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  The Prudential Insurance Company Building, now the SBC Building, was designed by S.I. Morris Associates in 1977. The rhythmic quality of the smooth pre-cast concrete exoskeleton is particularly striking from Loop 610. Red porcelain stripes enliven the building and put it in tune with the flow of traffic. The AIA jury commented that it is the "best freeway building" in Houston. The building holds its gracious and well-landscaped site beautifully and includes a well-designed motor court at the front and huge terraced side gardens enclosed within a high rounded concrete wall.
Next winner: Rice Stadium
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Mayor Bill White: President's Award
Story Sloane III: Preservation Partner in Print Award
Hermann Park Conservancy: Stewart Title Award for the Heart of the Park
Byrd's Lofts, the conversion of the former Byrd's Department Store building
1417 Congress Ave., the restoration of the historic Palace Hotel
Elder Street Artists Lofts, an adaptive reuse of the Jefferson Davis Hospital
720 Fannin St., the restoration of the Texas State Hotel
4912 Main St., the Lawndale Art Center
807 Taft St., the restoration of the former Antone's Deli
3317 Morrison St., a 1910 home in Woodland Heights
2 Sunset Blvd., the home of the president of Rice University
Rice Design Alliance and Houston Mod for "Modern Mode," a look at Houston's mid-century architecture
St. Thomas High School for the restoration of its historic rotunda
Carol Eckels Adams for advancing preservation in Katy
E.R. and Ann Taylor Park, the preservation of the historic Stevenson homestead
Prudential Insurance Co. Building: AIA 25 Year Award
Rice Stadium: AIA 50 Year Award
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