Design Evanston

A short selection of 2017 Design Evanston Award Winners.

Design Evanston

Founded in 1980, Design Evanston is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit advocacy organization promoting good design in Evanston, Illinois.

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Our Events

Our 2024 Design Awards Presentation was held on October 4, with a record number of projects recognized. Congratulations to all the winners! For more information, please visit our Awards page. For info on future events, or events we’ve offered in the past, take a look here.

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Eye On Evanston: Thoughts on Design

Read our essays, published in the Evanston RoundTable, that discuss design issues of interest.

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Become a Member

Become a member to participate and support the Design Evanston mission.

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Our Books

Evanston’s Design Heritage: Architects, Designers & Planners

Our new book profiles 127 of Evanston’s notable architects, designers, landscape architects and planners who have lived and worked in Evanston, with an introduction by public TV personality Geoffrey Baer. See our November 2020 presentation to AIA Chicago on Vimeo.

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Evanston: 150 Years 150 Places

Design Evanston contributed to Evanston’s 2013 sesquicentennial celebration by publishing a book that profiles 150 of Evanston’s notable buildings and important places. Updated in 2022. See our August 2013 presentation at the Evanston Public Library on YouTube.

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