Awards
National & International
Progressive Architecture Citation Award (The Grocery), 66th annual P/A Awards, Architect Magazine, February 2019
Interior Design Educators Council Award of Excellence (FLOCK) Best in Category: Design as Interior, March 2018
Interior Design Educators Council Award of Excellence (Soft Stones & Stones Table) Best in Category: Design as Idea, March 2018
Interior Design Educators Council Award of Excellence (Bucktown House) Best in Category: Design as Interior, March 2017
2016 Illumination Award, Illuminating Engineering Society, Outdoor Lighting Design Award, Special Citation for Use of Light as a Beacon that Enhances the Community Culture (Blue Barn Theatre, collaboration with lighting designer Morrissey Engineering) October, 2016
ACSA Faculty Design Award (BLUEBARN Theatre & Boxcar 10) 2016
ACSA Collaborative Practice Award (Bemis Gardens) 2016
Residential Architect Design Awards, Citation (Bucktown House) April 2015
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, International Merit Award (Bucktown House, collaboration with lighting designer Derek Porter Studio) 2015
AIA National Small Project Honor Award (Bemis InfoShop) June 2013
ACSA Design Build Award, (“FACT: Design Fabricate”) March 2013 (first year given)
AIA National Small Project Honor Award (L Residence) May 2012
ACSA Faculty Design Award, Honorable Mention (L Residence) March 2012
Residential Architect Rising Star Award 2010, December 2010
ACSA Faculty Design Award (House on Lake Okoboji) 2010
Finalist, Redesign Your Farmers’ Market competition, Good Design, Sept. 2009
AIA National Small Project Honor Award (Saratoga Pool) 2009
ACSA Faculty Design Award, Honorable Mention (Ferrous Park) 2008
ACSA Faculty Design Award, Honorable Mention (Red Barn Gallery) 2006
Residential Architect Awards, Grand Award, (Twaddell/Misha aka Saratoga House) 2004
ACSA Faculty Design Award (Bemis=Art Landscape) 2003
ACSA Faculty Design Award, Honorable Mention (Windfarmhouse) 2002
Honor Award, The Wood Design Awards, (Twaddell/Misha aka Saratoga House) 2001
Custom Home Design Awards, Project of the Year, (Twaddell/Misha aka Saratoga) 2000
Sunset Magazine/AIA 1999/2000 Western Home Awards, Special Award (Saratoga)
Custom Home Design Awards, Grand Award (Hunt/Eylar Hse. w/ Burks-Toma Arch.) 1995
Regional
AIA Central States Region Honor Award (BLUEBARN Theatre & Boxcar 10) October 2017
AIA Central States Region Merit Award (Better Place Forests) October 2017
AIA Central States Region Honor Award (Rebar Wall) October 2016
Merit Award, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (BLUEBARN Theatre, collaboration with lighting designer Morrissey Engineering) 2016
AIA Central States Region Honor Award (Bucktown House) October 2015
AIA Central States Honor Award for Interior Architecture (L Residence) October 2012
AIA Central States Region Honor Award (Bemis InfoShop) October 2010
AIA Central States Region Honor Award (Art Farm Campus) October 2010
AIA Central States Region Honor Award (CROPS Food Center) October 2010
AIA Central States Region Honor Award (Reflecting Wall) October 2010
AIA Central States Region Honor Award (House on Lake Okoboji) 2009
AIA Central States Region Merit Award (Fogscape-Cloudscape) 2009
AIA Central States Citation Award (Art Farm: Red Shed Video Lounge) 2008
Emerging Talent Award, Monterey Design Conference, AIA California Council 2007
AIA Central States Region Honor Award for unbuilt work (Ferrous Park) 2006
California Council AIA Merit Award (Westcott/Lahar House, with Fernau & Hartman Architects) 2003
State & Local
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for Details (RebarWall at BLUEBARN Theatre) October, 2017
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for Unbuilt Architecture (Better Place Forests) October, 2017
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for Details (Cochran Park bench\sign) October, 2017
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for Interior Architecture (FLOCK) October, 2017
AIA Nebraska People’s Choice Award (Better Place Forests) October, 2017
AIA Nebraska Art X Architects, Gold Medal (Soft Stones) October, 2017
ACEC Nebraska Engineering Excellence Awards, Merit Award (MEP & lighting, collaboration with Morrissey Engineering) February, 2017
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for Architecture (BLUEBARN Theatre & Boxcar 10) Sept. 2016
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for Unbuilt Architecture (Hexad) Sept. 2016
AIA San Francisco Design Awards, Special Commendation for Urban Design awarded in partnership with SPUR (Blue Barn Theatre & Boxcar 10) April 2016
AIA Chicago, Interior Architecture Award, Citation of Merit, (Bucktown House) Oct. 2015
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for Interior Architecture (Bucktown House) Sept. 2015
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for Interior Architecture (Spirits Pavilion) Sept. 2015
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for Unbuilt Architecture (BART/Muni Entrance) Sept. 2015
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for Details (Dr. No Cabinet) Sept. 2015
AIA San Francisco Design Awards, Citation (Bucktown House) April 2015
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for Unbuilt Architecture (Multifaith Sanctuary) October 2014
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for details, (Chartboost Parklet) October 2014
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for Unbuilt Architecture (CROPS) 2013
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for details, (Stones Table) 2013
AIA San Francisco Constructed Realities Citation for Detail (Stones Table) 2013
AIA San Francisco Honor Award for Interior Architecture (Bemis InfoShop) 2013
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for Details (Bemis Soft Cube) 2011
AIA Nebraska Citation for Interior Architecture (Fogscape/Cloudscape) 2011
Designer of Distinction, Residential Creative Spaces, San Francisco Design Center 2011
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for “extended use / details” (Bemis InfoShop) 2010
AIA San Francisco Honor Award for Interior Architecture (L Residence) 2010
AIA San Francisco Citation Award for Unbuilt Design (CROPS Food Center) 2010
New Practices San Francisco, AIA SF, selected as winning firm 2009
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for “extended use” (Red Shed Video Lounge) 2009
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for Unbuilt Architecture (Reflecting Wall) 2009
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for “extended use” (L Residence) 2009
AIA Nebraska Merit Award for detail (Scribble Wall – L Residence) 2009
AIA San Francisco Special Achievement Award for Slow Food Nation, 2009
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for new construction (Okoboji House) 2008
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for detail (Lake Cabinet – Okoboji House) 2008
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for Unbuilt Architecture (Okada Ceramics Center) 2007
AIA Kansas City Honor Award (Ferrous Park) 2006
AIA Nebraska Citation Award for Unbuilt Architecture (Victoria House at Art Farm) 2005
AIA Nebraska Citation Award for Unbuilt Architecture (House on Wood Island) 2005
AIA Nebraska Honor Award for Unbuilt Architecture (Red Barn Gallery at Art Farm) 2004
AIA Nebraska Citation Award for New Construction (Burt Pool House / Office) 2004