[Durham INC] Durham Honors Golden Leaf Award Winners

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  May 29, 2009

 

2009 Golden Leaf Award Winners Honored at Last Night's Ceremony

Community Awards Recognized Best Contributions to Durham's Appearance

 

Durham, N.C. - Last night, 12 winners of the 2009 Golden Leaf Awards
were honored during the seventh annual Golden Leaf Awards Ceremony for
the best visual contributions to the Durham community.  

 

The goal of the awards program, co-sponsored by the Durham City/County
Appearance Commission and Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc., is to acknowledge
and encourage design and maintenance that contributes to the visual
beauty, sustainability, and usability of the Durham community.  

 

According to Nakira Carter, chairwoman of the Golden Leaf Awards
Committee, this year's winners are shining examples of how appearance is
important and vital in a community.  "Our nominations this year stressed
quality over quantity.  The winners all contribute in various ways to
improving Durham as a community, as a space where people live and work
and play," Carter said.  "All the nominees, and especially our winners,
show a commitment to giving the people of Durham an obvious visual
reason to be proud of their community.  They are a great role model for
all Durham residents."

 

This year 46 entries in the following four categories were received:
Community Properties, Commercial Properties, Residential Properties, and
Sustainable Properties.  The 2009 Golden Leaf Awards Winners honored
last night were:

 

Commercial Properties

Honor:            The Republik

Merits:            Pavilion East at Lakeview; Quintiles Tower

 

Community Properties

Honor:            Durham Station Transportation Center

Merits:            Durham Performing Arts Center; Birchwood Community
Center

 

Residential Properties

Honor:            Trinity Park Townhomes

Merits:            Southpoint Village; 1106 Anderson Street

 

Sustainable Properties

Honor:            Golden Belt

Merits:            Kings Daughters Inn; National Computer Center

 

Judging was done by an independent panel of local professionals
representing architecture, landscape architecture, development, and the
arts community.  Selection criteria included excellence in design of a
new development and/or improvement of an existing structure; raising
community awareness of the value of good appearance and stewardship;
improving the character, environment, or livability of an area; and a
commitment to ongoing property maintenance in landscaping, signage, and
general upkeep.

 

The Durham City-County Appearance Commission is a 15-member volunteer
advisory board that provides leadership, expertise, and oversight in the
promotion of design excellence, visionary planning, and preservation of
the best and most livable community standards.  Keep Durham Beautiful,
Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization working to engage and
inspire individuals to take greater responsibility for their community
environment.

 

For additional information about this year's ceremony, contact Lisa
Miller, planner/urban designer with the Durham City-County Planning
Department, at (919) 560-4137, extension 270 or via e-mail at 
lisa.miller at durhamnc.gov.

 

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