W E L C O M E
The jury met on Saturday October 9 2004, and unanimously selected Preston Scott Cohen, Inc. as the winner in the Robbins Elementary School Design Competition.
They were equally unanimous in recognizing Ply Architecture of Ann Arbor with an Honorable Mention.
The other finalists were CR Studio of Hoboken, and Urban Office of New York and Milan.
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Winner Preston Scott Cohen, Inc. view entry
Honorable Mention Ply Architecture view entry
Finalist CR Studio view entry
Finalist Urban Office view entry
CR Studio Architects, PC, New York NY
David Cumby, San Francisco CA
Ply Architecture, Ann Arbor MI
Preston Scott Cohen, Inc, Boston MA
First Alternate
Peter Lee, Los Angeles CA
Second Alternate
Magnet, Berkeley CA
Third Alternate
Urban Office Architecture, New York NY
INTRODUCTION
The City of Trenton, the Trenton Board of Education and the National Endowment for the Arts, in conjunction with the New Jersey Schools
Construction Corporation and New Jersey Department of Education, are pleased to announce a national design competition for the renovation and
expansion of the Carroll Robbins Elementary School, to be constructed with state funds as part of New Jersey's $8.5 billion Abbott school
construction program. As one of the 30 Abbott, or "special needs" districts, Trenton residents have an unprecedented opportunity to redesign
schools and how they fit into the community. This Competition provides a framework for the investigation of both design challenges and philosophies
of community education.
This website provides an overview of the Competition and the following materials are available for download: the description and conditions
(which includes the registration form and official rules), location map, a site plan, and photographs of the site and surrounding context.
competition description and conditions (pdf Adobe Acrobat 5.0 in zip archive)
registration form (pdf Adobe Acrobat 5.0 in zip archive)
stage I submission form (pdf Adobe Acrobat 5.0 in zip archive)
site photos 1/2 (tiffs in zip archive)
site photos 2/2 (tiffs in zip archive)
sanborn map (tiff in zip archive)
aerial photo of site (tiff in zip archive)
site plans (dwg in zip archive)
site survey (dwg in zip archive)
INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
The Competition is organized as an open two-stage national design competition for all architects who meet the eligibility requirements. The winner of the Competition is to be selected by a Jury. To register for this Competition, submit a completed Registration Form, along with a cashier's check or money order in the amount of $100 payable to the City of Trenton. Please mail the completed Registration Form and check to the address listed below by October 29, 2004. Upon receipt of the completed Registration Form and your check. We will mail you an identification number for your use in your Stage I Submission.
Ralph Lerner FAIA, Competition Advisor
Robbins School Design Competition
c/o Ralph Lerner Architect PC
306 Alexander Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA
studio@rlapc.net