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Scottsdale Environmental Design Award winners showcase environmental excellence
Aug. 24, 2012
Contacts: Planning Manager Steve Venker at 480-312-2831,
svenker@scottsdaleaz.gov; Environmental Initiatives Manger
Tim Conner at 480-312-7833, tconner@scottsdaleaz.gov
Scottsdale Environmental Design Award winners showcase environmental excellence
John Douglas Architects recently renovated an existing office building in Downtown Scottsdale, updating it with solar panels, high-tech insulation, retractable roof shading, and recycled and renewable materials. Their effort paid off in more ways than one. Besides saving money and the environment, John Douglas Architects have captured a Scottsdale Environmental Design Award (SEDA). They are among six home and business owners, designers and contractors that are recipients of the award.
The biennial awards program recognizes the best in Scottsdale design and architecture – aesthetically expressive, sustainable work appropriate to the upper Sonoran Desert and Scottsdale’s unique environment. The program serves to educate the public by example and acknowledge quality green and sustainable development.
The winners are:
** 4400 Civic Center, 4400 N. Civic Center Plaza; Owner: John Douglas, FAIA; Architect: John Douglas Architects; Contractor: Venue Projects Kitchell-Perez; Nomination submitted by John Douglas, FAIA
** Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive; Owner: City of Scottsdale; Architect: DWL Architects + Planners, Inc. and Douglas Sydnor Architect and Associates; Contractor: Haydon Building Corp; Nomination submitted by Jeremy Jones, AIA
** George “Doc” Cavalliere Park, 27775 N. Alma School Parkway; Owner: City of Scottsdale; Landscape Architect: JJR/Floor; Contractor: Markham Contracting Co., Inc.; Nomination submitted by Chris Brown, ASLA
** McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park – Model Railroad Exhibit Building, 7301 E. Indian Bend Road; Owner: City of Scottsdale; Architect: Holly Street Studio; Contractor: DL Withers; Nomination submitted by Diane Jacobs, AIA
** Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road; Owner: City of Scottsdale; Architect: Gabor Lorant; Contractor: Cal Wadsworth; Nomination submitted by Gabor Lorant Architects
** The Edible Landscape Project, 8243 E. Monte Vista Road; Owner: Joan Baron; Designer: Joan Baron; Contractor: Life's a Garden; Nomination submitted by Joan Baron
The Scottsdale City Council will recognize the award winners at its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, in the City Hall Kiva, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
For winning project summaries and pictures, visit: http://scottsdaleaz.gov/departments/planning/OEI/SEDA/2012_Winners
“These award winners demonstrate their ability to implement the ‘Scottsdale Sensitive Design Principles,’” said SEDA Coordinator Steve Venker. He added that winners were recognized for project types that included residential and commercial buildings and structures, open space, landscape and urban design.
Program sponsors include the city’s Environmental Quality Advisory and Development Review boards, Scottsdale Northeast Valley section of the American Institute of Architects – Phoenix Metro Chapter, Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and the American Society of Landscape Architects – Arizona Chapter.
A third-party jury of building and landscape architects judged the nominations.
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