foster Williams U.S. Coast Guard Building and Seawall (Construction and Engineering)

Location: Boston, MA 

Name: Arthur J. Altmeyer Federal Building (Architecture)

Location: Woodlawn, MD 

Architects: HGA and Snow Kreilich Architects

Convent Avenue and Juarez-Lincoln Land Ports of Entry in Laredo, TX. Image courtesy David Bozzone.
The John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston. Image courtesy Andrew Dunlap/Smith Group.
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, MA. Image courtesy SOM.

Name: USC Consolidation- Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Workplace)

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Name: United States Custom House (Preservation)

Location: San Ysidro, California

Name: Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Annex (Urban Design and Planning)

Location: Savannah, GA

Architects: Liolio Architecture and Hartman Cox 

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memoria in Washington, DC. Image courtesy GSA
Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Annex in Savannah, GA. Image courtesy Garey Gomez Photography.

Name: Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (Workplace)

Location: Washington, DC

Name: Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall (Conservation)

Location: Dayton, OH

The United States Custom House in Ysidro, CA. Image courtesy David Harrison
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in Washington, DC. Image courtesy Jim Tetro Architectural Photogtaphy
Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall in Dayton, OH. Image courtesy Emmett Lodge.
The Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Brooklyn. Image courtesy Ines Leong.

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  • Gary Garvin ·  Mar 23, 23 8:51 PM

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has returned to their Design Awards program for the first time since 2016. . . .

    Does anyone know why they stopped/supended this program in 2016? Those were the years of youknowwho.

  • Nam Henderson ·  Mar 28, 23 2:34 AM

    @Gary, I noted/wondered the same thing, though if that was sole reason why wouldn't they have held them the last couple of years since Biden won? Even if you need to factor in one year post election... Perhaps COVID had something to do with it?

  • Gary Garvin ·  Mar 28, 23 10:21 PM

    @Nam

    It was also during the years of the make public architecture classical or at least traditional mandate. And it may have been a period of disarray and disillusionment, as was the case in many agencies during the Trump years.

    You see something that approaches an official style above, buildings that are modern, reserved, but light, with vertical accents in several that somewhat approach columns, or at least a classical feel. If they hold up over the years, I have no objections.

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