Bulfinch Awards
Program Criteria
Recognizing Excellence in New England Classical and Traditional Design, The Bulfinch Awards are named for the Boston architect of the Massachusetts State House, Charles Bulfinch, who played a key role in introducing Neoclassicism to America in the late 18th century.
Eligibility
Individuals and firms with addresses within the six (6) New England states: Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut (with the exception of Fairfield County, which falls under the chapter jurisdiction of the New York organization); submitted projects must also be geographically located within the same six states, also with the exception of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Built projects must have been completed within the past five years (July 2006 on).
Categories
• Residential (Restoration, Renovation, Sympathetic Addition)
• Residential + 5,000 SF (New Construction)
• Residential – 5,000 SF (New Construction)
• Civic/Institutional/Ecclesiastic
• Commercial
• Landscape Architecture
• Artisanship
• Residential Interiors
• Community Design
Awards Presentation
The Awards Presentation Ceremony and Doric Hall Exhibit shall be held at Bulfinch’s Massachusetts State House on November 30, 2011.
Entry Deadline
Submissions are due no later than July 11, 2011.
Doric Hall Exhibit
A weeklong public exhibition of submitted projects will be held in the Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House, the week of November 28. Particulars of the exhibit formats will be sent to the winners early October. The entrants shall be responsible for providing and formatting their material (photographs, drawings, models, etc.) for the exhibit.
Submission Requirements
All entries must be submitted in Word and pdf format and sent to Adam Bonosky, at abonosky@classicist-ne.org no later than July 4, 2011. All submittal-related questions should be directed to Adam Bonosky.
Required Submissions
• Property/Project Name
• Property/Project Location
• Date of completion
• Square footage (if applicable)
• Publisher (if applicable)
• Agency (if applicable)
• Firm/Individual submitting project
• Brief narrative (no more than 500 words) summarizing the principal aspects of the submitted project to convey its significance to the Awards Jury
• For built projects, photographs (in pdf form) along with scaled and captioned plan(s), elevation(s) and detail(s) and/or sections drawing(s) (all in pdf form) required to properly communicate the design
• File sizes should be no larger than 10 MB
• An entry fee of $100 payable here
More Information
Visit the Bulfinch Awards page at classicist-ne.org or view more information here