2018 Awards Sponsors

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Annual Sponsor Details

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Annual Sponsors

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California Preservation Awards

Friday, October 19, 2018, 6-9 PM
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles

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.

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Congratulations to the 2018 Preservation Design Award Winners!

Click on the links below to learn more about each award winning project.

Contextual Infill

Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology

Cultural Resource Studies

Rehabilitation

Restoration

Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA – Elk Grove

Lifetime Achievement Award

This lifetime achievement award recognize Wayne Donaldson’s achievements as a leader in historic preservation at the local, state and national level. In addition to his numerous achievements as an architect, Donaldson was a former President of the California Preservation Foundation, Chair of the State Historical Building Safety Board, State Historic Preservation Officer and appointed by President Obama to serve as the Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

Janet Hansen – Los Angeles

President’s Award

Janet Hansen’s career has been devoted to expanding our understanding of the built environment, most notably as the coordinator of the groundbreaking SurveyLA — Los Angeles’ first-ever comprehensive program to identify significant historic resources throughout the city.

Mary Urashima – Huntington Beach

President’s Award

Mary Urashima is a tireless – and effective – advocate for the preservation of the Historic Wintersburg and the historic Furuta Gold Fish Farm and Wintersburg Japanese Mission Complex. This site was listed on the National Trusts “11 Most Endangered Places” and was designated a “National Treasure” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

KFA Achitecture – Santa Monica

President’s Award 

In the late 1990’s, KFA helped to spark the resurgence of the historic core in downtown Los Angeles under the City of Los Angeles’ Adaptive Reuse Ordinance. The firm designed the first three buildings under this landmark ordinance in the Old Bank District, and have since rehabilitated over 40 historic buildings throughout the City. This award recognizes KFA’s critical role in the renaissance of downtown Los Angeles, honoring their experience in adaptive reuse of historic buildings and multi-family housing – both critical components of the Los Angeles adaptive reuse program. This year’s Preservation Design Awards recognizes two of the firm’s projects: the Commercial Exchange Building in Los Angeles and Evanston Court, a 24-unit condominium project in Pasadena.

 

Sponsorship of the California Preservation Awards highlights your commitment to protecting and preserving our shared heritage. All proceeds from the event support the California Preservation Foundation’s statewide education and advocacy programs. Sponsors receive discounted registration to all CPF events for one year.

Click here to download a printable sponsorship packet, or here to make a commitment today!

$20,000 Lead Sponsorship

  • Two VIP Tables at the California Preservation Awards
  • Opportunity to distribute swag and make a short speech at the California Preservation Awards
  • Opportunity to collaborate with CPF on a marketing campaign for a Preservation Design Award winning project
  • Premium placement on all event collateral
  • Framed certificate of appreciation

$5,000 Capital Sponsorship

  • One VIP Table at the California Preservation Awards
  • Name and logo in program book and on all collateral produced after date of sponsorship commitment
  • Opportunity to collaborate with CPF on a marketing campaign for a Preservation Design Award winning project

$2,500 Pillar Sponsorship

  • Four complimentary tickets to the California Preservation Awards
  • Name and logo in program book and on all collateral produced after date of sponsorship commitment
  • Opportunity to collaborate with CPF on a marketing campaign for a Preservation Design Award winning project

$1,500 Supporting Sponsorship

  • Two complimentary tickets to the California Preservation Awards
  • Name and logo in program book. Name on all collateral produced after date of sponsorship commitment

$750 Foundation Sponsorship

  • One complimentary ticket to the California Preservation Awards
  • Name and logo in program book

Each Preservation Design Award Winner is selected by a jury of top professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, planning, and history, as well as renowned architecture critics and journalists. The jury selects projects that have furthered, to a notable degree, the purposes of the profession, consistent with CPF’s mission.

Chair
Kurt Schindler
ELS Architecture and Urban Design

Co-Chairs
Andrew Wolfram
TEF

Jurors
Lauren Bricker
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Kip Drabeck
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company

Debra Gerod
Gruen Associates

Katie Horak
Architectural Resources Group

Luis Hoyos
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Chandler McCoy
Getty Conservation Institute

Zoltan Pali
SPF:architects

Media inquiries should be directed to Communications Manager Andrew Shaffer:

ashaffer@californiapreservation.org
415.495.0349 x202

Download a Press Kit here.

Winners Photo Gallery

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About the Preservation Design Awards

Since 1983 over 500 projects have been recognized with a Preservation Design Award. Winning projects 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. The jury selects projects that have furthered, to a notable degree, the purposes of the profession, consistent with the California Preservation Foundation’s mission.

About the President’s Awards

President’s Awards honor people deserving of special recognition for their outstanding preservation efforts. Since its inception in 1991, this program has recognized more than 150 individuals and organizations whose work allows others to gain a deeper appreciation of historic resources and their value to California’s economy, environment and quality of life. All proceeds from this event support the California Preservation Foundation’s statewide education and advocacy programs.