Design 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 Merit Award-small project (Cochran Park Bench\Sign) 2019
  • AIA Central States Region Merit Award-unbuilt (The Grocery) 2019
  • AIA Central States Region Distinguished Award-unbuilt (Hexad) 2019
  • AIA Central States Region Merit Award (Artist Lofts on Lake Street) October 2018
  • 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 Merit Award for Architectural Detail (AVA) November, 2018
  • 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