Monday, November 17, 2008

And the winner is...

The winning design concept.

T
he University of Baltimore selected a winner tonight in the international competition to design their new Law Center. This is a prominent site located on the corner of Mount Royal Avenue and Charles Street, adjacent to Penn Station. Jurors picked Germany's Behnisch Architekten, who will work in partnership with Baltimore’s Ayers/Saint/Gross. The team beat out a number of excellent competitors: Foster + Partners of London in association with Cho Benn Holback + Associates; Dominique Perrault Architecture of Paris in association with Ziger/Snead Architects; Moshe Safdie and Associates in association with Hord/Coplan/Macht; and SmithGroup Companies, Inc. of Washington, D.C.

My fellow jurors...

Meanwhile, I joined another jury to review the 79 entries for the Station North Bike Rack Competition. News of the winners on that competition soon, in the meantime, here are some snapshots from a few of the boards...