The California Preservation Foundation will celebrate the just-announced 2011 Preservation Design Award Winners at the 28th Annual Preservation Design Awards on Saturday, October 1, 2011 (6:30 – 9:00 p.m.) to be held at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
The California Preservation Foundation (CPF), the distinguished San Francisco-based nonprofit preservation organization, will host the glamorous event featuring a cocktail reception and presentation of awards attended by 250 guests. This is one of two major annual events hosted by CPF; the 37th annual California Preservation Conference will be held May 3 – 6, 2012 in Oakland, CA.
For ticket information, please contact the California Preservation Foundation at (415) 495-0349 Ext 202 or go to www.californiapreservation.org.
The Preservation Design Awards honor exemplary historic preservation projects for their excellence in design, construction, planning and technology in the following nine categories Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration, Reconstruction, Contextual In-Fill, Sustainability, Cultural Resource Studies - Reports, Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology, Archaeology, and Interpretive Exhibits.
The 2011 Preservation Design Award Winners are as follows:
Rehabilitation Award: Amaree’s, Newport Beach
The adaptive reuse of this 1960s harbor side restaurant transformed an architectural classic into a vibrant shopping space
Archaeological & Interpretative Exhibits Award: Angel Island Immigration Station, Tiburon
The recently completed work at the Angel Island Immigration Station includes restoration of the Detention Barracks, installation of interpretive exhibits, and extensive landscaping and site work.
Preservation Award: Antelope Valley Indian Museum, Lancaster
This National Register structure built into the Piute Butte was environmentally and structurally stabilized using innovative methods.
Restoration Award: Bubeshko Apartments, Los Angeles
R.M. Schindler’s rare multi-family projects were sensitively restored with special attention to the famed architect’s interplay of materials, color and space.
Cultural Resources Studies – Reports: Building 50 Adobe Non-Destructive Evaluation Report,
San Francisco
The Presidio’s Officers Club, one of two adobes in the city, was the basis for a thorough non-destructive evaluation of the adobe walls prior to its rehabilitation.
Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology Award: Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco
Through a process of investigation, testing, and experienced craftsmanship, the hidden gem of original masonry was rediscovered and restored.
Cultural Resource Studies – Reports: City of Anaheim Historic Preservation Plan, Anaheim
This award is for the Anaheim Citywide Historic Preservation Plan resulting in a collaboration of the City, local residents and professional consultants.
Cultural Resource Studies – Reports: City of Benicia Historic Context Statement, Benicia
This Historic Context Statement provides clear and concise framework for identifying and evaluating its historic buildings in one of California’s earliest industrial centers.
Cultural Resources Studies – Reports: City of Pasadena Study of Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Development & Architecture, Pasadena
This project was a comprehensive study and survey of all residential development in the City during the turn of the century.
Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology: Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco
A 1904 masonry synagogue underwent seismic work utilizing engineering technologies new to North America and reversing the effect of 50-year-old façade coating.
Restoration Award: Cosmopolitan Hotel, San Diego
The project restored the missing 1872 hotel rooms and historic features along with a full seismic retrofit.
Rehabilitation Award: Folger Estate Stable, Woodside
The 1905 horse stable, designed by Albert Brown Jr. for coffee magnate James Folger ll, underwent complete repair and seismic retrofit.
Cultural Resource Studies – Reports: Hearst Castle, Cultural Landscape Report, San Simeon
This project provides comprehensive documentation and treatment for future stewardship of the original Hearst Castle landscape.
Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology: Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park Chinese Writings Preservation, Weaverville
The preservation, documentation and translation of historic Chinese writings in the oldest Taoist temple in California illuminate important local Chinese history.
Rehabilitation: Lake Merritt Municipal Boathouse Rehabilitation, Oakland
This project consisted of the rehabilitation of Lake Merritt’s Boathouse, a source of pride in the community, to its historic condition and original uses.
Rehabilitation: Locke Boarding House, Locke
The rehabilitation of this building serves as a gateway to this unique town built and founded in1915 by Chinese immigrants.
Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology: Maritime Museum Restoration, San Francisco
For two decades the Maritime Museum, operated by the National Park Service, has functioned as a center for important architectural and art conservation projects.
Archaeological & Interpretative Exhibits: Niles Cultural Banner Program, Niles
The Niles Cultural Banner Program successfully fostered appreciation of the town’s history by residents and visitors to create a positive environment for preservation.
Restoration: Palace of Fine Arts Building, Lagoon + Park Restoration, San Francisco
Through a public/private partnership, this iconic site underwent an 8-year architectural, structural and landscape rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation: The Peterson Building, Stanford
The $15 million dollar rehabilitation, located at Stanford University, restored the building’s original architectural grandeur and updated it to meet current codes.
Preservation: Presidio Landmark, San Francisco
This LEED-Gold historic tax credit project consisted of extensive rehabilitation and transformation of the historic hospital into154 apartment units.
Rehabilitation: Richard C Blum Center, Berkeley
Located on the UC Berkeley campus, this center includes the Naval Architecture Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and a new wing which was transformed into a 24,000 s.f. certified LEED NC Silver complex.
Rehabilitation: The Richard Municipal Natatorium, Point Richmond
Known as “The Plunge,” this pool was a vital source of civic unity from 1926 until 2001, which has undergone a $7.5 rehabilitation maintaining its historical value.
Archaeological & Interpretive Exhibits: Sacramento Historic Hollow Sidewalks, Sacramento
This exhibit illustrates a network of underground raised streets that date back to the 1860s and 1870s which remained relatively undiscovered until 2008.
Cultural Resources Studies - Reports: San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Historic Context Statement, San Francisco
This report provides a valuable framework with which to evaluate significant architecture and landscapes created between 1935 – 1970.
Reconstruction Award: Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead, San Diego
As one of San Diego’s oldest remaining adobes, this historic farmstead required complete reconstruction after it was destroyed in the 2007 Witch Creek Fire.
Cultural Resource Studies – Reports: SurveyLA Field Guide Survey System (FIGSS), Los Angeles
This custom-designed, GIS-based mobile field application provides a cutting-edge approach to completing historic resource surveys.
"We are much honored this year by the record number of 2011 PDA applications received and the consistent excellence and variety of historic preservation efforts throughout California, which they represent," stated Steade Craigo, FAIA, 2011 PDA Jury Chair. " The selected projects represent the best of the best in the expanding and inclusive nature of California historic preservation efforts, in such singularly important areas of preservation planning research, affordable housing, sustainability and green design, modern architecture and infill design, and diverse cultural and ethnic interests."
CPF’s annual Preservation Design Awards recognize outstanding achievement in the areas of preservation and highlight numerous notable preservation efforts and projects throughout California. The lengthy competitive process involves a stellar panel of experts who carefully review hundreds of entries. After months of painstaking review and consideration, the PDA Jury selects a handful of projects which are held to the highest standards that conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
Founded in 1977, the California Preservation Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of California’s cultural and architectural heritage. The California Preservation Foundation provides statewide leadership, advocacy and education to ensure the protection of California’s diverse cultural heritage and historic places. For more information on CPF, visit: californiapreservation.org
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