SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
2024
Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Nomination: Kendall/MIT Gateway
SARA NY Awards: Kendall/MIT Gateway, Honor Award in Urban Design
Azure Awards: Kendall/MIT Gateway, Finalist
Architizer A+ Awards: Kendall/MIT Gateway, Finalist
Green Good Design the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design Award: Kendall/MIT Gateway, Green Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Award / University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture Expansion, Green Architecture Award
2023
Progressive Architecture Awards: Poché Habitats, Award
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Election, 2023: Nader Tehrani
The Plan Award: The Metropolitan Galleries for Ancient Near East and Cypriot Art, Finalist / University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture Expansion, Finalist
Boston Society of Architects Design Awards: Kendall/MIT Gateway, Built Design Excellence
Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award: Kendall/MIT Gateway, Infrastructure Award
AIA National Awards: MIT Site 4, Housing 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
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
Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards, 2018: Justice in Design, Social Good Winner
Dezeen Awards, 2018: Zhulang Huagai, Finalist in Small Projects Category
Architizer A+ Award, 2018: Beaver Country Day School Research + Design Center
AN Interiors Top 50 Interior Architects, 2018: NADAAA
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
Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Design Excellence, 2017: Tanderrum Bridge
Best in Category at the Premier’s Design Awards, 2017: Tanderrum Bridge
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