Distinguished Building Award

The Distinguished Building Award was established 51 years ago to recognize significant achievements in the planning, design and execution of recent building projects. Projects are eligible if they were completed between January 1, 2001 and May 1, 2006.

Winners | Submissions

  • 1748 N. Winchester

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

  • 2010–2024 W. Race

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

  • 442 West Belden Avenue Residence

    • Chicago, IL
    • Von Weise Associates
    • Photo: Jeff McNamara, Metropolitan Home

  • Winner 838 West Webster

    • Chicago, IL
    • Avram Lothan/DeStefano and Partners Ltd.
    • Photo: Barbara Karant, Karant + Associates, Inc.

  • 909 West Washington

    • Chicago, IL
    • Hirsch Associates LLC
    • Photo: Anthony May, Anthony May Photography

  • Biltmore Towers

    • Phoenix, AZ
    • Optima, Inc.
    • Photo: Bill Timmerman, Bill Timmerman Photography, Inc.

  • Byron Station Studios

    • Chicago, IL
    • Ann Temple Architect
    • Photo: John Faier; Bill Kildow

  • Caliendo Residence

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

  • Casa Kirk

    • Chicago, IL
    • Weese Langley Weese Architects Ltd.
    • Photo: Leslie Schwartz, Lesley Schwartz Photography

  • Cathedral Place

    • Milwaukee, WI
    • Solomon Cordwell Buenz
    • Photo: David Clifton

  • City Homes of River Village

    • Chicago, IL
    • Hirsch Associates LLC
    • Photo: Anthony May, Anthony May Photography

  • Winner Courtyard Translucens House

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

  • Engravers Lofts at Bank Note Place

    • Chicago, IL
    • SMNG-A Architects
    • Photo: Kenneth Schroeder, Ernie Wong and Jay Gallagher

  • Frankel Residence

    • Wilmette, IL
    • Holbert and Associates Architects
    • Photo: Leslie Schwartz, Leslie Schwartz Photography

  • Glade House

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

  • Hamman Residence

    • Grand Rapids, MI
    • Crandall Ritzu Architects
    • Photo: Kevin Beswick, People, Places, and Things

  • Henry Horner Homes - Westhaven Park

    • Chicago, IL
    • Urban Works, Ltd.
    • Photo: Anthony May, Anthony May Photography

  • Horizons

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

  • Lincoln Wolcott

    • Chicago, IL
    • Wilkinson Blender Architecture Inc.
    • Photo: Marty Peters, Marty Peters Photography

  • Livingston Beach

    • Bridgeman, MI
    • PPKS Architects Ltd.
    • Photo: Craig Pryde and David Kennedy, PPKS Architects, Ltd.

  • Par Venu

    • Chicago, IL
    • Jonathan Splitt Architects Ltd.
    • Photo: Martin Gruby, Grubster Photography

  • Perry Residence

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

  • Pollack Residence

    • Glencoe, IL
    • Jaffe Architectural Group
    • Photo: Lisa S. Jaffe, Jaffe Architectural Group, Ltd.; Nathan Kirkman, Nathan Kirkman Photographer

  • Private Residence

    • Chicago, IL
    • Florian Architects
    • Photo: Kate Roth, Kate Roth Photography

  • Private Residence

    • Highland Park, IL
    • Fraerman Associates Architecture, Inc.
    • Photo: Paul Warchol, Paul Warchol Photography, Inc.

  • Private Residence

    • Aspen, CO
    • Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge Inc.
    • Photo: Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing

  • Private Residence

    • Oostberg, WI
    • Tigerman McCurry Architects
    • Photo: Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing

  • Robert Taylor Hope VI Off Site Phase C-1

    • Chicago, IL
    • Johnson & Lee
    • Photo: LiSu Chuang, Johnson & Lee, Architects

  • Sawyer Studio

    • Sawyer, MI
    • Frederick Phillips & Associates
    • Photo: Greg Murphey, Murphey Studios

  • Schiller Street Studios

    • Chicago, IL
    • Ann Temple Architect
    • Photo: John Faier, Ken Schroeder

  • Winner Sterling Ridge

    • Scottsdale, AZ
    • Optima Inc.
    • Photo: Bill Timmerman, Bill Timmerman Photography, Inc.

  • Summer House

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

  • The Heritage

    • Chicago, IL
    • Solomon Cordwell Buenz
    • Photo: David Seide, Defined Space

  • Tower Palace

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

  • Wentworth Commons Apartments

    • Chicago, IL
    • Harley Ellis Devereaux
    • Photo: Anthony May, Anthony May Photography

  • Westhaven Park (Henry Horner Homes)

    • Chicago, IL
    • Cordogan, Clark & Associates
    • Photo: James Steinkamp, Steinkamp Photography

  • Winner Wilson Residence

    • Pound Ridge, NY
    • Dirk Denison Architects
    • Photo: Fuji' iMage, Wayne NT Fuji'i