Prospect Park’s LeFrak Center wins prestigious architecture award
American Institute of Architects (AIA) has honored the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park with a 2015 Honor Award, a prestigious honor in the field of architecture. The LeFrak Center was selected for this award from a pool of nearly 500 candidates.
“It is a true testament to the strength of the LeFrak Center’s design that it is enjoyed by both the local community and the national architectural community alike,” said Sue Donoghue, president of the Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit organization that operates Prospect Park in partnership with the city. “The restoration of Lakeside has set the bar in terms of what can be achieved in Prospect Park, and we look forward to continuing to further this vision.”
This year-round skating and recreational amenity opened to the public in December 2013. It is the largest and most ambitious project in Prospect Park since the Park’s creation nearly 150 years ago.