Modernism in America Awards
The inaugural Docomomo US Modernism in America Awards have been announced.
Docomomo US has announced the winners of its inaugural Modernism in America Awards, which "celebrate the projects and the people working to sensitively preserve and rehabilitate significant mid-century modern buildings for continued productive use and to raise public awareness of the ongoing threats to modern architecture and design." One Award of Excellence was given in each of the three categories: Design, Inventory/Survey, and Advocacy.
Original Architects: Cecil Doty, National Park Service; Welton Becket & Associates, San Francisco, CA
Restoration Team: National Park Service, Denver Service Center (Project Manager/Property Owner); Architectural Resources Group, Inc. (Architect); and AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Inc. (Project Management, Engineering, and Landscape Architecture)
Team: Los Angeles Conservancy (project lead), Historic Resources Group (data collection facilitators), Architectural Resources Group (content), Alan Hess (content), ThinkShout (web development) and YYES (graphic design)
Original Designers: M. Paul Friedberg + Partners
Advocacy Team: Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM), The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) and Docomomo US/Minnesota