Modernism in America Awards

John Hill

3. March 2014

Photo: Furnace Creek Visitor Center at Death Valley National Park. Credit: David Wakely

The inaugural Docomomo US Modernism in America Awards have been announced.

Docomomo US has announced the winners of its inaugural Modernism in America Awards, which "celebrate the projects and the people working to sensitively preserve and rehabilitate significant mid-century modern buildings for continued productive use and to raise public awareness of the ongoing threats to modern architecture and design." One Award of Excellence was given in each of the three categories: Design, Inventory/Survey, and Advocacy.

Design Award of Excellence: Furnace Creek Visitor Center at Death Valley National Park

Original Architects: Cecil Doty, National Park Service; Welton Becket & Associates, San Francisco, CA

Restoration Team: National Park Service, Denver Service Center (Project Manager/Property Owner); Architectural Resources Group, Inc. (Architect); and AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Inc. (Project Management, Engineering, and Landscape Architecture)

Image: The Curating the City: Modern Architecture in L.A. landing page

Survey Award of Excellence: Curating the City: Modern Architecture in L.A. Website

Team: Los Angeles Conservancy (project lead), Historic Resources Group (data collection facilitators), Architectural Resources Group (content), Alan Hess (content), ThinkShout (web development) and YYES (graphic design)

Photo: The fountains of Peavey Plaza. Credit: Keri Pickett, courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Advocacy Award of Excellence: Peavey Plaza

Original Designers: M. Paul Friedberg + Partners

Advocacy Team: Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM), The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) and Docomomo US/Minnesota

For more information on the above Awards of Excellence and the five Citations of Merit, visit the Docomomo US website.