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“MORE THAN A GOOD ARCHITECT”
The Chicago Architecture Foundation presents the prestigious Patron of the Year awards to outstanding clients of architecture in the Chicago area. Winning patrons are evaluated by a multidisciplinary jury, which considers the client’s contribution to a project alongside a project’s design merit.
The awards were initiated in 2004 when Steven G.M. Stein, partner at the law firm of Stein, Ray & Harris, LLP, suggested that, for all of the public attention lavished on outstanding architecture in Chicago, few recognize the leading role of clients of architecture. “Good architecture,” Stein said, “requires more than a good architect. It requires a great client—a risk-taker.”
Patron of the Year awards are now one of the most anticipated events for Chicago’s architecture and business community. The awards have continued to draw an impressive list of nominations—a testament to Chicago’s vitality and dynamic growth throughout the years
Past winners include Millennium Park, Inc., Hines Interests, the University of Chicago, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, and Serta International.
CONTACT
For more information, please contact F. Philip Barash, Manager of Corporate Relations at 312.922.3432 x228 or pbarash(at)architecture.org
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