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About the 2024 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards
The City of Raleigh Appearance Commission hosted its 42nd annual Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance on September 25, 2024. Join us in celebrating the 2024 award winners!
Commercial
2024 Award Winners:
- Ajja
- Raleigh Iron Works
Awards in this category are presented for all types of new retail, office construction, or adaptive use and may include industrial, warehouse, or corporate projects that have a positive impact on the city's visual environment.
Community Impact
North Carolina Museum of Art Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
2024 Award Winner:
- North Carolina Museum of Art Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
Awards in this category are given to groups or individuals who have created and implemented projects of any scale that enrich the quality of life in Raleigh through design.
Educational
2024 Award Winner:
- Wake County Public School System Early Learning Center at Memory Road
Awards in this category are for education-related facilities at any level of instruction, including preschool, elementary, middle, high school, college, or continuing education.
Landscape Design
2024 Award Winner:
- Bandwidth Headquarters
Awards in this category are for projects that exemplify an integrated approach to resource conservation, a respect for existing features of the site and/or significantly preserve Raleigh's natural features and trees, including exemplary design of utilitarian site elements transformed into public amenities.
Public Spaces
2024 Award Winner:
- Freedom Park
Awards in this category are given for projects which enhance the appearance and livability of public areas of the city, including parks, streets, neighborhoods, and churches.
Rehabilitation and Historic Preservation
2024 Award Winners:
- Front & Alley Houses
- Memorial Belltower at Henry Square
Awards in this category are given for the preservation or rehabilitation of existing buildings, especially Raleigh's historic resources.
Residential
2024 Award Winners:
- The Wood and Steel Pile Block
- Forge at Raleigh Iron Works
Awards for this category are given for new residential development, conversion to residential use, or improvement made to existing residential areas. The entry may be for either multifamily developments or single-family developments of multiple buildings.
