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AWARDS

2023

ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards - National Recognition Award: Meow Wolf

Historic Preservation Committee Award: Aspen Wheeler Opera House

Golden Nugget Awards  - Best Custom Home Over 9,000 SF: Casa Cresta

Golden Nugget Awards  - Best Special Use Project: Aspen City Hall

Golden Nugget Awards  - Best Commercial Project: Aspen City Hall

2022

AISC Ideas2 Award of Merit: United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum

2022 ACEC Colorado Engineering Excellence Awards - Excellence: Meow Wolf

SDS2 Solid Steel Competition - Grand Prize: Joslyn Art Museum

Mountain Living Magazine's 2022 Home of the Year: Casa Cresta

AIA Design + Honor Awards: Park Union Bridge

AIA Design + Honor Awards: Meow Wolf

AIA Design + Honor Awards: The Loading Dock

AIA Design + Honor Awards: Denver Water

AIA Design + Honor Awards: Education First

AIA Design + Honor Awards: Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Station 45

ENR Mountain States 2022 Best Projects: Aspen City Hall

ENR Mountain States 2022 Best Projects: Kiewit RidgeGate

ENR Mountain States 2022 Best Projects: Meow Wolf

ENR Mountain States 2022 Best Projects: Sage Living

WoodWorks 2022 Wood Design Award s- Regional Excellence Award: University of Denver Burwell Center for Career Achievement

AGC ACE Awards, Best Building Project - General Contractor ($40-$70 Million) Bronze Award: Meow Wolf

2021

AIA Colorado 2021 Design Award of Excellence: United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum

AIA Colorado 2021 Design Award of Merit: University of Denver Burwell Center for Career Achievement

AIA Colorado 2021 Design Award - Honorable Mention: Colorado Mountain College J Robert Young Alpine Ascent Center

ENR Mountain States 2021 Best Projects  - K-12 Education: Adams 12 FutureForward CTE at Washington Square

ENR Mountain States 2021 Best Projects  - Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Development Merit: S'PARK Development

APWA Colorado Structures Category - Park Union Bridge

ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards 2022 - Honor Award: Denver Botanic Gardens Freyer-Newman Center

2021 Mayor's Design Awards: Denver Water Administration Complex

2021 Mayor's Design Awards: Meow Wolf Convergence Station

2021 Mayor's Design Awards: Denver Botanic Gardens Freyer-Newman Center

2021 NAIOP Innovative Development of the Year: Meow Wolf Convergence Station

2020

2020 Governor's Award for Downtown Excellence: Foundry Loveland

Engineering News Record - 2020 Top 600 Specialty Contractors: KL&A Engineers & Builders

Zweig Group 2020 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

Lab Manager Design Excellence Award - Honorable Mention for Sustainability: Metro State University of Denver Aerospace Engineering Services Building

ENR Mountain States 2020 Best Projects - Cultural/Worship: United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum

ENR Mountain States 2020 Best Projects - Higher Education/Research: Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley Campus J Robert Young Alpine Ascent Center

ENR Mountain States 2020 Best Projects - Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Development: Platte Fifteen & 260 N Josephine

ENR Mountain States 2020 Best Projects - Residential/Hospitality: Grand Colorado at Peak 8 - Building 3

ENR Mountain States 2020 Best Projects - Small Projects Under 10M: The Windsor Mill

AIA Colorado 2020 Award of Distinction in Sustainability: Metro State University of Denver Aerospace Engineering Services Building

AIA Colorado 2020 Honorable Mention in Sustainability: Metro State University of Denver Aerospace Engineering Services Building

AIA Colorado 2020 Award of Distinction: Firestone Police Department and Municipal Center

AIA Colorado 2020 Merit: Art Barn

Residential Design Architecture Awards 2020 - Contextual or Vernacular Renovation: Victorian Music Box

Association for Learning Environments Community Award: Mental Health Center of Denver

The Plan Awards 2020 - House: Leila Ranch

USA Today's Best New Attraction 2020: United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum

HREI Insights Best New Medical Office Building 2020: Fidelis - St. Joseph's Outpatient Medical Pavilion

2019

Zweig Group 2019 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

AIA Colorado 2019 Honorable Mention: Meadow House 

AIA Colorado West 2019 Award of Distinction: Meadow House 

AIA Residential Architect Design Awards - Honorable Mention: Victorian Music Box

Interior Design, Best of Year - Shining Moment Honoree: Victorian Music Box

International Design Awards - Honorable Mention: Victorian Music Box

AIA Colorado West 2018 Award of Distinction: Victorian Music Box

ENR Mountain States 2019 Best Projects - Higher Education/Research: CSU JBS Global Food Innovation Center

ENR Mountain States 2019 Best Projects - Government/Public Building: City of Thornton Fossil Ridge Public Safety Center

2019 Colorado Cares Awards: Art Barn

Preferred Hotels & Resorts - Hotel of the Year for USA and Canada: Edgewood Tahoe

US News + World Report Ranked #1 Best Hotel in Colorado: Little Nell

US News + World Report Ranked #19 Best Hotel in USA: Little Nell

Urban Land Institute 2019 Award of Excellence: Little Nell

Colorado Cares Commercial Remodel: Mesa Building

Aspen's HPC Historic Preservation Award: Mesa Store

AIA Colorado 2019 Award of Distinction: Lone Tree Library

AIA Colorado 2019 - Denver Award of Distinction - The Constellation

AIA Colorado 2019 - Honorable Mention - The Constellation

AIA Colorado West 2019 Award of Distinction: Hotel Jerome

AIA Colorado 2019 Honorable Mention: Hotel Jerome

Association for Learning Environments Peak Design Award: St. Vrain Innovation Center

2018

Zweig Group 2018 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

The American Architecture Awards 2018: Meadow House 

AIA Colorado West 2019 Award of Merit: Meadow House 

AIA Colorado 2018 Award of Excellence: Victorian Music Box

ENR Mountain States 2018 Best Projects - Renovation/Restoration: Archetype Distillery

ENR Mountain States 2018 Best Projects - Higher Education/Research: CSU Biology Building

Travel + Leisure #1 US Resort Hotel Reader's Choice Award: Edgewood Tahoe

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency - Best in the Basin: Edgewood Tahoe

ULI Nevada Placemaking Award - Transformative Place: Edgewood Tahoe

Gold Nugget Award of Merit: Edgewood Tahoe

AIA Nevada Citation Award: Edgewood Tahoe

WoodWorks Regional Wood Design Awards: Boulder Loading Dock

2017

Zweig Group 2017 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

AIA Awards - Architecture - Aspen Art Museum

ENR Mountain States 2017 Best Projects - Colorado Green Project: Colorado Health Foundation Headquarters

ENR Mountain States 2017 Best Projects - K-12 Education: Graland Country Day School - Corkins Center 

2016

Zweig Group 2016 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

AIA Colorado Award of Excellence for Commercial/Institutional:  Aspen Community School
AIA Colorado West Award of Excellence for Commercial/Institutional:  Aspen Community School 
AIA Colorado Award of Merit for Commercial/Institutional: The Pavilion at Laurel Village
AIA Colorado 2016 Honorable Mention for Residential Over $1 Million:  Game On
AIA Denver 2016 Honorable Mention for Residential Over $1 Million:  Game On
AIA Colorado West Merit Award for Unbuilt/Non-Commissioned:  Meadow House
AIA Colorado 2016 Twenty-Five Year Award:  Anderson Ranch Arts School

2015

Zweig Group 2015 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

ACEC National Engineering Excellence Awards: Honor Award, Aspen Art Museum

AIA Colorado West 2015 Citation Award for Residential $1 Million-$3 Million: Game On
AIA Colorado Merit Award for Built Architecture:
Aspen Art Museum
AIA Western Mountain Region Honor Award for Distinguished Building: Aspen Art Museum
AIA Colorado Honor for Built Architecture: Wyoming Welcome Center
AIA Colorado Citation Award for Built Architecture: Source
AIA Colorado Citation Award for Interior Architecture: Studio Como

2014

Zweig Group 2014 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

AIA Colorado Honor Award for Built Architecture:  Drive
AIA Colorado Merit Award for Built Architecture: The Bridge House
AIA Denver Honor Award for Interiors:  Source

2013

Zweig Group 2013 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

AIA Colorado Citation Award for Built Architecture:  Kent Denver Dining Hall
AIA Denver Honor Award for Built Architecture: Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center
AIA Denver Merit Award for Built Architecture: 6th Street Residence
AIA Denver Citation Award for Built Architecture: Drive Commercial Building
ENR Mountain States 2013 Best Projects:
K-12 Merit: Crestone Charter School
Renovation/Retrofit Merit: 
Hotel Jerome
Small Project (under $10 Million) Merit: Elk Camp Restaurant
Green Project Merit: Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center

2012

Zweig Group 2012 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

AIA Denver Citation Award for Built Architecture: Freight
AIA Colorado Citation Award for Built Architecture: Aspen Fire Protection District Headquarters
AIA West Honor for Historic Preservation/Remodel: Crandall Building
AIA West Citation Award for Unbuilt: Pitkin County Library
AIA West Merit Award for Unbuilt: Roaring Fork Conservancy River Center
Aspen Historic Preservation Commission's Annual Award for Outstanding Commitment to Historic Preservation: Crandall Building

2011

Zweig Group 2011 Best Firms to Work For - Honorable Mention: KL&A Engineers & Builders

AIA Colorado Honor Award for Built Architecture: Freight
AIA National/Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Green Projects Award: U.S. Dept. of Energy's Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
AIA Denver Citation Award for Built Architecture: U.S. Dept. of Energy's Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) IDEAS2 Award: U.S. Dept. of Energy's Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

2010

Zweig Group 2010 Best Firms to Work For: KL&A Engineers & Builders

AIA Colorado Citation Award for Built Architecture: U.S. Dept. of Energy's Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ENR Mountain States Top Commercial/Office/Mixed-Use Project: U.S. Dept. of Energy's Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ENR Mountain States Top Industrial/Manufacturing Project: Vestas Towers Manufacturing Facility

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