Posts Tagged ‘preservation’
Landmark Illinois Preservation Forward 2023
Preservation Forward, Landmarks Illinois’ annual fundraiser, was so much fun! It was hosted last week at the Old Post Office building this year, where we had a great time celebrating the 2023 Influencers who’ve helped shape and preserve Illinois’ built environment. LBBA is proud to sponsor this event dedicated to promoting a more diverse, equitable,…
Read MoreAHF Announces 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards Winners
Miriam Apartments Finalist in AHF Readers Choice Awards!
Miriam Apartments, developed by Mercy Housing Lakefront, made it as a Best Preservation Development finalist in Affordable Housing Finance (AHF) Readers Choice Awards! Visit AHF’s article to vote for your favorite projects.
Read MoreNext Generation SRO Housing in Chicago: Securing the Future Success and Long-Term Stability of an Endangered Housing Type
Next Generation SRO Housing in Chicago offers an overview of key challenges and best practices as it relates to supportive services and operations, policy and finance, as well as design and construction. The paper also includes case studies of successful SRO preservation projects that required a range of approaches, from light rehab to gut and historic…
Read MoreMuseum Archipelago: The National Public Housing Museum With Robert J. Smith III
Chicago Reader: “The National Public Housing Museum’s long journey home”
The experiences of residents in public housing often are unheard, forgotten, or treated with similar neglect that the buildings themselves face. In a recent Chicago Reader article, written by Maya Dukmasova, the story of The National Public Housing Museum’s (NPHM) fight to remember the people of the Jane Addams Homes is told. The article narrates…
Read MorePeter Landon Honored Recipient of 2016 SAH Design Excellence Award
Firm founder and principal Peter Landon has been awarded for his Excellence in Design, Planning, and Sustainability from the Society of Architectural Historians. Recognized at SAH’s 7th annual Awards Gala, the event’s honorees also included philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus for Architectural Stewardship and Sarah Herda, director of the Graham Foundation, for Public Engagement with the Built Environment.…
Read MoreLBBA Receives AIA Illinois Honor Award
Landon Bone Baker Architects received the Crombie Taylor Honor Award for Harvest Commons Apartments at the 2014 Honor Awards presented by AIA Illinois. The Crombie Taylor Award recognizes a project that, through preservation and restoration, has enhanced the natural and built environments of a community. Harvest Commons, which is listed on the National Register of…
Read More629 Colfax Receives Evanston Preservation & Design Award
The winners of the 2013 Preservation and Design Awards were announced on Monday night at the Evanston City Council meeting. 629 Coflax Street, a complete interior and exterior rehabilitation, received the Award for Sensitive Alteration/Adaptive Reuse. The building could have easily been slated for demolition but was instead creatively rehabbed to salvage as much of…
Read MoreLunch Talks@CAF Features Harvest Commons Apartments
LBBA’s Jeff Bone will present Harvest Commons Apartments tomorrow during the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s weekly lunchtime program, Lunch Talks@CAF. “Preservation and Adaptive Reuse of the Viceroy Hotel” is the final feature under CAF’s month-long theme: “Preserving the Past/Making it New.” Join Jeff and Hume An, Director of Real Estate Development at Heartland Housing, as they…
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