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“It’s one of the more successful buildings that makes a connection from the perimeter of the building to the bigger context, like the argument about linking to the pedestrian circulation and the way the building layers out and takes the sidewalk as part of the building.” —Mark Yoes, 2012 ADR Juror
Powers Brown Architecture has won 118 design awards since our inception
“Without a doubt, one of the biggest names in Tilt-Up architecture today is Powers Brown Architecture. A frequent participant in the Tilt-Up Achievement Awards, the firm continues to push the envelope in Tilt-Up construction and has been recognized with multiple winning projects.” – Tilt-Up Concrete Association in honoring Powers Brown Architecture with the Irving Gill Distinguished Architect Award
Texas Society of Architects, Design Award – POST Houston, Houston, TX with OMA – 2023
AIA Houston - Design Award- Divine Detail - Geoform – 2020
AIA Houston Design Awards: Architecture Less Than 50,000 Square Feet: Intermarine Shipyard Office, Houston, TX – 2018
AIA Houston Design Awards, Less than 50,000 SF: Fort Bend Veteran’s Memorial, Sugar Land, TX – 2015
AIA Northern Virginia Design Awards: Juror Citation, Conceptual/Unbuilt Architecture – Gatehouse MOB, Falls Church, VA – 2013
Texas Society of Architects Design Award – 2013
Architect Magazine Annual Design Review: Citation in Move category – 2012
AIA Houston Design Awards: Greater than 50,000 SF – 2012
AIA Houston Firm of the Year – 2011
American Institute of Architects Houston – Design Award: On The Boards – Arbor School, Houston, TX – 2008
American Institute of Architects Houston – Design Award: On The Boards – Klein ISD High School, Klein, TX – 2008
American Institute of Architects Houston – Design Award – PetrolValves, Houston, TX – 2007
American Institute of Architects Houston – Design Award: On The Boards – Flower Market Square, Houston, TX – 2007
American Institute of Architects Houston – Architecture Honor Award: Notation for Sustainable Design – Westchase Long Range Plan, Houston, TX – 2006
American Institute of Architects Houston: Architecture Merit Award – METRORail Maintenance and Administration Facility, Houston, TX – 2004
American Institute of Architects Houston: architecture Merit Award – RTRON Corporate Headquarters, Stafford, TX – 2003
Houston Business Journal Landmark Awards Industrial – Empire West Phase II, Brookshire, TX – 2023
Preservation Houston Good Brick Award – Printhouse, Houston, TX – 2023
Award of Merit, NAIOP DC|MD – George Washington University Hillel, Washington, D.C.– 2022
Houston Business Journal Landmark Awards Rehabilitation and Renovation – POST Houston, Houston, TX – 2022
American Concrete Institute, Maryland Chapter – Excellence in Concrete – Matan Westview South Business Park Business Park – Frederick, MD – 2022
Engineering New Record (ENR) Mid Atlantic – Best Building Under $10 million – Hillel, Washington, DC – 2021
Houston Business Journal Landmark Awards Industrial –
Parc 59, Houston, TX – 2021
North Alabama ABC Award of Excellence– Commercial $10M-$25M – 8000 Redstone Gateway, Alabama – 2020
NAIOP Colorado Industrial Development of the Year – Parc Santa Fe, Littleton, CO – 2020
Houston Business Journal Landmark Award Multifamily – Arabella, Houston, TX – 2019
Board of Trade Newfoundland – RBC Business Excellence Innovative Solutions Award – 2018
American Concrete Institute, Maryland Chapter – Excellence in Concrete – St. John’s I-97 Business Park, Millersville, MD – 2018
ENR Mountain States Best Project, Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Development – INOVA I, Denver CO – 2017
ENR Texas and Louisiana Best Project, Manufacturing – Daikin Texas Technology Park, Waller, TX – 2017
Houston Business Journal Landmark Award Industrial – Bay Area Business Park, Pasadena, TX – 2017
ENR Mountain States’ Best Project, Manufacturing – Value Plastics, Loveland, CO – 2016
USGBC Maryland Wintergreen Excellence in Green Building Award – 7880 Milestone Parkway, Hanover, MD – 2016
ENR MidAtlantic Best Project, Government/Public Buildings – Annapolis Junction Business Park Bldg 8, Annapolis Junction, MD – 2015
Judge’s Award, Metal Architecture – Intermarine Operations Center, Houston, TX – 2015
PaperCity Design Award, Outdoor Living Space, Garden, or Pool – Sugar Land Veteran’s Memorial, Sugar Land, TX – 2015
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. 25th Annual Excellence in Construction Award, Eagle Winner – Texas Instruments, Sugar Land, TX – 2015
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. 25th Annual Excellence in Construction Award, Eagle Winner – Sugar Land Veterans Memorial, Sugar Land, TX – 2015
Award of Merit, NAIOP Northern Virginia – Cuisine Solutions, Inc. HQ, Sterling, VA – 2014
The Herlong Memorial Award – AIA Northern Virginia – Fort Bend Veterans’ Memorial, Sugar Land, TX (awarded to Matthew Stephens) – 2014
Golden Trowel Honor Award – Associated Masonry Contractors of Houston – Roy Kelly Multimodal Terminal and Parking Garage, Bryan, TX – 2012
Excellence in Concrete Construction – American Concrete Institute Awards (Maryland Chapter) – Annapolis Junction Business Park, Bldg 7, Annapolis Junction, MD – 2014
Most Creative Construction, NAIOP Maryland – Annapolis Junction Business Park, Bldg 6, Annapolis Junction, MD – 2014
Award of Merit, Best Suburban Office 1-4 Stories , NAIOP Maryland/DC – SAIC Lexington Park, MD – 2013
PSMJ Circle of Excellence – 2013
Merit Award, ABC Metro DC/VA – SAIC Lexington Park, Lexington Park, MD – 2012
Excellence in Concrete Construction – Tilt-Up Buildings, American Concrete Institute Awards (Maryland Chapter) – SAIC Lexington Park: Lexington Park, MD – 2012
Best Construction – IIDA Houston Product Runway – 2012
Wintergreen Award, Maryland Chapter USBGC – SAIC at Lexington Park, Lexington Park, MD – 2012
Most Outstanding Example of Design and Implementation for Renovation/Reuse, GRACRE Stratford – 2011
University/Thalhimer Center, Richmond, VA – 2011
Washington UNBUILT Award Honor Award (AIA | DC) – Shell(ter) for Home – 2010
Silver Medal Award for Distinction in Design – Upsilon Chapter, Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society – 2010
Most Original Design – IIDA Houston Product Runway – 2010
PSMJ Circle of Excellence – 2011
Real Estate and Construction Review – Texas Edition – Building of America Award – Bayou Place, Houston, TX – 2009
Real Estate and Construction Review – Texas Edition – Building of America Award – Klein ISD Network Operations Center, Klein, TX – 2009
Texas Construction Magazine – Construction Excellence Award: Private/Corporate – Laversab, Sugar Land, TX – 2008
Texas Construction Magazine – Construction Excellence Award: Private/Corporate – Bayou Place, Houston, TX – 2007
Texas Construction Magazine – Construction Excellence Award: Private/Corporate – Tornier Medical Office/Warehouse, Stafford, TX – 2006
Urban Land Institute – Landmark Design Award – Best Industrial Development – Igloo Headquarters, Brookshire, TX – 2005
Texas Society of Architects – Honor Award for Outstanding Architectural Design & Achievement – Westchase Long Range Plan, Houston, TX – 2005
Paper City Magazine Design Excellence Awards: Preservation/Restoration Commercial – 2500 Fannin, Houston TX – 2005
Associated Builders & Contractors – Excellence in Construction – Igloo Headquarters, Brookshire, TX – 2005
Urban Land Institute – Landmark Design Award: Best Industrial Development – Century Oaks Business Park, Stafford, TX – 2004
Urban Land Institute – Award for Excellence, Small-Scale Rehabilitation – Bayou Place, Houston, TX – 1999
8000 Redstone Gateway, Huntsville, AL – 2022
8600 Redstone Gateway, Huntsville, AL – 2021
Hines Empower Phase II, Houston, TX – 2021
Camwest Office Building, Bryan, TX – 2020
I-97 Business Park Phase III, Millersville, MD – 2020
Redi Carpet, Stafford, TX – 2020
5801 University Research Court, Riverdale, MD – 2019
EPL Airport Commerce Park, Leesburg, MD – 2019
American Omni, Katy, TX – 2019
Vital Heart & Vein, Humble, TX – 2019
INOVA II, Centennial, CO – 2018
NALCO Champion, Sugar Land, TX – 2018
Enterprise Business Park, Denver, CO – 2018
Connection Park, Irving, TX – 2018
Daikin Texas Technology Park, Waller, TX – 2017
INOVA at Dry Creek, Centennial, CO – 2016
Havenwood Office Park, Spring, TX – 2016
Value Plastics, Loveland, CO – 2016
Memorial Hermann MOB, Cypress, TX – 2016
Fallbrook Pines Business Park, Houston, TX – 2016
Powell Electrical Systems, Houston, TX – 2016
Legacy at Fallbrook, Phase I, Houston, TX – 2015
Texas Instruments, Sugar Land, TX – 2015
Frank’s International Alvin Office, Alvin, TX – 2015
Westway Park Office, Houston, TX – 2015
Irving Gill Distinguished Architect Award – Jeffrey Brown, FAIA – 2014
Annapolis Junction Business Park, Building 7, Annapolis Junction, MD – 2014
Fort Bend Veteran’s Memorial, Sugar Land, TX – 2014
Westgate Campus, Houston, TX – 2014
Kelsey-Seybold Administrative Office Building, Pearland, TX – 2014
8 West Centre, Houston, TX – 2014
Greenhouse Office, Houston, TX – 2014
Wallis State Bank, Houston, TX – 2014
EagleBurgmann, Houston, TX – 2013
Annapolis Junction Building 6, Annapolis Junction, MD – 2013
RDA, Manassas, VA – 2013
North Gate Building E1, Aberdeen, MD – 2012
Sentry Gateway Building 100, San Antonio, TX – 2012
Lufkin Automation Offices, Missouri City, TX – 2011
The Reserve at Sierra Pines, The Woodlands, TX – 2011
Tramontina W. Airport, Sugar Land, TX -2010
Advance Polybag, Houston, TX – 2010
Office Pavilion, Houston, TX -2010
Southwest Bean Makers/Standard Meats, Saginaw, TX – 2009
Laversab, Sugar Land, TX – 2009
Corporate Centre Building 3, Houston, TX – 2009
Irving Gill Distinguished Architecture Award – Powers Brown Architecture – 2008
Tornier Medical Office/Warehouse, Stafford, TX – 2008
PetrolValves, Houston, TX – 2008
MNP, Houston, TX – 2008
Pinch Office/Warehouse Facility, Houston, TX – 2008
RTRON Corporate Headquarters, Sugar Land, TX – 2007
General Technologies Inc. Corporate Headquarters, Sugar Land, TX – 2007