Transportation and Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards: Winners Spotlight

As the second in a series of spotlight events celebrating past winners of AIA New York's Transportation and Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards, this program will focus on:

• East Newark Waterfront Park in New Jersey by AECOM, awarded an Honor in the Projects category
• Sunset Park in Brooklyn by AECOM, awarded a Merit in the Planning category 
• Bronx River Greenway / Starlight Park in the Bronx by NV5, a Honor winner in the Open Space category

2026 Awards Schedule:
January 26, 9:00 am: Call for Entries Opens
February 27, 5:00 pm: Submission Deadline
May 5, 6:00 pm: Winner’s Event

Speakers:
Tristan Porto, ASLA, PLA, Senior Associate Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, AECOM LAUD NYC
Joseph Menzer, PE, DBIA, ENV SP, VP, Director of New York Operations, NV5

Moderator:
Lonnie Coplen, ARC Alternative and Renewable Construction LLC

The Transportation and Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards are organized in partnership with ASLA New York, AIA Austin, ASLA Chicago, AIA Los Angeles, and AIA Miami.