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The Building Industry Association of Greater Chicago’s 50th annual Key Awards

by Emily Mack

Since 1972, the Building Industry Association of Greater Chicago (BIAGC, formerly HBAGC) has honored the best of the best in the building industry with its annual Key Awards. It is the longest-running peer-judged awards program of its kind in the country — and March 9 marked the awards’ 50th celebration. Over 100 Chicagoland building industry professionals attended.

The ceremony was held at the Cosentino City Chicago Showroom in River North, hosted by South Barrington Architect Kevin Kazimer of Kioxin Architecture. Kazimer has participated in at least 35 years of the awards and was excited to emcee this year’s event.

“The Key Awards are like the Academy Awards for homebuilding,” Kazimer said. “And what makes this year’s event so special is that, after 50 years, it showcases how builders and architects continue to design great stuff. Chicagoland builders and architects still strive to make great design and great housing.”

The Key Awards were founded to recognize all aspects of housing design with an array of winners split among multiple divisions: Single Family, Multifamily, Remodeling, Interior Design, Outdoor Spaces and On the Board, which considers forthcoming projects. Multiple winners are awarded in each division. Then there are the Crystal Key and Diamond awards which recognize the single best entrants from across those various divisions. The Crystal Key is the highest Key award bestowed.

The full list of winners:

Single Family

HDM/COBU Architecture Studio – STAG RUN
Ryan Building Group – Oswego Model 99
Premier Architecture, Inc. – Cider Grove – Coventry
Kioxin Architecture – Valkyrie Haven
Icon Building Group – Ayvazian Residence
Icon Building Group – Wuang Residence
DJK Custom Homes – Modern Industrial Farmhouse
DJK Custom Homes – French Country Estate
Schwarz Lewis Design Group – The Salvino Residence
Orren Pickell Building Group – Lake Geneva Single Family Home
Schwarz Lewis Design Group – The Smith Residence

Multifamily

Premier Architecture, Inc. – Deerbrook Place – Preston
Premier Architecture, Inc. – Deerbrook Place – Ashton
Lakeview Homes LLC – Estates of Montefiori – Florenza
Holladay Properties – Design by Tandem Architecture – Quincy Station
Tandem – AVRA
Tandem – Avenir

Remodeling

Middlefork LLC – Gold Coast Rehab
Orren Pickell Building Group – Twin Lakes Retreat
Leah Bolger Design – High Rise Oasis
Daniela Guini Interior Design – Campbell Street
Icon Building Group – Deng Residence
Cardoni Custom Homes – Wabansia Chicago
Cardoni Custom Homes – Edgewood Court Deerfield
Patrick A. Finn Ltd. – Sheridan Transitional Kitchen Remodel
Orren Pickell Building Group – Wilmette Primary Bath
Daniela Guini Interior Design – Trump Tower
Icon Building Group – Escobar Residence
Patrick A. Finn Ltd. – Crane’s Hollow Kitchen Remodel

Interior Design

Britten Design Continuum – Tall Oaks Townsend Model
Encore Gallery – Encore Gallery Showroom
Leah Bolger Design – North Shore Farmhouse
Daniela Guini Interior Design – Glenview Remodel

Outdoor Spaces

Orren Pickell Building Group – Mettawa Outdoor Oasis
ZSD – A Corwin Partners Client – Madison+Carpenter – 5B

On the Board

ZSD – A Corwin Partners Client – The Residences at St Boniface
ZSD – A Corwin Partners Client – Saint Boniface

Diamond

Schwarz Lewis Design Group – The Smith Residence

Crystal Key
Schwarz Lewis Design Group – The Mehta Residence

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