Building Design Awards

​Anacostia Library 
Opened 2012

• American Institute of Architects North Carolina Research Triangle Chapter Merit Award, Unbuilt Category 2008
• AIA North Carolina Chapter Merit Award, Unbuilt Category 2009
• AIA North Carolina Committee on the Environment 2010
• Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Award for Special Construction – Thermal and Moisture Protection Category 2011
• LEED GOLD Certification from the US Green Building Council 2012
• AIA DC Chapter Merit Award, 2012
• ALA/IIDA Honor Award, Projects Under 30,000 SF 2012

Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Library
Opened 2012

• Engineering News Record 2012 Mid-Atlantic Best Government/Public Building Project, Award of Merit
• AIA DC Chapter, Merit Award 2012
• AIA Potomac Valley, Merit Award 2012
• LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council 2013
• Royal Institute of British Architects International Award 2013

Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Library
Opened 2010

• Building of America Award 2010
• Associated General Contractors Washington Contractor Award 2010
• National Association of Contractors and Builders Proclamation Award 2010
• Developers and Builders Alliance Community Advancement Award, Best Developments of the Year, USA & Canada 2010
• North American Copper in Architecture Award, New Construction 2010
• Icestone Installation Award, Commercial Interiors 2010
• Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Award for Special Construction – Thermal and Moisture Protection Category 2011
• LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council 2012

Capitol View Library
Opened 2019

• LEED Silver Certification from the US Green Building Council

Cleveland Park Library
Opened 2018

• AIA DC, 2019 Urban Catalyst Award
• LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council 2020

Deanwood Library
Opened 2010

• Editor’s Choice Award in the Innovative Architecture & Design Awards contest for Recreation Management Magazine 2011
• LEED Silver Certification from the US Green Building Council

Francis A. Gregory Library
Opened 2012

• LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council
• AIA Potomac Valley Award 2012
• Royal Institute of British Architects International Award 2013

Georgetown Library
Opened 2010

• Stewardship Award from the D.C. Office of Historic Preservation 2012

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Under Construction

• Publication Award for the building's Design Guidelines, D.C. Office of Historic Preservation 2012

Mount Pleasant Library
Opened 2012

• DC Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Honor Award, Unbuilt Category 2009
• AIA DC Merit Award for Historic Resources, 2013

Northeast Library
Opened 2014

• LEED Silver Certification from the US Green Building Council 2015
• AIA DC Chapter, Award of Merit, Historic Preservation 2015
• District of Columbia, Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation 2015

Palisades Library
Opened 2018
 

• LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council

Petworth Library
Opened 2011

• Craftsmanship Award (for the new terrazzo floor), presented by the Washington Building Congress 2011
• Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, 2011 Chapter Awards

Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Library
Opened 2010 

• LEED GOLD Certification from the US Green Building Council 2011
• Mid-Atlantic Construction Award of Merit, Cultural
• AIA DC Award for Merit & Presidential Citation for Sustainable Design 2010
• Urban Land Institute, Top 10 Buildings in Washington, DC 2010
• National Association of Contractors and Builders Proclamation Award 2010
• Developers & Builders Alliance Community Advancement Award, Best Developments of the Year, USA & Canada 2010
• Named by Wall Street Journal as one of the top buildings of 2010

Takoma Park Library
Opened 2009

• Vision Award, presented by the Committee of 100 on the Federal City 2009
• Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office 2009
• Award of Merit in Renovation/Restoration, presented by Mid-Atlantic Construction 2009

Tenley-Friendship Library
Opened 2011

• LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council 2011
• 2011 Honor Award, American Institute of Architects, North Carolina Chapter
• Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Award, Doors and Windows/Curtainwall Category 2012
• 2012 AIA Triangle, Gail Lindsay Sustainable Architecture Award
• 2012 AIA South Atlantic Region Honor Award
• AIA DC Chapter, Award of Excellence 2012