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Merion Village: Recipient of
2010 Columbus Landmarks Foundation's
Outstanding Group Award

MVA President Bob Leighty (left)and Vice-President Joe Stefanko (middle)
accepted the award on behalf of the Association.

Merion Village Association's Outstanding Group Award

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PRESS RELEASE
October 14, 2010

2010 DESIGN & PRESERVATION AWARD WINNERS

In a ceremony at The Ohio State University’s William Oxley Thompson Library, Columbus Landmarks Foundation announced the winners of its 2010 James B. Recchie Design & Preservation Awards. The 2010 James B. Recchie Design Award was presented to the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus and Chase Community Garden Center (shown above as Franklin Park Caretaker's Residence), 1820 Franklin Park South, owned by the City of Columbus and Franklin Park Conservatory and designed by Schooley Caldwell Associates, MSI and JMMD. "The quality of execution of design [of the community gardens and garden center complex] is world class," said George Acock, juror and AIA, Acock Associates Architects. Jurors were impressed by the "whole package" of the project, including the planning and execution of park buildings, rehabilitated and new, the attention to detail in the gardens, the community involvement and outreach, and the programming.

Each year Columbus Landmarks honors individuals and institutions that have made exceptional strides in promoting historic preservation and producing quality urban design in central Ohio with seven awards, including the prestigious James B. Recchie Design Award. James Recchie was a noted Columbus attorney and Columbus Landmarks founding trustee. The award celebrates his vision of a better Columbus through quality urban design. Following a public nomination process, five finalists were selected by a screening committee. Jurors then determined the winner after visiting the five finalists. The 2010 jurors were George Acock, AIA, CEO, Acock Associates Architects; Kyle Katz, President, Katz Interests, Inc.; and Carol Thaler, AICP, Program Officer, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission.

The four other finalists for the James B. Recchie Design Award were East High School, 1500 E. Broad St., owned by Columbus City Schools and designed by Moody-Nolan, Inc. and Schooley Caldwell Associates; Goodwill Columbus, 1331 Edgehill Rd., owned by Goodwill Columbus and designed by DesignGroup; Scioto Audubon Metro Park and Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St., owned by Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks and Audubon Ohio and designed by DesignGroup and KKG; and The Lincoln Theatre, owned by the City of Columbus and Lincoln Theatre Association and designed by Hardlines Design Company.