Cream of the crop
Columbus architects' group gives nod to six designs in annual contest
Friday, December 10, 2004
Mike Pramik
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

NBBJ
Merit Award: Heffner Wetland Research and Education Building, Ohio State University

Architectural projects ranging from the Ohio Supreme Court building to a 19 th-century barn were honored yesterday by the Columbus chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The association recognized six projects at its 29 th annual awards program. It was held at the Knowlton School of Architecture at Ohio State University. Four projects are in central Ohio, one is in Cincinnati and one is in Toledo.

The winners:

Honor awards

Moody Nolan, for Heritage Park, developed for the city of Westerville. The 12-acre park includes the adaptive reuse of the 19 th-century Everal Barn, a farmhouse and related buildings that once were owned by Westerville industrialist Charles Everal.

Feinknopf Macioce Schappa Architects, for the Ohio Judicial Center, 65 S. Front St. Feinknopf Macioce led the interior and exterior renovation of the 1930s Modernestyle building, which is the new home of the Ohio Supreme Court.

NBBJ, for the Heart Center of Greater Cincinnati at the Christ Hospital. The hospital underwent a renovation and received an addition. The work aided in patient arrival, consolidated the cardiology-services department and linked public interior spaces with outside gardens.

Merit awards

GR AD Architects, for Northstar Cafe, 951 N. High St. Highlights of the Short North cafe include a wall of plywood planks, a wall covered with roofing slates and a renovated terrazzo floor.

NBBJ, for Heffner Wetland Research and Education Building at OSU. The 91,000-square-foot building is on 30 acres of wetlands at an abandoned agricultural site. It combines laboratories, offices, conference rooms and a library.

Rogers Krajnak Architects, for Trinity Episcopal Church in Toledo. It was the fifth renovation for the church, built in 1863. Also, a new gothic-style vestibule was constructed and original painted decorations were restored.