Barba + Wheelock has been humbled to receive over 16 awards (over 80% preservation awards). Awards range from National, Regional and Local awards over the past quarter century, attesting to the esteem of our colleagues. We have also had our work featured in many publications: Architectural Record, Boston Globe, Design New England, and even National Public Radio. See the list below.
Merrill Memorial Library – 2016 Maine Preservation Honor Award
National AIA Awards
AIA Honor Award, Excellence in Interior Design
David Saul Smith Union
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
1996
Regional AIA Awards
Connecticut AIA Award
Fairview Cemetery
West Hartford, CT
1998
Maine AIA Award
Fairview Cemetery
West Hartford, CT
1997
Maine Preservation Honor Awards
L.L. Bean Home and Museum
Freeport, Maine
2018
Merrill Memorial Library
Yarmouth, Maine
2016
Rockefeller Hall, Acadia National Park
Winter Harbor, Maine
2013
Winslow Homer Studio Restoration
Scarborough, Maine
2012
Lockwood-Hathaway Mill
Waterville, Maine
2009
Beech Nut and Its Cultural Landscape
Rockport, Maine
2008
Hallowell City Hall Auditorium Restoration
Hallowell, Maine
2004
Mallett Hall (Pownal Town Hall)
Pownal, Maine
2000
Hallowell City Hall City Council Chambers
Hallowell, Maine
1999
Maine Preservation – Preservation Champion
Nancy Barba, AIA
Nancy Barba was awarded the prestigious Preservation Champion Award from Maine Preservation, joining the company of notable Governor (now U.S. Senator) Angus King and U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe. 2006
Greater Portland Landmarks Annual Awards
Merrill Memorial Library
Yarmouth, Maine
Rehabilitation Projects
2016
City of Portland Historic Preservation Committee
Portland, Maine
For leadership in advocacy of Preservation Efforts (Nancy Barba was a founding member and served from 1990-1997)
1996-1997
Cathedral Church of St. Luke
Portland, Maine
1988
Association for Preservation Technology, DC Chapter
Emerging Professional
Elizabeth Reynolds
2019
Other Recognition
Catherine Morrill Day Nursery
Recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts in a publication for its creative approach to universal accessibility.
Brewster Hall, Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
LEED – NC v2 Silver Certification from United States Green Building Council, the first state-owned building in Maine to receive this honor. 2005
Publications and Published Projects
Creative Maine Magazine, “She Said, She Said,” Nancy Gordon, July/August 2021
Maine Boats, Harbors and Home Magazine, “The Architects Build a House for Themselves,” Nancy Barba and Cynthia Wheelock, 2020
Design New England, November/December 2011, “Light House: Two architects bring a respectful presence to the past in a vacation home with Down East sensibilities,” Gail Ravgiala.
21st Century Houses, 150 of the World’s Best Houses, Robyn Beaver, Images Publishing, Australia, 2010
21st Century Bars, Edited by Andrew Hall, Images Publishing, Australia, 2010
Green Source Magazine, “Solution of the Month,” (for Brewster Hall), David Sokul, February 2009
Portland Monthly Magazine, “Tale of Two Styles,” Brad Favreau, April 2008
Architectural Record, profile on Schools for the 21st Century including Brewster Hall, 2008
Old-House Interiors, “A House for all Seasons,” Regina Cole, September/October 2007
Houses of God, Religious Architecture for a New Millennium, Michael J. Crosbie, Images Publishing, Australia, 2006
Boston Globe, “Cities Plot for New Cemetery Space,” April 10, 1997
Fairview Cemetery Press:
Story segment on National Public Radio with Margot Adler, Fall 1996
Hartford Courant, “Village of the Dead Would Embrace Living,” D. Altimari, 1996[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/mk_page_section]
