Orchids & Onions — Local architectural awards

Onions and Orchids

Begun as a lark in 1975, here’s a list of awards for local projects that were judged best and worst new architecture, design and landscaping around San Diego. No awards for three (or four?) years......will they ever continue? (U-T, 4/27/04) — Indeed!...yippee (U-T, 11/18/06) A design for living: Orchids & Onions return to the North Park Theatre in 2006.


1988



ORCHID

Night Visions (art installations)

Park Boulevard, Balboa Park



1989

 


ORCHID

The Boulevard Sign

Hillcrest/North Park



1990



ORCHID

Uptown District

Hillcrest



1991



ORCHID

Egyptian Court Apartments

Park Boulevard, Hillcrest



1992



Onion

Village Hillcrest

Hillcrest


ORCHID

UCSD Medical Center (addition)

Hillcrest



1995


Catagory

ORCHID 

Washington Street median

Mission Hills

Landscape Architecture

ORCHID

Balboa Park Club

Balboa Park

Historic Preservation:
architecture and interiors

Onion

Georgia Street bridge

Georgia Street Bridge

Historic Preservation
(for proposed demolition)

Onion

Maryland Street Senior Housing Renovation

University Heights

Lighting and Planning


1996



ORCHID

House of Charm

Balboa Park

Historic Preservation


1997



ORCHID

Kemo Sabe

Hillcrest

Interior Design

ORCHID

Claire de Lune

North Park

Interior Design

ORCHID

Marston House

Crittenden’s Addition

Landscape Architecture

ORCHID

Mingei International Museum

Balboa Park

Interior Design
Lighting Design

Onion

El Cortez Hill

Downtown

Historic Preservation

Onion

Park Theater

Hillcrest

Historic Preservation
(for proposed demolition)


1998



ORCHID

House of Hospitality

Balboa Park

Historic Preservation
Lighting Design

ORCHID

Whole Foods

Hillcrest

Interior Design

ORCHID

University Heights Sign

University Heights

Graphic Design and Signage

Onion

Rite Aid

Hillcrest

Architecture


1999



ORCHID

Metropolis Mural

Ace Mural

Fine Arts

Onion

San Diego Zoo

Balboa Park

Historic Preservation
Planning and Urban Design
(for proposed expansion)


2000



ORCHID

Japanese Friendship Garden

Balboa Park

Landscape Architecture

ORCHID

Museum of Photographic Arts 

Balboa Park

Interior Design

ORCHID

El Cortez Hotel

Downtown

Historic Preservation

ORCHID

KTU&A Office Building

Hillcrest

Historic Preservation

Onion

Washington Street Retail Corridor

Hillcrest

Planning and Urban Design

Onion

Washington Street Median

Mission Hills

Fine Art
“for birds on giant silver poles”


2001



ORCHID

St. Paul’s Cathedral

Bankers Hill

Historic Preservation

ORCHID

Video Outlet by F Street

Hillcrest

Graphic Design and Signage


2002



Onion

Natural History Museum

Balboa Park

Interior Design
(for atrium expansion)

Onion

San Diego Zoo

Balboa Park

Planning and Urban Design
(for proposed parking lot expansion)

 

2006

   
ORCHID

Salomon building — initally apts, now condos
(originally designed by Henry Hester)
3200 Sixth Avenue

Park West

 

Historic Preservation
“it’s not easy being green”

 

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