Preserving Historic California Architecture

President's Awards

The CPF President’s Awards honor individuals and organizations deserving of special recognition for their preservation efforts. It is through their work that others gain a deeper appreciation of historic resources and their value to California’s economy, environment and quality of life. The  awards are presented each year at the Annual Conference.

2007 Winners

CPF President’s Awards Announced at the 32nd Annual California Preservation Conference.

The 2007 President’s Awards were presented to eight individuals and organizations during the Plenary Session of the 32nd Annual California Preservation Conference at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.  This spectacular venue was a fitting backdrop to honor these individuals and organizations for their efforts to advance the cause of Historic Preservation in California.  California Preservation Foundation Board President, Carol Roland-Nawi, PhD., presented the award on behalf of the Board of Trustees.   

RAY GIRVIGIAN, FAIA    
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT-

Ray Girvigian FAIA, has been a pioneer in the Historic Preservation Movement for the past half century by initiating, creating, drafting and actively coordinating the passage of many firsts in preservation laws, ordinances and regulations in California and in Washington. 

He was an early contributor to the formation of the National Register and was charter member of the National Park Service Historic American Building Survey, as its Vice-Chair.

He has contributed to the California Environmental Quality Act with respect to historic elements of its regulations.

He initiated the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance, the first of tits kind, and initiated and assisted in other legislative firsts such as the Mills Act, the State Historic Building Code, as well as the laws enabling the Capitol Restoration Project and the subsequent Historic Capitol Commission. 

His decades of public service and leadership in the preservation movement over these years in important preservation campaigns and his advancements in the arts and sciences of restoration technology have earned him many honors and awards that signify his lifetime achievements in historic preservation.

Ray Girvigians’ contributions to historic preservation movement in California are many and varied—too many to list here.  Behind many of the significant measures we use to protect historic resources— are in place as a direct result of Ray’s work.  As a colleague of his noted, Ray Girvigians’ actions started a process “that will continue indefinitely.”  

For your significant role in developing measures that protect historic buildings and sites in California – the Board of Trustees of the California Preservation Foundation is proud and honored to present you with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

G. PEYTON HALL, FAIA     
PRESERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Board of Trustees is proud to present the Preservationist of the Year Award to one of our own…one of our biggest supporters and, certainly, one of preservations’ greatest assets Peyton Hall.  Under Peyton’s leadership, CPF positioned itself for growth and laid the groundwork for the direction and changes that are being executed today.

In 1995, Peyton was recruited by Historic Resources Group in Hollywood, one of the leading historic preservation consulting firms in the west.   Peyton became a partner within 2 years made a substantial contribution to its growth as a consultant for significant and high-profile historic preservation, conservation, and adaptive re-use projects.

Peyton is the Principal and Director of Architecture at Historic Resources Group.  He has practiced architecture and planning since 1974.  He holds a bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Virginia and a Master of Environmental Design degree from Yale University.  His academic honors include the Parsons Medal in City Planning at Yale.  Post-graduate studies include a certificate from the Center for Palladian Studies in Vincenza, Italy, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts for study at the National Cultural Properties Institute in Tokyo, Japan.

One of his major contributions is in the area of teaching and preservation technology research.  As a lecturer at the University of Southern California, School of Architecture, Peyton wrote the first syllabus and taught the first course in building conservation for the university.   He is one of three faculty members who inaugurated the new courses offered in the recently established Certificate in Historic Preservation Program and Master Degree in Historic Preservation.

Many of the venues that we will visit during the conference – the Egyptian Theater, the
Ennis House, Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Barnsdale and Hollywood & Vine—are projects that Peyton was involved in.

He has provided leadership in any project he has been involved with.   He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architect and has won numerous awards from the National Trust, CPF, the Cultural Heritage Commission of the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Conservancy. 

Past Winners

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