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:
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
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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)
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
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)
ARCHITECT Magazine
Architecture & Interiors Awards, Honor, 2022 - ZEISS Michigan Quality Excellence Center (pictured, left)
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)
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
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)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
Healthcare Interior Design Competition – Honorable Mention, 2014 – Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (pictured, left)
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Interior Design Magazine
Honoree Award, Government/Institutional Category, 2024 - Sunnyvale Civic Center Campus
Honoree Award, Staircase Category, 2024 - Sunnyvale Civic Center Campus
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
Metropolis Magazine
Best Social Impact, Metropolis Planet Positive Awards, 2024 - River People Health Center
Best Social Impact, Metropolis Planet Positive Awards, 2023 - San Francisco AmeniPODS
Civic/Cultural, Northeast, Metropolis Planet Positive Awards, 2021 - DC Water Headquarters
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
Excellence in Architecture for a New Building, Special Citation, 2024 - Kansas City University Master Plan and College of Dental Medicine
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
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)