The Boston Preservation Alliance is pleased to present our 2023 Susan Park President’s Award for Excellence to Jean Abouhamad, President and Founder of Sea-Dar Construction. A structural engineer and real estate developer, Jean founded the company in 1991 after leaving a successful career with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. His passion and knowledge have grown the firm throughout the Northeast. Jean has an eye for detail with a focus on restoring historic buildings.

The Boston Preservation Alliance is pleased to present our 2023 Codman Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Cannizzo, whose work in Boston has ensured the preservation and protection of the city’s historic built environment. As a senior architect with extensive experience in design review, his work encompasses restoration, and new construction — all while maintaining a regard for the existing structural landscape. 

The Boston Preservation Alliance is pleased to present our 2022 Codman Award for Lifetime Achievement to Lydia Lowe, whose work has reflected her determination on serving the public and preserving cultural identity of Boston’s Chinatown—the only surviving historic ethnic Chinese enclave in New England. 

The Boston Preservation Alliance is pleased to present our 2022 President’s Award for Excellence to David Hacin and Hacin + Associates.

David J. Hacin, FAIA is the Founding Principal and Creative Director of Hacin + Associates, an interdisciplinary architecture and design firm based in Boston’s South End neighborhood.

Since the studio’s founding in 1993, H+A’s dedicated team of design professionals has built a broad portfolio of residential, commercial, hospitality, and preservation and adaptive reuse projects across Boston and beyond.