Winners of the 2018 Modernism in America Awards

John Hill

2. May 2018

Lenox Health Greenwich Village, New York City (Photo: Chris Cooper, Courtesy Perkins Eastman)

Docomomo US has announced the recipients of the 2018 Modernism in America Awards, thirteen projects that "showcase the highest level of expertise and commitment to careful preservation methods while serving as strong testaments to the efficacy of grassroots efforts, and public and private partnerships."

Now in it's fifth year, Docomomo US's annual Modernism in America Awards serve to highlight the "highest level of restoration expertise and demonstrate creative and sensitive 21st century solutions." The 2018 winners, listed below, include building restorations but also documentation of modern buildings, an exhibition, and a film.

DESIGN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

General Motors Design Dome and Auditorium, Warren, Michigan
Lenox Health Greenwich Village, New York City
Hill College House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
George Kraigher House, Brownsville, Texas
Imagining the Modern, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Starship Chicago: A Film by Nathan Eddy, Chicago, Illinois
Tom Little: Georgia Advocacy, Atlanta, Georgia

CITATION OF MERIT

115, Geotronics Labs Building, Dallas, Texas
George Washington Bridge Bus Station, New York City
Lurie House, Pleasantville, New York
Banking on Beauty, California
U.C. San Diego Campus-wide Historic Context Statement and Historic Resource Survey, San Diego, California

SPECIAL AWARD OF RESTORATION EXCELLENCE