About

Our work has been recognized by peer and public institutions for its excellence and dedication to improving and honoring places, including the AIA’s New York State Firm of the Year and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

2024

AZ Awards 2024 Design, Furniture Single Piece

The Palaver Bench

AZ Awards 2024 Environmental Leadership

Rockaway Dune Enhancement Plan

Finalist, Best Public Projects Firm, Architizer A+ Awards

Finalist, Sustainable Cultural Building, Architizer A+ Awards

Coastal Conservation Center

2024 ENR New York Legacy Award Winner, Claire Weisz

2024 Masterworks Design Awards, Municipal Art Society, Best New Infrastructure

Andrew Haswell Park

2024 New Yorkers for Parks Annual Benefit Honoree, Claire Weisz

2025 ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Awards, Diamond Award, Special Projects

Andrew Haswell Park

The American Architecture Award, Community Center

Coastal Conservation Center

The American Architecture Award, Exposition

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Expansion

2023

Award of Merit, AIANYS Design Awards

Coastal Conservation Center

Design Award of Excellence, The SARA National Design Awards

The Palaver Bench

Finalist, NYCxDESIGN Awards

Pioneer Works

Finalist, ULI Excellence in Development Awards

The Peninsula Mixed-Use Campus

Most Innovative Companies, Fast Company

No.3, Urban Development and Real Estate

SARA NY Design Awards

The Palaver Bench

SARA NY Design Awards

The Peninsula Mixed-Use Campus

WTS-GNY 2023 Innovative Transportation Solutions Award

Long Island Railroad Third Track Expansion

2022

Award of Citation, AIANYS Excelsior Awards

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Expansion

Award of Honor, ASLA NY Awards

Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm Action Plan

Finalist, Environmental Impact, NYCxDESIGN Awards 

Put Waste to Work

Finalist, Unbuilt Masterplan, Architizer A+ Awards

Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm Action Plan

Finalist, Urban Design, Fast Company World Changing Ideas

Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm Action Plan

Honorable Mention, Fast Company Innovation by Design

Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm Action Plan

Honorable Mention, Fast Company Innovation by Design, Pandemic Response

Keeping the Tables Turning

2021

Big Apple Brownfield Award for Community Open Space, NYC Brownfield Partnership

The Peninsula Mixed-Use Campus

Finalist, Experiential Graphic Design, AZ Awards

Brooklyn Army Terminal Ferry Landing & Public Spaces

2020

2020 Architizer A+ List: Architecture and Design Firms to Watch

Award of Merit, SARA NY Design Awards

Brooklyn Army Terminal Ferry Landing & Public Spaces

Award of Merit, SARA NY Design Awards

Transmission Structures

Award of Merit, SARA NY Design Awards

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Expansion

Design of Honor, SARA NY Design Awards | NY Design Award of Honor

Robert R. Douglass Bridge

Excelsior Awards Award of Distinction, AIA New York State

NYS Cabins

Honoree: Corporate Office, NYCxDesign Awards

Howard Gilman Foundation Offices

Meritorious Achievement, APA NY Metro Chapter Awards

New Rochelle School Capacity Study

Winner: Urban Landscape/ Outdoor, NYCxDesign Awards

Robert R. Douglass Bridge

2019

Award of Honor, Society of Registered Architects New York

Brooklyn Navy Yard Master Plan

Award of Merit, AZURE

Rockaway Boardwalks Reconstruction

Award of Merit, NYCxDesign Awards

Brooklyn Army Terminal Ferry Landing & Public Spaces

Award of Merit, NYCxDesign Awards

Downtown Brooklyn Kiosks

Excellence in Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

Brooklyn Navy Yard Master Plan

Excellence in Design Award, New York City Public Design Commission 

The Peninsula Mixed-Use Campus

Excellence in Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

NYS Cabins

Honoree, Data Design, Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards

D15 Diversity Plan

Jury Winner, Landscape & Planning - Urban & Masterplans, Architizer A+ Awards

Brooklyn Navy Yard Master Plan

World's Most Innovative Architecture Firms, Fast Company

2018

Award of Honor, Society of Registered Architects New York

NYS Cabins

Award of Merit - Institutional, AIANYS Design Awards

Battery SeaGlass

Award of Merit - Planning, AIANY + ASLA-NY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards

The QueensWay Plan

Honorable Mention – Unbuilt Urban, A|N Best of Design Awards 

Brooklyn Navy Yard Master Plan

Honor Award for Architecture, AIA National Design Awards

DSNY Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage & Salt Shed

Lawrence M. Orton Award, APA NY Metro Chapter Awards

D15 Diversity Plan

National Planning Achievement Award for Urban Design - Silver, APA National

Rockaway Boardwalks Reconstruction

William H. Whyte Award, APA NY Metro Chapter Awards

La Marqueta Feasibility Study

2017

Award of Honor, Society of Registered Architects New York

The Brooklyn Strand Action Plan

Design Award of Honor, Society of Registered Architects National Awards

Battery SeaGlass

Design Award of Merit, Society of Registered Architects National Awards

DSNY Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage & Salt Shed

Honor Award, AIA QUAD Design Awards

Rockaway Boardwalks Reconstruction

Outdoor/Urban Landscape Honoree, NYCxDesign Awards

The Reconstruction of Astor Place & Cooper Square

World Changing Idea Awards Urban Design Finalist, Fast Company

The Brooklyn Strand Action Plan

2016

Award of Excellence, AIA New York State

DSNY Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage & Salt Shed

Award of Excellence, Center for Active Design

West 215 Step Street Reconstruction

Award of Excellence for Urban Planning/Design, AIA Brooklyn & Queens

The Brooklyn Strand Action Plan

Award of Excellence, Society of American Registered Architects New York

DSNY Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage & Salt Shed

Award of Merit for Urban Planning/Design, AIA Brooklyn & Queens

The QueensWay Plan

Award of Merit in Sustainable Design, Society of American Registered Architects New York 

Battery SeaGlass

Award of Merit, Society of American Registered Architects New York

Battery SeaGlass

Award of Merit, Society of American Registered Architects New York

Rockaway Boardwalks Reconstruction

Battery Medal for Design Excellence, The Battery Conservancy

Best New Building, The Municipal Art Society - MASterwork Awards

DSNY Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage & Salt Shed

CIB Roger H. Corbetta Award, Public Works

DSNY Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage & Salt Shed

Excellence on the Waterfront, Waterfront Center Award

Rockaway Boardwalks Reconstruction

Firm of the Year, AIA New York State

Honoree, NYCxDesign Public Space Award / Interior Design Magazine

Rockaway Boardwalks Reconstruction

Meritorious Service and Achievement Award, APA New York Metropolitan Chapter

East Harlem Neighborhood Plan

Public Space Award, Interior Design Magazine and ICFF NYCxDESIGN

Battery SeaGlass

Public Space Award, Interior Design Magazine and ICFF NYCxDESIGN

Rockaway Boardwalks Reconstruction

Regional Best Project Award, Engineering News Record

West 215 Step Street Reconstruction

2015

Citation for Urban Planning/Design, AIA New York State

The Brooklyn Strand Action Plan

Merit Award, ASLA New York

The QueensWay Plan

Meritorious Achievement Award, APA Metro Chapter

Brooklyn Tech Triangle Plan

Spirit of ABNY Award, Association for a Better New York

The QueensWay Plan

Spirit of ABNY Award, Association for a Better New York

Battery SeaGlass

Urban Design Merit Award, AIA New York

The QueensWay Plan

2014

Honor Award for Urban and Regional Planning, AIA National

East River Blueway Plan

Outstanding Brownfield Opportunity Area Study, New Partnership for Community Revitalization

Sunset Park Brownfield Opportunity Area Study

2013

Award of Excellence, AIA New York State

East River Blueway Plan

Best in State, AIA New York State

East River Blueway Plan

Citation for Interiors, AIA New York State

The Drawing Center

Illumination Award of Merit, Illuminating Engineering Society

The Drawing Center

Meritorious Achievement Award, APA New York Metro

Brooklyn Tech Triangle Plan

Meritorious Service Award, APA New York Metro

A Regional Plan for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

2012

Furniture & Interior Accessories Shortlist, WAN Awards

WXY Urban Furniture Systems

2011

Award for Excellence in Design, NYCDesign Commission 

DSNY Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage & Salt Shed

Emerging Voices, Architectural League

Merit Award, AIA New York State

WXY Urban Furniture Systems

Merit Award for Interiors, AIA New York

NYC Information Center

2009

Award of Excellence, AIA New York State

The Battery

Award of Excellence Information Design, Communication Arts 

New York Designs Award, The Architectural League

NYC Information Center

2008

Award of Merit for Urban Planning/Design, AIA New York State

Monsignor John J. Kowsky Plaza

First Place - Landscape Category, International Design Awards Competition

The Battery

Platinum Award First Place, International Design Award

The Battery

2006

Claire Weisz & Mark Yoes, Chrysler/House Beautiful Innovative Designer Award

Excellence on the Waterfront, Waterfront Center Top Honor Award

The Battery

Honor Award, ASLA New York

The Battery

Honor Award, ASLA New York

Monsignor John J. Kowsky Plaza

New York Designs Award, The Architectural League

Monsignor John J. Kowsky Plaza

2005

Citation Award, DesignShare/School Construction News

Bronx Charter School for the Arts

Honor Award for Architecture, AIA New York

Bronx Charter School for the Arts

Honor Award for Design Excellence in K-12 Educational Facilities, Boston Society of Architects/AIA

Bronx Charter School for the Arts

Oculus Design Awards: Architecture Honor

Bronx Charter School for the Arts

1996

Award of Merit, Atlantic City Housing Competition

Graham Foundation Grant with City College Architectural Center

1995

NIAE Grant with City College Architectural Center

Harlem Studio in Environmental Justice 

1993

New York Prize / Young Architects, The Architectural League

Claire Weisz & Mark Yoes