Preservation Achievement Awards Luncheon

The Alliance's Preservation Achievement Awards luncheon, celebrated every May, Preservation Month, is an annual celebration of the individuals, organizations, businesses and projects that exemplify outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation throughout the region. The annual luncheon is the largest gathering of preservationists in the region.


2012 Achievement Awards Luncheon

May 8, 2012

11am - 2pm

Crystal Tea Room, Wanamaker Building, 1300 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

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2012 Award Winners

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
THE JAMES BIDDLE AWARD  for lifetime achievement in historic preservation
Richard J. Webster, PhD

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD for preservation in the public interest
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

RHODA AND PERMAR RICHARDS AWARD for service to the Preservation Alliance
Architectural Walking Tour volunteer guides

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD for exceptional contributions to historic preservation
Ruth and Mansfield Bascom

COMMUNITY ACTION AWARDS for achievement by community organizations

SPECIAL 100th ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITION
Bucks County Historical Society  On the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Henry Mercer’s home, Fonthill

GRAND JURY AWARDS
(Listed as Project, address, Owner, Architect)

1824 Diamond Steet  (pictured)
1824 Diamond Street, Philadelphia
Power House Development, Incorporated
Danilo Vicencio
 
2307 St. Albans Place
2307 St. Albans Place, Philadelphia
F. Scott Donahue
David S. Traub & Associates

431 N. 39th Street Triplex
431 N. 39th Street, Philadelphia
Power House Development, Incorporated
Danilo Vicencio

Arch Street United Methodist Church Window (pictured)
55 North Broad Street, Philadelphia
Arch Street United Methodist Church
Atkin Olshin Schade Architects

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul
18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
VITETTA

Curtis Institute of Music Lenfest Hall
1616 Locust Street, Philadelphia
Curtis Institute of Music
Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.

George A. Weiss Pavilion at Franklin Field
233 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Crawford Architects

Independence Hall Tower
Independence Square, Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.

Mariposa Food Co-op - Belmont Trust Company Building
4824 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia  (pictured)
Mariposa Food Co-op
Re:Vision Architecture

Medallion Garden
3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia
Laurel Hill Cemetery
KSK Architects Planners Historians, Inc.

PennDOT District 6-0 Bridge Rehabilitations
Cope's Bridge Strasburg Road (SR 0162) over Branch of Brandywine Creek
Hares Hill Bridge Hares Hill Road (SR 1045) over French Creek
Henry Avenue Bridge Henry Avenue (SR 4001) over Wissahickon Creek Lincoln Dr.
Rapps Dam Covered Bridge Rapps Dam Road (SR 1049) over French Creek

Saint Francis de Sales Church
4625 Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia
Saint Francis de Sales Parish
Historic Building Architects, LLC

Shane Candies   (pictured)
110 Market Street, Philadelphia
Franklin Fountain LLC
Owners Re

Smithville Park Houses
8 & 9 Park Avenue and 34 Maple Avenue, Eastampton, NJ
Burlington County, Department of Resource Conservation, Division of Parks
Wu & Associates, Inc.

Termini Brothers Bakery
1523 S. 8th Street, Philadelphia
Termini Brothers Bakery
Materials Conservation Collaborative, LLC

West Chester University Recitation Hall (pictured)
35 West Rosedale Avenue, West Chester
West Chester University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, Facilities Design and Construction Department
Klein and Hoffman, Inc.

World Cafe Live at the Queen Theater
500 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Buccini/Pollin Group
Homsey Architects


AIA PHILADELPHIA AWARDS
2012 AIA Philadelphia Landmark Building Award
Vanna Venturi House, Venturi and Rauch, 1962

The Henry J. Magaziner EFAIA Award

To be announced

NOMINATION GUIDELINES AND FORM
2012 nomination deadline was Jan. 27, 2012; nominations are now closed.

PAST AWARDS

2011

2011 Awards Program Book

2011 Sponsors
These sponsor have shown their strong support of the individuals and organizations who make tangible contributions to the restoration of our region's unique historic character and of the Preservation Alliance's mission to promote the appreciation, protection, and appropriate use and development of our historic buildings, communities and landscapes.

ALABASTER
Amerimar Enterprises, Inc. and Behringer Harvard
The Bancorp Bank
Brandywine Realty Trust
Pennoni Associates
Philadelphia Management Co.