-- LA Architectural Awards recognize major capital projects’ impact on city --
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World-class design leaders today recognized more than a billion dollars of capital investment in health, science and engineering that together will transform the built landscape and pave the way to cutting-edge research and medical advancements. Six projects at elite institutions – UCLA, USC, City of Hope, Children’s Hospital, Cedars Sinai and CalTech – won the prestigious community impact award at the LA Business Council’s annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards.
“These investments will pay huge dividends in terms of their architectural significance, their contribution to health & science, and their role in rebuilding the local economy.”
In honoring these six projects, organizers cited both the breadth of investment underway – nearly $1.2 billion – as well as the anticipated advancements in fields ranging from chemistry to children’s medical care to eye research.
“We are proud to honor these distinguished pillars of the Los Angeles community,” said Los Angeles Business Council President Mary Leslie. “Their tremendous investment will advance science and medicine, while strengthening and beautifying our city’s built landscape.”
The community impact award is the most prestigious of several dozen that are handed out in recognition of architectural excellence and significance. A full list of winners is attached, along with descriptions of each project.
The six community impact winners are:
The combined investment of $1.19 billion represents a huge jumpstart to the local economy, providing thousands of jobs and significant new development.
LABC Chairman Jacob Lipa noted the significance of these projects, particularly in light of current economic conditions: “These investments will pay huge dividends in terms of their architectural significance, their contribution to health & science, and their role in rebuilding the local economy.”
In addition to the Community Impact Awards, other notable winners include the Green Building Award, given to the LA Convention Center for its LEED Gold Recertification Project, and the Sustainability Award, won by Jan Perry’s Council District 9 Central Avenue Constituent Services Center. The Grand Prize was awarded to USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
Also highlighting today’s event at LA Live was a keynote address by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne, whose contributions to Southern California architecture include the Caltrans District 7 headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona and Kate Mantilini Restaurant in Beverly Hills among many others. He is the author, most recently, of the book, Combinatory Urbanism: The Complex Behavior of Collective Form.
Event emcee Frances Anderton, whose journalistic specialty is architecture and design, noted the significance of the awards ceremony. “LA has some distinctive design masters who get big play on the international stage. What’s so great about the LA Architectural Awards is that they shine a spotlight on the full range of rich expression in housing, health, and education: in sum, our urban fabric.”
Full descriptions of all 42 winning projects are available at www.labusinesscouncil.org.
About the Los Angeles Business Council
The Los Angeles Business Council is an advocacy and educational organization dedicated to serving local businesses while informing and impacting positive change at multiple layers of government. For more than 70 years, the council has been an influential link between business and government and has had a major impact on public policy related to education, housing and environmental sustainability.
