The 2022 winners will be announced in September. Nominations for 2023 will open in March.
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Please read the nomination guidelines below carefully before submitting a project. If you have questions, contact us at awards@docomomo-us.org.
This juried award recognizes informed, thoughtful and creative design efforts to preserve, restore or adapt a modern building, structure or landscape of local, regional or national significance, securing its presence for future generations. Design Awards are recognized in the following sub-categories:
This juried award recognizes exceptional efforts to document, inventory and/or create a preservation plan for one or more modern buildings, structures or landscapes of local, regional or national significance. Nominations may be submitted in the form of a website, book, publication, or exhibition.
Presented by the Docomomo US Board of Directors, this award recognizes outstanding efforts to preserve and advocate for threatened modern buildings, structures or landscapes of local, regional or national significance through advocacy efforts. This award seeks to recognize preservation and advocacy organizations and other groups (including Docomomo US chapters) who have gone above and beyond to work collectively and collaboratively to advocate for a modern site or structure.
Students who have been involved in research or advocacy are encouraged to nominate their projects in the appropriate category.
A nomination is considered complete once the below materials and the submission fee are received.
Name(s) and contact information of the nominator(s), design team(s), client, and owner.
The narrative should address the significance of the building(s), structure(s) or landscape(s), and the character-defining features that influenced the content or design of the project.
For Design and Inventory/Survey projects, please exclude the name of the firm or design team responsible for the project from the narrative description.
Describe the team's design process and approach; considerations, challenges or opportunities that influenced the project; as well as the treatment of materials, assemblies, finishes and interventions related to the preservation of the integrity of the historic fabric. The narrative should also include a clear description, illustrated by corresponding images, of the defining features and materials of the original design, additions (if applicable), and current design. Projects featuring lesser-known or regional architects or designers (original design team) should include a minimal amount of biographic background information.
Describe how the project contributes to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of modern resources; the realized and potential impacts of the project in regards to furthering the understanding and awareness of the contributions of modern resources to history.
Describe the scope of the advocacy efforts, impact on the site and community and the result of the work. Advocacy efforts will be given equal consideration in the case of preservation, demolition and on-going efforts.
A photo release form and project detail form are required for a complete nomination.
The nomination fee can be submitted online or by check. Checks should be made payable to Docomomo US and sent to PO Box 230977 New York, NY 10023. The name of the project must be included on the check.
$100 - Early Nomination Fee (must be submitted by May 6, 2022)
$150 - Nomination Fee (must be submitted by June 10, 2022)
The checklist below contains a list of the required components needed to submit a project.
Payments can be made online or by check. Checks should be made payable to Docomomo US and sent to PO Box 230977 New York, NY 10023. The name of the project must be included on the check.
Any questions about the Awards or submission process can be emailed to awards@docomomo-us.org.
