2023 Sir Walter Raleigh Award Winners

About the 2023 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards

The City of Raleigh Appearance Commission hosted its 41st annual Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance on October 25, 2023. Join us in celebrating the 2023 award winners!

Commercial

2023 Award Winners:

• Boulted Bread
• Current Wellness

Awards in this category are presented for all types of new retail, office construction, or adaptive use and may include industrial, warehouse, or corporate projects that have a positive impact on the city's visual environment.

Community Impact

2023 Award Winner: Vanguard



Awards in this category are given to groups or individuals who have created and implemented projects of any scale that enrich the quality of life in Raleigh through design.

Educational

2023 Award Winner: Brassfield Elementary School

Awards in this category are for education-related facilities at any level of instruction, including preschool, elementary, middle, high school, college, or continuing education.

Landscape Design

2023 Award Winners:

• Raleigh Iron Works
• Wooten Meadow Park

Awards in this category are for projects that exemplify an integrated approach to resource conservation, a respect for existing features of the site and/or significantly preserve Raleigh's natural features and trees, including exemplary design of utilitarian site elements transformed into public amenities.

Rehabilitation and Historic Preservation

2023 Award Winners:

• Andrew Duncan House
• Vanguard

Awards in this category are given for the preservation or rehabilitation of existing buildings, especially Raleigh's historic resources.

Honorable Mention

2023 Award Winner: First Citizens Bank (downtown Raleigh)

This award was given to First Citizens Bank for their preservation and rehabilitation of their downtown Raleigh bank location.