Indy Chamber Announces Finalists for 44th Monumental Awards

Ind. (Sept. 7, 2021)—Today, the Indy Chamber announced finalists for the 44th annual Monumental Awards, recognizing excellence in the Indy region’s built environment. The event will take place Sept. 29 as a movie premiere at Tibb’s Drive-In Theater. Tickets are available via indychamber.com/events.

Over the last few weeks, nine, local sanctioning organizations reviewed project submissions in the categories of architecture, construction, engineering, innovative reuse, interior design, landscape architecture, neighborhood revitalization, public art, and real estate development. The list below represents the finalists selected in each category to be honored, sorted in alphabetical order by project name per category.

ARCHITECTURE

• Bottleworks Hotel, submitted by RATIO Design
• Kan Kan Cinema and Brasserie, submitted by J.W.McQuiston Architecture
• TCU Amphitheater, submitted by Axis Architecture + Interiors

CONSTRUCTION

• CEG Geist Reservoir, submitted by F.A. Wilhelm Construction
• Community Hospital East Campus Redevelopment, submitted by Pepper Construction Company of Indiana, LLC
• Marion County CJC Assessment + Intervention Center, submitted by F.A. Wilhelm Construction

ENGINEERING

• Citizens Reservoir, submitted by Arcadis
• Monon Trail Bridge Over 38th Street, Submitted by CHA Consulting, Inc.
• NeuroDiagnostic Institute and Advanced Treatment Center (NDI), submitted by BSA LifeStructures

INNOVATIVE REUSE

• Bottleworks Hotel, submitted by RATIO Design
• Box Factory, submitted by Third Street Ventures LLC

INTERIOR DESIGN

• High Alpha, submitted by DKGR
• Hub & Spoke, submitted by Parallel Design Group
• Kittle Property Group, submitted by Schott Design, Inc.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

• Old City Park, submitted by Rundell Ernstberger Associates
• Sandorf Park, submitted by Browning Day
• US 40 and Raceway Road Gateway Corridor, submitted by Banning Engineering, P.C. & Kevin K. Parsons & Associates

NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION

• Kan Kan Cinema and Brasserie, submitted by J W McQuiston Architecture
• Martindale-Brightwood Branch Library, submitted by Boyle Construction Management Inc.
• Stadium Village, submitted by Prince Alexander

PUBLIC ART

• Art & Seek, submitted by Arts Council of Indianapolis with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
• Murals for Racial Justice, submitted by Arts Council of Indianapolis
• SWISH, submitted by Arts Council of Indianapolis

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

• Bottleworks District, submitted by Hendricks Commercial Properties
• Box Factory, submitted by Third Street Ventures LLC
• Kan Kan Cinema & Brasserie, submitted by J W McQuiston Architecture

Finalists will be recognized within their submitting categories during the Sept. 29 event, and the top honorees in each category will be eligible for the Monumental Award, the evening’s highest honor. Beyond those listed above, all 71 submissions are eligible to win the People’s Choice Award. The People’s Choice Award was open to the public for voting Aug. 23 through 27.

The 44th annual Monumental Awards Film is sponsored by TopShot Aerial Photography and sponsored by Ice Miller, Hirons, Quality Connection of Central Indiana Union Electrical Contractors, Counterpart, DJ Helicon, and IndyFringe. Learn more at indychamber.com/events.