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Building By Design Award
United States Department of Housing & Urban Development/American
Association of Architects, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 2000
The Portland Public Market was honored as the first-ever recipient
of this national award. "The award goes to projects that play
an exemplary role in helping to revitalize the communities in which
they are located by enhancing the community's physical fabric,"
announced Ronald Scaggs, president of the AIA during the awards
ceremony in May, 2000 in Philadelphia. Both HUD and AIA felt the
need to recognize excellence in design and community planning and
this reward honors the hard work and planning that went into the
creation of the Portland Public Market.
2000 Exemplary Economic Development Planning Award
American Planning Association, Annandale, Virginia
April 2000
The Portland Public Market was chosen for this national award as
an excellent example of downtown revitalization and for the quality
of the project. Director Ted Spitzer, a national authority on public
markets, was sited in particular for his background and noted for
his collaborative effort with the Preble Street Resource Center
in aiding the development of Stone Soup Foods. "This Public
Market business supports job training to clients at Preble Street's
busy social service agency. The Portland Public Market's impact
on the city includes many positive strengths as it has become a
major downtown destination to area residents and tourists alike,"
said Rebecca Winders of APA. The award ceremony took place in New
York City at the annual meeting in April 2000.
1999 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence – Silver Medalist
The Bruner Foundation
January 1999
The Portland Public Market was chosen as one of five winners of
the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, one of America's most
prestigious architecture and design awards. Based in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, the Bruner Foundation sponsors this biennial competition
focusing on the complex process of urban placemaking. "The
finalists represent wonderful, innovative thinking on the part of
developers, builders and support organization," said award
founder Simeon Bruner. "They show very creative use of urban
spaces that also make a positive contribution to their surrounding
environment, a key point for our award." For more information:
www.brunerfoundation.org
1999 Downtown Achievement Awards for Economic Development - Award
of Merit
International Downtown Association, Washington, DC
October 1999
For more than 13 years, the International Downtown Association (IDA)
Downtown Achievement Awards Program has celebrated the best that
downtown revitalization and management has to offer. The awards
are given annually to recognize exemplary and innovative projects,
strategies, and events in downtown revitalization. IDA described
the Portland Public Market as follows: A newly constructed indoor
fresh food market in downtown is a state-of-the-art facility housing
25 permanent vendors and eight day stalls for products grown or
produced in Maine. The architecturally pleasing market hall takes
its cue from Maine's timber country. Most significant of all is
the strong on-site management and networked point-of-sale computer
system providing accurate centralized information. The market is
also wired for e-commerce providing an extensive web site and vendor
links to the site. The jury awarded the Merit award to this model
public market for its demonstration of how philanthropy, small business,
and government can create a forward-looking commercial enterprise.
Honor Award, American Institute of Architects, 1999
New England Chapter, American Institute of Architects
November 1999
Awarded biennially, this award is the highest designation given
for excellence in design and architecture by the American Institute
of Architects.
Future Landmark Award
Greater Portland Landmarks, Portland, Maine
October 1998
Each year, Greater Portland Landmarks recognizes Portland's best
historic structures and visual landscapes. This year's awards were
reinvented to make the categories more competitive. In winning the
first Future Landmark Award, the Portland Public Market was cited
as "a new building exhibiting such outstanding design quality
and craftsmanship that it may become a community landmark in the
future." In addition, the timber-framed architecture of the
Public Market was notably credited with "complementing and
greatly improving the downtown neighborhood."
The Lighthouse Award
Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland, Portland, Maine
February 1999
The Portland Public Market was honored at a gala reception sponsored
by the Convention and Visitors Bureau to receive its annual Lighthouse
Award, presented to a business that exemplifies outstanding leadership
in promoting Maine as a tourism destination while enhancing the
quality of life for Maine people.
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