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Awards & Recognitions

Featured Award

Pleasant Hill Library - 2023, IIDA-NC, Honor Award in the ‘Serve’ Category

A civic library for the 21st century, the Pleasant Hill Library provides a wide range of services which support traditional and contemporary library programs. The Library serves as a civic gathering place hosting activities ranging from morning storytime to community and cultural events.

2023

The Aquatic Center is tightly sandwiched between existing buildings with lighted areas of activity close to site boundaries. Marin Academy Aquatics Center, San Rafael, California © Daniel Peak
Marin Academy Aquatics Center

San Rafael, California

  • 2023, IES Illumination Award of Merit
Pleasant Hill Library, Pleasant Hill, California. The outdoor activity yard and children’s play area can be used day and night. © Matthew Millman
Pleasant Hill Library

Pleasant Hill, California

  • 2023, IIDA-NC, Honor Award in the ‘Serve’ Category
The main performance studio may be closed off from the lobby or opened to the lobby to create an interconnectedness with the rest of the building. Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University, Orange, California. © Eric Staudenmaier
Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University

Orange, California

  • 2023, AIA California, Design Award Recipient, Merit Award
  • 2023, Winner for Rehabilitation, California Preservation Foundation Awards
This mid-rise affordable housing project has plenty of room to gather with multiple indoor and outdoor community spaces. Sister Lillian Murphy Community, Mission Bay. San Francisco, California © Bruce Damonte
Sister Lillian Murphy Community, Mission Bay

San Francisco, California

  • 2023, AIA National Housing Award, Excellence in Affordable Housing
The Hamlin School, San Francisco, California ©Mike Kelley. Founded in 1863, The Hamlin School is the oldest kindergarten through eighth grade, independent school for girls in San Francisco. The renovation and expansion of Hamlin prioritized the academic programs in STEAM, innovation, arts and athleticism to better unite the school and serve the students.
The Hamlin School

San Francisco, California

  • 2023, Green GOOD DESIGN Sustainability Awards, Green Architecture
  • 2022, Educational, BLT Awards
  • 2022, Restoration & Renovation, Architecture MasterPrize Awards

2022

San Francisco State University George and Judy Marcus Hall for the Creative Arts, San Francisco, California © Henrik Kam
San Francisco State University George and Judy Marcus Hall for the Creative Arts

San Francisco, California

  • 2022 The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design American Architecture Award
Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse, San Francisco, California © Matthew Millman
Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse

San Francisco, California

  • 2022 Chapters Regional Conference Awards ASHRAE Region X
  • 2022 Interior Architecture Award AIA National

 

Through the utilization of an electronic acoustic enhancement system, the auditorium achieves a compact physical profile and reduced footprint compared to traditional passive acoustic methods. John Adams Middle School Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica, California. © Eric Staudenmaier
John Adams Middle School Performing Arts Center

Santa Monica, California

  • 2022, AIA Los Angeles, LA Design Award
  • 2022, Chicago Athenaeum: American Architecture Awards, The American Architecture Awards, Honorable Mention

 

2021

Dropbox Headquarters, San Francisco, California. Central meeting spaces are located between different neighborhoods, the lighting is casual and comfortable. Architectural Lighting; Lighting Design; Corporate. © Davies Imaging Group
Dropbox Headquarters

San Francisco, California

  • 2021, Illuminating Engineering Society, International Illumination Design Awards, Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting, Award of Merit
  • 2021, LIT Lighting Design Awards, Honorable Mention, Workplace Lighting
Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre, Huadu, Guangzhou, China
Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre

Huadu, Guangzhou, China

  • 2021, Mondo DR Awards, The International Awards for Technology in Entertainment, Winner: Theatre – Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre

2020

350 Bush Street/Historic Mining Exchange. Architecturally integrated façade lighting highlights the columns and building name at the historic Mining Exchange. © Scott Hargis
350 Bush Street/Historic Mining Exchange

San Francisco, California

  • 2020, PCBC: Gold Nugget Award – Grand Prizes

2019

Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, New York © Francis Dzikowski
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music

New York, New York

  • 2019, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Architecture Awards, Merit Award
  • 2011, AIA/New York Chapter, Merit Award
  • 2011, ENR New York Magazine, Best Projects, Cultural/Worship category

2010-2018

California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Salon Dore, San Francisco, California
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Salon Doré

San Francisco, California

  • 2015, AL Architectural Lighting magazine, AL Design Awards, Commendable Achievement, Exhibition Lighting and Temporary Installations
  • 2015, International Association of Lighting Designers, Merit Award
Emerson College, The Paramount Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Emerson College, The Paramount Center

Boston, Massachusetts

  • 2012, SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture for Building Additions or Adaptive Reuse, Merit Award 2011, Live Design magazine, Excellence Awards, Venues – Performance and Theatre
  • 2011, Preservation Massachusetts, Paul E. Tsongas Award
The Mammoth Lakes Courthouse is in the forested mountains of Mono county. The site lighting meets stringent security requirements while minimizing light pollution and trespass, respecting the natural environment. Mammoth Lakes Courthouse, Mammoth Lakes, California © Tim Griffith
Mammoth Lakes Courthouse

Mammoth Lakes, California

  • 2012, AIA, Justice Facilities Review
  • 2012, Engineering News Record, Best Government/Public Building Project
Stanford University - Windhover Contemplative Center, Palo Alto, California
Stanford University – Windhover Contemplative Center

Palo Alto, California

  • 2016, Illuminating Engineering Society San Francisco Section, First Place, Award of Honor
  • 2015, IIDA National Chapter, 42nd Interior Design Competition, Winner and Best of Competition
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Open Sea Exhibit, Monterey, California. © Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder. The back of the tank disappears into the darkness as light is deliberately kept off the back wall and the color of the tile wall changes to a deep blue.
Monterey Bay Aquarium – Open Sea Exhibit

Monterey, California

  • 2013, Award of Excellence by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

2000-2009

American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, Hayden Planetarium, New York, New York
American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, Hayden Planetarium

New York, New York

  • 2002, AIA National Honor Award For Architecture
  • 2001, AIA/New York Chapter, Design Excellence Award
  • 2001, The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award
The endstage configuration is used most often. The balcony sconces display an early use of LED lighting. Carnegie Hall - Judy & Arthur Zankel Hall, New York, New York © Jeff Goldberg/Esto
Carnegie Hall – Judy & Arthur Zankel Hall

New York, New York

  • 2004, United States Institute of Theatre Technology, Architecture Award, Merit Award
  • 2003, Contract Magazine, Interiors Awards, Public Spaces Award
Conference Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
Conference Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Salt Lake City, Utah

  • 2002, Illuminating Engineering Society, International Illumination Design Awards, Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting, Award of Merit
The 1300-seat hall’s integrated orchestra enclosure supports symphony and recital performances. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, Virginia © Steve Budman
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

Virginia Beach, Virginia

  • 2008, AIA Hampton Roads Chapter, Award for Design Excellence

1990-1999

San Francisco War Memorial Opera House Renovation

San Francisco, California

  • 1998, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, International Illumination Design Awards, Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting, Award of Excellence
  • 1998, International Association of Lighting Designers, Special Citation for Sensitive Historic Restoration
Lighting for the historic main sanctuary was completely renovated using both architectural and theatrical lighting techniques. A ceiling oculus was added to light the bimah and provide adequate light for the congregation. Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, California © Chas McGrath
Temple Emanu-El

San Francisco, California

  • 1991, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, International Illumination Design Awards, Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting, Award of Excellence