CUDE Announces 2011 Award Winners
The Rochester Committee on Urban Design and Environment (CUDE) is pleased to announce the winners of its twenty-fourth annual merit awards. These individuals, businesses, and organizations, and their projects, are being recognized for their outstanding environmental, functional, and aesthetic improvements to our community. The winners were honored at a breakfast on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at the Mayo Civic Center.
The recipients are:
Community Site Enhancement: Art on the Ave
Slatterly Park Neighborhood festival that adds sculptures to the boulevards (pictured above)
Community Site Enhancement: Market Strasse
Winter marketplace that brings a taste of a European Christmas to the Peace Plaza
Environmental Innovation or Conservation: Olmsted County 2122 Building Parking Lot Rain Gardens
Functional landscaping that adds beauty to a parking lot while managing storm water
Environmental Innovation or Conservation: Public Works Transit Operations Center
Use of innovative on-site storm water management and other green design techniques at a public facility
Landscaping: 2nd Street SW
A greening of one of Rochester’s main thoroughfares, providing amenities to the pedestrian while enhancing a gateway to the downtown
Landscaping: Riverside Gardens
Slatterly Park Neighborhood volunteers team up to landscape the entrance to Riverside Elementary and the neighborhood (pictured above)
Landscaping: Samaritan Bethany
Rain gardens and other functional landscaping features serve the environment as well as the residents
New Construction – Institutional: 2nd Street Transit Hub
Form and function combine to create a stunning centerpiece for downtown transit
New Construction – Institutional: 4th Street SE Bridge
Design features accommodate motorists and pedestrians while adding life and color to the streetscape
New Construction – Institutional: Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living
Infill development that combines sustainable building practices with physical accessibility for those who need it most
New Construction – Mixed Use: Cascade Creek
Residential and commercial infill development designed to fit the look and scale of an established neighborhood
New Construction – Mixed Use: 318 Commons
Residential and commercial uses share a unique building in the downtown’s Urban Village
For further information, please contact:
Sandra Goslee, Senior Planner, Rochester‑Olmsted Planning Department, 2122 Campus Drive SE, Rochester, MN, 55904, (507) 328-7133.
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