Reconstruction Awards
Central Station at its opening in October 1914 and the revitalized hotel in 2020. Photo: VRX Studios
All photos: Todd Mason, Halkin Mason Photography.
The Edward J. Stemmler Hall project has won a Bronze Award in BD+C’s 2020 Reconstruction Awards...
Polhemus Memorial Clinic in 1897 (photo: Courtesy BKSK Architects) and Polhemus Residences today (photo: Amy Barkow/Barkow Photo).
Sazerac House, home of the official cocktail of the city of New Orleans. Photo: Katie Hartenstein, Ryan Gootee General Contractors LLC
The 51,987-sf Sazerac House is an interactive cocktail museum, active distillery, corporate hea...
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Lobby of the Old Chicago Post Office, a Platinum winner in BD+C's 37th Annual Reconstruction Awards. Photo: Eric Laignel/Eric Laignel Photography, courtesy Gensler
Esperanza Health Center's flagship is now inside what had been the Kensington Trust Company Building, which was renovated and rebranded as a clinic for North Philadelphia. Images: Don Pearse Photographers
BD+C’s Reconstruction Awards recognize the adaptive reuse of the Kensington Trust buil...
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Photo: Kelly Beck
The project has won a Bronze Award in BD+C's 2020 Reconstruction Awards.
The Historic Alameda High School in California was remade into a modern, flexible learning environment, while retaining some of its classic architecture. Images credit: Tim Maloney/Technical Imagery Studios
A 2014 bond issue provided financing to seismically stabilize and modernize Historic Alameda Hi...
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Photo: Dan Schwalm Photography
The Wyoming Capitol Square project has won a Gold Award in BD+C's 2020 Reconstruction Awards....
Workers were suspended from industrial rope to investigate the Palm Dome at the New York Botanical Garden's Conservatory for signs of damage. Photo credit: Nancy Hudson, Silman 2013
Scaffolding played a critical role in the repair and restoration of the Enid A. Haupt Conservat...
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A major reconstruction and renovation opened up Holy Blossom Temple with an addition that connected two buildings in ways that made it easier for congregants to interact and navigate the campus. Images: Tom Arban Photography, Courtesy of Diamond Schmitt Architects.
Holy Blossom Temple is a Platinum winner in BD+C’s 2020 Reconstruction Awards
Keep this tip sheet handy when preparing your Reconstruction Awards entry, as these are some item...
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Union Station Great Hall, Chicago, Ill. Photo: Amtrak & Goettsch Partners
Only projects completed or occupied between January 1, 2019 and July 10, 2020 are eligible.
Linode Headquarters, Philadelphia, Pa., a 2019 Reconstuction Award winner. Photo: Todd Mason/Halkin Mason Photography
The 2020 Reconstruction Awards recognize the best reconstructed, renovated, or remodeled projec...
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Photo courtesy Live Nation
The Museum at the Gateway Arch, the Senate of Canada building, and Google, Spruce Goose are just...
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Photo: Raj Das Photography
A 1915 castle on BU’s campus is carefully restored for alumni events.
Photo: IMOTO Photo
This post-Katrina project has become a citadel of the arts and education in the Crescent City....
Photo: Connie Zhou
The hangar that once housed the Spruce Goose is adapted to meet a tech giant’s workplace needs....
Photo: Smithsonian Institution
The new enclosed FossiLab gives visitors a glimpse into the exacting work of Smithsonian scientis...
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Photo: David Mitchell
A dormant, 1960s-era flight center is converted into a snazzy hotel and conference facility.
Wooden accents in the staircase offset the mostly white space and help to define programmatic elements. Photos: Cory Klein Photography
Senior living clubhouse becomes a modern library in central Ohio.
Brick on the south and west elevations was replaced with glazing to bring in sunlight.
A long-forgotten five-and-dime store becomes a speculative office property in Minnesota’s capita...
The Revolution Hotel team stained the floor with a bold Mid-Century Modern pattern, designed by Adam&Co and Mark Grundig. The murals are by Tristan Eaton.
Once a 1950s-era YWCA, The Revolution is now a hip new hotel in The Hub.
All Photos: Karen Fuchs Photography
A project team converts a 1960s industrial structure into a Class A office gem.
The new concert hall has hosted Excision, Pentatonix, John Legend, and, most appropriately, The Revivalists. Photo: Live Nation.
An early 20th-century opera house now hosts concerts from Disney Acapella to Weezer.
Photos: Tom Rossiter
Project team goes all out for LEED Platinum and the Living Building Challenge.
The Great Hall of Chicago’s Union Station. The skylight was retrofitted with 858 panes of high-efficiency glass. All photos: : Amtrak & Goettsch Partners
What’s the cure for a leaky skylight? Another skylight built above it, of course.
The east façade of the Ottawa train station, now the new home of Canada’s Senate.
Canada’s Senate gets an interim home in what was once the capital’s main train station.
