NW Arkansas Design Excellence Program

IwamotoScott is among the 45 design firms that have been selected for The Walton Family Foundation's Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program, bringing the total firms included to 108: "Established in 2015, the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program promotes the highest level of design in the development of future public buildings and spaces in Benton and Washington counties. The selection of its design professionals, projects and program success is guided by four key principles: commitment to strengthening public life, elevating standards of sustainability and resilience, celebrating local cultures and places and building regional capacity."

Architect's Newspaper 2024 Best of Design Awards

Moravec Hall, the new home of Ivy tech Community College was recognized with an Editor's Picks in Higher Education - Instructional category in the Architect's Newspaper 2024 Best Of Design Awards.

AN Interior 2024 Top 50 Architects

IwamotoScott included among AN Interior's annual Top 50 architects of 2024. This marks the third year IwamotoScott has been honored alongside a great group of colleagues and friends selected by the editors as "Best in Class" architects and designers working today.

Architizer's 100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States

IwamotoScott is ranked #14 among the 2024 Architizer "100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States". Architizer's ranking metrics are based on total of highest rank in multiple categories.

From Architizer: "Across diverse landscapes, the best architects in the United States are pioneering a synergy between art, science and technology."

Ivy Tech Nominated for 2024 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

From MCHAP: "The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize at the Illinois Institute of Technology, founded in 2012 in Chicago, is a biennial award recognizing excellence in built works of architecture in the Americas. MCHAP defines excellence in a holistic sense: it evaluates how works of architecture integrate natural, built, and human ecologies to enhance the quality of the places where we live. Grounded by an awareness of the present, MCHAP optimistically points to the future. The works MCHAP celebrates inspire, educate, and challenge their users, the international design community, and the wider public. With sensitivity and intelligence, these projects achieve a formal, material, social, and environmental synergy. They realize opportunities for architecture— understood through both what architecture is, as a physical structure, and what it does, in the experiences and connections it creates."

AIA Indiana 2023 Design Awards

AIA Honor Award for Ivy Tech Community College, New Construction >$5 Million category, American Institute of Architects Indiana State Chapter.

Architizer's 19 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco

IwamotoScott recognized with ranked #2 among the 2023 Architizer "20 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco". Architizer's ranking metrics are based on total of highest rank in multiple categories.

From Architizer: "These architecture firms are leading the way in San Francisco and beyond."

AIA San Francisco 2023 Design Awards

AIA Merit Award for Ivy Tech Community College, Architecture category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Archello 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco

IwamotoScott is included among Archello's 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco.

Architizer 11th Annual 2023 A+ Awards

Finalist, Geode ADU, Architizer +Small Projects category.

Architizer's 18 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco

IwamotoScott ranked #1 among the 2022 Architizer "18 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco". Architizer's ranking metrics are based on total of highest rank in multiple categories.

From Architizer: "These architecture firms are leading the way in San Francisco and beyond."

Architect's Newspaper 2021 Best Of Design Awards

Honorable Mention for UCSF 3rd Street Garage, Cellular Origami
Building Renovation category, Architect's Newspaper.

AN Interior 2021 Top 50 Architects

IwamotoScott included among AN Interior's fourth annual Top 50 interior firms of 2021 - for the second consecutive year - alongside a great group of colleagues and friends selected by the editors as "Best in Class" architects and designers working today.

AN Interior 2020 Top 50

IwamotoScott included among AN Interior's third annual Top 50 interior firms of 2020, alongside a great group of colleagues and friends selected as "the architects and designers from across the United States creating the most exciting interiors today"

AIA SF 2020 Design Awards

AIA Merit Award for Goto House, Architecture category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Ivy Tech Main Campus Building RFP 1st prize

IwamotoScott selected as winner among five finalists invited to a competitive RFP process for a new Main Campus Building for Ivy Tech in Columbus Indiana. The selection was based on both qualifications and concept designs produced for presentation to the jury and general public. The project, an 80,000sf new 'campus-under-one-roof' $32M building is sponsored by the Cummins Foundation Architecture Program.

AIA California 2019 Residential Design Awards

AIA Design Leadership Award for Goto House, Single Family category, American Institute of Architects California Council.

AIA California 2019 Design Awards

AIA Merit Award for Pinterest HQ2,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects California Council.

Fast Company Innovation By Design Awards

Most Innovative Design North America, Honorable Mention for Pinterest HQ2

Fast Company Innovation By Design Awards

Most Innovative Workplace, Honorable Mention for Pinterest HQ2

Cooper Hewitt National Design Award

IwamotoScott received the prestigious 2019 National Design Award in Interior Design, in this 20th anniversary year of the National Design Awards program.

Referred to as the 'Oscars of Design', the "National Design Awards were conceived by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum to honor lasting achievement in American design. The Awards are bestowed in recognition of excellence, innovation, and enhancement of the quality of life".

IIDA Northern California 2019 Honor Awards

IIDA Honor Award for Pinterest HQ2,
Work Large category, IIDA Northern California.

ENR California Best Projects 2018

Award of Merit, Pinterest Tenant Improvement (HQ2), Engineering News Record, Best Projects 2018

Interior Design - Hall of Fame

Lisa Iwamoto and Craig Scott are honored to be inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame, alongside fellow 2018 inductees, Marcel Wanders, Kengo Kuma and Patrick Tighe. "This year's Hall of Fame honored five individuals who have made significant impacts in workplace, hospitality, retail, and residential design, and whose leadership and ingenuity will have lasting effects on the industry."

Women in Architecture Award: New Generation Leader

Lisa Iwamoto received the New Generation Leader award as part of Architectural Record's fifth cycle of the Women in Architecture Awards.

Architizer 6th Annual 2018 A+ Awards

Jury Award, Pinterest HQ2, Office Interior >25,000sf category.

Architizer 6th Annual 2018 A+ Awards

Popular Choice Award, Pinterest HQ2, Office Interior >25,000sf category.

Architizer 6th Annual 2018 A+ Awards

Finalist, Pinterest HQ2, Architecture +Workspace category.

Frame Awards 2018, People's Choice Award, Pinterest HQ

Frame Awards People's Choice Award, Spatial Awards: Large Office of the Year category. Frame magazine's 2018 biannual global awards programs, "Honoring the World's Best Interiors".

Wood Design Awards

Wood Design Merit Award for Bloomberg Tech Hub, Canadian Wood Council / Wood Design & Building magazine

Wood Design Awards

Wood Design Citation Award for Pinterest NY, Canadian Wood Council / Wood Design & Building magazine

Acadia Digital Practice Award of Excellence

IwamotoScott is the recipient of the 2017 Digital Practice Award of Excellence from Acadia.

AIA SF 2017 Design Awards

AIA Honor Award for Pinterest HQ, Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

AIA SF 2017 Design Awards

AIA Merit Award for Redpoint Ventures, Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Architizer 5th Annual 2017 A+ Awards

Jury Prize, Pinterest HQ, Typology Categories: Commercial -
Office Interior >25,000sf.

Architizer 5th Annual 2017 A+ Awards

Jury Prize, Pinterest HQ Knitting Stair, Plus
Categories: Architecture +Stairs.

Architizer 5th Annual 2017 A+ Awards

Finalist, Pinterest HQ, Plus
Categories: Architecture +Workspace.

Architizer 5th Annual 2017 A+ Awards

Finalist, Pinterest NY Scissor Stair, Plus
Categories: Architecture +Stairs.

IIDA Northern California 2017 Honor Awards

IIDA People's Choice Award: Pinterest HQ, IIDA NC.

AIA National 2017 Honor Awards

AIA Institute Honor Award for Pinterest HQ,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects.

Architect's Newspaper 2016 Best Of Design Awards

Honorable Mention for Pinterest HQ,
Interior: Workplace, Architect's Newspaper.

Interior Design 2016 Best of Year Awards

Best of Year Honoree for Pinterest HQ,
Office: XL Creative/Tech category, Interior Design magazine.

Interior Design 2016 Best of Year Awards

Best of Year Honoree for Redpoint Ventures,
Office: Small category, Interior Design magazine.

American Architecture Prize, Gold Medal

Gold Medal Award, Pinterest HQ,
Workplaces category, American Architecture Prize (this is the inaugural year of this global architecture prize with a large and diverse set of award categories and jurors).

American Architecture Prize, Gold Medal

Gold Medal Award, City View Garage - Miami Design District,
Transportation category, American Architecture Prize.

FastCO 2016 Innovation by Design Awards

Finalist, Bloomberg Tech Hub,
Branded Environments category, Fast Company magazine.

AIA CC 2016 Design Awards

AIA Merit Award for Pinterest HQ,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects California Council.

ArchDaily Top 100 American Architecture

Miami Garage selected in ArchDaily's Top American Architecture Projects "The 100 most important works of architecture in the US".

AIA SF 2016 Design Awards

AIA Honor Award for Bloomberg Tech Hub,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Architizer 4th Annual 2016 A+ Awards

Finalist, City View Garage - Miami Design District, Typologies Categories: Parking Structures.

Architizer 4th Annual 2016 A+ Awards

Finalist, Bloomberg Tech Hub, Architecture Plus Categories: Architecture +Workspace.

IIDA Northern California 2016 Honor Awards

IIDA Merit Award for Redpoint Ventures,
Work Small category, IIDA NC.

IIDA Northern California 2016 Honor Awards

IIDA Merit Award for Bloomberg Tech Hub,
Work Medium category, IIDA NC.

Architect's Newspaper 2015 Best Of Design Awards

Best Facade: City View Garage,
Architect's Newspaper.

Architect's Newspaper 2015 Best Of Design Awards

Best Interior Non-Residential:
Bloomberg Tech Hub, Architect's
Newspaper.

Interior Design 2015 Best of Year Awards

Best of Year Honoree for Bloomberg Tech Hub, Mid-Size Tech Office category, Interior Design magazine.

PPA 2015 New Parking Structure Awards

Pennsylvania Parking Association,
2015 New Parking Structure Award.

Curbed 2015 Groundbreakers

IwamotoScott honored as one of eight architectural firms selected from hundreds of nominations nationwide for Curbed's inaugural Groundbreakers Award, Curbed.

Award of Excellence For the Miami City View Garage, Florida Parking Association.

AIA Miami 2015 Design Awards

AIA Honor Award of Excellence for City View Garage, Buildings Under 50,000sf category, American Institute of Architects Miami.

Architzer 2014 A+ Awards

Architizer A+ Awards, Popular Choice winner for Heavybit Industries, Office Interiors category.

Architectural Record Editor's Picks: Best of 2013

"Office Where We Would Most Like To Work": Heavybit Industries, Architectural Record.

AIA CC 2013 Design Awards

AIA Honor Award for Voussoir Cloud,
Small Projects category, American Institute of Architects California Council.

AIA CC 2013 Design Awards

AIA Merit Award for Heavybit Industries,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects California Council.

AIA CC 2013 Design Awards

AIA Merit Award for One Kearny Lobby,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects California Council.

AIA SF 2013 Design Awards

AIA Merit Award for Heavybit Industries,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

AIA SF 2013 Design Awards

AIA Honor Award for Obscura Digital HQ,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

AIA SF 2013 Design Awards

AIA Honor Award for ONE Kearny Lobby,
Interior Architecture category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Design Vanguard 2011

Architectural Record magazine's 12th Annual selection of “the firms at the forefront of design…the ones to watch”.

Ten to Watch

CA Home + Design magazine's juried selection of “Ten California firms that are on the rise”.

Contract Interiors Awards

Contract Interiors Award for Lightfold: ONE Kearny Lobby, Public Space category, Contract magazine.

SFMOMA Permanent Collection

Acquisition of Jellyfish House drawings, video and model for SFMOMA Architecture and Design Permanent Collection.

Interior Design Best of Year Awards

Best of Year Award for Lightfold: ONE Kearny Lobby, Public Space category, Interior Design magazine.

Wood Design Awards

Wood Design Merit Award for Lightfold: ONE Kearny Lobby,
Canadian Wood Council / Wood Design & Building magazine.

Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Triennial

Hydro-Net: City of the Future selected for the 4th Annual Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Triennial,"Why Design Now".

Interior Design Best of Year Awards

Best of Year Awards Finalist for Voussoir Cloud, Exhibitions category, Interior Design magazine.

WellTech Awards

WellTech Awards Finalist for Hydro-Net: City of the Future, WellTech, Milan Italy

Wood Design Awards

Wood Design Honor Award for Voussoir Cloud, Canadian Wood Council / Wood Design & Building magazine

Architect R&D Awards

3rd Annual R&D Award for Voussoir Cloud, Architect magazine.

AIA SF 2008 Design Awards

AIA Honor Award for Hydro-Net: City of the Future, Unbuilt Design category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

AIA SF 2008 Design Awards

AIA Citation for MoMA/PS1: REEF, Unbuilt Design category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Grand Prize, History Channel City of the Future

Grand Prize for Hydro-Net, City of the Future: San Francisco 2108 invited design competition, sponsored by History Channel, IBM and Infiniti.

Ordos 100 selection

IwamotoScott selected by Herzog & DeMeuron as 1 of 100 international architects to design a villa for Ordos 100 development.

Netdiver Best of Year 2007

Netdiver's annual selection of "One of the 100 best creative practices of over 10,000 websites visited".

Worldchanging 2007's Best: Green Building

Worldchanging 2007's Best: Green Building for Jellyfish House.

I.D. Design Awards

Design Distinction for Jellyfish House, 53rd Annual I.D. Design Awards, I.D. magazine.

AIA SF 2007 Design Awards

Honorable Mention for Jellyfish House, Unbuilt Design category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Emerging Voices Award

IwamotoScott Architecture selected for 25th Annual Emerging Voices Award, The Architectural League of New York.

MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Program Finalist

IwamotoScott selected as a finalist for MoMA/PS1's Young Architects Program competition, New York.

Metropolis Next Generation Runner Up

Metropolis Next Generation Award Runner Up for In-Out Curtain, Metropolis magazine, New York.

ACSA Faculty Design Awards

Faculty Design Award for IN-OUT Curtain, Associate Collegiate Schools of Architecture annual design awards.

Open House selection

Jellyfish House selected in juried call for proposals for Open House traveling exhibition,Vitra Design Museum and Art Center College of Design.

I.D. Design Awards

Honorable Mention for mOcean, 51st Annual I.D. Design Awards, I.D. magazine.

Toledo ArtNET Finalist

Toledo ArtNET Finalist: Public Art Landscape call for entries, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, OH.

JAE Best Article 2005 Award

Best Article Award 2005 for "Translations: Fabricating Space", Journal of Architectural Education.

AIA SF 2005 Design Awards

Honor Award for 2:1 House, Unbuilt Design category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Progressive Architecture Awards

52nd Annual P/A Awards Citation for 2:1 House, Architecture magazine.

SFMOMA Permanent Collection

Acquisition of Fog House drawings for SFMOMA Architecture and Design Permanent Collection.

Monterey Design Conference Emerging Talent Award

IwamotoScott selected for annual Monterey Design Conference Emerging Talent Award, American Institute of Architects California Council.

AIA SF 2003 Design Awards

Best of Bay Award for Fog House, Unbuilt Design category, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Young Architects Award

IwamotoScott Architecture selected for 4th Annual Young Architects Award (League Prize), The Architectural League of New York.

BSA 2002 Design Awards

Honor Award for Flemington Jewish community Center, Unbuilt Design category, Boston Society of Architects (AIA).

House: Case Study Cleveland, 2nd Prize

2nd Prize for LiveWorkShop House, entry in House: Case Study Cleveland invited design competition / exhibition, Cleveland OH.

AIA New Jersey 2001 Design Awards

Bronze Medal for Flemington Jewish community Center, Unbuilt Design category, American Institute of Architects New Jersey Chapter.

Flemington JCC Competition, 1st Prize

1st Prize entry in Flemington Jewish community Center open design competition, National Endowment for the Arts, w/ Robert Levit.

I.D. Design Awards

Honorable Mention for Faculty Resource Room, 46th Annual I.D. Design Awards, I.D. magazine.