Awards
Millennium Park, members of its Board of Directors, its designers, architects, engineers, and staff have all been recognized and honored by a variety of professional organizations since its opening in 2004. A comprehensive list is shown below.
2020
| Name | Organization |
| Landmark Award | American Society of Landscape Architects |
| Silver Medal, Large Urban Parks Award | World Urban Parks |
2017
| Name | Organization |
| Ten-Year Award, Crown Fountain | American Institute of Architects, Chicago Chapter |
| Best Continued Use, Lurie Garden | Friends of Downtown (Chicago, IL) |
2015
| Name | Organization |
| Advocate of the Arts Award: Mayor Daley and John Bryan | Grant Park Music Festival |
| Urban Open Space Finalist | Urban Land Institute |
2014
| Name | Organization |
| Advocate of the Arts Award: Frank Gehry | Grant Park Music Festival |
2013
| Name | Organization |
| Advocate of the Arts Award: Donna LaPietra | Grant Park Music Festival |
2009
| Name | Organization |
| Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, Silver Medal | Rudy Bruner Foundation |
| Gold Award for Excellence: Lurie Garden | Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture |
2008
| Name | Organization |
| Professional Award of Excellence, GGN: Lurie Garden | American Society of Landscape Architects |
| Extraordinary Welding Award-Cloud Gate | American Welding Society |
2006
| Name | Organization |
| Excellence in Urban Design | American Institute of Architects |
| Divine Detail Honor Award: Crown Fountain | Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects |
| Distinguished Buildings: Citation of Merit; Crown Fountain | Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects |
| Outstanding Civil Engineering Award | Illinois Section of the American Civil Engineers |
| Honorable Mention: Exelon Pavilions North | ASHRAE Technology Awards |
| Regional and Urban Design Honor Award | American Institute of Architects |
| Technology Award Honorable Mention | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers |
2005
| Name | Organization |
| Engineering Excellence Award: Structural Systems | American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois |
| Barrier-Free America Award: Edward K. Uhlir | Paralyzed Veterans of America |
| Award of Recognition | Chicago Association of Realtors |
| Chicago Innovation Award Honoree | Chicago Sun Times |
| International Economic Development Partnership Award | International Economic Development Council |
| Prix d’Excellence Award, Leisure Category | International Real Estate Federation FIABCI |
| Prix d’Excellence Award | International Real Estate Federation FIABCI |
| Construction & Transportation of the Year Award | March of Dimes Annual Awards |
| Intensive Industrial/Commercial Award of Excellence | Green Roofs for Healthy Cities |
| Project of the Year: Structures More than $10 million | Illinois Chapter of the American Public Works Association |
| Award of Excellence in Public/Private Partnership | Mayor’s Business Council |
| Excellence Award: Crown Fountain | International Lighting Design |
| Award of Honor GGN: Lurie Garden | Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture |
| Project of the Year | Hispanic American Construction Industry Association |
| Engineering Excellence Award: Eminent Conceptor | Illinois Chapter of the American Civil Engineering Council |
| Shapers of the New Chicago Award: John Bryan | The American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| LEED Silver Certification: North Exelon Pavilions | United States Green Building Council-Leadership in Energy Efficiency Design |
| Award for Excellence: The Americas | Urban Land Institute |
| Global Award for Excellence | Urban Land Institute |
2004
| Name | Organization |
| Patron of the Year: Millennium Park-John Bryan, Mayor Daley, Crown Family, Harris Family, Pritzker Family | Chicago Architecture Foundation |
| Environmental Vision Award | Keep Chicago Beautiful |
| Chicagoan of the Year Award: John H. Bryan | Chicago Tribune |
| Special Service Award: Edward K. Uhlir, | Society of American Registered Architects |
| Illumination Design Award: Crown Fountain | Illuminating Engineering Society, Chicago |
| Chicagoans of the Year Award: John H. Bryan | Chicago Magazine |
| Public Recognition | American Society Landscape Architects – IL Chapter |
| Excellence in Engineering | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers |
| Construction & Transportation of the Year Award | March of Dimes Annual Awards |
| Project of the Year, Landscaping: Crown Fountain | Midwest Construction Magazine |
| Award of Merit (Cultural) | Midwest Construction Magazine |
| Owner and Developer of the Year PBC | Midwest Construction Magazine |
| Silver Medal: Bike Station, | Association of Licensed Architects |
| Distinguished Building Award For Green Architecture | Society of American Registered Architects |
| Special Service Award-Edward Uhlir | Society of American Registered Architects |
| Most Outstanding Spectacle, Millennium Park Gala | Special Events Magazine |
| Public Recognition Award: Edward Uhlir | Northeast Illinois Chapter of the American Institute of Architects |
| Best Public Space Design Award | Wallpaper* Magazine |
| Grand Award | American Council of Civil Engineering Companies |
| Patron Award: Mayor Richard M. Daley | Cooper Hewitt Design |
| Best Public Space | Travel and Leisure Magazine Design Awards |
| Best New City Addition | Saint Louis Post-Dispatch |