Mr. Roland Arthur "Clem" Labine

Roland Arthur "Clem" Labine Jr. for his award-winning accomplishments in building preservation. His pioneering publications The Old House Journal, Traditional Building and Period Homes are a prized record for the building arts and an essential resource for historic preservationists using traditional methods and materials. A chemical engineer from Yale, Clem's passion for historic preservation stems from his 1967 purchase of an 1883 brownstone that he restored to its original elegance. Clem has received numerous national awards for his work including the 1997 Harley J. McKee Award from the Association for Preservation Technology, the 2011 Arthur Ross Award from Classical America and the 2012 Newington-Cropsey Cultural Studies Center's Award for Excellence in the Arts. In 2009 the Clem Labine Award was created to honor an individual for a consistent body of work that fosters humane values in the built environment. Recognized as a pioneer in historic preservation using Classicism, Clem today serves in Emeritus status on several historic preservation boards, writes for various publications and blogs on preservation websites.