Event photographs © Genevieve Wagner, Municipal Art Society
On December 6, the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) hosted its 2022 MASterworks Award Breakfast Ceremony at the Center for Architecture in New York City. AYON Studio principal and founder Angel Ayón presented the awards, along with emcee Elizabeth Goldstein, President of MAS, and co-jurists Tina Vaz, MAS Board Member and Head of Meta Open Arts and Debbie Millman, Host of Design Matters.
Established in 2001, the MASterworks Awards honor projects that make a significant contribution to New York City’s built environment, those that “exemplify excellence in architecture and urban design, as well as the creative spirit of New York City.” This year’s awardees were:
Best Restoration: Brooklyn Public Library Central Library Master Plan: Phase 1 by Toshiko Mori Architect
Best New Urban Amenity: Fountain of the Fairs Mist Garden by Quennell Rothschild & Partners
Best New Infrastructure Moynihan Train Hall by Empire State Development
Best Adaptive Reuse: Adams Street Library, by WORKac
Best Urban Landscape: Little Island by MNLA
Best New Building: Northeast Bronx YMCA by Marvel Architects
Goldstein said that the awardees “represented an exciting new addition or substantial improvement to our city’s built environment,” and that “the teams who helped realize them have done a great service to New York City.” Winning projects were also honored with in-person explorations of project sites and virtual conversations with project teams. Additional jurists not present at the ceremony included Pascale Sablan of Adjaye Associates and Sara Zewde of Studio Zewde.