Trumbauer Awards

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the practice and appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture and the allied arts. The ICAA fulfills this mission through education, publications, awards and advocacy partnering with diverse organizations throughout the region.

The Philadelphia Chapter of the ICAA’s Trumbauer Awards recognize the work of individuals and firms that preserve and advance classical tradition in the region and are named for Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938), internationally renowned, native Philadelphia architect and celebrates contemporary classical projects that express the breadth and inclusiveness celebrated in Trumbauer’s expansive work.

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The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 2022, Winner for Historic Preservation
Furness Mansion, 2022, Winner for Interior Design – Residential
The Lincoln Ballroom, 2018 Winner for Single Room Interior Design
The Union League Heritage Center, 2018 Winner for Commercial/Institutional Interior Design
Ardrossan, 2016 Winner for Residential Interior Design
Private Women’s Club, 2016 Winner for Commerical Interior Design

Palladio Award

The Palladio Awards Program is designed to honor outstanding achievement in traditional design. The program recognizes individual designers and/or design teams whose work enhances the beauty and humane qualities of the built environment through creative interpretation or adaptation of design principles developed through 2,500 years of the Western architectural tradition.

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Furness Mansion, 2012 Winner for Residential Restoration & Renovations

The ASID IDA Awards

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is the largest residential and commercial membership organization for interior designers with more than 30,000 members nationwide. The prestigious Interior Design Awards are the Philadelphia Region’s only Interior Design competition to honor excellence in the built environment.

2011 Winner for Residential Historic Preservation
2011 Winner for Residential 5000 to 10,000 sq ft
2011 Winner for Residential Sustainable
2011 Winner for Residential 1500 to 3500 sq ft
2011 Winner for Residential Kitchen
2011 Winner for Residential Bath
2011 Winner for Commercial Historic Preservation
2010 Winner for Residential Historic Preservation
2010 Winner for Residential Singular Space
2010 Winner for Commercial Model Home
2010 Winner for Residential Under 2500 sq ft
2006 Winner for Residential Under 3500 sq ft
2006 Winner for Residential Over 3500 sq ft
2006 Winner for Residential Singular Space
1999 Winner for Commercial Historic Preservation
1999 Winner for Commercial Under 3500 sq ft
1998 Winner for Commercial Historic Preservation
1998 Winner for Commercial Over 3500 sq ft
1998 Winner for Residential Under 3500 sq ft
1998 Winner for Residential Over 3500 sq ft
1996 Winner for Residential Under 3500 sq ft
1996 Winner for Residential Over 3500 sq ft
1995 Winner of the Designer of Distinction Award
1994 Winner for Residential Over 3500 sq ft
1994 Winner for Residential Historic Preservation
1993 Winner for Residential Singular Space
1993 Winner for Residential Over 3500 sq ft

Preservation Alliance

The Preservation Alliance’s Preservation Achievement Awards is an annual celebration of the individuals, organizations, businesses, and projects that exemplify outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation throughout the region.

2022 Grand Jury Award Winner
2014 Winner of the Preservation Achievement Award
2011 Winner of the Preservation Achievement Award

American Institute of Architects

AIA Philadelphia presents the Awards for Design Excellence annually to recognize significant achievements in architecture. The award-winning projects reveal the dramatic way in which architecture impacts the physical environment and how members of the American Institute of Architects are making great strides in creating more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable communities and cityscapes. The work of AIA Philadelphia members appears both at home and abroad, advancing the future of the built environment in places as far away as Asia and the Middle East, a testament to their commitment to good design.

2014 Winner of the Award for Design Excellence
2012 Winner of the Honor Award – Excellence in Architectural Design

Preservation Pennsylvania

The Preservation Alliance’s Preservation Achievement Awards is an annual celebration of the individuals, organizations, businesses and projects that exemplify outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation throughout the region.

2011 Winner of the Construction Project Award – Single Family

The Union League

The Union League of Philadelphia annually presents the President’s Award to a current member in recognition to his or her exemplary dedication, service and contribution to The League that year.

2010 Winner of the President’s Award

Center City Resident’s Association

Founded in 1947, The Center City Resident’s Association is one of Philadelphia’s oldest and most powerful civic associations and is dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life in our area. Each year, CCRA gathers to honor those who integrate Center City’s architectural past by creatively adapting existing structures, while preserving the connection to the city’s history.

2011 Winner of the Historic Preservation Award

“Barbara Eberlein’s zeal for history, architecture, and the arts is boundless… This unquenchable thirst for knowledge coupled with an inherent elegance has helped establish Eberlein, who founded her firm in Philadelphia in 1984, as one of the foremost figures working in interior design today.”

– Incollect, 2016

“If you’re looking for beauty in Philadelphia, whether in a museum or in your home, no one is a better guide than Barbara Eberlein.”

– Juliet Izon, Philly Style Magazine, 2013

“One of Philadelphia’s most treasured creative minds, she has won 30 design awards including ASID’s Designer of the Year Award, yet she is still the consummate pupil taking every opportunity to broaden her knowledge base at places like Sotheby’s, The Bard Graduate Center, and the Institute of Classical Architecture.”

– Spectacular Homes, 2006

“Working with Barbara was like a breath of fresh air. So many interior designers don’t design, they just look at things in magazines. With Barbara, her approach is, ‘I’m an interior designer – I’m going to design this light!”

– Wil Wilkins, Firesong Forge, 2022

“My husband and I and indeed our whole family have so much respect for Barbara. Her design sense, her eye, her thoughtfulness, her business acumen. We just admire her very much as a person and someone with a real artistic eye…She was just so thoughtful about how to go about our living room redesign. I appreciate her flexibility and creativity in making a place beautiful but comfortable. She was also really good at pushing us to try new things!”

– Karen Nakahara, 2022

“Barbara Eberlein’s classic sense of style and practicality with clients have created beautiful environments in homes and commercial spaces for more than 20 years.”

– RealPhilly, 2004

“Barbara’s interior designs are always deeply impressive, but the [Artist’s Atelier] is a MASTERWORK! I was blown away by the industrial idiom. Great rehab, great space, with the terrace a cherry on top.”

– Kathryn B. Hiesinger, PhD, 2021

“For 30 years, Eberlein has been crafting interiors for some of Philadelphia’s most esteemed properties, designed by many of its greatest architects- Horace Trumbauer, Frank Furness, Walter Durham-and is best known for her vast knowledge of and prowess in historical preservation.”

– Philadelphia Style, 2014

“Style, function and quality. This is the philosophical floor plan that Philadelphia-based interior designer Barbara Eberlein builds into every project.”

– Nancy A. Ruhling, Period Homes, 2011

“Eminent Center City interior designer Barbara Eberlein is best known for her restorations of grand old Main Line manses (see: Ardrossan). Her more secret talent: giving brand-new spaces the luster and luxury of residences many times their age.”

– Philly Mag, January 2009

“A passion for travel coupled with her archaeology background has informed her classic, antique-filled aesthetic.”

– Philadelphia Style, 2017

“There is no signature look to her work, but rather an introspective process. She asks clients to look inward to discover what pleases them – something that is truly their own vision.”

– Spectacular Homes, 2006

“With an influential voice in today’s dynamic design community, she has built a national reputation for expertise in the restoration of significant historic structures of the 19th and early 20th centuries.”

– Freeman’s Auction House

“Being included in the restoration and new work at Barbara’s recent residential restoration project was an exciting journey. Through the changes, the turns, and at times, through some uncertainty, what kept the project on track was Barbara’s knowledge and tenacious imagination. Every single choice she made was always better than the last.”

– Brian Boland, Boland Woodworking, 2022

“In the Philadelphia region, where more than a few charming (read: old and outdated) houses make homes, Barbara Eberlein has made a successful career out of creating beautiful abodes from less-than-stellar spaces.”

– Philadelphia Style, 2007

“One of Philadelphia’s most treasured creative minds, she has won 30 design awards including ASID’s Designer of the Year Award, yet she is still the consummate pupil taking every opportunity to broaden her knowledge base at places like Sotheby’s, The Bard Graduate Center, and the Institute of Classical Architecture.”

– Spectacular Homes, 2006

“Selecting design schemes that have substance and the adaptability to transcend centuries and continents to create something fresh is what sets her apart.”

– Philadelphia Style, 2017

“Whether she’s working on a Gilded Age estate or a deliciously modern beach house, Eberlein excels at creating exquisitely curated and supremely livable interiors.”

– Incollect, 2016

“The Rittenhouse design doyenne’s namesake consulting firm, Eberlein Design Consultants Ltd., is the creative force behind some of the city’s poshest residences and the mindful caretaker of countless historic restoration projects.”

– Philadelphia Style, 2017

“Working with Barbara is a collaborative process which truly inspires and encourages the best work possible. It is a joy to help her creativity shine through photography!”

– Nicole Eagles Kearney, 2022