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The 2024 Design Awards Event
We’re celebrating 15 award winning projects, as well as the Trustee’s Awards for Excellence and the President’s Awards at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, followed by a special social event with food and drinks in the stunning ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel. Tickets to the Awards Ceremony and the post-awards reception are $225 for members and $250 and available here (discounted to $175 if you’re attending our Annual Conference – combo packages available on our conference page)
Mission San Gabriel
Project Lead
Mel Green – Melvyn Green and Associates
Lead Architect, Engineer, or Designer
Kaitlin Drisko – Drisko Studio Architects
Architect
Bob Knight – Drisko Studio Architects
Architect
Dick Gee – Spectra
Client / Owner
Terri Huerta – San Gabriel Mission
Conservator
Christina Varvi – RLA Conservation
Construction Manager
Jill Short – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Contractor
Ray Adamyk – Spectra Company
Contractor’s Historic Architect
Dick Gee – Spectra Company
Mission San Gabriel
Mission San Gabriel is one of fifteen winners honored with the 2024 Preservation Design Award. This project was a recipient in the Preservation or Restoration category. Award recipients are selected by a jury of top professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, planning, and history, as well as renowned architecture critics and journalists. Tickets and sponsorship options are available at californiapreservation.org/programs/awards/.
About Mission San Gabriel
On July 2020, a vandal started a fire in the Mission Church causing the entire roof to collapse and damage historic features and art works shortly before its 250-year anniversary.
Work began immediately after the fire, involving a collaborative effort including preservation architects, structural engineer, conservators, and general contractor. Immediate steps were taken to identity salvageable material and artifacts for restoration.
The fire destroyed the roof structure as well as irreparably twisted steel beams that were installed during a 1990 structural retrofit. The steel retrofit and roof was restored with wood shingles to match the original. Using salvageable wood profiles and HABS drawings, the interior finishes were replicated.
Materials restoration also included plaster, doors and windows, pulpit and canopy, historic light fixtures, pews as well as artwork and historic artifacts.
The result of the project is a restoration that is closer to its original character while significantly improving its infrastructure.
About CPF and the Awards
The California Preservation Awards are a statewide hallmark, showcasing the best in historic preservation. The awards ceremony includes the presentation of the Preservation Design Awards and the President’s Awards, bringing together hundreds of people each year to share and celebrate excellence in preservation.
The California Preservation Foundation (CPF), a 501c3 nonprofit, was incorporated in 1978. We now support a national network of more than 36,000 members and supporters. Click here to learn how you can become a member.