Learning By Design – Grand Prize for Design Excellence for Rosa Parks School
Rosa Parks Elementary School was selected as the winner by a jury of leading educators, educational architects and facility planners. The 2008 issue of the journal Learning By Design (http://209.190.242.72/lbd/) will highlight the award and is distributed to 65,000 educational leaders, school board members and superintendents. The award will also receive recognition at the upcoming National School Boards Association held in March 2008 in Orlando, Florida.
EPA National Award for Smart Growth Achievement – 2007 Winner in Overall Excellence
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized New Columbia for overall excellence in smart growth. Specifically the award highlighted the community design process that resulted in a healthy, vibrant and diverse community with environmental leadership demonstrated by LEED certification, innovated stormwater management and a design that ensures pedestrian and bicycle connections to mass transit. For more information: http://www.epa.gov/livablecommunities/awards.htm
Richard Riley 2007 Award – Rosa Parks School at New Columbia Community Campus
Named in honor of former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley, this annual award recognizes a school that best exemplifies the growing national trend of building schools as centers of community. Rosa Parks School at New Columbia's Community Campus was selected unanimously by a jury representing the American Architectural Foundation and KnowledgeWorks Foundation and honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in November 2007. In addition, the school will receive a $10,000 prize. For more information: http://www.richardrileyaward.org/en/Index.asp
Portland Chapter American Institute of Architects (AIA) – 2007 Mayor's Award for Design Excellence for Rosa Parks/Regence Boys and Girls Club (Community Campus at New Columbia)
The community campus was recognized with the Mayor's Award during the 2007 Design Awards sponsored by AIA and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) in a ceremony during October 2007. For more information: http://www.aiaportland.org
Columbia Slough Watershed Council 2007 Achievement Award
New Columbia's stormwater management system has been recognized as an "extraordinary project" and the largest green streets site in Portland that is contributing to improved water quality in the Columbia Slough. An awards celebration is scheduled on February 1, 2008 in northeast Portland. For more information: http://www.hapdx.org/newsroom/pdfs/CSWC-Awards-2007.pdf
Readers' Choice Awards - Planned/Mixed Use Winner (Affordable Housing Finance Magazine, August 2007)
New Columbia was selected by readers from three finalists in this awards program category. The Readers’ Choice Awards recognize developments that illustrate the diversity and quality of affordable housing being built today. The developments are home to working families, formerly homeless individuals, veterans, disabled people, and frail seniors. For more information visit: http://www.housingfinance.com/ahf/articles/2007/aug/NEW-COLUMBIA0807.htm
Regional Erosion Prevention Awards (awarded by the City of Portland)
New Columbia was recognized on June 8, 2007 "for demonstrating exceptional performance in the field of Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control." This award recognizes HAP and our construction/design partners (especially Walsh Construction and KPFF Engineering) to ensure construction activities met the prevention goal of "Keeping the Dirt Where It Belongs." For more information: http://ecawards.org/
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition - Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards: Honorable Mention
New Columbia was recognized with an Honorable Mention certificate during the 13th annual awards process administered by the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC). With over 30 nominations in the "Metropolitan/Urban Housing" category, New Columbia was honored as one of the top five programs in the country at a Capitol Hill reception in Washington DC on June 5, 2007. More information is available on AHTCC website:
www.taxcreditcoalition.org/uploads/award_docs/WINNERS_MEDIA_RELEASE.PDF
Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs - Agency of the Year Award
The Housing Authority of Portland (HAP) was recognized as OAME's 2007 Agency of the Year at the annual OAME Convention on May 10, 2007. During the luncheon awards ceremony, HAP was praised for achieving a 24% contracting rate with targeted DMWESB firms at New Columbia (Disadvantaged, Minority Owned, Women Owned, and Emerging Small Businesses), representing over $24 million dollars in the local economy. In addition, the award recognizes HAP's effort to exceed the agency's 20% targeted business contracting goal in our next HOPE VI redevelopment: Humboldt Gardens.
Oregon Housing and Community Services Department (OHCSD) - Excellence in Housing Awards: Housing Revitalization
New Columbia was recognized with a Housing Revitalization Award at the April 25, 2007 annual conference luncheon in Salem, Oregon. The award commended HAP's work in transforming an isolated, underdeveloped and distressed 82-acre public housing site into a mixed-use community that has gracefully blended into the neighborhood. More information at: http://www.oregon.gov/OHCS/SAS_ExcellenceAwards.shtml
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) – Three (3) Merit Awards: Community Revitalization, Design for Transformations, and Transforming Lives During Community Revitalization
New Columbia has received recognition in three categories (overall revitalization, design and resident services.) Approximately 200 merit awards will be presented at the July NAHRO summer conference in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, judges forwarded each of the three New Columbia nominations on the "Award of Excellence" category - with additional review by both a regional jury and national jury members prior to the National Conference. Winners of this top award will be announced in San Diego in October 2007. More information at:
http://www.nahro.org/awards/agency.cfm
City of Portland, Office of Neighborhood Involvement - Spirit of Portland Award: Outstanding Partnership
The Community Campus of New Columbia's partners (HAP, Boys & Girls Club, Portland Public Schools, and Portland Parks & Recreation) were recognized at a ceremony at City Hall on December 13, 2006. Projects are evaluated in five categories: 1) assisting with implementing outstanding projects; 2) enriching and revitalizing community; 3) providing special services to citizens; 4) demonstrating responsiveness, creativity and civic values; and 5) raising cross-cultural awareness. For more information: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=29024
National Association of Home Builders - 2006 Best In American Living Awards: Best Urban Smart Growth Neighborhood, Gold Award
In early February, New Columbia was honored as one of many recipients of the 23rd Annual Best in American Living Awards (BALA) presented in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) annual convention. The New Columbia design team was honored with a Gold Award in the Best Urban Smart Growth Neighborhood/Community category. Jointly sponsored by Professional Builder magazine and NAHB, these awards showcase homes that exemplify the "Best in American Living." A total of 106 award winners in 41 categories were chosen from more than 559 entries. For more information: http://www.housingzone.com/index.asp?layout=nocclamp&articleid=CA6425239
Northwest Construction Magazine Best of 2006 Awards: Best Urban Planning
Walsh Construction was honored for its work as the Construction Manager/General Contractor for New Columbia in December 2006. The award recognized New Columbia as the "Best Urban Planning" development in Oregon and Washington. More information: http://northwest.construction.com/projects/06_Bestof/Bestof2006.pdf
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) - Engineering Excellence Awards: National and Statewide Recognition (2006)
KPFF Consulting Engineers were recognized for their work at New Columbia, "Oregon's largest green street neighborhood." Features that were noted include: a pioneering storm water management system and a street system that now serves as threads to weave the community back into the larger urban fabric. More information about the ACEC awards program: http://www.acec.org/awards/eea.cfm
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