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The 2023 Design Awards Event
For 2023, we’re celebrating 16 award winning projects at the historic Fort Mason Center for the Arts & Culture in the Cowell Theatre, preceded by a special social event in the stunning Design Award-winning Pier 2 Atrium.
We’re celebrating four years of the Preservation Design Awards at this special opportunity for winning teams and conference-goers. Wines will be split into six groups, tied to winning projects from all four years. There will be some surprises, a silent auction, and food and drink served.
Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University
Project Lead or Principal First Name
Lorcan O’Herlihy – Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Project Lead
Maria Mohammed – Structural Focus
Owner/Client
Collette Creppell – Chapman University
Architect/Landscape
Lorcan O’Herlihy – Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Author
Maria Mohammed – Historic Resource Group
Historic Architect
Peyton Hall – Historic Resource Group
Structural Engineer
Maria Mohammed – Structural Focus
MEP Engineer
John Rozeluk – Buro Happold, MEP
Historic Preservation Consultant
Leah Rolf – Historic Resource Group
Contractor
RD Olson – R.D Olsen Construction
Specialty Sub-Contractor(s)
SMI Millwork – SMI Millwork
Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University
Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University is a winner for the 2023 Preservation Design Award for Rehabilitation. 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 Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University
The Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University was transformed from a 1920s industrial packing house – the largest and last operating in Southern California – into a modern dance studio. The project adhered closely to historic preservation standards by first researching the importance of the building and getting it on the National Register of Historic Places. Project teams simultaneously completed layers of technical reporting before launching the full building rehabilitation, which included standout sensitivity to the context in providing for new uses in space with special visual character.
Notably, important character-defining features were maintained throughout, such as the large open spaces, sawtooth clerestories, and exposed structural elements.
Among a number of regional adaptations of packing houses, this project is not only large but retains a very high level of integrity and even includes the connection to the citrus industry as the iconic “Sunkist” logo was returned to the roofline.
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.