2018
Firm of the Year AIA Chicago

Honoring their commitment to FUN, collaboration and their designs for “deeply humanistic and courageous” projects, Architecture Is Fun is AIA Chicago Firm of the Year.

2012
Benjamin Moore Color In Design Awards

HUE® Award to Architecture Is Fun, Benjamin Moore Color In Design Awards, 2012.
Award recognition for a design portfolio that demonstrates the power and passionate use of color in commercial interiors.

2011
American Society of Interior Designers

Fountaindale Public Library, Bolingbrook, Illinois. American Society of Interior Designers Design Excellence Awards, First Place, Institutional Category, 2011.
Recognition of achievement in design.

2011
Color in Design Award

Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum, Saginaw, Michigan. Color in Design Award, 1st Place, Print and HOW, 2011.
Award given for exceptional use of color as an agent for expressing community and revitalization.

2009
American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter
PRESCHOOL PLAY: A GOTHIC GARDEN

St. Chrysostom's Day School Gothic Garden, Chicago, Illinois. Distinguished Building Award, American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter, 2009.
Recognition of significant achievement in design, planning, and execution; the Gothic Garden at St. Chrysostom's conveys a strong message of the value and potential impact that can be found in the transformation of small spaces.

2009
Mies van de Rohe Award
PRESCHOOL PLAY: A GOTHIC GARDEN

St. Chrysostom's Day School Gothic Garden, Chicago, Illinois. Mies van de Rohe Award, American Institute of Architects Illinois Chapter, 2009.
Recognition of significant achievement in design innovation: award given for bringing vibrancy and community vitality in to reclaim a formerly disused space and repurposing it.

2009
Outstanding Project Award
HEALTHCARE AS HOME: RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE

Ronald McDonald House, The House in the Woods, Oak Lawn, Illinois. Outstanding Project Award, Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates, 2008 – 2009.
Award given for significant achievement in design and construction.

2007
American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter
Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo

Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, Chicago, Illinois. Interior Architecture Award, American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter, 2007.
Award given for a sophisticated approach in recreating a natural setting indoors that becomes a kid-centered view of the animal world and their connection to it.

2007
American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter
PUBLIC LIBRARY TEEN LOFT

Evanston, Illinois.
Interior Architecture Award, American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter, 2007.
Recognition for a spirited graphic design solution brought about through a participatory process.

2007
Interior Design Award
PUBLIC LIBRARY TEEN LOFT

Evanston Public Library Teen Loft, Evanston, Illinois. Interior Design Award, American Library Association & International Interior Design Association, 2007.
Award for significant design achievement for a single space focusing on a specific user group.

2005
Illinois Association of Museums
Bonner Heritage Farm

Lindenhurst, Illinois. Award of Excellence, Illinois Association of Museums, 2005.
Award recognition of significant achievement in exhibit and interpretive design.

2005
Arkansas American Society of Landscape Architects
Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago, Illinois. Honor Award.
Award given to recognize significant achievement in landscape architecture and urban design.

2003
American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter
DuPage Children's Museum

Naperville, Illinois. Distinguished Building Award, American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter, 2003.
Recognition of significant achievement in design, planning, and execution; the DuPage Children's Museum conveys a strong message of value and vitality.

2000
American Society of Landscape Architects

Ogden Interactive Park and Playground, City of Chicago Park District, Illinois.
Merit Award, American Society of Landscape Architects, Illinois Chapter, 2000.
Award given to recognize outstanding professional achievement in landscape architecture.

1997
American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter

Kids On The Fly, O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Children’s Museum Satellite, Chicago, Illinois. Interior Architecture Award, American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter, 1997.
Recognition of interior accessible exhibit located in litigious public domain.