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2011 Design Award Winners

AIA Northeast Illinois 2011 Design Awards is devoted to the enhancement of Architecture as an art and Architecture as a practice. We celebrate the outstanding talents of our membership, which have contributed to the art of architecture, enhancing the quality of our communities and our lives.

Distinguished Building
To recognize design excellence in recent building projects emphasizing institutional or commercial projects, public or private.

Excellence in Architecture
DuPage A.M.E. Church
Owner:  DuPage A.M.E. Church
Architect:  Harding Partners
Contractor:  Moreton Construction Company

Juror Comments:
- Exquisite, well detailed project
- Exterior and interior tie together seamlessly
- Thoughtful Design

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Orange Branch Library
Owner:  Delaware County District Library Architect:  PSA-Dewberry
Contractor:  Elford, Inc.

Juror Comments:
- Nicely detailed
- Use of wood with natural light provides a warmth to the space.
- Exterior comes to the inside.

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Merit in Architecture

Fox Lake District Library
Owner:  Fox Lake District Library
Architect:  PSA-Dewberry
Contractor:  AJ Maggio Company

Juror Comments:
- Good use of materials – stone as base, central glass entry.
- Massing of exterior scaled down well.

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Lincoln Elementary School
Owner:  Cicero Elementary School District 99
Architect:  FGM Architects, Inc.
Contractor:  International Contractors, Inc.

Juror Comments:
- Nice interiors.
- Addition could stand alone.

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Tolleson Police and Court Center
Owner:  Tolleson Police Department
Architect:  PSA-Dewberry
Contractor: CORE Construction Services of Arizona, Inc.

Juror Comments:
- Clean crisp surfaces on exterior.
- Simple elegant interior. -
- Suggestion of strength in the building yet inviting.

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Interiors
To recognize those projects that deal with the design of space within buildings and that highlight the integration of all finishes and furnishings within architectural volumes.

Excellence in Architecture

Kane County Branch Court & Conference Center
Owner:  Kane County
Architect:  Wight & Company
Contractor:  IHC Construction Companies, LLC

Juror Comments:
- Sense of light of light and openness even though there is none.
- Crisp detailing.
- Pleasant space.

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Merit in Architecture

Trinity Green Trails
Owner:  Trinity Lutheran Church
Architect:  Jaeger, Nickola and Associates
Contractor:  J.G. Rock

Juror Comments:
- Creative use of space with “Kidstreet” theme.
- Individual elements within space well thought-out.

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Preservation / Adaptive Reuse
To recognize design excellence in recent building projects emphasizing institutional or commercial projects, public or private.

Excellence in Architecture
Great Lakes Building 1 Renovation
Owner:  Great Lakes Naval Station – NAVFAC Midwest
Architect:  FGM Architects, Inc.
Contractor:  Blinderman Construction Company

Juror Comments:
- Well executed in keeping with historic preservation.

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Merit in Architecture
Elgin Community College Multi-Purpose Classroom Building
Owner:  Elgin Community College District 509
Architect:  DLA Architects. Ltd.
Contractor:  Shales McNutt Construction

Juror Comments:
- Overall unified composition.
- Still has a feel of an industrial building with exposed structure.

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Prior Year Award Winners


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