2019 Driehaus Foundation Awards for Architectural Excellence Announced

On May 9, 2019, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design was presented as part of LISC’s Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards.

The award was created, in conjunction with the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, to encourage development that respects and strengthens the city’s unmatched architectural heritage – especially in neighborhoods confronting economic and social challenges. For consideration, a project must: demonstrate superior quality design; enhance or serve as an integral part of the comprehensive development of the community; and, exhibit a creative design solution that could become a model for projects in other neighborhoods.

Each year, the award recognizes three developments that are making a significant contribution to the social, visual, and cultural life of neighborhoods through quality of design.

The 2019 winners are:

1^st Place (Tie)

• Landon Bone Baker Architects for City Gardens
• Landon Bone Baker Architects for the Carling Hotel

3^rd Place

• Johnson & Lee Architects for St. Edmund’s Oasis