2023 Jacques Benedict Awards Recognize Excellence in Regional Design
Awards celebrate contemporary work displaying legacy, creativity, and impeccability
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On September 28th , The Denver Botanic Gardens was the site of the 2023 Jacques Benedict Awards hosted by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA). ICAA is a nonprofit membership organization committed to promoting and preserving the practice, understanding, and appreciation of classical design. This year’s attendees were treated to garden tours followed by an autumnal luncheon and awards ceremony. Mountain Living was pleased to attend this year’s event with WRJ Design (ML’s 2023 HOTY winner).
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Accolades are presented biennially to recognize achievements in classical and traditional design in our region. The Jacques Benedict awards encourage and support regional cultural development by promoting the conviction that the universal language of classic proportions and design will continue to add to our culture, built environment, and environmental consciousness. The awards, previously known as the Robert & Judi Newman Awards, honor Jacques Benedict (1879-1947). Benedict was an esteemed early 20th century architect, a graduate of the Êcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, who designed nearly 80 Beaux Arts style buildings in the Rocky Mountain Region. His renowned work includes The Washington Park Boating Pavilion, the George Cranmer House, Richthofen Castle (south wing), and Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
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Benedict was a prolific designer of homes, churches, and academic and public buildings. Today, many of Benedict’s beautiful structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Commemorating his legacy, the Jacques Benedict awards recognize today’s contemporary architects, interior designers, builders, craftsman, artisans, students, and patrons whose work displays the same expression of excellence in the classical tradition.
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Celebrated winners in the 2023 residential category are: Residential Architecture (less than 5,000 square feet), Jeffrey Dungan Architects, Mountain Brook, AL; Residential Architecture (more than 5,000 square feet), Ruggles Mabe Studio, Denver, CO; Architecture Addition/Renovation, KGA Studio Architects, Denver, CO; Residential Interior Design, WRJ Design, Jackson, WY; Residential Interior Design, Donna Mondi Interior Design, Denver, CO; Interior Design – One Room, Eberlein Design Consultants, Ltd, Philadelphia, PA.
Additional awards were presented to winners in commercial and journalism categories, and the Board of Directors’ awards. To learn more about the Jacques Benedict Awards and the winners in all categories, please visit the ICAA website.
