Awards

At Arda, designing and restoring buildings that are truly meaningful to the users and neighborhoods they serve is what maintains passion in our work. We are grateful to have played a role in hundreds of collaborative projects for more than three decades; and honored when those projects are recognized and celebrated.

Pullman National Monument Visitor Center

  • Landmarks Illinois, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award – Rehabilitation

  • Chicago Building Congress, Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Finalist

Goldblatt Building Facade Restoration

  • Masonry Advisory Council Excellence in Masonry Award - Best Contemporary Rehab/Restoration

Julia C. Lathrop Homes Redevelopment Plan

  • Landmarks Illinois, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award – Rehabilitation

All Saints’ Episcopal Church Restoration

  • AIA International Religious Art and Architecture Award

  • Faith & Form Award for Religious Architecture - Restoration

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks Award for Preservation Excellence

  • Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award - Restoration

Lane Tech High School Renovation

  • Masonry Advisory Council Excellence in Masonry Award - Best Contemporary Rehab/Restoration

  • Masonry Advisory Council Excellence in Masonry Award - Craftsmanship Winner

  • International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) Craft Award - Best Restoration/Rehabilitation/Maintenance Project

  • Chicago Building Congress, Rehab Construction Finalist

  • Chicago Building Congress, Owner’s Choice Merit Award Finalist

  • Construction Industry Service Corporation, Rehabilitation Project of the YearPullman National Monument Visitor Center

1855 N Sheffield Apartments

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks Preservation Excellence Award

Positioning Pullman Plan

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA) Illinois, Daniel Burnham Award for Master Planning

  • American Planning Association, Illinois Chapter (APA-IL), Chapter Award for Strategic Planning

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chicago, Design Excellence Award - Regional and Urban Design - Merit of Citation

Marquette Park Lakefront East

  • Construction, Building & Engineering News (ENR), Award of Merit: Best Renovation/Restoration

  • Indiana Landmarks, Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration

  • Illinois American Society of Landscape Architects (ILASLA), President’s Award: Burnham Category

Hyatt Regency Chicago Lobby

  • Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) Design Award

  • Friends of Downtown, Best Renovation Award Finalist

  • Hospitality Design Magazine, Best Midscale/Economy Hotel Finalist

  • Illuminating Engineering Society, Illumination Award of Merit for Lighting Design

Marquette Park Pavilion

  • Marvin Windows and Doors, Architect’s Challenge Award

  • Masonry Construction Magazine, Masonry Construction Project of the Year: Historic Preservation

University of Chicago Midway Crossings

  • Society of College and University Planning (SCUP), Award of Merit

  • Engineering News Record (ENR), Award of Merit: Landscape/Hardscape/Urban Development

The Last Four Miles: a Plan to Complete Chicago’s Lakefront

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chicago, Urban Design Award

  • American Planning Association, Illinois Chapter (APA-IL), Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan

Overton Hygienic Company Building

  • Landmarks Illinois, Outstanding Rehabilitation Award                  

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Preservation Excellence Award

Quinn Chapel

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Preservation Excellence Award

Chicago Fire Station 70 

  • Midwest Construction “Best of 2009” Award

  • Chicago Building Congress Merit Award

University of Illinois at Chicago South Campus Development

  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Professional Services Consultant of the Year - Projects Under $2 Million

Lindblom Math & Science Academy

  • Landmarks Illinois, Outstanding Rehabilitation Award                  

  • Chicago Building Congress, Merit Award

Manhattan Building Restoration

  • Friends of Downtown, Best Restoration Award

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Preservation Excellence Award

Humboldt Park Boathouse

  • Chicago Building Congress, Merit Award

  • Landmarks Illinois, Preservation Project of the Year Award

Burnham Park Shoreline Design – Morgan Shoal

  • Illinois American Planning Association (IL APA), Merit Award

Jackson Park Highlands District Entrance Gateway Markers

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Preservation Excellence AwardJulia C. Lathrop Homes Redevelopment Plan

Chicago Water Tower & Pumping Station Restoration

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Preservation Excellence Award

  • Friends of Downtown, Best Renovation of an Urban Space Award

  • Illuminating Engineering Society, Guth Award

Garfield Park Framework Plan

  • Illinois Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (ILASLA), Merit Award

Sexton School Restoration

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Preservation Excellence Award

Shakespeare School Restoration

  • Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Preservation Excellence Award

Burnham Park Framework Plan

  • Illinois Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (ILASLA), Honor AwardMarquette Park Pavilion

Pullman School Restoration

  • Landmarks Illinois, Preservation Project of the Year Award

Old Market House State Historic Site Renovation

  • Capital Development Board of Illinois, Thomas H. Madigan Outstanding Achievement Award

  • “They really know how to work in Chicago.”

    National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • “Their documentation is technical and some of the best I have seen.”

    Stantec

  • "They look at the context of what they are designing and they meet the client’s needs but also the needs of the city and community.”

    Dakota Development