SCDF 2009 DESIGN AWARDS A MAJOR SUCCESS

Los Angeles, December 8, 2009 – The Southern California Development Forum 19th Annual Design Awards Event was a major success. Around 200 attendees flocked to the Luxe Summit Hotel to attend the Annual Design Awards Event. The Event was chaired by Hraztan Zeitlian, President of SCDF.
From over 70 entries to the Awards Program, 14 deserving projects were selected to receive awards. Among the Award winning projects were the West Los Angeles College Technology and Learning Center, nominated by Leo A Daly, the THE WALTER AND LENORE ANNENBERG CENTER FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, nominated
by Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects, LA Live nominated by RTKL and the The Americana at Brand nominated by Caruso Affiliated, among other winners.

SCDF President Hraztan Zeitlian stated: “we were thrilled to receive as many award applications as we did. The quality of the submitted projects was very high†.

The Design Awards were chosen by a prestigious jury members including:
Clare DeBriere, COO, The Ratkovich Group
Ted Hyman, Managing Partner, ZGF
Warren Jacobs, University Architect for California State Universities

Dan Rosenfeld, Senior Deputy for Economic Development, Sustainability and Mobility of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.

The Jury Members participated in presenting the Awards in person and provided commentary about the winning projects.

In addition to the Design Awards, Hraztan Zeitlian bestowed two Presidential Awards. The First Presidential Award went to Dennis Hopper for his Cultural Contribution to the City of Los Angeles, and the Second Presidential Award for Architecture and Urban Design went to Marty Collins and Jeffrey Cohen of Gatehouse Capital for the W Hollywood project.

In addition to the Jury members Special Guests included:
Roger Moliere, Chief of Real Property and Economic Development for METRO and Lisa Kalustian, Chief Deputy Director of the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in Los Angeles.

SCDF Design Awards recognize outstanding design contributions and commitment to the business environment and the communities of Southern California.

This year, Awards were given to deserving projects submitted in the following categories:

Commercial/Mixed Use Buildings
Institutional Buildings
(Civic, Education, Healthcare)
Residential Buildings
(All Scales)
Hospitality
Interiors
Outstanding Concept/Unbuilt Award

All Awards are for built projects except for projects submitted for the Outstanding Concept/Unbuilt Category.

Award criteria include:

Outstanding achievement in sustainable design
Design excellence
Beneficial impact on the community
Nominating firm must be located in Southern California
For built Awards, built projects needed to be completed between April 1, 2008 and October 1, 2009

ABOUT SCDF:
By way of introduction, The Southern California Development Forum (www.scdf.org) has evolved into one of Southern California’s premiere real estate organizations. The SCDF’s members include commercial and industrial real estate Developers, real estate Attorneys, Financial institutions and corporations with significant real estate portfolios, land use Planners, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Brokers and Real Estate Leaders in Southern California. SCDF has become the “place to be” in recent months, with interesting monthly Breakfast Panel Presentations on topics relevant to Business, held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Luxe Summit Hotel in Brentwood. At the End of each Year, SCDF holds a special Design Awards Event.
The Design Awards Event Committee was chaired by SCDF President Hraztan Zeitlian, WWCOT and co-chaired by Greg Verabian, JohnsonFain.
Event Committee Members included:
Anuj Bansal, Degenkolb Engineers
Walt Cousineau, Haworth
Mike Enomoto , Gruen Associates
Kyle Hoshide, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jessie Robertson, Hammel, Green Abrahamson, Inc.
Jon Sansom, Morley Builders
Greg Verabian, Johnson Fain

Date and Time of the Event:
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Program Location:
Luxe Summit Hotel, Bel Air
11461 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Following is the entire listing of the Award Winners:

SCDF 2009 Design Award
Thinking Outside the Big Box
Nominator:
Roger Sherman Architecture + Urban Design

SCDF 2009 Design Award
Light Frames
Nominator:
Borden partnership LLP

SCDF Design Award
The Annenberg Community Beach House
Nominator:
Frederick Fisher and Partners

SCDF Design Award
4th and Linden
Nominator:
Studio One Eleven

SCDF 2009 Design Award
LA Live
Nominator:
RTKL Associates, Inc.

SCDF Design Award
Westfield Century City
Nominator:
Rios Clementi Hale Studios

SCDF Design Award
The Americana at Brand
Nominator:
Caruso Affiliated

SCDF 2009 Design Award
REEF Inc.
Nominator:
Pollack Architecture

SCDF 2009 Design Award
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Nominator:
RoTo Architects Inc.

SCDF 2009 Design Award
Frontier Project, Cucamonga Valley Water District
Nominator:
HMC Architects

SCDF 2009 Design Award
West Los Angeles College Technology and Learning Center
Nominator:
Leo A Daly

SCDF 2009 Design Award
THE WALTER AND LENORE ANNENBERG CENTER FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Nominator:
Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects

SCDF 2009 Design Award
WASHINGTON SQ. DENTAL
Nominator:
Montalba Architects, Inc.

SCDF 2009 Design Award
The Dalton
Nominator:
Studio One Eleven

SCDF 2009 Presidential Award
W Hollywood
Marty Collins and Jeffrey Cohen

SCDF 2009 Presidential Award
For his cultural contribution to Los Angeles
Dennis Hopper

Award for Outstanding Contribution to SCDF 2009
Hraztan Zeitlian

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