UNC Charlotte Center City receives award

UNC Charlotte Center City has received a prestigious award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

Chancellor Philip L. Dubois was notified by the museum earlier this month that UNC Charlotte Center City won the International Architecture Award for 2013. The project was submitted by architectural firm KieranTimberlake.

Considered one of the highest building awards for new and cutting-edge design, the honor is part of an annual program organized by both institutions; it also promotes international architecture and design.

The 2013 Jury for Awards was held in New York and more than 60 projects from 20 nations were selected by a distinguished group of American architects and educators.

UNC Charlotte Center City opened in the fall 2011. The $50.4 million building is the only University of North Carolina classroom building conceived and designed specifically to serve the business, organizations and people of an urban center.

Located in the heart of the Queen City, UNC Charlotte Center City houses a number of the University’s graduate programs.

KieranTimberlake, in partnership with Charlotte-based Gantt Huberman Architects, conceived of the building’s 12-story cantilevered. The firm’s client list includes UNC0Chapel Hill and Yale, Cornell and Princeton universities.

The 143,000-square-foot building is located at the corner of Ninth and Brevard Streets. A four-acre park and other plans are being considered as part of the redevelopment of the First Ward neighborhood, including a light rail stop.