MASterworks Awards
Selected each year by our esteemed jury, the MASterworks Awards pay tribute to projects that make a significant contribution to New York City’s built environment. From some of the city’s most iconic buildings to inconspicuous local gems, our list of past winners includes the likes of Domino Park, New Lab, the Fulton Center, McCarren Pool, TKTS Booth, the High Bridge, and the Museum at Eldridge Street.
Nominations for the 2020 MASterworks Awards, honoring projects that were substantially completed in 2019, are now closed. Winning projects will be recognized in the following categories at MAS’s annual awards ceremony, Celebrating the City, taking place in spring of 2020:
- Best New Building for outstanding architectural design
- Best Urban Landscape for a new or revitalized open space that contributes to livability and resilience
- Best Restoration for a project that expertly enhances the original qualities of a significant historic building or structure
- Best Adaptive Reuse for a project that demonstrates exceptional creativity in adaptive reuse of an existing building or structure
- Best New Urban Amenity for an addition to the built environment that contributes to a more livable city
- Best New Infrastructure for distinctive design in public service projects
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2019 MASterworks Award Winner, Best New Building, Columbia University: The Forum. Design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Architects in collaboration with Dattner Architects. Design Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Executive Architect: Dattner Architects. Associate Architect: Caples Jefferson Architects. Photo: © Nic Lehoux.photo 1 of 6 -
2019 MASterworks Award Winner, Best Urban Landscape, Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park, Phase II. Park Designers: SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI. Prime Consultant and Infrastructure Designer: ARUP. Photo: ©Tatham/SWA, courtesy of SWA/Balsley and WEISS/MANFREDI.photo 2 of 6 -
2019 MASterworks Award Winner, Best Restoration, 462 Broadway. Architect: PBDW Architects (Samuel White and Brigitte Cook) Developer/Owner/Client: Meringoff Properties General Contractor: Archstone Builders LLC Restoration Contractor: MRS Inc. Metal Fabrication: Allen Architectural Metals Window and Door Fabricator: Artistic Windows. Photo: Francis Dzikowski Photography.photo 3 of 6 -
2019 MASterworks Award Winner, Best Adaptive Reuse, Sunset Park Interim Library. Architect: Leroy Street Studio Architecture. General Contractor: Sciame Construction. Project Client: Brooklyn Public Library. Photo: Halkin/Mason Photography. Leroy Street Studio.photo 4 of 6 -
2019 MASterworks Award Winner, Best New Urban Amenity, Domino Park. Developer: Two Trees Management. Landscaper: James Corner Field Operations. Photo: Daniel Levin.photo 5 of 6 -
2019 MASterworks Award Winner, Best New Infrastructure, Pier 35. Architect: SHoP Architects. Landscape Architects: Ken Smith Workshop. Structural Engineer: ARUP. Civil Engineer: HDR Design. Builder: Hunter Roberts Construction Group. Project Client: NYCEDC. Lighting Consultant: Tillotson Design Associates. Code Consultant: CCI. Acoustical Engineer: ARUP. Sustainability Consultant: ARUP. ADA Consultant: CCI. Geotechnical Consultant: ARUP. Photo: SHoP Architects.photo 6 of 6
2020 MASterworks Jury:
- Sarah Carroll, Chair, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
- Susan Chin, FAIA, Hon. ASLA, Principal, Design Connects
- Andrew B. Cogan, Chairman and CEO, Knoll Inc.
- Richard Olcott, FAIA, MAS Board of Directors, Chair of the MAS Preservation Committee & Design Partner, Ennead Architects
- Avinash Rajagopal, Editor-in-Chief, Metropolis
Recipients
2019
Columbia University: The Forum – Best New Building
462 Broadway – Best Restoration
Sunset Park Interim Library – Best Adaptive Reuse
Domino Park – Best New Urban Amenity
Pier 35 – Best New Infrastructure
Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, Phase II – Best Urban Landscape
2018
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse – Best New Building
Tenement Museum – Best Restoration
Empire Stores – Best Adaptive Reuse
Kew Gardens Hills Library – Best New Urban Amenity
Moynihan Train Hall and Farley Building Redevelopment Phase 1: New West End Concourse – Best New Infrastructure
Gowanus Canal Sponge Park – Best Urban Landscape
2017
The Montauk Club – Best Restoration
A/D/O – Best Adaptive Reuse
New Lab – Best Neighborhood Catalyst
New York Public Library, 53rd Street Branch – Best New Urban Amenity
Public Safety Answering Center II – Best New Infrastructure
Governors Island Phase 2: The Hills – Best New Urban Landscape
Roy and Diana Vagelos Center – Best New Building
As we look ahead to 2020, MAS is proud to fight alongside you for the city we want—a place where growth is balanced and character endures.
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