Client Recognition
Awards are great, but they’re not really why we work so hard to do what we do.
Our professional organizations regularly recognize our clients' projects with awards for design and planning innovation and excellence. While this recognition provides us some nice certificates to hang on the walls (200+ to date), it is not the awards themselves we find the most gratifying.
Every day we strive to make a difference in our communities, creating places that have a positive effect on people and our environment. We dream and develop possibilities for reinvigorating communities and making outdoor spaces beautiful.
Winning an award for this work just gives us a small assurance that we truly did our best and made the most out of the opportunity for the client and the community. That’s what it’s all about.
If we do our job well, it’s our clients who win.
Below are a few recent client projects that have received awards and recognition:
2026
Bloom! City of Bloomington Park System Master Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Urban Design – ASLA Minnesota
Gateway Plaza
Merit Award for Unbuilt Works – ASLA Minnesota
Highland Bridge
Honor Award for Urban Design – National ASLA
Excellence Award for General Design – ASLA Minnesota
Grand Award for Sustainable Stacked Infrastructure – American Council of Engineering Companies Minnesota
People’s Choice Award for Sustainable Stacked Infrastructure – American Council of Engineering Companies Minnesota
Jacobson Plaza at the Falls
Downtown Achievement Pinnacle Award – International Downtown Association
Lincoln Trail Great Streets Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Central States
Outstanding Local Government Achievement Award – East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Maple Grove Veterans Memorial
Merit Award for Small Budget, Big Impact – ASLA Minnesota
Morton Amphitheater
FWD Fusion Award – KC Global Design
Roo Plaza at the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Public Place Award – DesignKC Magazine
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
ICONIC AWARD: Architecture – Landscape and Public Space – German Design Council
Architectural Design of the Year – Architecture MasterPrize™ (AMP)
Planet Positive Award: Cultural – METROPOLIS
Excellence in Structural Engineering Award for Juror's Favorite/Most Innovative Structure – Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI)
University Boulevard Flood Mitigation Project Scoping Plan
Honor Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Central States
2025
The Crossings Corridor Plan
Planning Excellence Award – APA Nebraska
Mud, Camp, and Spring Creek Watershed Master Plan
Honor Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Central States
Sandhills Global Technology Center
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Central States
Willow Creek Riverwalk
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Iowa
Highland Bridge
Project Excellence Award – Water Environment Federation
Building Bondurant Comprehensive Plan
Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan – APA Iowa
Bondurant, Art, Culture, & Wayfinding Plan
Best Practice Award – APA Iowa
Waukee Civic Campus Master Plan
Urban Design Award – APA Iowa
Des Moines Area MPO Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
Transportation Planning Award – APA Iowa
2024
Ames Downtown Plaza
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Central States
Johnston Town Center
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Central States
Wilder Bluff Park
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Central States
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
The Reed at Southbank
Merit Award for Residential/Hospitality – Chicago Building Congress
SERV Entertainment Complex
Capstone Award for Retail – Kansas City Business Journal
24th Street Corridor Beautification
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Central States
Weigand Marina Expansion at Lewis and Clark Lake
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Central States
Cirrus & Cascade Towers at Lakeshore East
Honor Award for Design – ASLA Illinois
EMC Downtown Park
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Iowa
Wallace Park Master Plan
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Iowa
Gray’s Lake Play & Spray
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Iowa
Mud, Camp, and Spring Creek Watershed Master Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Iowa
Willow Creek Riverwalk
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Iowa
Lincoln Common
Award for Excellence – ULI Americas
2023
ReLeaf Cedar Rapids
Merit Award for Analysis & Planning – ASLA Central States
Broadway Square
Merit Award for Park, Recreation & Open Space – ASLA Central States
Linden Square
Great Places Award – APA Missouri
Bondurant Civic Campus Master Plan
Urban Design Award – APA Iowa
Johnston Town Center
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Iowa
Triumph Park
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Iowa
The Green at 320
Merit Award – ASLA Illinois
Office Development of the Year – Chicago Real Estate Awards
2022
Imagine Downtown Kansas City 2030 Strategic Plan
Award of Excellence for Downtown Achievement – International Downtown Association
Honor Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Central States
Honor Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Cedar Falls Creekside Technology Center Master Plan
Honor Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Iowa
Falls Park Conceptual Master Plan
Award of Excellence for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Nebraska/Dakotas
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Central States
Merit Award for Planning & Urban Design – ASLA Minnesota
ReLeaf Cedar Rapids
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Iowa
Environmental Planning Award – APA Iowa
Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens Master Plan
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Iowa
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Iowa
Central Iowa Shelter and Services Agri-Hood
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Iowa
Ranch Mart North Shopping Center Redevelopment
Capstone Award for Retail – Kansas City Business Journal
Planning Parkville for 2040
Outstanding Plan Award – APA Missouri
2021
Falls Park Conceptual Master Plan
National Design Competition Winner – City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Gardner Destination Downtown
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Minnesota Vikings Headquarters: Practice Facility and Viking Lakes Development
Honor Award for General Design – ASLA Minnesota
Shakopee Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Urban Design – ASLA Minnesota
St. Cloud Riverwalk Master Plan
Merit Award for Unbuilt Works – ASLA Minnesota
Promontory Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Capstone Award for Mixed-Use – Kansas City Business Journal
Kansas City University Oral Health and Education Center
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Central States
Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum Master Plan Update
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Nebraska/Dakotas
Johnson County Medical Examiner Facility
Capstone Award for Public Health – Kansas City Business Journal
Downtown River Greenway, Phase 3
Honor Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Nebraska/Dakotas
Lake Kampeska Master Plan
Award of Excellence – ASLA Nebraska/Dakotas
Continental Towers
Honor Award for Design – ASLA Illinois
Our Ottumwa 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan – APA Iowa
Porte Apartments
Merit Award for Residential Design – ASLA Illinois
Multifamily Development of the Year – Illinois Real Estate Journal
2020
Triumph Park
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Iowa
Bondurant Regional Commercial Master Plan
Economic Development Planning Award – APA Iowa
Fred Richards Park Master Plan
Honor Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Minnesota
Minneapolis North Service Area Parks Master Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Urban Design – ASLA Minnesota
A New Look at Old Town Lenexa
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Minnesota Vikings Headquarters: Practice Facility and Viking Lakes Development
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Lake Olathe Park
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Krause Gateway Center
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Central States
Seaton and Regnier Halls at Kansas State University
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Central States
West Campus and Paseo Gateway at Kansas City University
Merit Award – ASLA Central States
Beyond the Loop: Integrated Urban Design Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Central States
2019
Krause Gateway Center
Award of Excellence for Design (Built) – ASLA Iowa
Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center
Developments of Distinction Award – ULI Kansas City
Beyond the Loop: Integrated Urban Design Plan
Honor Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Prairie Gateway
[Re]stitching Grandview Green: Freeway LID Development
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Minnesota
Arc of Dreams
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Nebraska/Dakotas
The Fargo Project: World Garden Commons
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Nebraska/Dakotas
North Dakota Governor’s Residence
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Nebraska/Dakotas
Billy Goats Gruff Yard at the Kansas City Zoo
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
150 North Riverside Plaza
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Illinois
Honor Award for Distinguished Building – AIA Chicago
Pinecrest
Gold Award for New Developments – International Council of Shopping Centers Global Awards for North American Design & Development
EMME
Merit Award for Design – ASLA Illinois
2018
Minnesota Vikings Headquarters: TCO Performance Center
Award of Excellence for Special Purpose – NAIOP Minnesota
Paladino Hohm Sculpture Garden
Innovative Project Award – Sioux Falls Arts Council
Duluth Traverse Trail Master Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Urban Design – ASLA Minnesota
UP LINK Urban Park
Award of Excellence for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Central States
AQUA
Great Places Award – AIA Illinois
Seaton and Regnier Halls at Kansas State University
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Lake Olathe and Cedar Lake Parks Master Plan and Schematic Design
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
RideKC Regional Transit Plan: Smart Moves 3.0
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Central States
Billy Goats Gruff Yard at the Kansas City Zoo
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Central States
Art Garden at Wichita Art Museum
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Central States
150 North Riverside Plaza
Best New Building – Friends of Downtown Chicago
2017
Minneapolis South Service Area Parks Master Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Minnesota
Burlington Corridor Complete Streets Plan
Merit Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Central States
Honor Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Gray’s Lake Park Master Plan Update
Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Central States
Walnut Street Corridor Retail Study
Merit Award for Communication – ASLA Central States
Arboretum Visitor Center and Sculpture Garden Master Plan
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Art Garden at Wichita Art Museum
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
Keeper of the Plains Award – Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Starter Line: Kansas City Downtown Streetcar
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Prairie Gateway
McCrory Gardens Education and Visitor Center at South Dakota State University
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Great Plains
Paladino Hohm Sculpture Garden
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Great Plains
Raven Industries Corporate Office and Greenway Improvements
Honor Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Great Plains
Gallagher Way (formerly The Park at Wrigley)
Merit Award for Design – ASLA Illinois
2016
Blue Springs Public Safety and Municipal Court Complex
Capstone Award for Green Design – Kansas City Business Journal
801 Grand Plaza Renovation and Streetscape
Merit Award for Design (Built) – ASLA Iowa
Kettlestone (Grand Prairie Parkway Corridor) Master Plan and Design Guidelines
Honor Award for Planning & Analysis – ASLA Iowa
Seaton Hall Expansion and Renovation at Kansas State University
Merit Award for Design (Unbuilt) – ASLA Central States
Story County C2C Comprehensive Plan
Planning Agency Award – APA Iowa