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ZMMer Adam Krason<\/a> was honored as the Urbanite of the Year at Charleston Urban Works’ Urbanite Awards on November 12, 2025. The following is an story about the event from WCHS Network<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Some of the most integral members of the Charleston community were recognized Wednesday evening at the ninth annual Urbanite Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award ceremony, which is put on by Charleston Urban Works, looks to award volunteers, businesses, and organizations for their efforts in making Charleston a great city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe maker, the entrepreneur, the developer, the artist, the volunteer, the bartender, the manager. These are the folks who make Charleston move. They\u2019re the ones dreaming, building, and showing up every day to make our city just a little better,\u201d Urban Works executive director Ric Cavender said as he opened up the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards were given out Wednesday that fell under eight different categories, but the most special award given was the Urbanite of the Year, which honored someone who embodied all the characteristics that garnered recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin described the Urbanite of the Year as \u201csomeone whose leadership, service, and spirit recognize the very best of Charleston.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goodwin presented the award to Adam Krason, principal and owner of ZMM Architects.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cHe has guided teams. He has shaped our skylines and our schools. He has strengthened the cultural fabric of our community and given generously, not just of resources, but his time, his mentorship and his vision,\u201d Goodwin said before presenting the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krason has been with ZMM Architects since 2003. Under his guidance, ZMM has been recognized with 27 design awards from the American Institute of Architects West Virginia over the last two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZMM has provided the designs for projects such as the new Clendenin Elementary School, Cedar Grove Elementary School, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goodwin noted that Krason and ZMM have been beyond generous and continuously give back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 2024, ZMM contributed over $300,000 in donations to non-profits,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krason says he loved sharing the special night with so many others that make Charleston what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think what\u2019s most amazing to me as we sat here tonight is just about everybody who stood up, somebody who got an award, and everybody I see here, I can say, \u2018We worked on something together to make this community better,\u201d Krason said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ZMMer Adam Krason was honored as the Urbanite of the Year at Charleston Urban Works’ Urbanite Awards on November 12, 2025. The following is an story about the event from WCHS Network. CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Some of the most integral members of the Charleston community were recognized Wednesday evening at the ninth annual Urbanite Awards. The award ceremony, which is put on by Charleston Urban Works, looks to award volunteers, businesses, and organizations for their efforts in making Charleston a great city. \u201cThe maker, the entrepreneur, the developer, the artist, the volunteer, the bartender, the manager. These are the folks who make Charleston move. They\u2019re the ones dreaming, building, and showing up every day to make our city just a little better,\u201d Urban Works executive director Ric Cavender said as he opened up the ceremony. Awards were given out Wednesday that fell under eight different categories, but the most special award given was the Urbanite of the Year, which honored someone who embodied all the characteristics that garnered recognition. Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin described the Urbanite of the Year as \u201csomeone whose leadership, service, and spirit recognize the very best of Charleston.\u201d Goodwin presented the award to Adam Krason, principal and owner of ZMM Architects. \u201cHe has guided teams. He has shaped our skylines and our schools. He has strengthened the cultural fabric of our community and given generously, not just of resources, but his time, his mentorship and his vision,\u201d Goodwin said before presenting the award. Krason has been with ZMM Architects since 2003. Under his guidance, ZMM has been recognized with 27 design awards from the American Institute of Architects West Virginia over the last two decades. ZMM has provided the designs for projects such as the new Clendenin Elementary School, Cedar Grove Elementary School, and many more. Goodwin noted that Krason and ZMM have been beyond generous and continuously give back. \u201cIn 2024, ZMM contributed over $300,000 in donations to non-profits,\u201d she said. Krason says he loved sharing the special night with so many others that make Charleston what it is. \u201cI think what\u2019s most amazing to me as we sat here tonight is just about everybody who stood up, somebody who got an award, and everybody I see here, I can say, \u2018We worked on something together to make this community better,\u201d Krason said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,26],"tags":[74,16,17],"class_list":["post-866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","category-community-support","tag-awards","tag-charleston","tag-west-virginia"],"yoast_head":"\nCapital City's biggest contributors take home hardware at Urbanite Awards | ZMM Architects and Engineers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ZMMer Adam Krason was honored as the Urbanite of 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