The Montante Cultural Center's transformation from a historic Byzantine-Lombardic church into a multi-purpose cultural center, while preserving its integrity and beauty, has earned the center national, state and regional recognition including the following awards:
- American Institute of Architects (AIA) Honor Award for outstanding interior. Read more here.
- Preservation League of New York State - Preservation League Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation (2003)
- AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture (2003)
- ASID - Upstate New York/Canada East Chapter - Best in Competition Award (2003)
- Presentations Magazine - Third Place, Best Auditorium (Best Presentation Rooms) (2002)
- The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture & Design - American Architecture Award (2002)
- American School & University - Gold Citation (2001)
- AIA Award of Merit - New York State Chapter (2001)
- Illuminating Engineering Society - Edwin Guth Award of Merit for Interior Lighting - Western New York Section (2001)
- New York Construction News - Award of Merit (2001)
- AIA First Award - Western New York Chapter (2001)
About the Montante Center, a NY State AIA Jury Stated: "Preservation and adaptive reuse projects are all too often only driven by literal and meticulous preservation of the 'existing.' In this project, the repair of the old and the introduction of the new, are juxtaposed with particular skill and beauty. The gossamer and butterfly-like structures of the new acoustical ceiling offer a contemporary pattern and perfect foil to the Byzantine tile and detail of the original building."