Awards

2025

Best Urban Design | Innovation By Design - Fast Company, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

Finalist: Urban Design | Urban Land Institute, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

Architizer A+ Award - Landscape and Planning | Architizer, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

American Architecture Award | Chicago Athenaeum, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

Int’l Architecture Award Honoree | Chicago Athenaeum and European Centre for Architecture Art and Design, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

Honor Award for Design Excellence | Boston Society for Architecture, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

2024

Award of Excellence | Structural Engineers of New Hampshire, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

Space Award: Top Municipal Project | Triangle Business Journal Space Awards, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

2023

International Architecture Award | Chicago Athenaeum / European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Design Award of Excellence | AIA Colorado, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Popular Choice Winner: Details | Architizer A+ Awards, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Editor’s Choice: Cultural | Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Honor Award for Design Excellence | Boston Society for Architecture, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

2022

Best of Year Winner | Museums and Art Galleries - Interior Design, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

The American Architecture Award | The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture and Design, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Award of Merit in the Analysis, Planning Category | NCASLA, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, NC

Mayor’s Design Award | City of Denver, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Design Award of Excellence | AIA Colorado, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Merit Award | AIA New England, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Urban Design, Merit Award | ASLA Colorado, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Downtown Denver Award | Downtown Denver Partnership, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Community Preservation Award | Historic Denver, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Award of Merit | IESNYC Lumen Awards, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

2021

Honor Award | National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

2020

Honorable Mention in Unbuilt Landscape | Architect's Newspaper Best of Design, Downtown Cary Park, Town of Cary, Cary, NC

Merit Award, Best Projects: Cultural/Worship | ENR Mountain States, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

2019

Innovative Use of Concrete in Construction | American Concrete Institute (ACI), Benton Museum of Art, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Best Jumbo Glass Project | Glass Magazine Awards, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Best in City Center - Dallas | IIDA Texas Oklahoma, UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

2018

Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education Individual Recipient | AIA/ACSA, Jorge Silvetti (Founding Principal)

Project of Distinction 2018 Education Design Showcase | College Planning & Management, Benton Museum of Art, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Best Low to Medium Rise Built Residential Project | Cityscape Awards, Egypt, Forty West Development, SODIC, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt

Honorable Mention in Architectural Design | Architecture Masterprize, Asian Art Study Center at the Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, Sarasota, FL

2017

Honor Award | AIA New England, Asian Art Study Center at the Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, Sarasota, FL

Award for Architectural Design: Heritage Architecture Category | The American Architecture Prize, Qasr Al Muwaiji, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2016

Honor Award for Design Excellence | Boston Society of Architects, Asian Art Study Center at the Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, Sarasota, FL

Merit Award for Innovation in Materials | AIA Gulf Coast, Asian Art Study Center at the Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, Sarasota, FL

Unbuilt> On the Boards: Best of Design | Architect's Newspaper, The Menokin, Warsaw, VA

Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture | AIA New England, Kennedy Center for Theatre and the Studio Arts, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

2015

Honor Award for Campus Planning | Boston Society of Architects, Vietnamese-German University, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam

Design Excellence Award | Montgomery County Planning Department, Silver Spring Civic Center, Silver Spring, MD

Design Excellence Award | The Montgomery County Planning Department, Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans' Plaza, Silver Spring, MD

2014

Citation for Design Excellence | Boston Society of Architects, The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Unbuilt: Divine Detail Award | AIA Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, Center for Asian Art in the Dr. Helga Wall-Apelt Gallery of Asian Art, Florida State University, Sarasota, FL

2013

Award for Design Excellence | Boston Society of Architects, NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life, New York University, New York, NY

Merit Award | AIA New England, NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life, New York University, New York, NY

Merit Award | AIA New England, Black Family Visual Arts Center, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, NH

Honor Award | AIA Charlotte, The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC

2012

Honor Award for Design Excellence | Boston Society of Architects, The Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Impact Award for Achievement| Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate Women, WCREW Showcase Awards, The Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

American Architecture Award | The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, The Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Honor Award | AIA Wisconsin, The Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Project of the Year and Best Medium Project | Madison Trust for Historical
Preservation, The Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Historical Preservation Awards Compatible New Construction Category | Madison Trust for Historical Preservation, The Chazen Museum of Art, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2011

Top Project | The Daily Reporter/Wisconsin Builder, The Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Citation for Design | Boston Society of Architects, Civic Building at Veterans' Plaza, Silver Spring, MD

Special Citation for Excellence in Architecture | AIA New England, Civic Building at Veterans' Plaza, Silver Spring, MD

Public Building of the Year, Institutional Architecture | AIA Maryland, Civic Building at Veterans' Plaza, Silver Spring, MD

Award of Merit: Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting | IES Illumination Awards Program, Civic Building at Veterans' Plaza, Silver Spring, MD

Gold Award: Building Team Awards | Building Design and Construction, Civic Building at Veterans' Plaza, Silver Spring, MD

2010

First Prize, Category 1: Work Abroad 13th SCA | CPAU Prize of Architecture, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Green Good Design Award | The European Centre for Architecture and Design and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Honor Award | New England Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Merit Award: Historic Preservation, Restoration, or Rehabilitation | Boston
Society of Landscape Architects, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills, New York

Gold Award: Renovation Awards | Building Design + Construction, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

2009

Community Service Award: Celebrating a Decade of Excellence | Construction Communication, Harvard One Western Avenue, Allston, Massachusetts

Honor Award: Institutional/Commercial | Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

2008

Honor Award | Arizona Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Sun Devil Energy Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Honor Award | AIA New England, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

American Architecture Award | The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

Award for Design | Boston Society of Architects, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

Maine Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award | Maine Preservation, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

Building Division Winner | 2008 Build Maine Awards, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

Grand Award | Residential Architect Design Awards, Hassayampa Academic Village, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

ULI Award for Excellence | Urban Land Institute, Atelier 505, Boston, Massachusetts

Illumination Design Award | IES New England, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

2007

National LEED Milestone, First Leed Certified Museum in the United States | AltWheels Green Pioneer Awards, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Product Design Award | International Forum Design, Citadel Square, Light Fixtures, Beirut, Lebanon

Honor Award | AIA New England, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

Merit Award | AIA New England, Hassayampa Academic Village, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Honor Award | Boston Society of Architects, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

Award for Design | Boston Society of Architects, Hassayampa Academic Village, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

American Architecture Award | The Chicago Athenaeum, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Honorable Mention | Top Ten Green Projects of 2007, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Sustainable Design Award | Boston Society of Architects, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Commercial Exterior Award of Excellence | Marble Institute of America, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

2006

Westside Prize Honor Award | Westside Urban Forum, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

Cornerstone Concrete Excellence Award | Southern California Ready Mixed Concrete Association, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

Sports and Leisure Future Award | CityScape Architectural Review Awards, Citadel Square, Beirut, Lebanon

Best Restoration | McGraw-Hill California Construction Best of 2006 Awards, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

Merit Award | AIA New England, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Honor Award | Boston Society of Architects, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Grand Prize Award | Los Angeles Business Council, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

Best Civic Architecture | Los Angeles Business Council, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

Project Team Award | AIA Los Angeles, The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

Design Excellence in Housing Citation | Boston Society of Architects, Atelier 505, Boston, Massachusetts

2005

Charles Pankow Award | American Concrete Institute (ACI), The Getty Villa, Malibu, California

9th International Award for Architecture in Stone | Veronafiere International, Exhibition of Marble Stone and Technology, Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, Allston, Massachusetts

International Parking Award of Excellence | International Parking Institute, One Western Avenue Garage, Harvard University, Allston, Massachusetts

2004

Honor Award for Design Excellence in Architecture | Boston Society of Architects, The Stone Barns Center, Pocantico Hills, New York

Design Excellence in Housing | Boston Society of Architects, Wiess College, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Honor Award for Design Parks and Recreation Facilities | Boston Society of Landscape Architects, South Boston Maritime Park, Boston, Massachusetts

Award for Design Excellence | Boston Society of Architects, Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, Allston, Massachusetts

2003

AIA National Honor Award for Architecture | National Association of the American Institute of Architects, Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, Allston, Massachusetts

Harleston Parker Medal | Boston Society of Architects, Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, Allston, Massachusetts

Progressive Architecture Award, Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Winner | American University of Beirut Business School Competition, Beirut, Lebanon

Winner | Silver Spring Town Square Competition, Silver Spring, Maryland

Finalist | Motown Center Competition, Detroit, Michigan

Finalist | Barnard College Nexus Center Competition, New York City, New York

2002

Honor Award | Boston Society of Architects, Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, Allston, Massachusetts

Honor Award | AIA New England, Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, Allston, Massachusetts

Design Excellence in Housing Award | Boston Society of Architects, Scully Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Honor Award | Boston Society of Landscape Architects, Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, Allston, Massachusetts

Finalist | University of Rome Student Housing Competition, Rome, Italy

Finalist | Natural History Museum of LA County Competition, Los Angeles, California

2001

Winner | FSM East River Project Competition (In collaboration with Pei Cobb Freed & Partners), New York, New York

Finalist | Taipei Capital Plaza Competition, Taipei, Taiwan

Honor Award | American Institute of Architects Utah Chapter, Utah Museum of Fine Arts | Salt Lake City, Utah

Finalist | El Museo de los San Fermines Competition, Pamplona, Spain

2000

Honor Award | Boston Society of Architects, Scully Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Honor Award | Boston Society of Architects, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah

Award for Design | AIA New England, Scully Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Award for Design | AIA New England, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah

Finalist | Massachusetts General Hospital Competition, Boston, Massachusetts

Finalist | Kendall Square Office Building Competition, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1999

Finalist | Urban Entertainment Center Competition, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Finalist | Nelson-Atkins Museum Competition, Kansas City, Missouri

1998

AIA National Honor Award for Urban Design | National Association of the American Institute of Architects, Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City, New York

First Prize | Marcia and John Price Museum Building Competition, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah

Award for Design | AIA New England, Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City, New York

Special Recognition for Design, Sonic 2000 Prototype, U.S.A.

1997

Brick in Architecture Award | The American Institute of Architects / The Brick Institute of America, Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City, New York

Metropolitan Home Design 100 | Metropolitan Home Magazine, Concord House, Concord, Massachusetts

First Prize | Mission Bay Campus Master Plan Competition, University of California, San Francisco, California

1996

Citation for Excellence in Architecture | Boston Society of Architects, Concord House, Concord, Massachusetts

Philip N. Winslow Award for Design of Public Space | The Parks Council of New York, Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City, New York

Finalist, Health Sciences Center Competition, University of Texas, Houston, Texas

1994

Award for Excellence | Architectural Record, Record Houses, Concord House, Concord, Massachusetts

1993

Citation in Architecture | Progressive Architecture 40th Annual Award, Seaside Residential and Commercial Building, Seaside, Florida

AIA National Honor Award for Architecture | National Association of the American Institute of Architects, Science and Engineering Quadrangle Parking Structure, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

1992

Award for Excellence in Urban Design | New England Regional Council, AIA, Proposal for the Nordbahnhof Area, Vienna, Austria

Award for Excellence in Architecture | New England Regional Council, AIA, Science and Engineering Quadrangle Parking Structure, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Award for Excellence in Interior Design | New England Regional Council, AIA, Back Bay Townhouse, Boston, Massachusetts

Award for Excellence | Architectural Record, Record Interiors, Back Bay Townhouse, Boston, Massachusetts

1991

First Award in Urban Design | Progressive Architecture 38th Annual Award, Piazza Dante, Genoa, Italy

Research Award | Progressive Architecture 38th Annual Awards Architecture and Urban Environments of Sicily, Caltagirone, Sicily

Director: J. Silvetti/Harvard University Graduate School of Design, First Award in Architecture | American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, New York

Unbuilt Design Award | The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects, Seaside Residential and Commercial Building, Seaside, Florida

Second Prize | Una Porta per Venezia, Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy

1990

First Award in Urban Design | Piazza Dante International Competition, Piazza Dante, Genoa, Italy

Award for Excellence in Architecture | Boston Society of Architects, Science and Engineering Quadrangle Parking Structure, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Citation for Excellence in Architecture | Boston Society of Architects, Seaside Residential and Commercial Building, Seaside, Florida

1986

Award for Excellence | Architectural Record, Record Interiors, Portantina, New York, New York

1985

First Award in Architecture | Progressive Architecture 32nd Annual Awards, Four Public Squares, City of Leonforte, Sicily, Italy

Award in Architecture | Progressive Architecture 32nd Annual Awards, Villa on Lake Pergusa, Sicily, Italy

1980

First Award in Architecture | Progressive Architecture 27th Annual Awards, The Steps of Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Honorable Mention

International Competition for the Administrative Headquarters of the DOM-Sicherheits-Technik Corporation, Cologne, West Germany

Finalist | National Competition for Pioneer Square, Sponsored by the City of Portland, Portland, Oregon

1978

Citation in Architecture | Progressive Architecture 25th Annual Awards, House in Tunisia, Tunisia, Djerba

1976

Citation in Architecture | Progressive Architecture 23rd Annual Awards, Fountain House, San Diego, California

Second Prize, International Competition for the Renovation of La Villete, (in collaboration with Agrest and Gandelsonas), Paris, France