2021 Merit Award Winners announced!

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 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:

• Education
• Healthcare
• Residential/Hospitality
• Commercial Construction under $50M
• Commercial Construction over $50M
• Renovation and Adaptive Reuse Under $15M
• Renovation and Adaptive Reuse Over $15M
• Infrastructure or Industrial Construction
• Interior Build-Out

2020 Education Winner!

2020 Healthcare Winner!

2020 Commercial Construction Under $50 Million Winner!

2020 Commercial Construction Over $50 Million Winner!

2020 Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Over $15 Million Winner!

2020 Residential/Hospitality Winner!

2021

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Solution Center

• Lisle Elementary School

• KLEO Art Residences

• Midway Airport Passenger Security Checkpoint Expansion

• Pullman Artspace Lofts

• Old Cook County Hospital Renovation

• Esperanza Health Centers

• Robert Crown Community Center

• 110 North Wacker Drive

2020

• University of Chicago Keller Center

• VA Hines New Boiler Plant

• Northtown Affordable Apartments and Public Library

• Columbia College Chicago Student Center

• Argonne Materials Design Laboratory

• Lincoln Park Community Services

• The Old Chicago Post Office Renovation and Adaptive Reuse Project

• Riverview Bridge

• Knoll

2019

• Burbank School District 111 Luther Burbank Elementary School

• 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge over Lake Shore Drive

• DLA Piper

• 412 N. Wells

• Manufacturing Technology & Engineering Center at Richard J. Daley College

• Holtschneider Performance Center

• The Newberry Renovation

• Hotel Julian

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

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

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

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

• Northeastern Illinois University “El Centro Campus”Argonne National Laboratory Advanced Protein

• OneEleven

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

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

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

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

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

2009

• Trump International Hotel

• Jewish Reconstructionist Synagogue

• Palmer House Hilton Hotel

• Holy Family Lutheran School

2008

• Klarchek Information Commons

• Ravinia New Dining Facility

• Orland Park Police Headquarters

• SOS Children’s Village

2007

• Gary Comer Youth Center

• Calamos Headquarters

• LaSalle Bank Theater

• Chicago Greenworks