ABOUT THE CHICAGO BUILDING CONGRESS MERIT AWARDS
There is no other association activity that more perfectly defines the mission of the Chicago Building Congress than its Merit Award Program. The Merit Awards have truly celebrated the building industry since 1956 by singling out the outstanding projects in greater Chicagoland built during the past three years. Merit Awards are presented for construction in the following nine categories:
- New Construction Under $15 Million
- New Construction $15 – $55 Million
- New Construction Over $55 Million
- Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Under $10 Million
- Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Over $10 Million
- Infrastructure Construction
- Industrial Construction
- Interior Build-Out
- CBC/COAA Owners’ Choice Award
Enter your 2019 Project Here. Deadline is to enter 2019 Merit Awards is Jan. 28, 2019
What sets the Merit Awards Program above most similar competitions is its meticulous judging process. Entries from all nine categories are judged individually in multiple judging sessions by a dedicated panel of 40 CBC member volunteers on the basis of the following criteria:
- Distinctive, functional, or innovative design
- Quality of Construction
- Impact of the project upon the community
- Safety Record
Congrats 2019 Merit Award Finalists & Winners!
COAA/CBC
Burbank School District 111 Luther Burbank Elementary School – Winner!
Chicago Architecture Center
Moxy Chicago Downtown
Infrastructure Construction
41st Street Pedestrian Bridge over Lake Shore Drive – Winner!
CTA Wilson Station Reconstruction
Interior Build-Out
Captive Resources
CNA Corporate Headquarters Relocation
C.H. Robinson
Tribune Media & WGN Radio Interior Build Out
DLA Piper – Winner!
New Construction Under $15M
412 N. Wells – Winner!
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Outpatient and DayRehab Center
Brother James Gaffney, FSC, Student Center
Loyola University Flex Lab Engineering Building
Searle Visitor Center
New Construction $15 – $55 M
C.H. Robinson Midwest Headquarters
Milwaukee Belden TOD
AM 1980
Manufacturing Technology & Engineering Center at Richard J. Daley College – Winner!
New Construction Over $55M
Cook County Central Campus Health Center
Hotel Zachary at Gallagher Way
Holtschneider Performance Center – Winner!
Northwestern University Ryan/Walter Athletics Center
727 West Madison
The Cooper at Southbank
Renovation & Adaptive Reuse UNDER $10M
Bronzeville Classical School
Merchandise Mart Art on theMART
Greenwood American Kitchen & Bar
The Newberry Renovation – Winner!
University of Chicago Medicine Cell Processing Facility
Renovation & Adaptive Reuse OVER $10M
Hotel Julian – Winner!
Chicago Union Station Great Hall Restoration
Elgin Tower Apartments
Fannie Emanuel Apartments for Senior Housing Modernization
Court House Place / Bartlit Beck Office Renovation
PAST MERIT AWARD WINNERS
1956 Prudential
1957 Old Orchard Shopping Center
1958 Inland Steel
1959 Illinois State Tollway
1960 Michael Reese Hospital
1961 McCormick Place
1962 United Of America
1963 United States Gypsum
1964 Continental Plaza
1965 Central District Filtration
1966 Univ of Chicago At Chicago Circle
1967 Oak Brook Development
1968 Lake Point Tower
1969 One First National Bank
1970 McCormick Place On The Lake
1971 Woodfield Mall
1972 James Roscoe Miller Campus
1973 Sears Tower
1974 One Montgomery Ward Plaza
1975 Standard Oil (Amoco)
1976 Water Tower Place
1977 Cultural Center
1978 Academic Facility
1979 Dearborn Park
1980 New City YMCA
1981 Kroc Diagnostic Treatment Center
1982 Chicago Board Of Trade Addition
1983 333 West Wacker Drive
1984 McDonald’s Office Campus
1985 One Financial Place
Chicago Hilton And Towers
1986 190 South LaSalle
Chicago Theatre
1987 Center For Professional Education
1988 Center For Professional Health
1989 United Terminal
1990 Riverway
North Pier Chicago
1991 Canal Center
Hotel Inter-Continental Chicago
1992 City Front Place
Harpo Studios
1993 Walsh Grand Headquarters
Marshall Fields State Street
1994 Chavez Elementary School
Sears Tower
2000 Wacker Drive Streetscape
1995 Cook County Juvenile Center
Finkl Urban Manufacturing
Chicago Commons Nia Family Center
1996 Monadnock Building
Children’s Memorial Medical Center
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Williams Science Center Addition
1997 McCormick Place Expansion
Calumet Deep Tunnel/Reservoir
CTA Green Line Renovation
1998 HCSC (Blue Cross Building)
Chicago Terminal Radar Approach
Carl Schurz High School Restoration
Little Village Academy
1999 Living Coast/Brookfield Zoo
Brooks Homes Modernization
Barat College Library
Elmhurst Art Museum
2000 Adler Planetarium/Sky Pavilion
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Schaumburg Baseball Stadium
Goldblatt’s Building Renovation
Lake City Convention/Visitors Center
2001 Pharmacia Life Sciences Building
Bachelor Enlisted Quarter
Shedd Aquarium/Amazon Rising
North Shore Senior Center
2002 UBS Tower
Glenview Park Center
360 North Michigan Renovation
Jubilee Family Resource Center
2003 Homan Square Community Center
Levy Senior Center
Midwest Ctr For Green Technology
La Rabida Children’s Hospital
2004 Soldier Field
Oak Park Public Library
York High School
Lookingglass Theatre
2005 Lincoln Park Zoo Regenstein Center
Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Kendall College Riverworks Camps
Patty Turner Senior Center
2006 Conservation Of The U-505 Sub
Orland Park Public Library
Domestic Violence Court House
Rogers Park Montessori School
2007 Gary Comer Youth Center
Calamos Headquarters
LaSalle Bank Theater
Chicago Greenworks
2008 Klarchek Information Commons
Ravinia New Dining Facility
Orland Park Police Headquarters
SOS Children’s Village
2009 Trump International Hotel
Jewish Reconstructionist Synagogue
Palmer House Hilton Hotel
Holy Family Lutheran School
2010 Art Institute Of Chicago
Modern Wing & Nichols Bridgeway
Metea Valley High School
Uno Veterans Memorial Campus
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
S & C Electric Co Advanced Tech Crt
Village Of Oak Park
Marion & Westgate St Improvements
2011 300 East Randolph
Chicago Botanic Garden
Plant Conservation Science Center
The Sullivan Center
Cast Iron Façade Restoration
PCC Wellness Austin Family Health
Exelon Solar City
NUPOC
2012 Ogden International School
Astellas North American Hdqrtrs
Camp Porter Barracks
III Forks Steakhouse
Hairpin Lofts & Arts Center
Old Town School Of Folk Music
S-K Hand Tool
Teen Living Programs Belfort House
2013 Univ of Chgo Reva & David Logan Ctr
Ronald McDonald House 211 E Grand
Monroe Building
LaCasa Student Dormitory
31st Street Harbor
Silver Cross Replacement Hospital
Winpak Portion Packaging
Baker & McKenzie
2014 Adjustable Forms, Inc.
Eataly
Univ. of Chicago Quad Portal
CTA Loop Track Renewal Project
DePaul University Theatre School
Argonne Energy Sciences Bldg.
Genevieve & Wayne Gratz Center
Back of Yards High School
Instituto Health Sciences Academy
2015 BP Emergency Services Building
Adler Planetarium Cosmology Gallery
LaRabida Children’s Hospital Ambulatory Care Ctr.
University of Chicago 58th St. East & West Revitalization
University of Chicago Saieh Hall for Economics
University of Chicago Saieh Hall for Economics
Northeastern Illinois University “El Centro Campus”
Argonne National Laboratory Advanced Protein
OneEleven
2016 NewCity
Chinatown Branch, Chicago Public Library
DuPage County Health Dept. Community Center
Chicago Athletic Association
Rosewood Beach Development
Chicago Riverwalk Phase II
Amazon Sortation & Fulfillment Center
Confidential Technology Project
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
2017 Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Saia LTL Freight
Navy Pier Centennial Wheel
Zurich North America
Abe and Ida Cooper Center
Joliet Central High School Student Center Addition
Albert Lane Tech High School Renovation
River Point Tower
Albert Lane Tech High School Renovation
2018 Washington Wabash CTA Loop Elevated Station
Joliet Junior College City Center
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
Frank Lloyd Wright Unity Temple
IBEW Local 9, University Park Training Facility
Hotel EMC2
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Trumpf Smart Factory