| BACK ROW Daniel Burke, City of Chicago Department
of Transportation; Lynn J. Osmond, Chicago Architecture Foundation;
Steven G.M. Stein, Stein, Ray & Harris LLP (Honorary Jury
Co-Chair); Douglas McLemore and Kevin Evanich, Kirkland and
Ellis LLP; Brett Bisceglia, The Trump Organization; Tom Vukovich,
Nick Ahrens and Art Andros, City of Chicago Department of General
Services; John DiCiurcio, Turner Construction. FRONT ROW Michelle
Woods, City of Chicago Department of Transportation; Stanley
Tigerman, Tigerman McCurry Architects (Jury Chair); Kristin
Dean, Homan Arthington Foundation; Sara Martens, The Trump Organization;
Father Michael Garanzini and Richard J. Klarchek, Loyola University
Chicago. |
| 2009 PATRON OF THE YEAR
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
At a sold-out luncheon
held at the University Club
of Chicago on November 19, the Chicago Architecture Foundation
recognized six outstanding patrons of Chicago architecture;
four more patrons were recognized with honorable mentions.
The 2009 Patron of the Year jury,
led by Stanley Tigerman, FAIA, selected the winning patrons
and projects from a pool of 31
nominations submitted into the competition. The Chicago
Architecture Foundation congratulates the following winning
patrons:
COMMERCIAL
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, for 300 North LaSalle
The Trump Organization, for the Trump International Hotel
& Tower – Chicago
GOVERNMENTAL
City of Chicago, Department of General Services, for the Chicago
Cultural Center:
Preston Bradley Hall Dome restoration
City of Chicago, Department of Transportation, for the Chicago
Main Branch Riverwalk
INSTITUTIONAL
The Homan Arthington Foundation, for the Charles H. Shaw Technology
and Learning Center
Loyola University, Chicago, for the Richard J. Klarchek Information
Commons
In selecting honorable mention recipients, jury members agreed
that the strength and duration of the relationship between
the patron and the architect were deciding criteria. Congratulations
to:
The John Buck Company and Goettsch Partners, for 155 North
Wacker
Ranquist Development and the Miller | Hull Partnership, for
156 West Superior
CMK Companies and Perkins + Will, for 235 Van Buren
ECD Company and Koo Associates, for theWit
For complete project descriptions and images, please
view a PDF file. For additional information, including
jury remarks, contact patron(at)architecture.org.
PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Patron of the Year award winners and
nominees are featured in trade and mainstream media, and in
various online venues. See the highlights
of this year’s coverage, or read the full
press release.
“MORE THAN
A GOOD ARCHITECT”
The Chicago Architecture Foundation
presents the prestigious Patron of the Year awards to outstanding
clients of architecture in the Chicago area. Winning patrons
are evaluated by a multidisciplinary jury, which considers
the client’s contribution to a project alongside a project’s
design merit.
The awards were initiated in 2004 when Steven G.M. Stein,
partner at the law firm of Stein, Ray & Harris, LLP, suggested
that, for all of the public attention lavished on outstanding
architecture in Chicago, few recognize the leading role of
clients of architecture. “Good architecture,”
Stein said, “requires more than a good architect. It
requires a great client—a risk-taker.”
Patron of the Year awards are now one of the most anticipated
events for Chicago’s architecture and business community.
The awards have continued to draw an impressive list of nominations—a
testament to Chicago’s vitality and dynamic growth throughout
the years.
Past
winners include Millennium Park, Inc., Hines Interests,
the University of Chicago, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies,
and Serta International.
A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT
Nearly 300 people attended the Patron
of the Year awards luncheon—the highest number in the
awards’ six-year history. The Chicago Architecture Foundation
is grateful for the support of the business and civic community.
The following companies contributed to the success of the
luncheon by sponsoring a table:
Innovator Table Sponsors
Hines Interests / Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Rausch Construction
The Rise Group
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Contributor Table Sponsors
Belgravia Group / Sandz Development
Bovis Lend Lease
CMK Companies
Executive Construction
Gilbane Building Company
Holabird & Root
Huen Electric, Inc.
The John Buck Company
Leopardo Companies
Mesirow Financial
Pepper Construction
Sheehan Partners
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
The Warranty Group |
