Our 2023 National Design Awards Highlights

This year we were excited to receive several prestigious national and international awards, alongside notable professional recognitions.

We are honored to share these achievements with the clients and colleagues who helped champion our efforts to create beautiful, sustainable, and resilient built environments. From the architecture itself to the talented individuals orchestrating the designs, our work embodies a holistic collaboration between project teams and clients.

Below we highlight our top awards of 2023 as testament to the lasting impact we create together.

Arts, Community, Education

American Swedish Institute Carriage House

• Interior Design Magazine – Best of Year Award

Capital One Hall

• International Interior Design Association (IIDA) – Interior Design Competition Winner
• Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) – Illumination Award of Merit

Countryside Community Church

• Faith & Form – International Award for Religious Architecture & Art

John Adams Middle School Performing Arts Center

• Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) – Illumination Award of Merit

Marlboro Music Reich Hall

• American Institute of Architects (AIA) – Architecture Award
• Architizer – A+ Jury Award
• ARCHITECT Magazine – Architecture & Interior Design Award of Merit
• The Architect’s Newspaper – Best of Design Award, Honorable Mention
• The Chicago Athenaeum – American Architecture Award
• Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) – Professional Project Awards
  – Best Overall Project (under $100M)
  – Lighting Systems Award of Excellence
  – Mechanical Systems Award of Merit
  – Architectural Engineering Integration Award of Merit

Plymouth Community Center

• Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) – Illumination Award of Merit

Water Works Pavilion at Mill Ruins Park

• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) – FOCUS Community Award

Westwood Hills Nature Center

• American Institute of Architects (AIA) – COTE® Top Ten Award

Healthcare

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s

• International Interior Design Association (IIDA) – Healthcare Design Award, Hospitals

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center

• HCD Magazine – Healthcare Design Showcase, Award of Merit (Top Honor)

Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

• Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) – Illumination Award of Merit

MetroHealth Glick Center

• HCD Magazine – Healthcare Design Showcase, Honorable Mention

Public | Corporate

Arthur J. Altmeyer Building Modernization

• The Chicago Athenaeum – International Architecture Award

Science + Technology

Lehigh University Health, Science & Technology Building

• International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) – Excellence in Water Efficiency Award
• Fitwel – Best in Building Health Award

Research

A Welcoming & Confident Visitor Experience: Case Study of an Art Center

• Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Certificate of Research Excellence (CORE) Award

Evaluation of User Efficiencies and Experience: Universal Design of
Orthopedic Ambulatory Surgical Centers

• Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Certificate of Research Excellence (CORE) Award

St. Elizabeth Cancer Center

• The Center for Health Design – Touchstone Award, Silver

UPMC Presbyterian Lifestyle Village

• The Center for Health Design – Touchstone Award, Silver

Design Leadership

Theodore Lee | FASLA, SITES AP, LEED AP

• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) – 2023 Fellows-Elect

David Wilson | AIA

• American Institute of Architects (AIA) – Young Architects Award Recipient

Krista Biason | PE, SASHE

• American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) – Senior Status Recipient

Kyle Weisman | AIA, NCARB

• Building Design + Construction – 40 Under 40, Class of 2023 Recipient