Awards

Everyone likes to win awards and our team is no different. But what makes us unique is that we don’t win them in just one area of work. Our integrated team of architects, engineers, designers and planners are frequently recognized by the leading organizations in the fields. Here is a sample of the many awards in our trophy case:

Stephen A. Levin Building SmithGroup

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Education Facility Design Award, 2024 - The Natural Sciences Building at California State University, Chico

Healthcare Design Awards, 2024 - Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Palo Alto Health Care System's Radiology Center

Healthcare Design Awards, 2024 - Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community's River People Health Center

Healthcare Design Awards, 2024 - UC Davis Health's California Replacement Tower

Small Project Awards, 2024 - San Francisco AMENIPods

Healthcare Design Awards, 2023 - Veterans Affairs Worcester Outpatient Clinic

Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award, 2023 - DPR Construction Sacramento Office

Innovation Awards Program, Technology in Architectural Practice, 2021 - DC Water Headquarters

Justice Facilities Review Awards Program, 2021 - Hamilton County Coroner's Office and Crime Lab

Healthcare Design Awards, 2021 - Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Small Project Awards, 2021 - Granite Mountain and Fraesfield Trailheads

Healthcare Design Awards, 2020 - Mountain Park Health Center Tempe Clinic

Regional & Urban Design Award, 2020 - Detroit Campau Banglatown Neighborhood Planning

Honor Award, 2019 - National Museum of African American History and Culture

Design for Aging Review, 2019 - Trousdale Assisted Living and Memory Care

Award of Merit, 2019 - San Diego County Sheriff's Crime Laboratory

Healthcare Design Awards, 2019 - Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center

Justice Facilities Review Award, 2018 - Travis County Medical Examiner's Office Building

Honor Award – Interior Architecture, 2017 – General Motors Design Dome 

Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten 'Plus' Award, 2017 – Brock Environmental Center

Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award, 2012 – Chandler City Hall

Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Education Facility Design Award of Merit, 2017 – Stephen A. Levin Neural and Behavioral Sciences Building (pictured, left)

Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Education Facility Design Award of Merit, 2017 – University of Illinois Electrical and Computer Engineering Building

 

 

Scotts Run SmithGroup

American Planning Association (APA) 

Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff Award, 2022 - Joe Louis Greenway

Sustainable Building Project Award, 2015 – Brock Environmental Center

Sustainable Urban Design or Preservation Plan or Project Award, 2015 – Scott’s Run Station South (pictured, right)

energy systems integrations facility SmithGroup

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

Technology Award, Honorable Mention - Category II - Institutional Buildings – Educational Facilities - New, 2018 – American University, Washington College of Law

Technology Award, Second Place - Category II - Institutional Buildings - Other Institutional - New, 2018 – National Renewable Energy Laboratory Energy Systems Integration Facility (pictured, left)

Technology Award, Second Place – Category I - Commercial Buildings - New, 2017 – Brock Environmental Center

Technology Award, Second Place – Category II - Institutional Buildings – Educational Facilities - New, 2017 – Oakland University Engineering Center

 

 

UW - madison

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) 

Legacy Award, 2019 - Crosswinds Marsh Interpretive Preserve

Award of Excellence - Analysis and Planning, 2018 – University of Wisconsin-Madison Master Plan (pictured, right)

 

Zeiss Quality Excellence Center

ARCHITECT Magazine

Architecture & Interiors Awards, Honor, 2022 - ZEISS Michigan Quality Excellence Center (pictured, left)

chu hall smithgroup

Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design Awards

GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award - Green Architecture, 2021 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Integrative Genomics Building

American Architecture Award, 2019 - University of Houston-Clear Lake Recreation and Wellness Center

American Architecture Award, 2019 - University of Texas at Dallas Engineering Building

American Architecture Award, 2018 - General Motors Design Dome

GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award - Green Architecture, 2017 – Brock Environmental Center

GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award - Green Architecture, 2017 – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Chu Hall (pictured, right)

 

promega award

Fast Company

World Changing Ideas Awards - Honorable Mention, 2024 - Cuyahoga County Lakefront Public Access Plan

Innovation by Design Awards - Urban Design - Finalist, 2023 - San Francisco AmeniPODS

Innovation by Design Awards - Spaces and Places - Honorable Mention, 2022 - ZEISS Michigan Quality Excellence Center

Innovation by Design Awards - Spaces, Places, and Cities - Honorable Mention, 2021 -  Kornberg Center, Promega Corporation (pictured, left)

World Changing Ideas Awards - Experimental Category - Finalist, 2021 - Fare2Care

Innovation by Design Awards - Workplace - Finalist, 2020 - DPR Construction Sacramento Office

Innovation by Design Award - Spaces, Places and Cities - Honorable Mention, 2019 - Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center 

Innovation by Design Award - Spaces, Places, and Cities - Finalist, 2018 - Mountain Park Health Center, Tempe Clinic 

Innovation by Design Award - Spaces, Places, and Cities - Honorable Mention, 2018 - DC Water New Headquarters Building

Innovation by Design Award - Spaces, Places, and Cities - Honorable Mention, 2018 - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center in Palo Alto

Innovation by Design Award - Design Company of the Year - Honorable Mention, 2018 

Museum of the Bible SmithGroup

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)

Illumination Award of Merit, 2022 - Ally Charlotte Center

Illumination Award of Merit, 2022 - California Institute of Technology Chen Neuroscience Research Building

Illumination Award of Merit, 2022 - Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Visitor Center and Administration Building

Illumination Award of Merit, 2022 - Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion

Illumination Award of Merit, 2022 - Los Angeles County Hall of Records, 7th Floor Records Space

Illumination Award of Merit, 2021 - LinkedIn Detroit Regional Headquarters

Illumination Award of Merit, 2021 - ZEISS Michigan Quality Excellence Center

Illumination Award of Merit, 2020 - Michigan State University Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building Graphic Wall

Illumination Award of Merit, 2020 - Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Terminal 3

Illumination Award of Merit, 2019 - California Pacific Medical Center - Van Ness Campus

Illumination Award of Merit, 2019 - University of Colorado Denver - Lola + Rob Salazar Wellness Center

Illumination Award of Merit, 2019 - University of Houston-Clear Lake Recreation and Wellness Center

Illumination Award of Merit, 2019 - University of Texas at Dallas Engineering Building 

Illumination Award of Merit, 2019 - The Taubman Company Corporate Headquarters

Illumination Award of Merit, 2019 - Indiana University - Memorial Stadium

Illumination Award of Merit, 2019 - Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business

Award of Excellence, 2018 - Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Terminal 3 Renovation

Award of Excellence, 2018 – Museum of the Bible (pictured, right)

kaiser los angeles medical center

International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

Healthcare Interior Design Competition – Honorable Mention, 2014 – Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (pictured, left)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Electrical and Computer Engineering Building

Lab Design Awards

Lab of the Year, High Honor, 2023 - Kornberg Center, Promega Corporation

Lab of the Year, SEFA, 2022 - UCSF Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building

Award for Excellence in Innovation, Lab Design Excellence, Lab Manager, 2022 - California Institute of Technology Chen Neuroscience Research Building

Award for Excellence in Innovation, Lab Design Excellence, Lab Manager, 2021 - University of Michigan Biological Sciences Building (BSB) & Museum of Natural History

Lab of the Year Special Mention for Engineering Labs, R&D World, 2019 - University of Texas at Dallas Engineering Building

Lab of the Year, R&D World, 2016 – University of Illinois Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (pictured, right)

Lab of the Year, R&D World, 2014 - National Renewable Energy Laboratory Science & Technology Facility

San Francisco Amenipods

Metropolis Magazine

Best Social Impact, Metropolis Planet Positive Awards, 2023 - San Francisco  AmeniPODS

Civic/Cultural, Northeast, Metropolis Planet Positive Awards, 2021 - DC Water Headquarters 

 

UW Master Plan

Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)

Excellence in Planning for an Existing Campus, Merit Award, 2021 – California State University, Chico Master Plan

Excellence in Landscape Architecture - Open Space Planning and Design, 2019 - University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Park

Excellence in Landscape Architecture Award – Open Space Planning and Design, 2017 - University of Wisconsin-Madison Master Plan (pictured, left)

Excellence in Planning for an Existing Campus, 2012 – Indiana University Bloomington Campus Master Plan

Chandler City Hall Smithgroup

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Global Awards for Excellence Winner, 2019 - Southwest Waterfront Hotels at the Wharf

Award for Excellence, Finalist, 2011 – Chandler City Hall (pictured, right)