Distinguished Building Award

The Distinguished Building Award honors the design and execution of recent building projects. Projects are eligible if they were designed by a registered architect in the Chicago metropolitan area and completed between Jan 1, 2002 and May 1, 2005.

Winners | Submissions

  • 433 North Wells

    • Chicago, IL
    • Roszak/ADC
    • Photo: Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing

  • 442 West Belden Avenue

    • Chicago, IL
    • 42/40 Architecture Inc.
    • Photo: Jeff McNamara, Metropolitan Home

  • Winner 915 North Wolcott

    • Chicago, IL
    • Studio Dwell Architects
    • Photo: Marty Peters

  • Abello House

    • Tarragona, Spain
    • Xavier Vendrell Studio
    • Photo: Monica Rosello and Jordi Guillumet

  • Archer Townhouses

    • Chicago, IL
    • Landon Bone Baker Architects
    • Photo: Jill Preston, Landon Bone Baker Architects Ltd.

  • Bluff House

    • North Shore suburb, IL
    • Thomas Hickey & Associates
    • Photo: Howard Kaplan, HNK Architectural Photography Inc.

  • Byron Station Lofts

    • Chicago, IL
    • Ann Temple Architects
    • Photo: John A. Faier; William Kildow Photography

  • Caliendo Residence

    • Chicago, IL
    • Wilkinson Blender Architecture Inc.
    • Photo: Darris Harris, Padgett and Company

  • Winner Carus Residence

    • Peru, IL
    • Brininstool + Lynch Ltd.
    • Photo: Christopher Barrett © Hedrich Blessing

  • Cathedral Place

    • Milwaukee, WI
    • Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates Inc.
    • Photo: David Clifton, David Clifton Art & Architectural Photography

  • Chicago Avenue Place

    • Evanston, IL
    • Roszak/ADC
    • Photo: Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing

  • Courtyard House

    • Dallas, TX
    • Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Penney Architects Ltd.
    • Photo: Scott McDonald, Hedrich Blessing

  • Dearborn Tower

    • Chicago, IL
    • Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd.
    • Photo: George Pappageorge, Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd.

  • Winner DePaul Residence

    • Chicago, IL
    • Wheeler Kearns Architects
    • Photo: Steve Hall © Hedrich Blessing

  • Erie on the Park

    • Chicago, IL
    • Lucien Lagrange Architects
    • Photo: Nathan Kirkman, Nathan Kirkman Photographer

  • Eugenie Street Home

    • Chicago, IL
    • Eifler & Associates, Architects
    • Photo: William Kildow, Kildow Photography

  • Glade House

    • Lake Forest, IL
    • Frederick Phillips & Associates
    • Photo: Barbara Karant, Karant + Associates Inc.

  • Winner Green Lake Cottage

    • Green Lake, WI
    • Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Penney
    • Photo: Bruce Van Inwegen, Van Inwegen Photography

  • Winner Harold Washington Unity Co-Operative

    • Chicago, IL
    • Landon Bone Baker Architects
    • Photo: Mark Ballogg © Steinkamp/Ballogg Photography Inc.

  • Horizons

    • Evanston, IL
    • Optima Inc.
    • Photo: Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing

  • Winner House on the Edge of a Forest

    • Northbrook, IL
    • John Ronan Architect
    • Photo: Steve Hall © Hedrich Blessing

  • Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel

    • Louisville, KY
    • Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc.
    • Photo: Todd Halamka, AIA, HOK

  • Michigan Farmhouse

    • Three Oaks, MI
    • Frederick Phillips & Associates
    • Photo: William Kildow, Kildow Photography

  • Mohawk Street Residence

    • Chicago, IL
    • Wheeler Kearns Architects Inc.
    • Photo: Barbara Karant, Karant + Associates Inc.

  • Museum Park Lofts I

    • Chicago, IL
    • Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd.
    • Photo: George Pappageorge, Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd.

  • Pfanner House

    • Chicago, IL
    • Zoka Zola Architecture + Urban Design
    • Photo: Roland Halbe, Architekturefotographie Roland Halbe

  • Private New Buffalo Residence

    • New Buffalo, MI
    • Tigerman McCurry
    • Photo: Craig Dugan, Hedrich Blessing

  • Private Northfield Residence

    • Northfield, IL
    • Roszak/ADC
    • Photo: Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing

  • Private Pound Ridge Residence

    • Pound Ridge, NY
    • Dirk Denison Architects
    • Photo: Wayne Fujii, FujiImage; Joshua McHugh

  • Private Wilmette Residence

    • Wilmette, IL
    • Tigerman McCurry
    • Photo: Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing

  • Southport & Addison

    • Chicago, IL
    • Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd.
    • Photo: George Pappageorge, Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd.

  • Tennis House & Game Room

    • Frankfort, MI
    • Vinci / Hamp Architects Inc.
    • Photo: Leslie Schwartz, Leslie Schwartz Photography

  • The Apex

    • Chicago, IL
    • Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd.
    • Photo: George Pappageorge, Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd.

  • Winner The Chicken Factory

    • Chicago, IL
    • Booth Hansen
    • Photo: Claudio Santini

  • The Parks Residence

    • Oak Brook, IL
    • Eifler & Associates, Architects
    • Photo: William Kildow, Kildow Photography

  • The Sterling

    • Chicago, IL
    • Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates Inc.
    • Photo: James Steinkamp, Steinkamp/Ballogg Photography

  • Tower Palace

    • Seoul, S. Korea
    • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
    • Photo: Kiwan Lee, H.G. Esch Fotografie

  • Views

    • Evanston, IL
    • Optima Inc.
    • Photo: Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing

  • Wentworth Commons Apartments

    • Chicago, IL
    • HarleyEllis
    • Photo: Anthony May, Anthony May Photography

  • Willow Residence

    • Chicago, IL
    • Searl and Associates Architects P.C.
    • Photo: Scott McDonald and Jeff Millies, Hedrich Blessing

  • Wilmette House

    • Wilmette, IL
    • Attila Demeter Architects LLC
    • Photo: James Steinkamp, Steinkamp/Ballogg Photography