Coming off a year in which we received more Best Of Awards submissions than we ever had before (269 if you’re counting), we knew the industry had slowed to the point where reaching that number again would be virtually impossible. But we also knew there was an impressive array of completed projects throughout the region that could match up against any of the submissions we’d received in recent years.

On the one hand, there were several jobs that, under normal economic circumstances, would have been finished in 2009 but suffered slowdowns (or worse) that affected their completion dates. So it was likely we’d receive fewer submissions.

另一方面,一些惩罚学生rtant, highly visible and well-executed projects were eligible this year. So we knew – or hoped – that what we might lack in quantity we would make up with quality.

As it turned out, we got the best of both worlds.

Submissions were down, yes. We received only about 150 this year. But our panel of 8 judges, representing New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, were so impressed with the entries we did receive that they ended up awarding more projects than we’ve ever seen: 45 to be exact, including this year’s Overall Project of the Year winner - Yankee Stadium. The panel was also asked to select our first-ever special “Judges Awards” for the year’s Best Architectural Design, Best Engineering Design and Best Project Management. All winning projects will be profiled in the pages that follow.

What also made this year unique was that we, for the first time, opened the awards up to projects completed in New England. Along with the rest of McGraw-Hill Construction’s regional magazines, New York Construction was asked to include nearby states that are not covered specifically by our other 11 publications. We’re happy to say that in its first year of inclusion, New England took home four awards.

Lastly, this year we were presented with a situation this region – or any region – may never see again: a battle between two major league sports stadiums completed in the same city in the same year for the same sport. The completion of the new Yankee Stadium and the Mets’ Citi Field brought a new dimension to a judges’ panel with split allegiances. As is usually the case on the field, in the end, the Bronx Bombers were able to declare victory.

祝大家在2010年最幸运。

- Ed.

Meet the Jury2009年小组的评委来自整个建筑行业的各种背景，并为评估今年的项目做出了多种经验。新利18备用网址仔细考虑了9月的一日马拉松会议上大约150次提交的作品，法官们详细讨论了每个项目的构建和设计。他们彼此的专业工作，他们能够从各个角度从各个角度进行建设性地评论，欣赏，辩论，赞美和不同意，最终选择45位获奖者，包括年度最佳项目。今年的陪审团包括：

约翰·A·拉帕波特（John A. Rapaport）

Director of Operations and General Counsel for Component Assembly Systems, Inc. Pelham, NY

He joined Component Assembly Systems, Inc. after practicing construction law and spearheaded the company’s efforts to digitize and modernize its technology infrastructure. Through his vision, the company was able to develop its own proprietary software known as CASim, which tracks and updates progress on its projects using the latest web based technologies.

约翰在纽约分包商贸易协会和全国墙壁和天花板行业协会的董事会任职，主持两个团体技术委员会。他还在国家出版物Constructech杂志的顾问委员会任职。

丹妮丝·理查森（Denise M. Richardson）

Managing Director, The General Contractors Association of New York, Inc. New York, NY

She has over 25 years of construction contract and financial management administration experience in both the public and private sectors, including positions at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, MTA/New York City Transit, the former NYC Department of General Services (now DDC), NYC Department of Sanitation and Honeywell International.

丹妮丝（Denise）拥有西蒙斯学院（Simmons College）的经济学学士学位，以及普林斯顿大学（Princeton University）的公共管理以及城市和区域计划的硕士学位。

Shawn L. Pressley

VP of Project Management Systems at Hill International, Philadelphia, PA

他是一名土木工程师，拥有项目管理系统和开发方面的经验。在2007年，他因纪念优越的团队努力和Primavera奖而获得了Primavera奖，并获得了项目管理最佳实践的领导力和倡导。2009年，他获得了《费城商业杂志》 2009年的少数民族商业领袖奖。

Shawn is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Construction Management Association of America, the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, and the Project Management Institute.

Mark Varian

总裁，约翰·加林（John Gallin＆Son），纽约，纽约

他是建筑行业的30年资深人士，从梅森招标到校长再到项目经理的各个方面，并被任命为家族企业建筑公司的总裁，历史悠久123年。2000年的家庭所有权。

马克毕业于俄亥俄州斯图本维尔的斯图本维尔学院，目前担任建筑贸易雇主协会和纽约百年协会州长委员会的董事会成员。

他以前曾担任纽约建筑缔约协会的董事会成员。

Ashok Raiji

Principal, Arup, New York, NY

He is Arup’s commercial and residential business leader in the Americas and leads Arup’s global residential business. He has also been involved in the design of many high-performance buildings all over the world.

Ashok is a LEED Accredited Professional and a licensed professional engineer in 25 states. He frequently lectures on Sustainable Design and is a Technical Advisor to the National Building Museum and the Museum of the City of New York on matters involving sustainability.

Christopher Cerino

Associate Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, New York, NY

He has significant experience managing large-scale projects as well as expertise in computer modeling and analysis. His experience includes award-winning projects such as the Fisher Center at Bard College, IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters, and the curved glass of the Condé Nast Employee Cafeteria, which have both stretched modern limitations for the materials of glass, concrete, masonry, and steel and have utilized the latest software in 3D computer modeling and analysis. His work has also been featured on the cover of many prominent industry publications.

Chris has a Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Engineering with an emphasis on structures and a minor in architecture from the Pennsylvania State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of New York, an Associate Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers “Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures” Committee and the current President of the Structural Engineers Association of New York.

Jeffrey J. Zogg

Chief Executive Officer of the Associated General Contractors of New York State

他在纽约州一般建筑承包商的职业生涯始于1971年，当时他担任政府事务主任，并担任GBC董事总经理的行政和执行助理。从1987年到2008年，杰夫（Jeff）担任GBC/纽约州立大楼分会的执行董事，美国与美国总承包商相关，他代表总承包商负责总体政策执行。他管理七名员工，每年管理100万美元的预算。2009年，杰夫（Jeff）成为美国AGC最大的AGC NYS的首席执行官，由GBC和NYS分会的合并产生。AGC代表纽约州的公路建筑业。

杰夫也作为总统的GBC安全d Construction Services Inc. He has served on many committees and task forces with the Associated General Contractors of America and regularly writes pieces for construction and business periodicals throughout New York State and beyond.

John B. Farnham

康涅狄格州联合总承包商执行董事

He previously worked for the AGC of Virginia as Executive Director, the AGC, Detroit Chapter as Assistant Executive Director, and the AGC, Michigan Chapter as Director of Membership Services before becoming the Executive Director of the AGC of Connecticut in 1991 where he helped establish Connecticut’s first coalition between the minority construction, the building trades unions and the AGC of Connecticut Labor Relations Division. He has served on several national and state organizations involved in shaping policy and regulations for the commercial construction industry.

John has a BA in Public Health from Truman University, an MS in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Missouri and an MS in Public Health Administration.