This document outlines the agenda for the Excellence on the Waterfront 28 conference held on November 7, 2014 in Washington, DC. It lists the jury members and thanks sponsors Ann and Dick. It then names two waterfront plans in Chicago, Illinois and Singapore that received Honor Awards. Several waterfront redevelopment projects are also highlighted that received Project Awards, including ones in Australia, New York City, Canada, and Arizona. The Detroit Riverwalk project in Michigan is described in more detail. Events of the conference like the Waterfront Winterfest and presentations of awards like the Clearwater Award and Student Award are noted. The top honor, the MAST Center on Governors Island, NYC, is featured and quoted to have been called "the

1. Excellence on the Waterfront 28
November 7, 2014
Washington, DC

2. The Jury
• Joel Mills, Director, American
Institute of Architects Communities by
Design program, Washington, DC
• Mike Dawson, CEO, River Alliance,
Columbia, South Carolina
• Margot Long, PWL Partnership,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Luis Matos, Chief Engineer, Luanda
Waterfront Project, Luanda, Angola
• Jeff Parks, ArtsQuest, Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania

3. Thanks to Ann & Dick

4. Honor Awards: Plans
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5. Northerly Island Plan
Chicago, Ilinois

18. Punggol: The Sustainable Waterfront
Town in the Tropics
Singapore

26. The Project Awards
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Washington, DC

27. Bowen Foreshore Redevelopment
Queensland, Australia

33. Hunters Point South
Queens, NYC

39. Richmond Middle Arm Waterfront
British Columbia, Canada

45. Yuma Crossing Riverfront Project
Yuma, Arizona

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Same view of the Colorado River (2001) after the dams

48. Imperial Dam: Five large canals and a vastly depleted river
Remnant
of the
Colorado
River
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Aerial View of the Yuma East Wetlands

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Commercial redevelopment
invigorates riverfront property.

52. Gateway Park

53. Detroit Riverwalk
Detroit, Michigan

54. West and East Riverfront Overall Project Scope – 5.5 miles
Graphics Credit: JJR
East Riverfront – Project completion to date: 3 miles
Graphics Credit: Harrington Communications
This project encompasses five and a half miles of the Detroit riverfront, creating
connections between the waterfront to downtown and neighborhoods becoming a
positive icon for public perception and economic investment in a distressed community.
The improvements and programs of the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, a public-private
partnership, now draw three million visitors to the well-designed, well-maintained,
beautiful and accessible open space in an international setting.

68. Waterfront Winterfest
Philadelphia, PA

78. The Clearwater Award
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79. Watercare
Auckland, New Zealand

82. The Student Award
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Washington, DC

83. Amber Hill
Master of Landscape Architecture
University of Minnesota

95. The Top Honor Award
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November 7, 2014
Washington, DC

96. MAST Center @ The Harbor School
Governors Island, NYC

97. Marine Affairs Science &
Technology Center
Governors Island, NYC

108. "You represent what I think is the promise of the 21st
century…What you're doing here is truly remarkable. It exists
almost nowhere in America, but it exists here.“ – Bill Clinton

109. Honor Our Winners @ the
Octagon House