Trivers has received a 2025 Most Enhanced Award from the Landmarks Association of St. Louis for its recent renovation of the Old Courthouse. This is the firm’s 18th Most Enhanced Award since winning its first in 1997.
The prestigious award celebrates excellence in historic rehabilitation and honors the developers and rehabbers who help restore and revitalize St. Louis’ architectural heritage. Projects are evaluated based on difficulty, historical or architectural significance, diversity of type, potential for neighborhood transformation, and inspirational impact.
In partnership with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation and National Park Service, Trivers served as lead architect and historic architect for the project, improving the Old Courthouse’s accessibility and infrastructure while preserving its history. Recently featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, the $27.5 million transformation was the landmark’s second major renovation since its opening in 1862.
Now in its 30th year, the Most Enhanced Awards ceremony was held May 29 at The Post Building — another Trivers adaptive reuse project and recipient of a 2022 Most Enhanced Award. Trivers Principal Amy Gilbertson, FAIA, LEED GA and Trivers Project Manager and Associate Amanda McAllister, AIA, LEED AP accepted the 2025 award on behalf of the firm. Several other Trivers team members, including Principal Joe Brinkmann, AIA, LEED AP; Project Architect Carmen Chee, RA, LEED GA; and Architectural Designer Josh Robertson, LEED GA also attended the ceremony.
