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Denver Service Center Announces the 2010 Designing the Parks Awards
Submitted by Shaun Eyring on Mon, 2010-07-12 05:35
The inaugural year for the Denver Service Center Designing the Parks awards was a success! There were 69 entries in five categories. Entries came from over 20 states and 5 countries. Nine HONOR Awards and eight MERIT Awards have been selected. During jury deliberation Historic Preservation was designated as a new category, with the jury pulling appropriate entries from Building and Site Design submissions. No awards were given in the categories of Transportation or Design Guidelines.
Preliminary Design Principles
Six design principles emerged from the rich and varied discussion that took place last year during Designing The Parks Part II at Cavallo Point. They are:
Park planning and design must demonstrate:
• Reverence for place;
• Engagement of all people;
• Expansion beyond traditional boundaries;
• Sustainability;
• Informed decision-making;
• An integrated research, planning, design, and review process.
