| 2024 | Berglund Construction and Berglund Preservation | |
| 2023 | Ann M. Beha, FAIA RAIC, Founder, Ann Beha Architects (Annum Architects) Susan Benjamin, Owner, Benjamin Historic Certifications Fred Eychaner, Philanthropist & President, Alphawood Foundation Elaine Harrington, Retired, SAIC and House Museum Curator Kevin Harrington, Professor Emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology Emily Rauh Pulitzer, Founder, Pulitzer Arts Foundation | |
| 2022 | Stewardship of the Charnley-Persky House Owners/Stewards: The late Pauline Saliga, Executive Director Emerita, Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation and Society of Architectural Historians The late Seymour H. Persky SOM Foundation Chicago Institute for Architecture and Urbanism Architects: Gunny Harboe, FAIA, Harboe Architects, P.C. John Eifler, FAIA, Eifler & Associates Architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) John Vinci, FAIA, Vinci Hamp Architects | |
| 2021 | Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation (The Old Post Office, Chicago, IL) Owner / Developer / Leasing / Management: 601w Companies The Telos Group, LLC JLL Architect / Contractor / Consultant Team: Gensler BEAR Construction Company DLA Piper LLP (US) Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects MacRostie Historic Advisors, LLC McGuire Engineers McGuire, Igleski & Associates, Inc. Site Design Group, Ltd. V3 Companies, Ltd. Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. WSP City / State / Federal Agencies: City of Chicago, Mayor’s Office City of Chicago, Department of Planning and Development City of Chicago, Commission on Chicago Landmarks City of Chicago, Department of Buildings State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), IL Department of Natural Resources National Park Service, Technical Preservation Service | |
| 2021 | Michael Maltzan, FAIA, SAH Change Agent Award | |
| 2020 | no awards given | |
| 2019 | Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Design Principal, Ross Barney Architects Award for Excellence in Design, Leadership and Service | |
| 2019 | Stuart Cohen, FAIA, and Julie Hacker, FAIA, Partners, Stuart Cohen & Julie Hacker Architects Award for Excellence in Design, Academics and Scholarship | |
| 2019 | Oswaldo Ortega, AIA, LEED, AP, Associate, Gensler Pathfinder Award | |
| 2019 | Diller Scofidio + Renfro, SAH Change Agent Award | |
| 2018 | Harry Hunderman, FAIA and Deborah Slaton, Senior Principal and Principal (respectively), Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Award for Excellence in Preservation Advocacy and Stewardship of the Built Environment | |
| 2018 | Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA, Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Dean Emeritus, Yale School of Architecture Award for Excellence in Design, Academics and Scholarship | |
| 2018 | Cynthia Weese, FAIA, Founding Partner, Weese Langley Weese; Dean Emerita, School of Architecture, Washington University Award for Excellence in Design, Leadership and Service | |
| 2017 | Ralph Johnson, FAIA, LEED AP, Global Design Director, Perkins + Will Award for Excellence in Design, Planning, and Sustainability | |
| 2017 | Sharon Johnston, FAIA and Mark Lee, Founders and Principals, Johnston Marklee Award for Excellence in Public Engagement with the Built Environment | |
| 2017 | Col. Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Ret), President and Founder, TAWANI Foundation Award for Excellence in Architectural Stewardship | |
| 2016 | Richard H. Driehaus, Founder and Chairman, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Excellence in Architectural Stewardship | |
| 2016 | Sarah Herda, Director, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Award for Excellence in Public Engagement with the Built Environment | |
| 2016 | Peter Landon, FAIA, LEED AP, Founder and Principal, Landon Bone Baker Architects Award for Excellence in Design, Planning and Sustainability | |
| 2015 | Paul Goldberger, Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Award for Excellence in Architectural Journalism | |
| 2015 | T. Gunny Harboe, FAIA, President, Harboe Architects, PC Award for Excellence in Heritage Conservation | |
| 2015 | Richard Longstreth, Director of Historic Preservation and Professor of American Civilization, The George Washington University Award for Excellence in Architectural Scholarship and Preservation Advocacy | |
| 2014 | Wilbert Hasbrouck, FAIA, and Marilyn Hasbrouck, Founders, The Prairie School Review and Prairie Avenue Bookshop Award for Excellence in Architectural Media | |
| 2014 | Robert Furhoff, Historic Paint Analyst and Restoration Consultant Award for Excellence in Architectural Conservation | |
| 2014 | Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President Award for Excellence in Conservation of the Natural Environment | |
| 2014 | Tim Samuelson, City of Chicago Cultural Historian Award for Excellence in Stewardship of the Built Environment | |
| 2014 | Ben Weese, FAIA, Principal, Weese Langley Weese Award for Excellence in Preservation Advocacy | |
| 2013 | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Award for Excellence in Design, Planning, and Sustainability | |
| 2013 | Blair Kamin, Architecture Critic, Chicago Tribune Award for Excellence in Architectural Criticism | |
| 2013 | Judith Paine McBrien, Director, Archimedia Workshop Award for Excellence in Architectural Media | |
| 2013 | Zoë Ryan, Alison Fisher and Karen Kice, Department of Architecture and Design, Art Institute of Chicago Award for Excellence in Architectural Stewardship | |
| 2012 | Geoffrey Baer, Producer and Program Host, WTTW in Chicago Award for Excellence in Architectural Media | |
| 2012 | John Eifler, FAIA, Principal, Eifler & Associates Architects Award for Excellence in Architectural Conservation | |
| 2012 | Philip J. Enquist, FAIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Award for Excellence in Design, Planning, and Sustainability | |
| 2012 | Gwendolyn Wright, Professor of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University; Host, PBS Series History Detectives Award for Excellence in Architectural Media | |
| 2011 | John Vinci, Vinci-Hamp Architects | |
| 2011 | Mary Zimmerman, Playwright & Director, Lookingglass & Goodman Theatres | |
| 2011 | Sophia Siskel, CEO, Chicago Botanic Garden | |
| 2010 | Chicago Seven Thomas H. Beeby, FAIA, HBRA Stuart Cohen, FAIA, Stuart Cohen & Julie Hacker Architects Laurence O. Booth, AIA, Booth Hansen & Associates Stanley Tigerman, FAIA, Tigerman-McCurry Architects Limited Ben Weese, FAIA, Weese Langley Weese Architects Limited James L. Nagle, FAIA, Nagle Hartray | |
| 2010 | Chicago Women in Architecture founders Gertrude Lempp Kerbis, Lempp Kerbis Associates Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Ross Barney Architects Cynthia Weese, FAIA, Weese Langley Weese Architects Limited Nancy A. Abshire, AIA RIBA, SOM Gunduz Dagdelen Natalie de Blois Jane M. Jacobsen Laura Fisher | |
| 2010 | Carter Manny, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts | |
| 2010 | Seymour Persky, Parliament Enterprises |
