[Durham INC] Durham Honors 2014 Golden Leaf Award Winners

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City of Durham
Durham County

Joint News Release

For Immediate Release: November 21, 2014

News Media Contacts:
Amy Blalock
Sr. Public Affairs Specialist, City of Durham
(919) 560-4123, ext. 11253
Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov>

Dawn Dudley
Sr. Public Information Specialist, Durham County
(919) 560-0008
ddudley at dconc.gov<mailto:ddudley at dconc.gov>

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2014 Golden Leaf Award Winners Honored
Community Awards Recognized Best Contributions to Durham's Appearance

DURHAM, N.C. - Last night, eight projects were honored for excellence in design and preservation of their properties at the 2014 Golden Leaf Awards for Community Appearance.

Eight Golden Leaf Awards were given at the event which was held at Full Frame Theater, located in the old Power Plant in the center of the American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham. The awards program, sponsored by the Durham City-County Appearance Commission and Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc., honors excellence in design, preservation and stewardship of the natural and built environment.

This year, 22 entries in the following seven categories were received: Keep Durham Beautiful; Neighborhood Garden & Landscape; Hearth & Home; Adaptive Reuse, Old Building - New Design; Small-Scale Development; Large-Scale Development; and People's Choice. The winners honored were:

Keep Durham Beautiful
Sandy Creek Park

Adaptive Reuse, Old Building - New Design
706 Gilbert Street, SEEDS

People's Choice
Duke University Environment Hall
Birds of a Feather - Forest Hills Mobile Art

Small-Scale Development
American Dance Festival Building

Neighborhood Garden & Landscape
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Shade Entry Pavilion

Large-Scale Development
Durham Central Park Cohousing

Hearth & Home
508 Ottawa Street




Judging of the Golden Leaf Awards, except the People's Choice Award, 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 design and stewardship; improving the character, environment, or livability of an area; and a commitment to ongoing property maintenance in landscaping.

The new People's Choice Award was selected by public vote from the nominees under consideration for any of the award categories for 2014. With voting open until November 18, the total number of votes cast for the 21 properties competing for this award was 60,345.

Visit http://www.DurhamGoldenLeaf.com for more information or contact Wade Griffin with the Durham City-County Planning Department by email at Wade.Griffin at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Wade.Griffin at DurhamNC.gov> or by phone at (919) 560-4137.



About the Durham City-County Appearance Commission
The Durham City-County Appearance Commission is made up of 15 members, seven appointed by the City Council and eight appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Its mission is to cultivate excellence in design, preservation and stewardship of the natural and built environment; to communicate the economic, social, and aesthetic value of good design and planning; and to celebrate exemplary design within the community. For more information, visit http://durhamnc.gov/ich/cb/ccpd/Pages/Durham-Appearance-Commission.aspx and http://dconc.gov/index.aspx?page=78.

About Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc.
Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc. is a nonprofit, volunteer organization working in partnership with the City of Durham's General Services Department and Durham County to encourage individuals, businesses, and community organizations to conserve and enhance the appearance and environment of Durham through cleanup events, beautification projects, and educational activities. For more information, visit http://www.KeepDurhamBeautiful.org, like http://www.Facebook.com/KeepDurhamBeautiful, and follow @DurhamBeautiful<http://www.Twitter.com/DurhamBeautiful>.


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