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WORLD FENCE NEWS • OCTOBER 2014 • 57 DALLAS, Tex. — Don't be shocked to learn that the architectural showpiece or inviting urban garden at the end of the street is actually a park- ing facility. As the seven winners of the Inter- national Parking Institute (IPI) 2014 Awards of Excellence competition demonstrate, today's parking garages and lots are likely to be as easy on the eye as they are user- and earth-friend- ly. Honorees in the 32nd annual competition range from the visually striking Park Place in Missoula, Mon- tana, and the Ajax GO Parking Ga- rage in Toronto, Canada, to the green and modern Boston Common Parking Garage, situated underneath Ameri- ca's oldest park. "Although they differ in appear- ance and use, all share a commitment to improving the cities they serve," said IPI executive director Shawn Conrad, CAE. "The 2014 winners showcase how significantly parking facilities and op- erations have been transformed in re- cent years as a result of advances in technology focused on efficiency and sustainability," Conrad said. "Many are architecturally striking hubs that facilitate mass and alterna- tive transit and a variety of pedestrian activities; others conceal their practi- cal function with lushly planted parks that enhance the entire neighborhood. It's fair to say parking is transforming communities, making them greener, easier to navigate, and certainly more livable." Winners were selected by a pan- el of judges that included architects, parking corporations, and city, air- port, and university officials. The projects receiving top honors are: Award for Architectural Achievement Park Place – Missoula, Mont. Project participants: Owner, Mis- soula Parking Commission; architect, MacArthur, Means & Wells; partner/ project manager, Missoula Redevel- opment Agency; contractor, Gordon Construction; parking consultant/ structural engineer, Carl Walker; consulting engineers, Beaudette; civ- il engineer, WGM Group; landscape architect, Landscape Architecture Studio; mechanical/electrical engi- neer, DC Engineering. Located in the central business district of Missoula, Mont., Park Place is a five-level, 333-space public park- ing structure with 3,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The project had five architectural goals: It should be fresh, urban, and progressive; it should support the city's urban design and economic vitality; it should max- imize the number of parking spaces per dollar and consider both construc- tion and life-cycle costs; it should be driver-friendly (easy to navigate, light and bright, and safe and accessible); and it should demonstrate municipal stewardship for the environment. The small site dictated a Award-winning parking structures stress aesthetics, environmental awareness, user-friendliness Park Place, Missoula, Mont. © 2013 ChrisChapmanPhotography.net continued on page 59 244 W. State Route 4, Cathlamet, WA 98612 (360) 795-3617 Six Models to Choose From Options: • Loader • Forklift • Concrete Breaker • Post Tamper • Post Puller • Concrete Mixer and Dispenser • Installink Chainlink Dispenser • Auto Post Driver (one-person operation) Seeing is believing - Call today for FREE video or to schedule a demonstration! "The ultimate in boring and fencing equipment." 2-25 TLD-125 30-30 XT