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SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

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2023

Progressive Architecture Awards: Poché Habitats, Award

2022

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum National Design Awards: Nader Tehrani, Design Visionary

Boston Society of Architects Design Awards: Adams Street Branch Library, Honor Award for Design Excellence / Adams Street Branch Library, Interior Architecture Merit Award / RISD Freshman Quad Block, Campus and Urban Planning Merit Award

The Plan Award: Adams Street Branch Library, Finalist

Dezeen Awards: NADAAA, Longlisted for Architecture Studio of the Year

Cambridge Historical Commission, Preservation Awards: MIT Site 4 (E38 and E39 aka 264 & 292 Main Street)

Architizer A+ Awards: NADAAA, Best Public Projects Firm, Jury Award / MIT Site 4, Best Large Mixed-Use Project, Finalist / Adams Street Branch Library, Library Special Mention

Prix Archinovo, France: Villa Varoise, Finalist

AZ Awards: MIT Site 4, Finalist

AIANY Awards: MIT Site 4, Honor Award / Adams Street Branch Library, Merit Award

2021

American Academy of Arts and Letters Election, 2021: Nader Tehrani

Hotchkiss Alumni Award, 2020-21: Nader Tehrani

Boston Society of Architects Honor Awards: MIT Site 4, Honor Award for Design Excellence

Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Awards: Adams Street Branch Library, Winner / MIT Site 4, Finalist

American Architecture Awards: Adams Street Branch Library, Library Winner / RISD North Hall, Dormitory Winner

The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards: MIT Site 4, Honorable Mention / Adams Street Branch Library, Honorable Mention

The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice Awards: Best Small Architecture Firm, Northeast, Honorable Mention

Dezeen Awards, Architecture Top 5 Studios of the Year: NADAAA

Architizer A+ Top 10 Small Architecture Firms: NADAAA

AIA New England Awards: MIT Site 4, Merit Award / Villa Varosie, Merit Award

International Interior Design Association of New England: MIT Site 4, Winner, Student Housing / Daniels Building, Winner, Large Educational / Daniels Building, Best in Show

Architizer A+ Awards: Rural Apartment Building, Finalist in Small Multi-Unit Housing

AZ Awards: Villa Varoise, Award of Merit / RISD North Hall, Award of Merit

2020

Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize, American Academy of Arts and Letters: Nader Tehrani

Hobson Award, Boston Society of Architects (in association with AIANY): Villa Varoise

Interior Design Best of Year Award for Firm Leader: Nader Tehrani

Dezeen Architect of the Year Finalist: NADAAA

Fast Company, Design Company of the Year, Honorable Mention: NADAAA

Fast Company, Spaces and Places Finalist: RISD North Hall

Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design, Editor’s Pick: RISD North Hall

Architizer A+ Awards: Finalist for Extra Large Private House: Villa Varoise /  Finalist for ‘Architecture + Concrete’: Villa Varoise / Finalist for Mid Rise Housing: RISD North Hall

Architecture Masterprize Best of Best Award: Villa Varoise

2019

Top 50 U.S. Design Firms, No.8, Architect Magazine: NADAAA

AIA Rhode Island Honor Award: Rhode Island School of Design North Hall

Interior Design Best of Year Award: Villa Varoise

Architecture MasterPrize, Educational Buildings and Green Architecture: Daniels Building

SARA National Award for Unbuilt Architecture: Adams Street Branch Library

SARA National Award for Unbuilt Architecture: Ca’Bliconica

Paul Oberman Award for Adaptive Re-use: Daniels Building

Toronto Urban Design Award of Excellence: Daniels Building

William Greer Built Heritage Award: Daniels Building

SARANY Design Award of Honor: Adams Branch Library

SARANY Unbuilt Award: Adams Branch Library

SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture for Building Additions or Adaptive Reuse Honor Award: Daniels Building

AIA COTE Top 10: Daniels Building

American Institute of Architects’ Committee on Architecture for Education, Education Facility Design Award, Design Excellence: Daniels Building

Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, National Award: Daniels Building

AN Interiors Top 50 Interior Architects: NADAAA

Ontario Builder Award, Category 3 Buildings: Daniels Building

Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, National Award: Daniels Building

AIANNY Design Awards, Honor Award for Urban Design: Tanderrum Bridge

2018

Top 50 U.S. Design Firms, No.11, Architect Magazine: NADAAA

Architecture Masterprize, 2018: Tanderrum Pedestrian Bridge, Winner in Landscape Architecture / Urban Design

Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards: Daniels Building, Winner in the Education Category and Honorable Mention in the Building of the Year Category

Best of Year Interior Design Award Finalist, Education Primary and High Schools: Beaver Country Day School Research + Design Center

Boston Society of Architects Awards, 2018: Daniels Building, Honor Award, Finalist; Seoul Cinematheque, Unbuilt Award, Finalist

Society of American Registered Architects National Awards: Dortoir Familial (Villa Varoise), Finalist; Beaver Country Day School Research + Design Center, Finalist; Tanderrum Bridge, Finalist

AIA New England Awards, 2018: Rock Creek House, Finalist; Beaver Country Day School Research + Design Center, Finalist; Tanderrum Bridge, Finalist; Daniels Building, Finalist

Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards, 2018: Justice in Design, Social Good Winner

Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards, 2018: Daniels Building, Spaces, Places, and Cities Finalist

Dezeen Awards, 2018: Zhulang Huagai, Finalist in Small Projects Category

Architizer A+ Award, 2018: Beaver Country Day School Research + Design Center

AZ Awards, 2018: Daniels Building, Award of Merit and People’s Choice Award; Tanderrum Bridge, Award of Merit

American Architecture Awards, Presented by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design, and Urban Studies, 2018: Tanderrum Pedestrian Bridge, Dortoir Familial, Daniels Building, Rock Creek House

AN Interiors Top 50 Interior Architects, 2018: NADAAA

65th Progressive Architecture Awards, Architect Magazine, 2018: A Cambridge Gateway (MIT Graduate Housing), Honorable Mention

AIANNY Design Awards, 2018: Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at One Spadina Crescent

2017

Top 50 U.S. Firms, No. 4 Overall, No. 2 in Design, Architect Magazine

Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Unbuilt Architecture, 2017: Justice in Design

Victorian Architecture Awards, Australian Institute of Architects, Melbourne Prize, Joint Award, 2017: Tanderrum Pedestrian Bridge

Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Design Excellence, 2017: Tanderrum Bridge

Best in Category at the Premier’s Design Awards, 2017: Tanderrum Bridge

Best of Year, Interior Design Magazine, Education Higher Learning, 2017: Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

The Plan Awards, Honorable Mention, 2017: Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design

The Plan Awards, Honorable Mention, 2017: New Hampshire Retreat

CISC Ontario Steel Design Award of Excellence, 2017: Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Jury Award, Wood, and Special Mention, Renovation, Architizer A+ Awards, 2017: Rock Creek House

64th Progressive Architecture Award, Architect Magazine, 2017: New Hampshire Retreat

2016

Top 50 U.S. Design Firms, No. 3, Architect Magazine

Best of Year, Residential Renovation, Interior Design Magazine, 2016: Rock Creek House

Boston Society of Architects Educational Facilities Design Award: Melbourne School of Design

Builder Choice / Custom Home Grand Award: Rock Creek House

American Academy of Arts and Letters, nomination for Brunner Prize

Best Architecture & Urban Design Firm, 2016 Build News Architecture Awards

Winner, World Interiors Awards, 2016: Melbourne School of Design

Short list, World Interiors Awards, 2016:  Aesop Fillmore

DIA, Design Intelligence Award Shortlist: Num Num and Nob Nob

2015

Top 50 U.s. Design Firms, No. 1 Architect Magazine, 2015

Nomination for Mies Crown Americas Prize 2014/2015, Rock Creek House

Digital Fabrication Honorable Mention Award 2015 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards, Catenary Compression

Best of Design Award for Best Single-family Home in the United States 2015 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards, Rock Creek House

The Daryl Jackson Award for Educational Architecture 2015 National Australian Institute of Architects Awards Program

Award of Excellence in Architecture 2015 AIA DC Awards Program, Rock Creek House

Honor Award for Excellence in Craft 2015 Boston Society of Architects Awards, Rock Creek House

Hobson Award for Unbuilt Project 2015 Boston Society of Architects Awards, Bamiyan Cultural Centre

Australian Timber Design Award, 2015 University of Melbourne School of Design

The Institution of Structural Engineers 2015 Award for Educational Building

Public Design Award Australian Interior Design Awards, Melbourne School of Design, 2015

Hanson’s Green Building Award World Environment Day Awards, United Nations Association of Australia, Melbourne School of Design, 2015

Educational Architecture Award Victorian Architecture Awards, Melbourne School of Design, 2015

Marion Mahoney Award Victorian Architecture Awards, Interior Design, Melbourne School of Design, 2015

International Architecture Award Institutional, Built, Melbourne School of Design, 2015

Sarany Gold Award of Excellence New Hampshire Retreat, 2015

Sarany Silver Award of Honor Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, 2015

Sarany Bronze Award of Merit Melbourne School of Design, 2015

Azure Award Commercial/institutional Architecture, Melbourne School of Design, 2015

Architizer A+ Finalist and People’s Choice Award Project, Melbourne School of Design, 2015

AIANY Honor Award AIANY Design Awards, Melbourne School of Design, 2015

Progressive Architecture Award Honorable Mention, Architecture, 62nd Progressive Architecture Awards, Architect Magazine, Ordos 20+10, 2015

2014

Finalist, World Architecture News Mixed Use, Model Home Gallery 2014

Acknowledgement Prize Holcim Awards, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design 2014

Top 50 U.S. Design Firm Architect Top 50 Architect Magazine, NADAAA No. 1 in Design and 25 Overall 2014

Unbuilt Architecture and Design Award Boston Society of Architects, Glasnevin Centenary Chapel 2014

Green Good Design the Chicago Athenaeum/ Europe, University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning 2014

Green Good Design the Chicago Athenaeum/ Europe, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design 2014

Honor Award AIA New York Design Awards, New Hampshire Retreat 2014

Special Mention, a+ Awards Architizer, Gwangju Pavilion 2014

Finalist, A+ Awards Architizer, Samsung Model Home Gallery 2014

Citation, Architecture 61st Annual Progressive Architecture Awards, Architect Magazine, University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning 2014

2013

The American Architecture Award the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, Samsung Model Home Gallery 2013

Award, Unbuilt Architecture Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design 2013

Award, Unbuilt Architecture Boston Society of Architects, New Hampshire Retreat 2013

Harleston Parker Medal, Finalist Boston Society of Architects, Macallen Building 2013

Top 50 Us Design Firms, No. 1 Architect Magazine, 2013

Annual Design Review Architect Magazine, Samsung Model Home Gallery 2013

Design Award Builder’s Choice & Custom Home, Dortoir Familial 2013

R+D Award Architect Magazine, NADAAA Flatware 2013

Award, Architecture 60th Progressive Architecture Awards, Architect Magazine, Dortoir Familial 2013

2012

Hobson Prize for Interior Architecture/interior Design 2012 Boston Society of Architects Design Award, Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology 

Honor Award, Unbuilt 2012 Boston Society of Architects Design Award, Dortoir Familial

Civic Award World Architecture News-WAN, 2012: Samsung Model Home Gallery

Interior Architecture/interior Design Award Boston Society of Architects: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012

I.D. Award, Honorable Mention, Environments I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012

Commercial & Institutional Interiors Finalist AZ Awards 2012, Azure: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012

CAE Educational Facility Design Award, 2012 American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Education: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012

Educational Facility Design Award, Merit AIA/Committee on Education: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012

Excellence in Rehabilitation Award Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012

Honor Award, Unbuilt AIANY Design Awards: Dortoir Familial, 2012

Honor Award, Interiors AIANY Design Awards: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012

2011

Annual Design Review Award Architect Magazine: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011

Honor Award Construction Management Association of America: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011

National Certificate of Recognition American Institute of Steel Construction, Ideas2 Awards Program: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011

Platinum Award AIA Georgia: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011

Agc Build Georgia Award Association of General Contractors Georgia Branch: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011

Best of Year Award: Education, Domestic Interior Design Magazine: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011

Sustainability Award Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia: Hinman Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011

Honor Award Westside Urban Forum Helios House, 2

Ten Most Innovative Companies in Architecture, No. 5 Fast Company 2010, Ten Most Innovative Companies in Architecture, Office Da, No. 5

Citation, Architecture 58th Progressive Architecture Awards Hinman Research Building Restoration and Adaptive-use, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011

2010

Institute Honor Award for Architecture the American Institute of Architects Macallen Building, 2010

Award AIA New York Chapter 200 West Street Project Team (Including Office Da), 2010

Award, Architecture 57th Progressive Architecture Awards Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, 2010

Interior Architecture/interior Design Award Boston Society of Architects Bina Osteria/alimentari, 2010

Honor Award for Design Excellence AIA New England Design Awards Macallen Building, 2010

Award for Design Excellence AIA New England Design Awards, Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design, 2010

Green Good Design Award European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design, and Urban Studies/chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, 2010

2009

Best New Restaurant Wallpaper Design Awards 2009: Banq

Honorable Mention, Architecture 56th Progressive Architecture Awards Thunder Stadium, 2009

Honor Award, General Design American Society of Landscape Architects Macallen Building, 2009

First Place Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning Competition, University of Melbourne, 2009. In Collaboration With John Wardle Architects

First Place Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Competition, University of Toronto, 2009

Merit Award Boston Society of Landscape Architects Macallen Building, 2009

Honor Award for Design Excellence Boston Society of Architects Macallen Building, 2009

Best of Business Award, Architectural Services Small Business Commerce Association Office Da, 2009

2008

First Place Saemangeum Bay Competition, Korea, 2008. In Collaboration With Alexander D’hooghe.

Design Award, Architecture 55th Progressive Architecture Awards Obzee Headquarters, 2008

Architecture, General Excellence Boston Home Magazine Office dA, 2008

AICA New England Chapter Award International Association of Art Critics Voromuro, 2008

AIA Housing Award American Institute of Architects Macallen Building Condominiums, 2008

Notable Projects: Retail Architype Review Helios House, 2008

Environmental Design, Retail and Services Award: Helios House, 2008

Multifamily Grand Award Residential Architect Design Awards: Macallen Building Condominiums, 2008

Housing Design Award Boston Society of Architects: Macallen Building Condominiums, 2008

Housing Design Award AIA New York: Macallen Building Condominiums, 2008

Educational Facility Design, Honor Award Boston Society of Architects: Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design, 2008

AIA New York Educational Facility Design: Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design, 2008

Project of the Year CMAA New England Chapter Macallen Building Condominiums, 2008

I.D. Award, Environments I.d. Magazine Annual Design Review Helios House, 2008

Top Ten Green Project American Institute of Architects/committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE) Macallen Building Condominiums, 2008

Outstanding Historic Renovation Project- Adaptive Re-use, Library Interior Design Award American Library Association/international Interior Design Association Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design, 2008

Clio Awards Grand Clio Award, Design Helios House, 2008

Interior Architecture/interior Design Award Boston Society of Architects/IIDA/ASID Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design, 2008

Interior Architecture/interior Design Award Boston Society of Architects/IIDA/ASID Banq, 2008

Project of the Year Multifamily Executive Magazine Macallen Building, 2008

Silver Award ACEC Massachusetts Engineering Excellence Awards Macallen Building, 2008

Best of Year Awards, Formal Dining, Interior Design Magazine: Banq, 2008

2007

Design Award, Architecture 54th Progressive Architecture Awards Villa Moda, Kuwait, 2007

Library Building Award American Institute of Architects/American Library Association Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design, 2007

Award: Environments I.d. Magazine Annual Design Review Fleet Library of the Rhode Island School of Design, 2007

First Place P-5 Block Housing Competition, Korea, 2007

Design Award AIA Los Angeles Helios House, 2007

Architecture Design Award Cooper-hewitt National Design Awards Office Da, 2007

USA Target Fellows, Architecture and Design United States Artists Nader Tehrani, 2007

Merit Award Interior Design Magazine: Best of Year Awards Voromuro, 2007

Architectural Award, Wall Panels Metalmag Magazine Helios House, 2007

2006

Notable Projects: Housing Architype Review Intergenerational Learning Center, 2006

Adaptive Reuse/material Conservation/new Design/institutional Award Providence Preservation Society Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design, 2006

2005

Award of Excellence Congress for the New Urbanism, Chapter Awards Intergenerational Learning Center, 2005

First Place Villa Moda/new Kuwait Sports Shooting Club Competition, Kuwait, 2005

Design Award, Architecture 52nd Progressive Architecture Awards, Intergenerational Learning Center, 2005

2003

I.D. Award: Honorable Mention I.d. Magazine Annual Design Review Back Bay Collection, 2003

Design Citation, Architecture 50th Progressive Architecture Awards Witte Arts Building, 2003

First Place Elemental Competition, Valparaiso, Chile, 2003

First Place NEA New Public Works Competition Intergenerational Learning Center, 2003

2002

Arango Design Award the Roads Tower Apartment Building, 2002

Academy Award in Architecture American Academy of Arts and Letters Nader Tehrani,  2002

Honor Award Boston Society of Architects Upper Crust, 2002

Unbuilt Architecture Award Boston Society of Architects the Papago Trail, 2002

The Harleston Parker Award Northeastern University Multi-faith Spiritual Center, 2002

2000

Award of Merit International Association of Lighting Design Northeastern University Multi-faith Spiritual Center, 2000

I.d. Award: Honorable Mention I.d. Magazine Annual Design Review Office Da Furniture Collection, 2000

I.d. Award: Distinction I.d. Magazine Annual Design Review Northeastern University Multi-faith Spiritual Center, 2000

1999

Religious Art and Architecture Design Award “Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture Professional Interest Area” of the AIA Northeastern University Multi-faith Spiritual Center, 1999

International Illumination Design Award Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Northeastern University Multi-faith Spiritual Center, 1999

Young Architects Design Award Boston Society of Architects the Zahedi House, Weston, Ma, 1999

Design Citation, Architecture 46th Progressive Architecture Awards the Toledo House, Bilbao, Spain, 1999

Design Award, Architecture 46th Progressive Architecture Awards the Cna/raytheon Master-plan, Wayland, Massachusetts, 1999

1998

Design Award, Architecture 45th Progressive Architecture Awards Zahedi House, Weston, Massachusetts, 1998

1997

Young Architects Award the Architectural League of New York Selected Projects, 1997

1996

Award BSA Unbuilt Architecture Competition Northeastern University Inter-faith Hall of Prayer, 1996

Design Award, Architecture 43rd Progressive Architecture Awards Casa La Roca, Caracas, Venezuela, 1996 

Design Award, Architecture 42nd Progressive Architecture Awards Mill Road Residence, Madison, Alabama, 1995

First Place Award BSA Unbuilt Architecture Competition Miami: Public Infrastructure for the Tropics, 1993

Design Award 81st A.C.S.A. Annual Design Competition the Role of Infrastructure in the Production of Public Spaces, 1993

Young Architects Design Award Boston Society of Architects the Northeastern University Multi-faith Center, Boston, Ma, 1999

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