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, attended by 600, is the largest gathering of preservationists in the Philadelphia area.

2012 Achievement Awards Luncheon

May 8, 2012

11am - 2pm

Crystal Tea Room, Wanamaker Building, 1300 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA (enter at Juniper St.)

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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, project participants)

1824 Diamond Steet  (pictured)
1824 Diamond Street, Philadelphia
Power House Development, Incorporated
Danilo Vicencio; Martin Bean Renovation & Associates, Inc.; United Bank of Philadelphia
 
2307 St. Albans Place
2307 St. Albans Place, Philadelphia
F. Scott Donahue
David S. Traub Associates; B&B Foundry; Emerald Windows; Loonstyn Roofing; Louis DiGiovanni Plumbing and Heating; M&S Contractors; Morris Millwork, LLC; Wm. Proud Masonry Restoration Company Inc.

431 N. 39th Street Triplex
431 N. 39th Street, Philadelphia
Power House Development, Incorporated
Danilo Vicencio; Martin Bean Renovation & Associates, Inc.; United Bank of Philadelphia

Arch Street United Methodist Church Window (pictured)
55 North Broad Street, Philadelphia
Arch Street United Methodist Church
Atkin Olshin Schade Architects; AEGIS Property Group; Keast & Hood Co.; Masonry Preservation Group Inc.; Mezalick Design Studio, LLC; Schnabel Conservation L.L.C.; Sun Precast Co., Inc.

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul
18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
VITETTA; BirdMaster; Dan Lepore & Sons Company; Kreilick Conservation, LLC; O'Donnell & Naccarato; Premier Architectural Sheet Metal LLC

Curtis Institute of Music Lenfest Hall
1616 Locust Street, Philadelphia
Curtis Institute of Music
Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.; AthenianRazak LLC ; Grenald Waldren Associates; INTECH Construction, Inc.; Joseph Dugan, Inc.; Keast & Hood Co.; Kirkegaard Associates; Marvin Waxman Consulting Engineers, Inc.; Metropolitan Acoustics, LLC; Noble Preservation Services, Inc.; Stantec

George A. Weiss Pavilion at Franklin Field
233 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Crawford Architects; AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.; Geiger Engineers; Hunt Engineering; Hunter Roberts Construction Group; John Milner Associates

Independence Hall Tower
Independence Square, Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.; Alpha Corporation; Avalotis Corporation; Dan Lepore & Sons Company; Daniel J Keating Company; Elderhorst Bells, Inc.; Independence National Historical Park; Keast & Hood Co.; Kreilick Conservation, LLC; National Park Service Denver Service Center; Schnabel Conservation L.L.C.; Superior Scaffold Services; United States Roofing Corporation; Window Repairs & Restoration, LLC

Mariposa Food Co-op - Belmont Trust Company Building
4824 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia  (pictured)
Mariposa Food Co-op
Re:Vision Architecture; Community Design Collaborative; Gardner/Fox Associates, Inc.

Medallion Garden
3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia
Laurel Hill Cemetery
KSK Architects Planners Historians, Inc.; Andrew F. Gillespie Tree Service and Landscape Design; Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery; Laurel Hill Cemetery Grounds Crew; Menke & Menke Landscape Architects & Planners; Plymouth Valley Construction

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
Bi-State Construction Company Inc.; J. D. Eckman, Inc.; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson; Loftus Construction, Inc.; Mackin Engineering Company; Modjeski and Masters, Inc.; Pennoni Associates Inc.; Road-Con, Inc.

Saint Francis de Sales Church
4625 Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia
Saint Francis de Sales Parish
Historic Building Architects, LLC; AC Gentry, Inc.; Daedalus Projects, Inc.; Femenella & Associates, Inc.; GB Geotechnics USA Inc.; John Tiedmann, Inc.; Knapp Masonry LLC; Merrell & Garaguso, Inc.; Pennoni Associates Inc.; Robert Silman Associates, PC; The Art of Glass, Inc.

Shane Confectionery   (pictured)
110 Market Street, Philadelphia
Franklin Fountain LLC
Owners Rep Inc.; Christopher Jones Carpenter Designer; Funk Und Stange; J. Loonstyn Roofing and Contracting; Jeff Wilson Ceramic Tile; McCann Painting; Michael Bufalino Design; Robert Green Construction; Trimm Glass Co. Inc.; Wm. Proud Masonry Restoration Company Inc.

Smithville Park Houses
8 & 9 Park Avenue and 34 Maple Avenue, Eastampton, NJ
Burlington County, Department of Resource Conservation, Division of Parks
VITETTA; Arch Design Architects; Caswell & Co.; Expert House Movers; Hunter Research; Pennoni Associates Inc.; 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.; Caretti Restoration and Preservation Services, LLC; Schnabel Conservation L.L.C.

World Cafe Live at the Queen Theater
500 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Buccini/Pollin Group
Homsey Architects, Inc.; Belk Architecture; BPGS Construction, LLC; DEDC Consulting Engineers;; Jackie Ivy Design Ltd; Light Up the Queen Foundation; MacIntosh Engineering; Metropolitan Acoustics, LLC; Meyer Design, Inc.; Mulhern Consulting Engineers; Powers & Company, Inc.; Real Entertainment Group; The Walters Company; World Cafe Live


AIA AWARDS
THE 2012 AIA PHILADELPHIA LANDMARK BUILDING AWARD
Vanna Venturi House  1959-1964
Robert Venturi, FAIA, Int. FRIBA, Architect

THE HENRY J. MAGAZINER EFAIA AWARD
History Making Productions
Sam Katz, Founder and Executive Producer
Phil Katz, Producer and Director


2012 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.  List current as of April 5, 2012.

Alabaster
The Bancorp Bank
Brandywine Realty Trust
HF (Gerry) Lenfest
Philadelphia Management Company

Marble
806 Capital, LLC
Beneficial Bank
Cross Properties
Firstrust Bank
INTECH Construction, Inc.
Keast & Hood Co.
Knapp Masonry LLC
Pennoni Associates Inc.
Radnor Property Group LLC
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Granite
AIA Philadelphia
Amerimar Enterprises Inc./Behringer Harvard
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC
Dan Lepore & Sons Company
Daniel J. Keating Company
Eastern State Penitentiary
First Niagara Bank
Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Henry “Jeb” Hart
Historic Building Architects, LLC
KieranTimberlake
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP
Klein and Hoffman, Inc. / Caretti Restoration and Preservation Services, LLC
Land Services USA, Inc.
Masonry Preservation Group, Inc. / Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Materials Conservation Collaborative, LLC
Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
Rampart Holdings
Saul Ewing LLP
Selzer Company   
SSH Real Estate
Stonehenge Advisors Inc.
Stuart G. Rosenberg Architects, P.C.
University of Pennsylvania Facilities and Real Estate Services
Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

Limestone
AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Allied Construction Services II, Inc.
AthenianRazak LLC
Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.
Blackney Hayes Architects
Clemens Construction Company, Inc.
DOMUS, Inc.
Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust
Femenella & Associates, Inc.
Gardner/Fox Associates, Inc.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
John Milner Architects, Inc.
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
Joseph Dugan, Inc.
Janet and Lew Klein
Marvin Waxman Consulting Engineers, Inc.
MMPartners, LLC
Nolen Properties, LLC
O'Donnell & Naccarato
Powers & Company, Inc.
Provenance
Reading Terminal Market Corporation
S. Harris Ltd.
Superior Scaffold Services, Inc.
UJMN Architects + Designers
Wm. Proud Masonry Restoration Company Inc.
Wu & Associates, Inc.

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

PAST AWARDS

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2011 Awards Program Book