Barrier-Free America Award

The annual presentation of the Barrier-Free America Award is a chance for Paralyzed Veterans of America to recognize an individual for his/her sensitivity to the importance of accessible design as well as the difference this individual has made through a particular project in achieving a barrier-free environment.

Barrier-Free America Award nominations due July 2, 2012! Download the PDF nomination form at this link.

James Roth, cofounder of The Treehouse Guys, LLC (formerly Forever Young Treehouses), is the 2011 recipient of Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Barrier-Free America Award. Roth, through his company, has built 34 universally accessible treehouses in private camps and public parks across the country. John Connell, AIA, was given the special recognition award for his contributions to designing and building the first treehouse prototypes along side Mr. Roth.

Award Winners and Projects


2011 James Roth, The Treehouse Guys, LLC John Connell, AIA, special recognition award read story view video	2009 CBT Architects John Adams Courthouse - Boston, MA read news release view photo gallery

2008 Antoine Predock, FAIA Indian Community School of Milwaukee	2007 Marca Bristo and John H. Catlin, FAIA Access Living Headquarters

2006 Fong and Chan Architects de Young Museum	2005 Edward K. Uhlir, FAIA Millennium Park, Chicago

2004 Frederic Bell, FAIA Redevelopment of Lower Manhattan	2003 Cesar Pelli, FAIA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

2001 Bob Vila Bob Vila's Home Again