Any building is the product of a partnership between the client, the contractor and the architect. These participants can measure success in many ways. Independent awards programs are another measure. They look back at the outcome and judge the work against an objective standard. In most cases, a jury of architects and other professionals makes the selection from anonymous submissions.


Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
  Firm Award, 1999, AIA Chicago
Firm Award, 1997, AIA Illinois
Architectural Record, Best Managed Firms in America, 1998

3Com Midwest Campus, Phase 1, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
  Citation of Merit/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
1999 Doc Award, Solutia
2000 Waterbury Award/Illumination Design Award, Chicago IESNA
2000 Award of Recognition, Chicago Building Congress
3Com Carrier Division Office and Manufacturing Office, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
  Special Recognition/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
Academic Facility at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
  23rd Annual Merit Award, Chicago Building Congress
Design Award, AIA Illinois
Block 89, Madison, Wisconsin
  Merit Award/Building Team of the Year, Building Design & Construction
Cole Haan store, Chicago, Illinois
  2001 Doc Award, Solutia
Cole Haan store, New York, New York
  Merit Award, 2002 I.D. Annual Design Review
Colton Palms, Colton, California
  Honor Award/Distinguished Building, AIA
Honor Award/Distinguished Building, AIA Chicago
Design Award, Progressive Architecture Magazine
Commerce Plaza Renovation, Metropolitan Life Insurance, Oak Brook, Illinois
 

Distinguished Detail Award, AIA Chicago

Doblin Residence, Chicago, Illinois
  Record Houses Award, Architectural Record magazine
2004 Distinguished Building Award, Honor Award, AIA Chicago
First Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  Award of Excellence, The Architectural Woodwork Institute
Gardner Residence, Chicago, Illinois
  Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA
Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
Record Interior Award, Architectural Record
Gardner-James Residence, New York, New York
  Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA
2004 Interior Architecture Award, Honor Award, AIA Chicago
HBG New Media, Madison, Wisconsin
  Award of Merit/International Illumination Design Award, IESNA
Headquarters Office Building Osco Drug, Inc, Oak Brook, Illinois
  Honor Award/Divine Detail, AIA Chicago
Award of Merit/Lighting Excellence, Chicago Lighting Institute
Kimberly Clark Health and Fitness Center, Coosa Pines, Alabama
  Certificate of Merit/Distinguished Building, AIA Chicago
Kresge Foundation, Troy Michigan
  Atheneum Award
2008 LEED Platinum Certified, USGBC
2007 Sustainable Design Award, AIA Chicago
2006 Distinguished Building Award, AIA Chicago
2006 Interior Architecture Award, AIA Chicago
Large Scale Fire Test Facility, Northbrook, Illinois
  Project of the Year Award, Illinois Engineering Council
Lincoln Park Zoo Visitor Services Facilities, Chicago, Illinois
  Finalist, 2000 Business Week/Architectural Record Awards
Lipson Alport Glass Associates, Northbrook, Illinois
  2004 Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, AIA Chicago
NBC Studio at 1996 Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Illinois
  Special Recognition/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
O'Hare Transit Line, City of Chicago, Dept. of Public Works, Chicago, Illinois
  Presidential Award for Design Excellence, National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Street House, Chicago, Illinois
  Record Houses Award, Architectural Record magazine
Honor Award/Distinguished Building, AIA Chicago
Opera House Restaurant, Madison, Wisconsin
  Special Recognition/Divine Detail, AIA Chicago
Award of Merit/International Illumination Design Award, IESNA
Oriental Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
OurHouse.com Offices, Evanston, Illinois
  Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
2000 Doc Award, Solutia
Reinhard Residence/38 East Schiller, Chicago, Illinois
  Record Houses Award, Architectural Record magazine
Honor Award, AIA
Shops at the Mart, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois
  Distinguished Interior Award, The Chicago Athenaum
Design Award, River North Association
Honor Award, The National Terazzo and Mosaic Association
Turner Construction Company offices, Chicago, Illinois
  Citation of Merit/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
U2, U.S. Robotics, Skokie, Illinois
  Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA
Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
Record Interiors Award, Architectural Record magazine
Distinguished Interiors Award, The Chicago Atheneum
USG Interiors, Chicago, Illinois
  Special Recognition/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
USG Solutions Center, Chicago, Illinois
  Citation of Merit/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
UState, U.S. Robotics, Skokie, Illinois
  Distinguished Interior Award, The Chicago Atheneum
UWest, U.S. Robotics, Morton Grove, Illinois
  Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
Record Interiors Award, Architectural Record magazine
Wild Things! Store and Café, Chicago, Illinois
  Silver Medal/Excellence in Masonry '00, Illinois-Indiana Masonry Council
WMA Engineers Offices, Chicago, Illinois
  Honor Award/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago
Zenith Engineering Design Center, Chicago, Illinois
  Citation of Merit/Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago