Projects big and small honored with Atlanta Design Awards

Some famous and not-so-famous projects were honored with the City of Atlanta’s annual Design Awards May 17.

The awards are intended to honor achievements in new construction, historic preservation, public art and landscape design. They include the “Awards of Excellence” bestowed by the Atlanta Urban Design Commission (UDC), which oversees changes to historic buildings, and the “Community Design Awards,” which are voted on by Neighborhood Planning Units for a variety of sites and services.

This year’s winners ranged from the City’s own Westside Park and the remake of Midtown’s Colony Square to such lesser-known works as a pocket park and Grant Park fountain rehabilitations.

Award of Excellence in Sustainable Design - Grant Park Gateway
Design firm HGOR was honored for the design of this parking deck with a restaurant and green roof in Grant Park.

Award of Excellence in Resilient Infrastructure - Westside Park
This huge new park at the former Bellwood Quarry at 1600 Johnson Road doubles as an emergency reservoir for the City. The award is for the first phase of work.

Click here to read the full article by John Ruch on the Saporta Report site.