Preservation Merit Awards from State Historic Preservation Office

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the Ohio History Connection awarded The Sullivan Building and the Licking County Courthouse West Courtroom Restoration with two 2026 Preservation Merit Awards. This state-wide recognition honors outstanding projects, individuals, and organizations that preserve Ohio’s architecture, history, prehistory, and culture.  At the recent awards ceremony in the Thomas C. Moyer Judicial Center, Peter Krajnak and Daniel DeGreve accepted the awards along with members of our project teams and our clients: The Licking County Foundation and the Licking County Commissioners.

For more information on The Sullivan Building:

https://www.rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/003-Louis-Sullivan-Buildng-of-Newark.htm

For more information on The Licking County Courthouse:

https://www.rogerskrajnak.com/community/2023/001-Licking-County-Courthouse.htm

Architectural Record recognizes The Sullivan Building with 2026 Record Award.

Architectural Record’s 2026 Record Awards celebrates architectural excellence by recognizing the best recent projects, across a range of categories from around the globe. RKA is pleased to be included in this impressive group of international architectural talent. Darryl and Kim Rogers attended the Innovation Conference and Record Awards Ceremony in New York City, where The Sullivan Building received Honorable Mention in the category of Restoration. 

Link to Architectural Record’s 2026 Record Awards issue:

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18512-announcing-the-winners-of-the-2026-record-awards

For more information on The Sullivan Building:

https://rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/003-Louis-Sullivan-Buildng-of-Newark.htm

The Sullivan Building Receives Honorable Mention From International Publication!

The Architect’s Newspaper’s annual Best of Design Awards program, now in its 14th year, honors the top design projects around the world and across typologies. RKA is delighted that The Sullivan Project received an Honorable Mention.

Link to Archpaper website:

https://www.archpaper.com/2026/11/honorable-mentions-2026/

For more information on The Sullivan Building:

https://rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/003-Louis-Sullivan-Buildng-of-Newark.htm

RKA Wins Two 2026 AIA Columbus Architecture Awards!

The Sullivan Building received an Honor Award.  Jury comments included, “Sometimes architects are presented with a project of such exceptional importance that it changes their life. This is that project. Meticulous restoration and reuse of a cherished icon of modern architecture.”

The Licking County Courthouse West Courtroom Restoration received a Merit Award.   Jury comments included, “The historic preservation aspects of this project are very technical, with many dimensions. Knowing the challenges in the restoration of an historic interior of this character, this project is of the highest merit.”

The AIA Columbus annual Architecture Awards program honors outstanding achievements across a broad spectrum of architectural work and celebrates design excellence by architects practicing within the AIA Columbus chapter boundaries.

Link to AIA Columbus website: 2026 Architecture Awards Winners – AIA Columbus

For more information on The Sullivan Building: 

https://rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/003-Louis-Sullivan-Buildng-of-Newark.htm

For more information on The Licking County Courthouse: 

https://rogerskrajnak.com/community/2023/001-Licking-County-Courthouse.htm

Community Center Renovation In Progress

The exciting new vision for the Bridge at Beatty community center is emerging this fall with distinctive ceiling finishes, wall colors, flooring, millwork, and lighting. Underutilized spaces have been reconfigured for enhanced programmatic functionality. The grime and gloom of the fire-damaged gymnasium have been thoroughly effaced with remediation.  Structural repairs, new finishes, improved lighting, and hand-painted super-graphic words of encouragement will enable the gymnasium, dating back to 1926, to continue fostering competitive sports skills training.

For more information: https://www.rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/001-Beatty%20Community%20Center.htm