Awards and Honors

National Trust for Historic Preservation
2003 National Trust Honor Award

for The Inn on Ferry Street,
Detroit, Michigan

Owner: Ferry Street Development Company
Architect: Elizabeth Knibbe, Ypsilanti Michigan
Engineer: Robert Darvas Associates, P.C.

Project Engineer: Steven M. Rudner, P.E.

Masonry Construction Magazine
2003 Historic Restoration Project of the Year

for Fort Mackinac Wall Restoration,
Mackinac Island, Michigan

Owner: Mackinac Island State Park Commission
Architect: Smith Group Historic Preservation
Engineer: Robert Darvas Associates, P.C.
Contractor: The Christman Company, Lansing, MI
Masonry Contractor: Schiffer Masonry, Holt, MI

Project Engineer: Steven M. Rudner, P.E.

Great Lakes Fabricators & Erectors Association
2001 Michigan Steel Award

for BayDeNoc Community College,
Joseph L. Heirman University Center

Owner: MBayDeNoc Community College
Architect: Straub Pettitt Yaste
Engineer: Robert Darvas Associates, P.C.
Contractor: Closner Construction & Sales

Project Engineer: Steven M. Rudner, P.E.

The Engineering Society of Detroit
2000 Historical Award

for The Michigan Stove
Owner: Michigan Fair Exposition Center
Restoration Designer: Smithgroup, Inc.
Engineer: Robert Darvas Associates, P.C.
Contractor: The Christman Company

Project Engineer: Stephen Rudner, P.E.

The Engineering Society of Detroit
Outstanding Achievement Award for Building Design and Construction, 1999

for EPA National Vehicle Fuel Emissions Office
Owner: First Martin Corporation
Designer/Architect: Jickling Lyman Powell Associates, Inc.
Mechanical/Electrial Engineer: Peter Basso Associates, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Robert Darvas Associates, P.C.
Contractor: O'Neal Construction, Inc.

Project Engineer: Robert Darvas, P.E.

Ambassador Bridge / Gateway Project, Detroit, Michigan
First Place, Bagley Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition

November 1998
Architect: Vantine - Guthrie

Project Engineer: Nathanial Stanton, P.E.