AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation
Restoration Award 1995, 2009
Rehabilitation Award 2007, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
Heritage Award 2004
New Construction Award 1998, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022
Reconstruction Award 2014
Renovation Award 2004
Preservation Award 1995
Highland Park Historic Preservation Commission
Preservation Honor Award 2003
Rehabilitation Award 2004, 2007, 2007, 2015
Adaptive Reuse Award 2009
Glencoe Historic Preservation Commission
Rehabilitation Award 2005
Preservation Award 2003
Addition Award 2004
New Construction Award 2015
Winnetka Landmark Preservation Commission
New Construction Award 2010
National Trust for Historic Preservation & Restore Media, LLC
Great American Home Award 2003
Chicago Athenaeum
Ingenious Solutions Award 2003
Best Homes in Chicago Award 2003
American Public Works Association
Project of the Year Award 1997
The Architectural Woodwork Institute
Award of Excellence 1989
Illinois-Indiana Masonry Council
Excellence in Masonry Award 2008
Brick Industry Association
Brick in Architecture Award, Silver 2010, 2011
The 2002 Home Book Design Excellence
Silver Award
PUBLICATIONS
Period Homes, magazine
Forest & Bluff, magazine
Kitchen & Bath, magazine
Shelter Interiors, magazine
Dream Homes of Chicago, book
Professional Roofing, magazine
Pioneer Press, newspaper
Chicago Tribune, newspaper
Crain’s Chicago Business
Chicago Magazine
Legendary Locals of Lake Forest, book
Spectacular Homes of Chicago, book
Chicago Home Book
Marvin Architect’s Challenge 2013 & 2014, books
Traditional Building, magazine
Garden, Deck & Landscape, magazine
The Practice of Fine Architecture, self-published book
CBS 4 News, website article
CBS 42 News, website article
Fox 59 News, website article
The Spruce, published blog
REALTOR® Magazine, website article
Melichar credits the following Photographers:
Barry Rustin
John Eckert
Jon Miller
Dave Burk
Tricia Shay
Matt Mansueto
Robert Mauer
Paul Schlismann
Don Bishop
HNK Architectural Photography, Inc.
VHT Studios
Jessica Binkley
Cecily George Photography
Brian Fritz Photography
:: recognizing their work in publications in addition to images on this site ::