Im Rahmen des 34th Annual Interiors Awards der US-amerikanischen Contract Magazins wurden die Gesellschaftsräume des Grand Hyatt New York ausgezeichnet, die das Kunst-Projekt „The Walking Horizon“ enthalten (siehe Report 01/2011 und 03/2011). Das großformatige Kunstwerk, bestehend aus 5 Bild-Installationen, wurde als wesentliches Merkmal des Innenraums hervorgehoben.
In der Begründung für die Auszeichnung heißt es wörtlich: „Over a two-year period, Bentel & Bentel Architects/Planners transformed the public areas in one of New York's busiest hotels into a functional yet sophisticated urban public space, while allowing the hotel to keep its doors open during the renovation. To achieve this feat, the designers went the route of “transformation rather than replacement," largely using existing materials in the lobby and updating them with new colors and finishes. Rethinking the lobby as a public space, the designers opened up the massive 20,000-square-foot space with soaring ceilings and unimpeded sight lines, and added an element that is essential to memorable urban spaces: powerful, oversized artwork.“
Horizon I
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Horizon II
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Horizon III
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Horizon IV
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Horizon IV
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Horizon IV
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Horizon V
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Horizon V
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Horizon V
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In den einzelnen Kategorien wurden folgende Projekte ausgezeichnet:
Hotel:
Grand Hyatt New York: Bentel & Bentel Architects/Planners New York, New York
Restaurant:
Untitled: Rockwell Group New York, New York
Public Space:
Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum: HGA Minneapolis, Minnesota
Large Office:
Microsoft Vienna: INNOCAD Vienna, Austria
Small Office:
XAL Competence Center (XALcc): INNOCAD Graz, Austria
Education:
Cranbrook Art Museum Renovation and Collections Wing: SmithGroupJJR Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Entertainment:
Wuhan Pixel Box Cinema: One Plus Partnership Atlanta, Georgia
Healthcare:
Randall Children’s Hospital: ZGF Architects Portland, Oregon
Retail:
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Store: Marlon Blackwell Architect Bentonville, Arkansas
Showroom:
Chongqing Mountain and City Sales Office: One Plus Partnership Chingqing, China
Adaptive Reuse:
Confidential Multimedia Entertainment Company: FXFOWLE Architects New York, New York
Sustainable:
22squared: Gensler New York, New York
Student:
Play Lab: Nicole Germano San Francisco, California