PS Architecture 2008 is the New York City Department of Education’s first-ever citywide architectural photography competition that was open to New York City public school students from pre-K through twelfth grade. Almost 500 students submitted architectural photographs of their schools and a jury selected 20 winners in three categories: Elementary School Rapahela Olive, Citywide Winner: PS 20 Clinton Hill School, Brooklyn Marissa Gonzalez: PS 16 John J. Driscoll, Staten IslandBryan Chango: PS 16 John J. Driscoll, Staten IslandRoman Bromblin: NEST+m, ManhattanDaniel Kim: PS 41 Crocheron, QueensKenny Shi: PS 69 Vincent D. Grippo School, BrooklynQi Wen Li: PS 112, BrooklynChristina Wu: PS 112, Brooklyn Middle School Barbara Font, Citywide Winner: PS/IS 266, QueensAyah Khalil: PS/IS 111 Adolf S. Ochs, ManhattanJustin Sam: Irwin Altman Middle School 172, QueensMichael Nieves: Academy for Social Action, Manhattan High School Andrew Marcus, Citywide Winner: NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies, ManhattanBrian Hinds: James Madison High School, BrooklynNicoletta Gallo: Millennium High School, ManhattanBetty Zhao: Stuyvesant High School, ManhattanLigia Perez: Marta Valle Secondary School, ManhattanDavid Yusim: James Madison High School, BrooklynChloe Smith: Forest Hills High School, QueensJeaniffer Lacrete: High School for Service and Learning at Erasmus, Brooklyn
The contest was judged by: Nelson Bakerman, architectural photographer; Michael Bierut, Pentagram Design; Michele Cohen, DOE’s Public Art for Public Schools; Tim Hayduk, Center for Architecture Foundation; Martin Pedersen, Metropolis magazine; Stan Ries, architectural photographer; Ann Rolland, FXFOWLE Architects; and Maria Bonilla and Barbara Rudnick art teachers in NYC public schools.The opening of the exhibition on October 17, 2008, was hosted by The Center for Architecture Foundation with support from FXFOWLE Architects, LLP, National Reprographics, and Pentagram Design. For more information contact Jane Pook 212/374.0338 or jpook@schools.nyc.gov.