The winners of the 2013 Reconstruction Awards showcase the best work of distinguished Building Teams, encompassing historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and renovations and additions.
Platinum Awards
Nation's first glass curtain wall exterior restored in San Francisco
High-rise Art Deco courthouse gets a makeover in Amarillo, Texas
Toronto Maple Leafs arena converted to university recreation facility
Gold Awards
Cass Gilbert's landmark St. Louis Central Library gets a reboot
From power plant to office: Ambler Boiler House conversion
SOM gets second crack at iconic modernist structure in New York
Statue of Liberty update brings patrons closer to the action
Silver Awards
Manhattan's landmark Marble Collegiate Church modernized
Everyman Theatre, Baltimore, Md.
Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bronze Awards
Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, Ore.
Wrigley Building, Chicago
Special Recognition
‘Daylighting’ the Saw Mill River at Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, N.Y.
2013 Reconstruction Awards Judges
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