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2005 Winner: Central City Main Street Renovations

 

 

 

Community Design Excellence Awards

This program recognizes governmental organizations, subdivisions, non-governmental not-for-profit organizations, and/or local citizen groups for significant achievements in the promotion of new quality architecture, preservation of existing quality architecture or community design. The awards place emphasis on a project’s quality of design, the built environment’s impact on the quality of life within the community where the project is built, and the impact the project has had in bringing the community together in its support.

 

Consideration is given to community design projects that significantly impact the quality of life of a city or neighborhood and to groups that understand the importance of the built environment on a community’s social fabric and, through the rehabilitation of that environment, maintain a continued functionality and use.

In addition, consideration of new construction of architectural significance that contributes to or enhances the surrounding community environment is examined to be worthy of an award.

 

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Previous award recipients from program inception (by year):
2000

  • City of Corning for their positive influence on the built environment

  • Anawim Housing, Inc., (Des Moines) for their work to provide affordable housing

2001

  • City of Perry for their community revitalization efforts and restoration work

  • River Action, Inc. for their riverfront development work (Davenport)

2002

  • Community Housing Initiatives (Des Moines)

  • Jason and Megan Kirk for restoring their building (State Center)

2003

  • Adel Partners for renovating the former Ideal Glove and Sunbonnet Factory (Adel)

  • Rock Crest -- Rock Glen Neighborhoods (Mason City)

  • K & H Properties for renovating the Lyric Theater (Osceola) 

  • City of Waverly for the Big Six Renovation

  • City of Iowa Falls for restoring the Carnegie-Ellsworth Library

  • Cedar Falls Main Street for renovating the First National Bank Building

  • Jim Boyt for his building at 524 East Grand (Des Moines)

  • John Butler for his renovation/restoration of the Clock Tower Building (Dubuque)

2004

  • Eloise Thorson for The Herald building (Story City)

2005

  • John & Diane Strawn for refurbishing the Mid Iowa Publishing Building

  • City of Central City for their streetscape project

  • City of Mount Pleasant for converting an old school into the Public Library

2006

  • Strand Theater (Grinnell)

  • Dan & Kathy Tindall for restoring the Blackhawk Hotel (Cedar Falls)
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