Nashville Design and Consulting Firm Wins Award for Scientology Renovations

Gresham, Smith and Partners of Nashville, Tennessee, received two Metropolitan Historic Commission Preservation Awards May 12.  The following is an excerpt from the story published on their website:

Nashville, Tenn.—May 19, 2010—Gresham, Smith and Partners, a leading multi-disciplinary design and consulting firm to the built environment, is pleased to announce it was recognized with two awards in the 35th Annual Metropolitan Historic Commission Preservation Awards.  Design renovations and conversion of Nashville’s American Trust Building into Hotel Indigo were awarded in the Commercial Buildings category. Renovation of the Fall School Building on behalf of the Church of Scientology was honored in the Religious Buildings category. The awards ceremony was held on May 11 to coincide with National Preservation Month being celebrated this month.

“Both of these buildings recognized by the Historical Commission have played a significant role in both the business and architectural history of Nashville,” commented Patrick Gilbert, AIA, principal at Gresham, Smith and Partners.  “We are honored that we had an opportunity to work with the owners and developers to preserve the structures for future use.  Each building posed a unique set of challenges, but through thoughtful consideration of the existing structures and materials our design teams were able to develop innovative solutions which incorporate them towards their new, modern uses.”