Judging Criteria
A panel consisting of (3) internationally known design professionals, a designated City representative, a designated State representative and a designated Capitol Mall District representative will judge the competition.
All eligible entries will be evaluated and winners will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Creativity and innovation as it relates to the Big Idea
- Perceived success in activating the Capitol Mall through the attraction and engagement of visitors
- Demonstration of a clear understanding of the context and provision of an appropriate response to that context
- Perceived success in providing a civic amenity that is capable of accommodating large groups of gatherers, special events, concerts, etc.
- Clear understanding of how the design will affect the pedestrian and vehicular traffic through and around the Mall
- Quality of intended improvement and definition of linkages between the Mall and the identified adjacent features
- Success in appropriately addressing the concepts of the Urban Canopy, View Corridor and Sustainability
- Clear and understandable method of implementation including phasing and ability to construct
Jury Bios
- Peter Buchanan
Architectural Critic
Architect and urban planner, writer and critic, consultant and curator, Peter Buchanan was born in Malawi in 1942, schooled in Zimbabwe and studied architecture at the University of Cape Town, graduating with a B. Arch in 1968.
In 1972 he moved to London and worked until 1976 for Halpern + Partners on a variety of commercial, urban design and planning projects for the UK, France, Germany and Israel. From 1976 until 1979 he worked for Sidell Gibson Partnership in charge of master-planning the extension of the city of Arak in Iran and some of its major architectural ensembles. During this whole period he designed entries for a number of architectural competitions, particularly for housing developments. In 1979 he joined The Architectural Press (later to become part of Maxwell Business Communications and then EMAP) as an editor and writer on the Architect’s Journal and The Architectural Review, becoming Deputy Editor of the latter in 1982.
Since 1992 he has worked as a freelance writer, exhibition curator and consultant in environmental design and planning. He was curator of and helped design two exhibitions for The Architectural League of New York: Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Selected Projects in 1992 and Ten Shades of Green in 2000. He wrote the catalogues for both exhibitions, which traveled extensively. He also provided ideas and design concepts for exhibitions in Japan on Alvar Aalto and Le Corbusier.
Peter Buchanan has written a number of books, including the five volumes of Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Complete Works (Phaidon Press), which has appeared in six different language editions, and Ten Shades of Green: Architecture and the Natural World (WW Norton). Other books include Gabriel Fagan, Twenty Cape Houses (Bree Street Publications) and a volume on the Japanese sculptor, Susumu Shingu (Circle d’Art). - William R. Crouch, AIA, FRAIA, NCARB, AICP, LEED (AP), CBO, CASp
Urban Design Manager, City of Sacramento
Australian born architect and urbanist, William Crouch was appointed as the first Urban Design Manager for the City of Sacramento’s Development Services Department in April 2006. Coming from one of the World’s Most Livable Cities (Melbourne, Australia) Bill is working to fulfill the Mayor and City Council’s Vision of making Sacramento the ‘Most Livable City in the Nation.”
Bill has served as lead consultant in the private sector on many public projects as both architect and urban designer and has participated on many boards and commissions including being appointed to the City of Huntington Beach Design Review Board in Southern California. Early in his career he was publicly elected as a City Councilor for the historic coastal city of Warrnambool, Australia, where he also served as a Planning Commissioner.
Bill studied Architecture at RMIT University, Melbourne Australia and completed graduate studies in Urban Design, at the Joint Center for Urban Design, Oxford, England. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, is certified with the National Council of Architect Registration Boards in Washington, DC. , and is a certified planner with the American Planning Association. Bill is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, and serves on the International Committee of RAIA which convenes annually in select global cities. - Peter David Cavaluzzi, FAIA
Principal, Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut & Kuhn Architects
Peter David Cavaluzzi FAIA, a principal with EE&K a Perkins Eastman Company, helped to establish EE&K’s unique approach to architecture in which buildings and public spaces are conceived together as a complete design. His design work is sparked by a creative understanding and insight of each site and place, and covers the spectrum from complex urban infill sites to sweeping waterfronts in the US and abroad. His designs for CityCenter, which brought urbanism for the first time to the Las Vegas strip, and other transformative large-scale projects, have garnered national recognition and numerous national awards including his being honored as a Ralph Rapson Fellow.
Whether it is a mixed use development, a waterfront, an urban site in the heart of a city, or an underdeveloped neighborhood, all of Mr. Cavaluzzi’s building designs have ignited dramatic change and have contributed to new discussions of how to design and build large-scale architecture. In addition to his design work, he has been a leader in the profession as a teacher, lecturer, and volunteer, most notably with New York New Visions, which helped to shape the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site. - Bruce Race, FAIA, AICP
Principal, RaceStudio
Bruce Race, FAIA, AICP is the principal and founder of RACESTUDIO and is responsible for all aspects of project design and delivery. Since founding RACESTUDIO in Berkeley, California in 1994, his clients have received 30 design and planning awards including national awards from the American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association, Environmental Protection Agency and Society of College and University Planners. Currently, Mr. Race is the Associate Professor of Practice and a full-time faculty for Ball State University’s Master of Urban Design program in Indianapolis where he teaches urban design studios, graphics communication and research methods courses. His design talent, practice experience and research interests intersect in his studios where he emphasizes design innovation and comprehensiveness. Mr. Race’s PhD research focuses on the impacts of climate change mitigation and adaptation on the future shape of cities.
Mr. Race has had a 27-year relationship with Sacramento that started with the Downtown Urban Design Plan. Since then, he has assisted the Capitol Area Development Authority, the City of Sacramento, and SHRA preparing plans that are geared for implementing the community’s aspirations. - Owen Lang, FASLA
Urban Designer and Planner
Owen Lang has nearly 40 years of significant site planning and urban design projects. Owen’s expertise includes urban mixed use districts, downtown revitalization plans, urban waterfronts, community design plans, corporate/commercial facilities, and transit-related developments. His broad range of experience involves working with multi-jurisdictional agencies, special interest groups, and community groups, forging a shared understanding and support for public and private improvements. His strong physical design sense and graphic skills allow him to communicate design concepts throughout the progressive phases of a project.
Prior to private consultancy, Owen was a Principal of Sasaki Associates’ San Francisco office since 1983. His prior professional history includes site design and planning at nationally-renowned firms including SWA Group, EDAW, Wallace McHarg Roberts and Todd, Sasaki Dawson DeMay & Associates, and Lawrence Halprin & Associates.
A Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Owen received a Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from the California State Polytechnic University, School of Environmental Design. - Catherine Taylor
District Superintendent, Capital District State Museums & Historic Parks
As District Superintendent, Catherine oversees all operations for the Capital District State Museums & Historic Parks and is the liaison to 6 nonprofit support organizations within the District. She also serves as project manager for two major State Parks statewide development projects: the California Indian Heritage Center and the Railroad Technology Museum, both in the Sacramento region.
Prior to her current role, Catherine served as Museum Director for the California State Railroad Museum for seven years, and was the Executive Director of the Railroad Museum for twelve years. She previously served as Director of Political Action and Member Services for the California Association of Health Facilities, and was a registered lobbyist.
Catherine is a graduate of California State University Sacramento with a BA in History, and is a graduate of the Museum Management Institute at UC Berkeley sponsored by the Getty Leadership Institute. - John Given
Principal, CIM Group
Mr. Given is a Principal of Development at CIM Group. Prior to joining CIM in 1997, he was the City Planner for Greeley, Colorado for four years before returning to his native Los Angeles, where he served the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency for seven years and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency for five years.
For over 30 years, Mr. Given has worked on building partnerships between public development agencies and private real estate development companies engaged in high priority redevelopment projects and transit-oriented development. His accomplishments include catalytic redevelopment projects in downtown Los Angeles and around the Hollywood METRO stations.
Mr. Given is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the International Conference of Shopping Centers, and the American Institute of Certified Planners. He has served as a founding board member of the Hollywood Entertainment District and was chairman of the City of Santa Monica Housing Commission. Mr. Given received a B.A. degree in Urban Planning from the University of Washington and a Masters in Regional Planning from Harvard University.