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The 2023 Design Awards Event

Two people walk through a modern art gallery with high ceilings, exposed beams, a mezzanine level, and artwork displayed on white walls. Natural light streams in from large windows above a central staircase.

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.

Tule Lake Segregation Center Historic Jail Restoration

 

Entrant
Nu Nhi Nguyen – Architectural Resources Group

Project Lead & Principal
Kitty Vieth – Architectural Resources Group

Client
Hiroshi Shimizu – Tule Lake Committee

Owner/Project Partner
Jessica Reid – Tule Lake National Monument

Historic Architect
Gary Koll – Architectural Resources Group

Architectural Conservator
Lacey Bubnash – Architectural Resources Group

Structural Engineer
Art Dell – SOHA Engineers

Mechanical Engineer
Ron Blue – List Engineering

Electrical Engineer
Pieter Colenbrander – O’Mahony & Myer

Cost Estimating
Karen Jensen – Karen Jensen Construction Estimating and Consulting

Environmental Consultant
Richard Grassetti – Grassetti Environmental Consulting

Hazardous Materials Consultant
Dan Leung – SCA Environmental, Inc.

Construction Manager & Principal
Jennifer Correia – ARG Conservation Services

Construction Manager
Paul Nachtsheim – ARG Conservation Services

Contractor
Kirby Wu – Wu & Associates

Restoration Contractor
Spectra Company

Tule Lake Segregation Center Historic Jail Restoration

Tule Lake Segregation Center Historic Jail Restoration is a winner for the 2023 Preservation Design Award for Restoration. 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/.

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Interior of a historic jail with metal-bar doors, pale yellow walls, and large windows. A banner announces the Tule Lake Segregation Center Historic Jail Restoration as a 2023 Preservation Design Award winner.
Empty, sunlit room with yellow-beige walls, exposed wooden beams, and large windows. A small restroom with a sink and toilet is visible to the left. Concrete floors and bare light bulbs complete the simple interior.
A white rectangular building with several windows stands on a grassy field, with a rocky hill and cloudy sky in the background.
A small, white, one-story building stands alone in a grassy field under a cloudy, overcast sky. The structure has several windows and visible utility pipes leading to it. Trees and buildings are visible in the distant background.
A white, single-story rectangular building sits on dry, grassy land under a cloudy, overcast sky. The structure has multiple windows and exposed utility pipes on the back wall.
A small, white, single-story building stands alone in a field of dry grass under a cloudy, gray sky, surrounded by empty land and distant structures.
A long, white, rectangular building sits alone in a grassy field under a cloudy, overcast sky. There are several windows and a single door visible on the building’s side.
A small, sparsely furnished prison cell with a barred window, metal bunk beds, a sink, and a toilet attached to one wall. The walls are beige and the lighting is minimal.
A prison cell with two metal bunk beds attached to the wall by chains, a toilet partially visible on the left, and square patches on the worn, yellowed wall behind the beds.
A prison cell block with open metal-bar doors, two metal bunk beds, and a barred window letting in daylight, all within beige-painted concrete walls and a gray concrete floor.
A beige, cracked wall with faint markings and graffiti. A metal grate and chain are partially visible in the lower part of the image. The surface shows signs of age and wear.

About Tule Lake Segregation Center Historic Jail Restoration

The restoration project included repair of the building’s exterior and interior and the conservation of significant graffiti on the interior walls that was created by the inmates.

Exterior work included concrete wall and roof repairs, new roofing, window frame repair and new window sash and screens, door frame repair, restoration of the rear metal door and a new wood front door. Interior work included graffiti conservation, repair of concrete walls/openings, restoration of metal doors, metal door frames and cell bars, partition repair, and new wood doors with either repaired or new frames. Electrical and lighting systems were recreated, and a new radiant heating system was designed to have the least impact on the historic interiors. 

The east cell block was more fully recreated with historic and matching army salvage bunks and antique period toilets and sinks. Both cellblock showers were also restored with piping and period correct fittings.

About CPF and the Awards

Held in conjunction with CPF’s 2026 Annual Conference in Riverside, the 2026 Mission Inn Preservation Design Awards Ceremony and Reception will spotlight excellence in historic preservation in a setting that reflects the very spirit of the work being honored. This special evening brings together award recipients, conference participants, preservation leaders, and supporters from across California to celebrate outstanding preservation projects and leadership through the Preservation Design Awards and President’s Awards.

Founded in 1978, the California Preservation Foundation (CPF) is California’s statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of historic places and cultural heritage. Through education, advocacy, and community-centered programs, CPF supports the people, projects, and policies that keep California’s historic resources vital and valued. We now support a national network of more than 36,000 members and supporters. Click here to learn how you can become a member.