Landmarks Illinois issues call for nominations for 2022 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards
Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards
for the 2022 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Preservation Awards. Nominations for the annual awards
program are due June 1, and can be submitted using Landmarks
Illinois’ online nomination form.
1994 through a grant from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation,
honors outstanding preservation projects in Illinois and/or
individuals, organizations and advocacy efforts that demonstrate
a strong commitment to protecting the places that are important to
the people and communities of Illinois.
submitted and determine the winners of this year’s awards.
Those selected for awards will be honored at a public ceremony
in Chicago held in the fall and receive a cash prize as well as a
custom-designed trophy. Details on the event will be announced
at a later date.
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards must be
projects or people located in Illinois. Projects must have been
completed within the last five years. Phased projects may be considered
if the nominated phase is complete and can stand on its
own merits. Nominations may be submitted in someone’s honor
and/or without the knowledge of the nominee. Self-nominations
are also accepted. Previous year submissions not selected for
awards may be revised and resubmitted for consideration, as well.
There is no fee to submit a nomination. Full nomination
guidelines can be downloaded at www.Landmarks.org.
Winners of the 2022 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus
Foundation Preservation Awards will be selected from the following
general categories:
· A dvocacy: An effective local or statewide campaign to
preserve and protect a historic resource.
· Leadership: Individual, municipality, private organization
or joint partnership that has championed historic preservation,
planning or public policy.
· Preservation: Projects that make possible the continued
use of historic commercial/industrial buildings, multi-family/
affordable housing residences, public/institutional structures or
preserves a cultural heritage site.
· Environmental Sustainability: Mitigation of climate
change through preservation technologies.
In addition, one of the 2022 selected winners will receive the
Richard H. Driehaus Legacy Award, which honors the memory
of the late Richard H. Driehaus. The recipient of this esteemed
award must demonstrate the immense power of preservation, following
in the footsteps of Driehaus who believed reusing places
of our past creates
important places.
The 2022 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Preservation Awards jury will select winners based on the
following:
· Impact a project or person has had on an Illinois community
· Quality and degree of difficulty of the project
· Degree to which the project serves as an example of excellence
in historic preservation and influences others
· Degree to which the project aligns with Landmarks Illinois’
mission “to preserve, protect and promote architectural and historic
resources in Illinois through advocacy and education”
· How closely the project emulates Landmarks Illinois’ values
and Guiding Principles
· Degree to which the project or person supports diversity, equity,
inclusion, justice, and/or environmental sustainability
· Innovative solutions to preservation, including but not exclusive
to: Creative partnerships or community engagement efforts, original
programming, job creation or economic development, innovative
adaptive reuse, best practices in sustainability or technologies
that mitigate climate change, cultural sustainability or heritage
conservation and/or creative financing or funding sources
winners at www.Landmarks.org.
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