NEW YORK, NY.- Twelve eminent architects, educators, critics and planners convened at the Center for Architecture to select the winners of the 2011 AIA New York Chapter’s Design Awards. Last night, they publically announced the 38 winning projects at a symposium at the Center for Architecture (536 LaGuardia Place). The conversation was moderated by William Menking, editor-in-chief of the Architect’s Newspaper. The 38 selected projects and the architecture firms behind them – many of whom were on hand for the symposium – represent exceptional work by AIA New York members and other architects practicing in New York in four categories: interiors, architecture, un-built work and urban design. Each winning project, granted either an “honor” or “merit” award, was chosen for its exemplary originality. The criteria used by the juries included design quality, program resolution, innovation, though