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County Council Issued Proclamation on July 12 to Honor Winners of Planning Department’s 2015 Design Excellence Award Competition

Council President Nancy Floreen recognized top award and four jury citations on the opening day of an exhibit showcasing the winning projects in the Council hearing room

SILVER SPRING, MDThe Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 the County Council recognized the Department’s Design Excellence Award program and the five projects selected through its first annual award competition.

Council President Nancy Floreen issued County Council Proclamations to the projects honored in the first annual Design Excellence Award competition, launched in 2015. The morning event took place in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building (100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD).

This award program seeks to recognize exceptional work in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design in Montgomery County. The 2015 award and jury citations honor the following projects:

2015 Design Excellence Award Winner:

Silver Spring Civic Building, Silver Spring, MD. Designed by Machado Silvetti Associates, Boston, Massachusetts.

“A great collaboration between architecture, landscape architecture and urban design,” said the jurors of this design in the heart of Downtown Silver Spring. “This is a beautiful example of how the public sector can lead quality modern design. It is a great example of how to make a place.”

Jury Citation Winners:
Cultural Arts Center at the Montgomery College Takoma Park, Silver Spring, MD. Designed by SmithGroup JJR Architects, Washington, DC.

Eleven55 Ripley, Silver Spring, MD. Designed by Shalom Baranes Associates, Washington, DC.

-Town of Somerset Pool Bath House, Chevy Chase, MD. Designed by McInturff Architects, Bethesda, MD.

Headquarters for Ruppert Nurseries, Laytonsville, MD. Designed by Muse Architects, Bethesda, MD.

Photographs and descriptions of these projects are being exhibited in the County Council hearing room from July 12, 2016 through fall 2016. Learn more about the 2015 Design Excellence Award winners.

Second Annual Design Excellence Award Competition

The second Design Excellence Award competition is currently underway and the 2016 call for entries will close on Thursday, July 21, 2016. The selection of a winner will be made by an outside jury of accomplished professionals invited by the Planning Department. Learn more about the 2016 Design Excellence Award.

Submit a project to the second annual Design Excellence Award competition.

Learn more about the Montgomery County Planning Department’s Design Excellence initiative.

The 2016 winner will be recognized on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at an awards celebration at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The event will also include the annual awards ceremony of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Potomac Valley Chapter.