Awards

Our work has been recognized through numerous accolades for excellence in architecture, planning, and preservation from such groups as the American Institute of Architects, the United Nations, the Urban Land Institute, the American Planning Association and the Society for College and University Planning. We have won more than 150 design awards, including six national AIA Honor awards.

 

 


 

SELECTED ARCHITECTURE & PRESERVATION AWARDS

Academy of Architecture for Justice/AIA

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center Law Library, Salem MA (2013)
JUSTICE FACILITIES REVIEW CITATION WINNER
General Services Administration (GSA), Wheeling Federal Building and U.S. District Courthouse (2008)

American Institute of Architects

EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AWARD (NEW HAMPSHIRE)
University of New Hampshire, Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics (2014)
MERIT AWARD (VERMONT)
Champlain College, Welcome and Admissions Center at Roger H. Perry Hall (2013)
DESIGN MERIT AWARD (SOUTH CAROLINA)
Medical University of South Carolina, James E. Clyburn Research Center (2012)
PUBLIC SPACES AWARD (VERMONT)
Champlain College, Welcome and Admissions Center at Roger H. Perry Hall (2011)
MERIT AWARD (RHODE ISLAND)
Roger Williams University, Global Heritage Hall (2010)
HONOR AWARD (WEST VIRGINIA)
Wheeling Federal Building and U.S. District Courthouse (2007)
DESIGN AWARD CITATION (INDIANA)
Purdue University, Rawls Hall, Krannert School of Management (2006)
NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL AWARD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex (2005)
NATIONAL HONOR AWARD
Langham Court (1992)
Heaton Court (1980)
NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Heaton Court (1979)

American Public Works Association

PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Waterbury State Office Complex (2017)

Associated General Contractors of America

AON BUILD AMERICA AWARD
Build New England Chairman’s Award
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex (2007)
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2006)

Association for Preservation Technology International

HARLEY J. MCKEE AWARD
Awarded to Jean Carroon, FAIA (2012)

American Society of Landscape Architects

SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER HONOR AWARD
Medical University of South Carolina, James E. Clyburn Research Center (2013)
VIRGINIA CHAPTER MERIT AWARD
University of Virginia, New Cabell Hall Renovation (2015)

Boston Globe Magazine

BEST NEW SPACE AWARD
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2007)

Boston Preservation Alliance

PRESERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Boston University, Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center (2015)
General Services Administration (GSA), John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse (2010)
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2006)

Boston Society of Architects

HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE
Boston University, Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center (2017)
WOMEN IN DESIGN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Awarded to Jean Carroon, FAIA, LEED Fellow (2016)
HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE
Purdue University, Burton Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship (2006)
HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE—CITATION
Boston University, Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center (2017)
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2006)
CITATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dreyfus Chemistry Building (2004)

Brick In Architecture

BRONZE AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
University of New Hampshire, Paul College (2017)
University of New Hampshire, Thompson Hall (2007)

Building of America Network

AWARD
General Services Administration (GSA), John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse (2010)

Building Design + Construction

RECONSTRUCTION AWARD
General Services Administration (GSA), Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse (2013)
General Services Administration (GSA), John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse (2011)
University of Connecticut Health Center, Cell and Genome Sciences Building (2010)
RECONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION PLATINUM AWARD
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2006)

Building Magazine

NEW CONSTRUCTION AWARD
General Services Administration (GSA), Wheeling Federal Building and U.S. District Courthouse (2007)

Building Stone Institute

TUCKER DESIGN AWARD
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2006)

Burlington (VT) Business Association

ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE AWARD (IN HONOR OF HERTZEL PASACKOW)
Champlain College, Welcome and Admissions Center at Roger H. Perry Hall (2011)

Cambridge Historical Commission

PRESERVATION AWARD
Harvard University, Sever Hall (2004)

City of Boston

MAYOR’S GREEN BUSINESS AWARD
Goody Clancy (2008)

Congress for the New Urbanism

CHARTER AWARD
Oak Hill (2004)

Connecticut Building Congress Inc.

PROJECT TEAM AWARD
Yale University, Trumbull College Residence Hall (2007)

Construction Management Association of America

AWARD
General Services Administration (GSA), John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse (2010)

Construction Owner’s Association of America

PROJECT LEADERSHIP AWARD
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2006)

Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR STUDY, DESIGN
& CONSTRUCTION
Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Business Center (2008)
HONOR AWARD
J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center, Salem MA (2008)

ENR New England

AWARD OF MERIT
Harvard Business School, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center (2018)
BEST PROJECT AWARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION/RESEARCH
Harvard Business School, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center (2017)
BEST PROJECT: GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC, AWARD OF MERIT
Waterbury State Office Complex (2016)

General Services Administration

DESIGN AWARD
Conrad B.  Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse (2016)

Historic Salem, Inc.

PRESERVATION AWARD
J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center Law Library (2013)

Illuminating Engineering Society, New England Section

REGIONAL-LEVEL ILLUMINATION AWARD
J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center Law Library (2013)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DESIGN AWARD
Champlain College, Welcome and Admissions Center at Roger H. Perry Hall (2011, Award of Merit)
Massachusetts State House (2005)

Interior Design Magazine

BEST OF YEAR AWARD FOR HOTEL TRANSFORMATION
Richardson-Olmsted Complex (2017)

International Masonry Institute

GOLDEN TROWEL AWARD (NEW ENGLAND)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex (2008)
Harvard University, Sever Hall (2008)
Case Western University, Village at 115 (2007)
BEST DIMENSIONAL STONE (BAC)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex (2007)
GOLDEN TROWEL AWARD
Case Western Reserve University, Village at 115 (2007)
GOLDEN TROWEL AWARD (OHIO)
Case Western Reserve University, Village at 115 (2004)

Massachusetts Historical Commission

PRESERVATION AWARD
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2006)
Massachusetts State House (2005)
Arlington Street Church (2003)

National Trust for Historic Preservation

RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION NATIONAL PRESERVATION AWARD
Richardson-Olmsted Campus (2018)

NATIONAL PRESERVATION HONOR AWARD
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2008)
Massachusetts State House (2005)

New Hampshire Preservation Alliance

PRESERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
University of New Hampshire, Thompson Hall (2007)

New York Landmarks Conservancy

LUCY G. MOSES PRESERVATION AWARD
General Services Administration (GSA), Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse (2014)

New York State (NYS) State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD
Richardson Olmsted Campus/Hotel Henry (2017)

Preservation Buffalo Niagara

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION
Richardson-Olmsted Campus (2018)

Preservation League of New York State

EXCELLENCE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD
Richardson-Olmsted Campus (2018)

Preservation Massachusetts

PAUL AND NIKI TSONGAS AWARD
Awarded to Lori Ferriss, Amanda Sanders, and Jill Verhosek (2018)
PAUL E. TSONGAS AWARD
Emmanuel College (2011)

Preservation Trust of Vermont

PRESERVATION AWARD
Waterbury State Office Complex (2016)

R&D Magazine

RENOVATED LAB OF THE YEAR AWARD
University of Connecticut Health Center, Cell and Genome Sciences Building (2011)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dreyfus Chemistry Building (2004)

SCUP AIA/CAE

HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING FOR A DISTRICT OR CAMPUS COMPONENT
Case Western Reserve University, Village at 115 (2007)

Traditional Building

CLEM LABINE AWARD
Awarded to Jean Carroon, FAIA (2012)

Victorian Society

PRESERVATION AWARD (NEW ENGLAND)
Trinity Church in the City of Boston (2006)
PRESERVATION AWARD
Harvard University, Sever Hall (2005)

Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Awards

MASONRY AWARD
Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business (2009)
SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION AWARD FOR GLASS FIBER REINFORCE GYPSUM
Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business (2009)
SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION AWARD FOR SLATE/COPPER ROOFING
Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business (2009)

United Nations Building and Social Housing Foundation

WORLD HABITAT AWARD
Tent City (1994)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

SUSTAINABLE PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD
General Services Administration (GSA), John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse (2010)

U.S. Green Building Council – MA

GREEN BUILDING MARKET LEADERSHIP AWARD IN BEAUTY
Harvard Business School, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center (2017)

 


 

SELECTED PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN AWARDS
National Recognition

American Institute of Architects

HONOR AWARD FOR REGIONAL AND URBAN DESIGN
Boston’s Newest Smart Growth Corridor (2007)
Harvard University/North Allston Strategic Framework for Planning (2005)
UrbanRiver Visions (2004)
A Civic Vision for Turnpike Air Rights in Boston (2001)
NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL AWARD
Cabrini-Green Revitalization Plan (2000)

American Planning Association

NATIONAL PLANNING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR URBAN DESIGN
Downtown Allentown Development and Urban Design Plan (2019)
NATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
East Franklinton Creative Community District Plan (2014)
NATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR A PLANNING FIRM
Goody Clancy (2013)
PLANNING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR A HARD-WON VICTORY
Plan for the 21st Century: New Orleans 2030 (2011)
PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Campus Partners’ University District Revitalization (2010)
MERIT AWARD
West Broadway Housing (1982)

American Society of Landscape Architects

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
Charles River Basin Master Plan (2001)

Bruner Foundation

RUDY BRUNER AWARD FOR URBAN DESIGN EXCELLENCE
Harbor Point (1993)

Congress for the New Urbanism

CHARTER AWARD GRAND PRIZE WINNER
South Coast Rail Economic Development & Land Use Corridor Plan (2011)
CHARTER AWARD
DC Streetcar Land Use Study (2011)
Clifton Corridor Urban Design Guidelines (2010)
Boston’s Newest Smart Growth Corridor (2006)
Harvard University/North Allston Strategic Neighborhood Plan (2004)
UrbanRiver Visions (2003)
Initiative for a 20/20 Vision for Concord, New Hampshire (2002)
Cleveland Riverview HOPE VI Redevelopment (2002)
A Civic Vision for Turnpike Air Rights in Boston (2001)
CHARTER AWARD HONORABLE MENTION
East Franklinton Creative Community District Plan (2013)
Bridge Street Corridor Study (2012)
Aga Khan University-FAS Land Use Study (2011)

Fédération Internationale des Administrateurs de Biens-Conseils Immobiliers (FIABCI)

PRIX D’EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR BEST OVERALL PROJECT
Harbor Point (1996)

International Downtown Association

PINNACLE AWARD
Wichita Downtown Development Corporation – Project Downtown (2011)

EXCELLENCE AWARD IN PLANNING
Impact Downtown Albany: Downtown Plan and Corning Preserve Master Plan (2016)

MERIT AWARD IN PLANNING
Asheville Downtown Master Plan (2010)
Unified New Orleans Plan–District 1 (2007)

Society for College and University Planning

EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AWARD
Drexel University Master Plan (2012)
University Village Land Use Plan—Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Aga Khan University (2010 Merit Award)
Clifton Community Partnership Urban Design Guidelines (2009 Merit Award)
Harvard University/North Allston Strategic Framework for Planning (2005)
High Street/University District Plan (2004)
Emmanuel College Endowment Campus Plan (2001)
HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING FOR A DISTRICT OR CAMPUS COMPONENT
Case Western Reserve University North Residential Village (2007)

Urban Land Institute

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Harbor Point (1992)

The Waterfront Center

EXCELLENCE ON THE WATERFRONT AWARD
UrbanRiver Visions (2003)

Regional & Local Recognition

American Institute of Architects

OUTSTANDING PLANNING AWARD FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
A Civic Vision for Turnpike Air Rights in Boston (2000)
CITATION OF HONOR (TEXAS)
Tyler 21 Comprehensive Plan (2009)

American Planning Association

CONNECTICUT CHAPTER
PUBLIC PROGRAM AWARD
I-84 Viaduct Study (2012)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Quinnipiac Terrace/Riverview HOPE VI Redevelopment (2003)
FLORIDA CHAPTER
AWARD OF MERIT
Miami Parks and Public Spaces Master Plan (2007)
GEORGIA CHAPTER
OUTSTANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AWARD
West Savannah Revitalization Plan (2007)
ILLINOIS CHAPTER
EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AWARD
Near North Redevelopment Vision, Plan and Guidelines (2003)
KANSAS CHAPTER
PIONEER AWARD
Project Downtown, Wichita, KS (2011)
SOD BUSTER AWARD
Wichita’s Mayor Carl Brewer awarded for his work on the Wichita Downtown Master Plan (2010)
LOUISIANA CHAPTER
EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR A PLAN
Great Expectations: Shreveport-Caddo Comprehensive Plan (2013)
OUTSTANDING LARGE JURISDICTION PLAN
Plan for the 21st Century: New Orleans 2030 (2011)
MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER
OUTSTANDING PLANNING
South Coast Rail Corridor Rail (2009, President’s Award)
Concord-Alewife Planning Study (2006, Planning Project Award)
Advancing Downtown Attleboro (2006, Planning Project Award)
EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING
Brookline Comprehensive Plan (2005)
AWARD FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
Wellesley Comprehensive Plan (2007)
A Strategic Action Plan for Plymouth (2004)
Fort Point Channel Plan (2003)
Charles River Basin Master Plan (2002)
Quinnipiac Terrace/Riverview HOPE VI Master Plan (2002)
Eastern Cambridge Planning Study (2001)
SOCIAL ADVOCACY AWARD HONORABLE MENTION
Hamilton Canal District Neighborhood Visioning Plan (2009)
NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA CHAPTER
CURRENT TOPIC AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE SMART GROWTH INITIATIVE
Central Annapolis Road Sector Plan (2012)
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAPTER
PLAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Lebanon, NH, Downtown Vision (2017)
NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER
OUTSTANDING COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING IN A LARGE COMMUNITY
Asheville Downtown Master Plan (2010)
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER
PLAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Lewiston Riverfront Island Master Plan (2012)
OHIO CHAPTER
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Rebuilding the Uptown Neighborhood (2005)
PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER
PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Downtown Allentown Development and Urban Design Plan (2016)
RHODE ISLAND CHAPTER
OUTSTANDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Warwick Station Development District Plan (2012)
TEXAS CHAPTER
Planning Award
Corpus Christi Downtown Area Development Plan (2018)
UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER
OUTSTANDING COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLAN
Jamestown Urban Design Plan (2007)
VIRGINIA CHAPTER
HOLZHIEMER AWARD FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Rosslyn Sector Plan Update (2017)

Boston Society of Architects

CAMPUS PLANNING AWARD
Clifton Community Partnership Urban Design Guidelines (2008)
URBAN DESIGN AWARD
A Civic Vision for Turnpike Air Rights in Boston (2001)
Charles River Basin Master Plan (2001)

Congress for the New Urbanism

NEW ENGLAND URBANISM AWARD
Glenbrook/Springdale Transit-Oriented Development Plan (2015)
New Haven Hill-to-Downtown Community Plan (2014)
Urban Streetscape and Adaptive Reuse Plan for the Inner Belt and Brickbottom Districts (2014)
I-84 Viaduct Study (2011)
South Coast Rail Economic Development & Land Use Corridor Plan (2011)
NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER AWARD
Boston’s Newest Smart Growth Corridor (2006)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

GOVERNOR’S SMART GROWTH INNOVATION AWARD
Master Plan for Salem’s North River Canal (2005)
Concord-Alewife Planning Study (2005, honorable mention)

Grow Smart Rhode Island

OUTSTANDING SMART GROWTH PLAN
Warwick Station Development District Plan (2012)

Hartford Preservation Alliance

NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AWARD
I-84 Viaduct Study (2011)