Preserving Historic California Architecture

Past Preservation Design Awards

2007 Preservation Design Awards

The 24th Annual Preservation Design Awards were held September 15, 2007 at The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco.

2007 Trustees Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation

• Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit - San Francisco, CA
• Griffith Observatory - Los Angeles, CA

Rehabilitation

• Altenheim Senior Housing -Oakland, CA
• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament - Sacramento, CA
• Cerrito Theater - El Cerrito, CA Del Monte Hotel - Monterey, CA
• Glorya Kaufman Hall, Center for World Arts and Cultures, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA
• Griffith Observatory - Los Angeles, CA
• Piers 1 1/2, 3 and 5 - San Francisco, CA
• Point Cabrillo Light Station and Preserve - Mendocino County, CA
• St. Mark's Lutheran Church - San Francisco, CA
• The Stockton - Stockton, CA

Cultural Resource Studies

• Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Historic Structure Report - Sacramento, CA

Restoration

• The Challenge Double Header Wind-Engine - Salinas, CA

Preservation

• Griffith Observatory - Los Angeles, CA

Contextual Infill

Founders Hall, Mt. San Antonio College - Walnut, CA 2007

Preservation Design Awards Jury

• Charles Chase, AIA, Jury Chair
  Active participant in shaping San Francisco's urban environment through historic preservation continues to be Charles' priority as he moves from Executive Director of San Francisco Architectural Heritage to architectural preservation practice. He has been the Chair of CPF's Preservation Design Awards for the past five years.
• Amanda Blosser
  As State Historian II with the State Office of Historic Preservation, Amanda has extensive experience statewide, including major cultural resource management projects from rural Humboldt County, the Imperial Valley, and the urban centers of Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose.
• John Fidler, RIBA IHBC
  John helps lead Simpson Gumpertz and Heger's preservation technology practice nationwide. Now based in Los Angeles, from 2001 to 2006 John served as Conservation Director for English Heritage, the equivalent of the Chief Historical Architect of the NPS.
• Dan Gregory, Ph.D.
  As Senior Editor at Sunset magazine, Dan is a highly respected and prolific author with a focus on architecture of the modern era.
• Jim Horner, ASLA
  Campus Landscape Architect for the University of California at Berkeley, Jim's passion for his 178-acre site is based on his seeming knowledge of every nook on campus, and has resulted in awards for exemplary campus planning documents.
• Pam O'Connor
  Former Mayor of the City of Santa Monica, Pam's tireless commitment to preservation contributed to her being named "Distinguished Elected Official of the Year" by the Los Angeles section of the American Planning Association.

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2006 Preservation Design Awards

The 23rd Annual Preservation Design Awards were held October 15, 2006 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.

Trustees Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation

Leland Stanford Mansion, Sacramento, California State Parks

Rehabilitation 

• Baker Hamilton Building, San Francisco 
• Hall of Records Rehabilitation, Santa Barbara 
• County Court House, Santa Barbara
• North Park Theater, San Diego
• Old St. Mary’s Church, San Francisco
• Palomar Hotel / Senior Apartments, Hollywood
• Senspa, San Francisco
• Western Metal Supply Company Building, San Diego

Cultural Resource Studies 

• Cultural Landscape Report for Fort Baker, Marin County 
• Vikingsholm Log Roof Restoration Report, Lake Tahoe 
• Wattles Estate & Gardens Cultural Landscape Report and Conservation Study, Hollywood

Restoration 

• The Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park 
• Camron-Stanford House, Oakland

Preservation

• Cabrillo Bridge Restoration, San Diego 

Reconstruction

• Manzanar Guard Tower Reconstruction

Craftsmanship

• Spreckels Organ Pavilion Lighting Restoration, San Diego

Contextual Infill 

• Sacramento City Hall, Sacramento

Click here for Past Winners 2005 to 2004

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