Past Award Winners

Winners of the 2023 Woodwork Institute Awards

The Woodwork Institute is happy to announce the extraordinary projects that have have been honored with the Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award and the Bernard B. Barber Jr. Award for Excellence in design.

To be eligible, projects had to be certified through the Woodwork Institute’s Certified Compliance Program or Monitored Compliance Program.

McClure Craftsmanship Award — Prism Apartments

Fabricator

Crestmark Millwork

Woodwork Institute Affiliate since 2018
5640 West End Road
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 822-4034
crestmarkmillwork.com

Architect

IwamotoScott Architecture

128 Texas St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 643-7773
iwamotoscott.com

General Contractor

Build Group

160 S. Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 367-9399
buildgc.com

The Woodwork Institute’s Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award honors a Woodwork Institute Affiliate for its exceptional craftsmanship and/or installation of architectural millwork.

On this project, judges were impressed by:

  • The extremely complex installation.
  • The great solution to weight concerns through material selection.
  • The installation and collaboration required to get the radius look in the ceiling.

Barber Award for Excellence — The Guild Theatre

Architect

CAW Architects

455 Lambert Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 328-1818
cawarchitects.com

Fabricator

Crestmark Millwork

Woodwork Institute Affiliate since 2018
5640 West End Road
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 822-4034
crestmarkmillwork.com

General Contractor

Vance Brown Builders

2585 E. Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(650)-849-9900
vancebrown.com

The Woodwork Institute’s Bernard B. Barber Jr. Award for Excellence honors design professionals for projects in which the interior or exterior architectural millwork is a predominant feature.

In selecting this project for the Barber Award, judges referenced:

  • Creative selection of unique materials appropriate for the building period
  • The use of walnut throughout the space
  • Classy and impressive design and implementation

Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award

Recipients

The following projects are the Craftsmanship Award Winners and Runners-up. First-place winners are in bold.

Year Project Fabricator
2018 WINNER: Stanford Hoover Office Building Northwestern Design
2016 WINNER: The Regional Agency Headquarters Facility Renovation Northwestern Design
2015 WINNER: Sansum Clinic Project Dennis Reeves Inc.
2014 WINNER: UCLA Yates Gym Dennis Reeves Inc.
2013 WINNER: Whittier Law School Tahiti Cabinets Inc.
2013 San Diego Balboa Naval Medical Center MRI (3) Dennis Reeves Inc.
2013 San Vicente Remodel of a 29,000 SF Residential Property Dennis Reeves Inc.
2013 Long Valley Construction of a new 21,000 SF Residential Property Dennis Reeves Inc.
2013 Monterey Bay Aquarium Otter Cafe Mission Bell
2012 WINNER: West Hollywood Library SMI Architectural Millwork Inc.
2012 Gilroy Library Amberwood Installation
2012 Inland Valley Development Agency Dennis Reeves Inc.
2012 Joe Baca Library Stolo Cabinets Inc.
2012 Law Office Dennis Reeves Inc.
2012 Li Kashing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences Amberwood Installation
2012 Our Lady of Fatima Parish Hall Modena Furniture Corp.
2012 University of Texas Health Science Center, Donor Wall Hoyt Withers
2011 WINNER: Soka University Performing Arts Center Pacific Architectural Millwork
2011 UCLA Japanese Shrine Dennis Reeves Inc.
2011 Crestline Library Dennis Reeves Inc.
2011 Inland Empire Transportation Center Dennis Reeves Inc.
2011 Millers Children’s Hospital K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
2011 Roger R. Rowe Middle School K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
2011 Miramar College K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
2011 Monterey County Government Center Northwing Amberwood Installation
2010 WINNER: University of San Diego, Hahn University Center Spooner’s Woodwork Inc.
2009 WINNER: Indian Wells Golf Resort Spooner’s Woodwork Inc.
2009 Redwood Shores Community Library Jack Coots
2008 WINNER: Grand Del Mar Hotel Montebleau & Associates
2008 Farmers & Merchants Bank Roy E. Whitehead Inc.
2008 Ontario Carpenters Union Training Center Roy E. Whitehead Inc.
2007 WINNER: Noah’s pArk Gallery Trilogy Architectural Products
2007 Mayol Custom Home Union Planing Mill
2007 Sir Francis Drake Hotel Union Planing Mill
2007 Sir Francis Hilton Union Planing Mill
2006 WINNER: The Mia Elise Luxury Yacht
2006 CalPers Headquarters, Sacramento, California Mid Canada Millwork LTD.
2006 Private Residence, San Francisco, California Charles Marpet Fine Woodworking
2004-2005 WINNER: Shasta County Administration Building Shasta Wood Products Inc.
2004-2005 Rand Corporate Headquarters K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
2004-2005 Ventura Community College K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
2003-2004 WINNER: Mountain Greenery Diamond Woodcraft
2003-2004 Property Management & Development Co. Nelson & Sons
2003-2004 Carpenters Union Balliet Bros. Construction Co.
2002-2003 WINNER: Haas School of Business Union Planing Mill
2002-2003 Southwest Justice Center Roy E. Whitehead Inc.
2002-2003 Riverside County Administration Center Lozano Caseworks

Craftsmanship Award Winners, prior to 2003

In 2003, the awards program eliminated the separate awards classifications, instead recognizing three finalists each year and choosing the top project as the award recipient. Previous awards were divided into categories based on the type of millwork that the project featured.

Year Project Fabricator Classification
2001-2002 Del Mar Theatre Easy Care Kitchens Installation
2001-2002 Little Company of Mary Hospital Day Star Industries Solid Surface Countertops
2001-2002 Cerritos Millennium Library S & H Cabinets & Mfg. Inc. Wood Cabinetry
2001-2002 Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Emergency Room Remodel S & H Cabinets & Mfg. Inc. Laminated Plastic Cabinetry
2001-2002 Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice USD Interior Wood of San Diego Overall Millwork Piece
2001-2002 Kodak Theatre Day Star Industries Overall Millwork Project
2000-2001 The Lodge at Sonoma SMI Architectural Millwork Inc. Installation
2000-2001 Air Shamrock SMI Architectural Millwork Inc. Overall Millwork Project
2000-2001 San Diego Museum of Art Renovation Interior Wood of San Diego Wood Cabinetry
2000-2001 Admirals Club, San Francisco International Airport Gold Country Cabinets & Millwork Inc. Overall Millwork Piece
2000-2001 St. Edmunds Church Roy E. Whitehead Inc. Overall Millwork Project
1999-2000 Los Angeles Kings/Lakers Training Center Valley Planing Mill of Van Nuys Overall Millwork Piece
1999-2000 Robert Mondavi Winery North Coast Cabinetry Wood Cabinetry/Installation
1999-2000 Pacific Western National Bank SMI Architectural Millwork Inc. Overall Millwork Project/Installation
1999-2000 U.S. District Court Roy E. Whitehead Inc. Wood Cabinetry/Overall Millwork Piece
1998-1999 Santa Monica City Council Chambers SMI Architectural Millwork Inc. Overall Millwork Project
1998-1999 Belvedere-Tiburon Library North Coast Cabinetry Wood Cabinetry
1998-1999 Napa County Criminal Courts Ed Vance Company Installation
1998-1999 Federal Courtroom, Fresno Emerzian Woodworking LP Cabinetry
1998-1999 Napa Criminal Courts Building SMI Architectural Millwork Inc. Overall Millwork Piece
1997-1998 U.S. Federal Courthouse, Sacramento Artisan’s G & H Fixtures Overall Millwork Project
1997-1998 Geyser-Peak Winery, Geyserville Ashland Glass & Millwork Wood Cabinetry
1997-1998 St. Francis Medical Center Surface Technology Corporation LP Solid Surface Countertops
1996-1997 The Wilson Library & Landis Academic Center Reborn Cabinets Overall Millwork Project
1996-1997 Anaheim Angels Team & Children’s Store Day Star Industries Wood & Plastic Laminated Casework
1995-1996 The PCH Grill @ Disneyland Pacific Hotel Premiere-Alexander Solid Surface Countertops
1995-1996 UCSF, HWS Pharmacology Lab Gold Country Cabinets & Millwork Overall Millwork Piece
1995-1996 LA Mission College Library & Learning Center K & Z Cabinet Company Inc. LP Cabinetry
1995-1996 United States Bankruptcy Court Roy E. Whitehead Inc. Installation
1995-1996 Metro Transit Authority Headquarters Day Star Industries Wood Cabinetry
1995-1996 Skyrose Chapel Pella Architectural Products Overall Millwork Project
1994-1995 Mickey’s Toon Town Day Star Industries Installation
1994-1995 The Olympic Club Balliet Bros. Construction Co. Overall Millwork Project
1994-1995 Hard Rock Café Western Wood Wood Cabinetry
1994-1995 Grace Van Dyke Bird Library Premiere-Alexander Solid Surface Countertops
1994-1995 Jameson Legacies Taylor Brothers Stair Company

Bernard B. Barber Jr. Award for Excellence

Recipients

Year Project Architect Fabricator
2018 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Stantec San Francisco office Northwestern Design
2016 Lower Sproul Student Community Center Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners Northwestern Design
2015 Sansum Clinic Project Boulder Associates Architects Dennis Reeves Inc.
2014 Long Beach Fire Station No. 12 and Emergency Resource Center Mary McGrath Architects Dennis Reeves Inc.
2013 Long Valley Construction of a new 21,000 SF Residential Property H2H Estate Dennis Reeves Inc.
2012 Claremont University Consortium LTL Architects Dennis Reeves Inc.
2011 USC Student Tutor Center AC Martin Day Star Industries Inc.
2010 Life Technologies McFarlance Architect Reeves Enterprises
2009 Indian Wells Golf Resort Douglas Fredrikson Architects Spooner’s Woodwork Inc.
2009 Beverly Hills City Hall Ground Floor Remodel RTK Architects Leo Derevencha
2008 Stater Brothers Market Corporate Office Devrevere & Associates Roy E. Whitehead Inc.
2006-2007 Noah’s pArk Gallery Olson Sunberg Kundig Allen Trilogy Architectural Products
2004-2005 Shasta County Administration Building Nichols, Melburg, and Rossetto Shasta Wood Products Inc.
2004-2005 UCLA Physics and Astronomy Building Anshen and Allen Spooner’s Woodwork Inc.
2003-2004 Amini Innovations JCM Facilities Planning & Management Roy E. Whitehead Inc.
2003-2004 Fong Library, UC-Berkeley School of Optometry Noll & Tam Five Star Fixtures
2003-2004 Carpenters Union Vitae Architecture Balliet Bros. Construction Co.
2002-2003 Learning Resource Center LPA Spooner’s Woodwork Inc.
2002-2003 Newport Coast Residence J.P. Designs K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
2002-2003 Community National Bank Michael E. Robinson Architecture Mission Valley Cabinet
2002-2003 Haas School of Business Goring & Straja Union Planing Mill
2003-2004 Riverside County Administration Center Ruhnau, Ruhnau, Clark & Associates Lozano Caseworks Inc.
2002-2003 Montage Resort & Spa Hill/Glazier Architects Quality Cabinet & Fixture Co.
2002-2003 Asian Art Museum HOK ISEC, Inc.
2001-2002 Rose Hotel Carl Ross Design Burnett & Sons
2001-2002 Donald Bren School of Environmental Sciences & Management, UCSB Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
2001-2002 Omni Hotel Patri Merker ISEC Inc.
2000-2001 San Diego Museum of Art Renovation Tucker, Sadler & Associates Interior Wood of San Diego
2000-2001 Cal’s Camera & Video Gensler & Associates SMI Architectural Millwork
2000-2001 Global Consulting Firm Brayton & Hughes Wood Tech Industries Inc.
2000-2001 Mills Hospital Cancer Center Tsang Architecture Union Planing Mill
2000-2001 Robert Mondavi Winery Backen, Arrigoni & Ross North Coast Cabinetry
2000-2001 St. Gregory The Great Parish Facilities Hyndman & Hyndman Architecture Murray Cabinet
1999 Children’s Hospital of Oakland Dowler-Grumann Union Planing Mill
1999 Novellus Building 8 Architectural Technologies Wood Tech Industries Inc.
1999 Viejas Casino & Turf Club Expansion Wheller/Wimer/Blackman K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
1998 Schools Federal Credit Union, Stockton Architechnica Union Planing Mill
1998 Belvedere-Tiburon Library BSA Architects North Coast Cabinetry
1997 Butte County Courthouse Dreyfuss & Blackford Ashland Glass & Millwork
1997 Heart Institute of the Desert Boulder Associates S & H Cabinets & Mfg. Inc.
1997 Skyrose Chapel Fay Jones & Maurice Jennings Pella Architectural Products Inc.
1997 The PCH Grill, Disneyland Pacific Hotel Kishimoto Architects Premiere-Alexander
1997 L.A. Mission College Learning Center Dougherty & Dougherty K & Z Cabinet Company Inc.
1997 The Wilson Library & Landis Academic Center Weese Langley Weese LTD Reborn Cabinets Inc.
1997 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Riverside Langdon Wilson Roy E. Whitehead Inc.
1996 Grace Cathedral “Columbarium,” San Francisco Wm. Turnbull Architects Union Planing Mill
1996 ”The Bend” at Wyntoon, CA Blunk DeMattei Associates Union Planing Mill
1995 Atlas Holding Group Inc. Brownfield & Center Seeley Brothers
1995 Cerritos Performing Arts Barton Myers Associates Roy E. Whitehead Inc.
Year Project Architect Fabricator
1995 Satellite Wagering Facilities Walter E. Larsen Great West Contractors
1994 Jacob Weinberger US Courthouse, SD, CA Hallenbeck, Chamorro & Associates Murray Cabinet & Fixture
1994 Scudder, Stevens, Clark, San Francisco, CA Team 7 International Architects Commercial Casework Inc.
1994 Genesis Audio, El Toro Jose Perez Perfection Custom Wood Design
1994 Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA Studio Architecture Commercial Casework Inc.
1994 Booze-Allen & Hamilton, San Francisco, CA Interspace International
1993 Offices of Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall S & H Cabinets & Mfg. Inc. and PTI Installations Inc.
1993 Grossmont Hospital, Cancer Center & Cardiovascular Institute, LaMesa Lemon & Associates Palomar Caseworks Inc.
1993 The Paladion, San Diego JM Von Graven Inc. Quality Cabinet & Fixture Co.
1993 Prudential Westlake, Thousand Oaks Florenzo Von Berger & Associates Seeley Brothers Construction
1993 St. Joseph Ambulatory Care Center, Santa Monica Marshall Brown Interior Associates Day Star Industries, McIntyre & Associates, PTI Installations Inc.
1993 Pepperdine University, Odell S. McConnell School of Law, Malibu Neptune, Thomas, Davis Seeley Brothers Construction
1992 Oppenheimer Suite Calinco Corporation
1992 Columbia Studio-Tri Star Building Pacific Woodwork
1992 Pepperdine University, Odell S. McConnell School of Law Interior Millwork Seeley Brothers
1991 None
1990 Great Western Bank, Pt. Loma Nogle, Onufer Associates Inc. Creative Woodcraft
1990 Considine & Considine, San Diego Howard & Associate Creative Woodcraft
1990 Renovation of the Presidential Suite, Standford Court Hotel, San Francisco Harper Resources Inc. Century Woodwork Corporation
1990 A. K. Smiley Public Library Architectural Resources Corp. Duncan & Geissinger Custom Cabinets
1989 La Cumbre Savings Bank, Santa Barbara Lawrence E. Thompson, AIA Architectural Millwork of Santa Barbara
1988 Hermes of Paris, Union Square Whisler Patri Architects The Fink & Schindler Company
1987 Michel Vineyards, Healdsburg Hall & Bartley Nor-Cal Millwork Inc.
1986 Great American First Savings Bank, San Diego Krommenhoek/McKeown & Associates Stevo Basic Cabinets & Fixtures Inc.
1986 Horton Grand-Saddlery Hotel, San Diego Milford Wayne Donaldson South Coast Mill Inc.
1986 Sudberry Properties, San Diego Design Direction Creative Woodcraft
1985 Executive Offices of Castle & Cooke, San Francisco Gruzen Partnership Architectural Wood Products
1985 First Interstate Bank-Fixture, San Diego Jungsoo Kwak, AIA South Coast Mill Inc.
1985 Crowley Maritime Corporation, San Francisco Robinson, Mills & Williams The Fink & Schindler Co.
1985 Torrey Pines Bank, La Jolla A.T. Heinsbergen and Company Huges Supply Co.
1985 Palevsky Residence, Beverly Hills Coy Howard & Company Walter and Cline
1985 U.S. Courthouse, San Diego General Services Administration Old Country Millwork Corp.
1984 Pacific Valley Bank-Headquarters, San Jose Morgan-Kendrick-Ritter & Spross The Fink & Schindler Co.
1984 Dean Witter Reynolds, San Francisco Griswold, Heckel & Kelly Architectural Wood Products
1983 Continental National Bank, Fresno Lee Gage and Associates Inland Showcase & Fixture Co.
1983 East County Regional Center, El Cajon Wheeler and Hope Architectural Casework Systems Inc.
1983 Bank of America-Main, San Diego Tucker, Sadler & Associates Inland Showcase & Fixture Co.
1982 Bank of Fresno Meyer-Swanson Inland Showcase & Fixture Co.
1982 Commerce Bank, Newport Beach WMF Designs Quality Frame & Door Inc.
1982 State Capitol Restoration Welton Becket Associates Nor-Cal Millwork Inc., Burnett & Sons, Taylor Millwork & Stair Co
1982 Golden Pacific Bank, Ontario Rufus L Turner, AIA Roy E. Whitehead Inc.
1982 Downtown Club, Fresno Allen Y. Lew & Wm. E. Patnaude Inc. Fresno Planing Mill Co.
1982 Schoelen Corp. Headquarters, LA David T. Witherly Quality Frame & Door Inc.
1982 Thousand Oaks Public Library A. C. Martin & Associates Quality Frame & Door Inc.
1981 Compass Rose Room, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco Barbara Dorn Associates Inc. Feiler Bros. Corp.
1981 Asilomar Conference Facilities Stone, Marraccini & Patterson Union Planing Mill
1980 Ramos Residence Ward-Wolstenholm, AIA Nor-Cal Millwork Inc.
1980 Siller Bros. Residence, Yuba City Lloyd P. Martin, Martin & MacKensen J. di Cristina & Son
1980 Allstate Savings-University Towne Center, SD Jefferson House Quality Frame & Door Inc.
Year Project Architect Fabricator
1980 Marriott Hotel, Portland Jerry H. Little Quality Frame & Door Inc.
1980 U.S. Employers Credit Union of Fresno Edwin S. Darden & Associates Inland Showcase & Fixture Co.
1980 Hibernia Bank-Executive Offices, San Francisco Bond & Brown Traditional Woodworks
1980 Grupo Industrius Alpha, Monterey, N.L., Mexico Harold W. Levitt, Ernest W. LeDuc, and Wm. Farwell, AIA Taylor Millwork & Stair Co.
1979 Fresno County Courthouse Schoenwald-Harris-Norwood House-Oba Inland Showcase & Fixture Co.
1979 Crazy Shirts Stephen N. Rynerson Feiler Bros. Corp
1979 McGeorge School of Law Sooky Lee, AIA Capital City Planing Mill
1978 Security Pacific National Bank, San Francisco Baldwin-Clarke Architects Feiler Bros. Corp.
1978 Special Collections Room for Main Library Killingsworth, Brady & Associates Kaufman & Walter
1978 Graff/Offices & Warehouses David T. Witherly
1978 U.S. Courthouse Frank L. Hope & Assoc./Richard George Wheeler Kaufman & Walter
1978 Compton County Courts Building William Allen & Associates Quality Frame & Door
1978 Lincoln Savings & Loan Headquarters O.K. Earl Corporation Quality Frame & Door
1978 La Mirada Civic Theater Anthony & Langford, AIA Quality Frame & Door
1977 Biltmore Hotel Gene Summers Don Roser Inc.
1977 First Federal Savings & Loan Donald L. Prochnow, AIA Don Roser Inc.
1977 Blue Cross of Southern California Albert C. Martin & Associates Kaufman & Walter
1977 Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro Office Barbara Dorn Associates Inc. Architectural Wood Products
1977 Home Federal Savings & Loan Assoc. Frank L. Hope & Associates Quality Cabinet & Fixture Co.
1977 Executive Offices – Alpha Beta Co. Rufus L. Turner & Associates Lonnie P. Tyler Company
1976 Crowley Maritime Corporation Robinson & Mills Architectural Wood Products
1976 Nuclear Services Corp. C+Daverman Associates Minton Company
1976 Pacific Telephone Albert C. Martin & Associates Kaufman & Walter
1976 Retirement Fund Trust Plumbing & Heating Austin Field & Fry Watson-Dreps Co.
1976 L.C. Smull Residence Raymond Levanas Ganahl Lumber
1976 First American Title Insurance Co. Thomas F. Shoemaker Ganahl Lumber
1976 Carl Karcher Administration Building Richard E. Huston Ganahl Lumber
1976 Golden Door Health Spa Mosher, Drew, Watson & Associates Quality Cabinets
1975 Silver Dollar Hofbrau Inland Showcase & Fixture Co.
1975 San Diego Federal Savings & Loan Deems/Lewis & Partners Quality Cabinet & Fixture Co.
1974 Holiday Casino Rissman & Rissman Ganahl Lumber Co.
1973 Wm. A. Patrick Northern California Savings & Loan Association, Burlingame
1972 Law Offices of Kroloff, Belcher, Smart Ford & Keitges Robert M. Blunk Associates
1972 Santa Fe Federal Savings & Loan, San Bernardino Rufus L. Turner
1971 None
1970 Pacific Gas & Electric Co, San Francisco Hertzka and Knowles
1969 Ambassador College Mens’ Dorm, Pasadena Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Menenhall
1968 Solomon Grundy’s Restaurant, Berkeley Marina Mario Gaidano
1967 None
1966 None
1965 Floating Restaurant Job Newport Beach