Jacques Benedict Awards

The Call for Submissions is now open for the 2023 Jacques Benedict Awards. Entry forms, fees, and submittals due by 5:00pm on June 16, 2023.

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SAVE THE DATE! The 2023 Jacques Benedict Awards Gala will be held on September 28, 2023

Previously known as the Robert & Judi Newman Awards, the Jacques Benedict Awards will continue to biennially celebrate excellence in classical & traditional design in our region. ICAA Award Programs across the country look to the past to honor professionals who exemplify the advancement of the classical vernacular in the various regions.

The ICAA Rocky Mountain Chapter Awards are named IN HONOR OF JACQUES BENEDICT (1879-1947), the esteemed early 20th Century Denver architect, graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, who produced nearly 80 Beaux Arts style buildings in the Rocky Mountain region. The classical proportions, restrained ornamentation and unmatched beauty of Benedict’s designs continue to serve as an enduring source of delight and inspiration.

The Jacques Benedict Awards recognize today’s contemporary architects, interior designers, builders, craftsmen, artisans, students and patrons whose work displays the same expression of legacy, creativity and excellence in the classical tradition.

Image: 2018 Newman Award-winning project, "Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel"

Award categories
Residential Architecture - Less Than 5,000SF
Residential Architecture - More Than 5,000SF
Addition/Renovation/Folly
Institutional/Civic/Commercial Architecture
Residential Interior Design
Commercial Interior Design
One-Room Interior
Landscape Architecture
Historic Preservation
Craftsmanship
Allied Arts
Literature/Journalism
Emerging Professional
Student Work
Winners from
4240 Architecture, Inc - "The Boundary at Moreland Village"
Commercial, Civic & Institutional Architecture
4240 Architecture, Inc - "Moreland Cottage"
Residential Architecture
Ekman Design Studio - "Italianate Pool House"
Residential Architecture, Certificate of Merit
Tryba Architects - "The Crawford Hotel"
Commercial Interior Design
Mandil, Inc -"Cherry Creek Townhouse"
Residential Interior Design
C & A Interiors - "Camenisch Gardens Residence"
Residential Interior Design
Tryba Architects - "Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel"
Preservation/Restoration/Adaptive Reuse
Anderson Hallas Architects, PC - "Many Glacier Hotel Rehabilitation"
Preservation/Restoration/Adaptive Reuse, Certificate of Merit
Designs By Sundown - "Historic Denver"
Landscape Architecture
Designscapes Colorado - "Evergreen Residence: A River Runs Through It"
Landscape Architecture, Certificate of Merit
Living Design Studios - "Georgian Mansion Renovation"
Allied Arts, Certificate of Merit
James Crockett - "The Reuleaux Stool"
Allied Arts, Certificate of Merit
Donald H. Ruggles - "Beauty, Neuroscience & Architecture"
Literature & Journalism
April Heredia - "A Palladian Villa"
Student
Niki Covington & Corey Strange - "Spirit of Liberty"
Student, Certificate of Merit
Arthur Chabon Architect - "Roaring Fork Compound"
Residential Architecture
Robert A. M. Stern Architects - "Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building"
Commercial Architecture
Nadia Watts Interior Design - "Cherry Hills Village Residence"
Interior Design
Montare Builders - "Cherry Hills Village Residence"
Artisanship
David Kremer - "Meisterstuck"
Artisanship
Conor Bingham
Student Work
Phillip F. Anschutz - "Out Where the West Begins"
Journalism
Jody Brotherston - "Arthur Byne's Diplomatic Legacy"
Journalism
Ekman Design Studio
Residential Architecture
Carney Logan Burke Architects
Commercial Architecture
Comstock Design
Interior Design
Ann Wolff Glass Design
Artisanship
Designscapes Colorado Inc.
Landscape Architecture
Colorado & Company Talk Show
Journalism
Heather van Swaay
Student Work
TKP Architects
Residential Architecture
Godden Sudik Architects
Renovation
O Interior Design
Interior Design
Blu Design Group
Landscape Architecture
Patrick M. Dey
Student Work

4240 Architecture, Inc - "The Boundary at Moreland Village" Commercial, Civic & Institutional Architecture

4240 Architecture, Inc - "Moreland Cottage" Residential Architecture

Ekman Design Studio - "Italianate Pool House" Residential Architecture, Certificate of Merit

Tryba Architects - "The Crawford Hotel" Commercial Interior Design

Mandil, Inc - "Cherry Creek Townhouse" Residential Interior Design

C & A Interiors - "Camenisch Gardens Residence" Residential Interior Design

Tryba Architects - "Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel" Preservation/Restoration/Adaptive Reuse

Anderson Hallas Architects, PC - "Many Glacier Hotel Rehabilitation" Preservation/Restoration/Adaptive Reuse, Certificate of Merit

Designs By Sundown - "Historic Denver" Landscape Architecture

Designscapes Colorado - "Evergreen Residence: A River Runs Through It" Landscape Architecture, Certificate of Merit

Living Design Studios - "Georgian Mansion Renovation" Allied Arts, Certificate of Merit

James Crockett - "The Reuleaux Stool" Allied Arts, Certificate of Merit

Donald H. Ruggles - "Beauty Neuroscience And Architecture" Literature & Journalism

April Heredia - "A Palladian Villa" Student

Niki Covington & Corey Strange - "Spirit Of Liberty" Student, Certificate of Merit

Arthur Chabon Architect - "Roaring Fork Compound" Residential Architecture

Robert A. M. Stern Architects - "Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building" Commercial Architecture

Nadia Watts Interior Design - "Cherry Hills Village Residence" Interior Design

Montare Builders - "Cherry Hills Village Residence" Artisanship

David Kremer - "Meisterstuck" Artisanship

Conor Bingham Student Work

Ekman Design Studio Residential Architecture

Carney Logan Burke Architects Commercial Architecture

Comstock Design Interior Design

Ann Wolff Glass Design Artisanship

Designscapes Colorado Inc. Landscape Architecture

TKP Architects Residential Architecture

Godden Sudik Architects Renovation

O Interior Design Interior Design

Blu Design Group Landscape Architecture

Patrick M. Dey Student Work

Jacque Benedict Awards

The purpose of the Jacques Benedict Awards is:

  • To acknowledge, support, and advance traditional concepts in craftsmanship and design within the Rocky Mountain Region
  • To acknowledge that the creation of beauty is a noble cause
  • To encourage cultural development in our region
  • To support the belief that the universal language of classic proportions and design will continue to add to our culture, built environment, and environmental consciousness