MASterworks Conversations: LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals & Departures Hall

2021 Winner for Best New Infrastructure

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This fall, as a part of Archtober and NYCxDESIGN, MAS is celebrating design excellence in New York City with our 2021 MASterworks Awards! We have curated a selection of in person explorations and online in-conversations with this year’s honored projects.

On Friday, November 19, 1:00-2:00 PM, MAS President Elizabeth Goldstein will moderate a virtual panel discussion with team members from the LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals & Departures Hall, 2021 MASterworks winner for Best New Infrastructure. Hear from those responsible for redeveloping Terminal B in to a gateway New Yorkers can be proud of and how this transformative project can help to inform future airport development. Participants include Stewart Steeves (COO Vantage Airport Group and former CEO LaGuardia Gateway Partners), Derek Thielmann (Project Director, LaGuardia Gateway Partners), Paul Auguste (Director of Aviation and Transportation, HOK) and Nicholas Baume (Artistic & Executive Director, Public Art Fund).

Learn more about the 2021 MASterworks winners and the full roster of programming here.

Friday, November 19
1:00 PM — 2:00 PM

Virtual (link to be provided upon RSVP)

Tickets:
Free!

  • Photo: LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
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  • LGA Terminal B Arrivals Level. Photo: LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
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  • LGA Terminal B Level 4 Seating. Photo: LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
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  • All Your Wishes by Jeppe Hein. Photo: Nicholas Knight. Courtesy of LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
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  • LGA Terminal B Water Feature. Photo: LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
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  • LGA Terminal B Departures Level. Photo: LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
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  • La Guardia Vistas by Sabine Hornig. Photo: Nicholas Knight. Courtesy of LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
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  • LGA Terminal B Departures Level Exterior. Photo: LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
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About the MASterworks Awards:

Established in 2001, the MASterworks Awards pay tribute each year to projects that make a significant contribution to New York City’s built environment. Awards are presented in the following categories:

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 Infrastructure for distinctive design in public service projects
Best New Urban Amenity for an addition to the built environment that contributes to a more livable city.

2021 MASterworks Jury:

Justin Davidson | Architecture and Classical Music Critic, New York Magazine
Lisa Switkin, FAAR, ASLA | Senior Principal, James Corner Field Operations
Calvin Tsao, FAIA, FAAR | Principal, Tsao & McKown Architects & MAS Board of Directors
Weston Walker, AIA, LEED AP | Design Principal and Partner, Studio Gang
Vicki Weiner | Adjunct Associate Professor and Academic Coordinator of Historic Preservation, Pratt Institute

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