by studio98 | Aug 21, 2014 | Past Honorees
Owner of Starr Restaurants, Stephen Starr started in the restaurant industry at age 21 when he opened Grand Mom Minnie’s followed by Stars and Riply Music Hall. Eventually, he began the Concert Company, bringing large-scale stadium acts to Philadelphia. In 1990, after...
by studio98 | Aug 21, 2014 | In Memoriam
Manfred Steinfeld and an associate purchased the bankrupt Great Northern Chair Company in 1951 and renamed it Shelby Williams Industries. During Steinfeld’s leadership, Shelby Williams grew into the country’s leading seating company serving the contract and...
by studio98 | Aug 21, 2014 | In Memoriam
Since 1994, Jane Thompson has been principal of her own firm Thompson Design Group. The company has an emphasis on preservation and imaginative reuse of obsolete places. Master plan projects have included Navy Pier in Chicago, Master plan for Governor’s Island New...
by studio98 | Aug 21, 2014 | Past Honorees
After graduating from the University of Illinois, Youngquist co-founded Aumiller Youngquist, P.C. While at AYPC, Youngquist along with his partner Bill Aumiller received the Platinum Circle Award for lifetime achievement in hospitality design. Younquist started Dacre...
by studio98 | Aug 21, 2014 | Past Honorees
Hugh Latta is the chairman of Design Continuum, which has offices in Atlanta, Seoul, and Beijing.
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