Traditional Building

The Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore, MD; John G. Waite Associates, Architects PLLC, Albany, NY. Photo: courtesy of the Basilica of the Assumption Historic Trust

The ninth annual Palladio Awards competition has recognized 11 architectural firms for outstanding work in traditional design for commercial, institutional, public and residential projects.

The Palladio Awards program is co-produced by Restore Media's Traditional Building and Period Homes magazines and is named in honor of Andrea Palladio, the Renaissance architect who created modern architecture for his time while drawing on past models for inspiration. Eight jurors (four for commercial and four for residential) reviewed more than 150 entries to select five winners in the commercial category and seven residential winners.

The commercial, institutional and public categories include 1) Restoration & Renovation; 2) New Design & Construction, more than 30,000 sq.ft.; 3) New Design & Construction, less than 30,000 sq.ft.; 4) Adaptive Re-use and/or Sympathetic Addition; and 5) Public Spaces: Parks, Plazas, Gardens, Streetscapes.

John G. Waite Associates, Architects, PLLC, Albany, NY, took top honors in the Restoration & Renovation category for the restoration of the Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore, MD.

Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP, New York, NY, won in both New Design & Construction categories. Flinn Hall and Edelman Hall at the Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT, won for less than 30,000 sq.ft. and the Alan B. Miller Hall, The Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, won for more than 30,000 sq.ft.

Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Philadelphia, PA, was cited for additions to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN, in the Sympathetic Addition category.

For the third year in a row, Khoury & Vogt Architects, Alys Beach, FL, has won a Palladio Award. This year, it was in the Public Spaces category for Lake Marilyn, Somerset Bridge and Seagarden, Alys Beach, FL.

The commercial jurors included (left to right): Daniela Voith, Voith & Mactavish; Stephen Wright, Hanbury, Evans Wright & Vlattas; Robert Loversidge, Schooley Caldwell Associates, and Eric Osth, Urban Design Associates.

Robert D. Loversidge, Jr., FAIA, president and CEO, Schooley Caldwell Associates, Columbus, OH
Eric R. Osth, AIA, LEED AP, principal, Urban Design Associates, Pittsburgh, PA
Daniela Holt Voith, AIA, LEED, IIDA, principal, Voith & Mactavish Architects, Philadelphia, PA
Stephen C. Wright, AIA, principal, Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, Norfolk, VA

In the Restoration & Renovation category, James Merrell Architects, P.C., Sag Harbor, NY, was cited for the renovation of Maycroft, North Haven, NY.

Michael G. Imber, Architects, San Antonio, TX, won the award in the Sympathetic Addition category for additions to Medina River Ranch, Medina, TX.

In the New Design & Construction, less than 5,000 sq.ft. category, Braulio Casas Architects, P.A., Seaside, FL, won for a new residence, Seaside, FL.

For New Design & Construction larger than 5,000 sq.ft., Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, LLP, New York, NY, took top honors for a new residence on Long Island Sound, Westport, CT.

Richard Anderson Landscape Architect, Atlanta, GA, won the award in the Exterior Spaces: Gardens & Landscapes category for the landscape design of an English country home, Atlanta, GA.

In the multi-unit category, Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors, New York, NY, won for its work at 211 Elizabeth St., New York, NY.

A special award was given to David Scott Parker Architects, LLC, Southport, CT, for a pool pavilion on a Georgian Revival Estate, Western Massachusetts.

Residence on Long Island Sound, Westport, CT; Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, LLP, New York, NY. Photo: Scott Frances

Cate Comerford, AIA, principal, Cate Comerford Architects, Ocean Grove, NJ
Christine G. H. Franck, principal, Christine G. H. Franck, Inc., New York, NY
Clem Labine, editor emeritus and founder of Traditional Building and Period Homes magazines, Brooklyn, NY
Charles Warren, principal, Charles Warren Architect, New York, NY

The Palladio Awards will be presented at a ceremony in October as part of the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference in Chicago. The projects will be published in the June issue of Traditional Building and the July issue of Period Homes.

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