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.

The call for 2020 MASterworks nominations will open in December 2019, and winning projects will be recognized at MAS’s annual awards ceremony, Celebrating the City, taking place this spring.

Recipients

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  • exterior of Columbia University's building, The Forum
    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.
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  • rendering of Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park
    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.
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  • exterior of 462 Broadway
    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.
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  • rendering of the Sunset Park Interim Library
    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.
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  • high angle view of Domino Park
    2019 MASterworks Award Winner, Best New Urban Amenity, Domino Park. Developer: Two Trees Management. Landscaper: James Corner Field Operations. Photo: Daniel Levin.
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  • the renovated Pier 35 in Manhattan
    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.
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The 2019 MASterworks Award Winners:

Best New Building for outstanding architectural design:
Columbia University: The Forum

Best Urban Landscape for a new or revitalized open space that contributes to livability and resilience:
Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, Phase II

Best Restoration for a project that expertly enhances the original qualities of a significant historic building or structure:
462 Broadway

Best Adaptive Reuse for a project that demonstrates exceptional creativity in adaptive reuse of an existing building or structure:
Sunset Park Interim Library

Best New Urban Amenity for an addition to the built environment that contributes to a more livable city:
Domino Park

Best New Infrastructure for distinctive design in public service projects:
Pier 35

The following esteemed jury selected 2019’s winning projects:
Barry Bergdoll | Meyer Schapiro Professor of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University and Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, MoMA
J. Yolande Daniels | Co-founding Partner, studioSUMO, Visiting Associate Professor, MIT School of Architecture and Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor, Yale University School of Architecture
Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA | Executive Director, AIA New York / Center for Architecture
Suchi Reddy | Founder, Reddymade
Anne Van Ingen | Chair, Preservation League of New York State

Recipients

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

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1980

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