St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Lovejoy Wharf, and the Bay Area Metro Center are just a few of the projects recognized as 2016 Reconstruction Award winners.

November 16, 2016 |

BD+C Staff

Building Design + Construction’s 33^rd annual Reconstruction Awards honor 20 projects for standing out as the best in renovation, preservation and adaptive reuse work.

For the 2016 Reconstruction Awards, BD+C awarded one Platinum award, 3 Gold awards, 10 Silver awards, four bronze awards, and two honorable mentions. The projects ranged in use from performing arts centers and boutique hotels to office buildings and cathedrals.

Each award-winning project is listed below. For more information about each, click on the project’s name or image.

Platinum

Exclusive Chicago Club re-emerges as a boutique hotel

Chicago, Ill.

Gold

Fire-charred synagogue rises to renewed glory

New York, N.Y.

Adaptive reuse juices up an abandoned power plant

Austin, Texas

Big-box store rescaled to serve as a preventitive-care clinic

Federal Way, Wash.

SILVER

The Gallery at the Three Arts Club

Chicago, Ill.

KETV-7 Burlington Station

Omaha, Neb.

Lovejoy Wharf

Boston, Mass.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

New York, N.Y.

The Cigar Factory

Charleston, S.C.

Marwen

Chicago, Ill.

Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine And Performing Arts, Brock University

St. Catherines, Ont.

Bay Area Metro Center

San Francisco, Calif.

Noble Chapel

Colma, Calif.

Arc at Old Colony

Chicago, Ill.

Bronze

San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building

San Francisco, Calif.

The Masonic Temple

Glendale, Calif.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

BUzzards Bay, Mass.

The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Honorable Mentions

QTS Chicago Data Center

Chicago, Ill.

Ennis Hall, Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Ga.

Corten steel canopies along the 764-foot façade mark new entrances into Springfield Technical Community College. All photos: Chuck Choi

November 19, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor

Springfield technical Community College: Goodbye to 'the shuffle'

College unites student services under one roof.

The reconstruction of the Paint Factory, built in 1947, creates a mixed-use development that has been a catalyst for new construction in the surrounding community. All photos: Ken West Photography.

November 18, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

The Paint Factory: Not just a new coat of paint

An enlightened A/E firm is spurring redevelopment in an old industrial section of Little Rock.

The restoration of Union Terminal and the massive fountain at its entrance took 2½ years. The rotunda spans 180 feet. Eight mosaic and 22 painted murals were restored. Photo: Brad Feinknopf.

November 15, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Back on track: Union Terminal renovation and restoration

Painstaking care went into restoring Cincinnati’s train terminal/museum complex.

The west entrance of the museum is laid onto the landscape and inserted into the topography. All photos: Paul Colletti Photography/©IMEG Corp

November 14, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Museum at the Gateway Arch: Subterranean sensation

The project team used its creativity to overcome floods and other obstacles to construction.

Once a four-story, precast concrete box, the Zachry has become a campus threshold and gateway. All photos: Randy Braley Photography

November 13, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Zachry Engineering Education Complex: Rethinking engineering education

Texas A&M’s engineering school builds for future growth.

The 1906 bank’s limestone façade and colossal engaged columns

The 1906 bank’s limestone façade and colossal engaged columns. All photos: Todd Mason/Halkin Mason Photography.

November 12, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor

Linode Headquarters: High-tech + historic

New headquarters mixes old and new to help this fast-growth company attract top talent.

The copper-clad spire of the five-story Pinnacle Penthouse has a private elevator, two sets of stairs, and a great room with a 24-foot vaulted ceiling and a 360-degree view of Manhattan. All photos: Ralph D'Angelo / Cig Digital Inc.

November 11, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor

Woolworth Tower Residences: What a view!

The one-time tallest building in the world is now home to an exclusive residential clientele.

Wrigley Field, looking northeast toward Lake Michigan. Two new digital scoreboards flank the traditional scoreboard whose numbers are manipulated by hand. All photos: Mark Ballogg/Ballogg Photography.

November 08, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

2019 Reconstruction Awards: The 1060 Project at Wrigley Field

Venerable Wrigley Field is raised up in a top-to-bottom restoration that took five years to complete.

An aerial view of MGM Springfield’s campus. The elaborate masonry of the State Armory building (at left, in foreground) was renovated and re-supported to serve as a new entertainment venue for the development. Photo: CHODOS, Inc.

November 06, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

2019 Reconstruction Awards: Betting on a city's future

Can a new resort and casino pump life into a city once renowned as the nation’s arms maker?

January 12, 2019 | Reconstruction Awards | BD+C Staff

2019 Reconstruction Awards Project Information Sheet