The New York City Public Design Commission and Mayor Bill de Blasio have announced the 11 projects selected as winners of their 2018 Awards for Excellence in Design. Established in 1983, the award has been bestowed annually to projects from the city?s five boroughs that ?exemplify how innovative and thoughtful design can provide New Yorkers with the best possible public spaces and services and engender a sense of civic pride.?

Verizon Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel / Snøhetta and James Corner Field Operations. Image via New York City Public Design Commission

The New York City Public Design Commission and Mayor Bill de Blasio have announced the 11 projects selected as winners of their 2018 Awards for Excellence in Design. Established in 1983, the award has been bestowed annually to projects from the city?s five boroughs that ?exemplify how innovative and thoughtful design can provide New Yorkers with the best possible public spaces and services and engender a sense of civic pride.?The 2018 awards recognized projects which responded to the de Blasio Administration?s commitment to providing an ?equitable, resilient, and diverse city for all New Yorkers.? All five New York boroughs feature in the awards, with schemes encompassing education, culture, art, and recreation. These eleven winning schools, parks, libraries, museums, and artworks aren?t only beautiful ? they enrich their communities by bringing revitalizing existing spaces and creatin...