SEMPLE BROWN RECOGNITION

  • Firm of the Year, 2018 AIA Colorado
  • Sarah Brown – Elevated to AIA Fellows (FAIA), 2013AIA
  • Firm of the Year, 2005AIA Colorado
  • Firm of the Year, 2002AIA Denver
  • Bryan Schmidt – Young Architect of the Year, 2001AIA Denver
  • Community Presence Award, 1992Historic Denver Awards Ceremony
  • Award of Honor, 1989Historic Denver, Inc.

“Having worked with Semple Brown Design multiple times, I trust their design instincts. I also like the fact that they are ‘urbanists’ at heart, yet equally comfortable with modernism and historic preservation. There is also an attention to detail not found everywhere. Working with their staff has always been comfortable and fun.”

— Thomas A. Gougeon, President, Gates Family Foundation

PROJECT RECOGNITION

Colorado Photographic Arts Center

  • Best Serve (Non-profit and community-based), 2024 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)
  • DEI Award, 2024 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)

Prodigy Coffee (4500 Broadway)

  • Design Award: Neighborhood Gem, 2024 Mayor’s Design Awards

Concord Energy

  • Honorable Mention, 2023 AIA Colorado
  • Design Award: Back to the Future, 2024 Mayor’s Design Awards

Benzina

  • Design Award: Neighborhood Gem, 2021 Mayor’s Design Awards
  • Remix Award, 2022 Historic Denver

DCPA Helen Bonfils Theatre Renovation

  • Best Projects Award. Cultural/Worship category. Merit Award 2021 ENR Mountain States

V|O Residence

  • Regional Winner, Contemporary/Modern Architecture, 2021 Luxe RED Awards

Magnolia Hotel

  • Best of the Best Award, 2020 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)
  • Best Play (Hotels + Resorts), 2020 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)

Vision Ridge Partners

  • Best Workplace 12K SF or below, 2020 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)

Room for Milly

  • Best Eat & Drink Merit Award (in collaboration w/ Mainspring Co), 2020 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)

Kent Denver Middle School

  • Award of Excellence, 2020 AIA Colorado
  • Award of Distinction, 2020 AIA Colorado – Denver
  • Merit Award, Peak Design, 2020 Association for Learning Environment, Rocky Mountain Chapter
  • People’s Choice Award, 2020 Association for Learning Environment, Rocky Mountain Chapter
  • LEED Platinum Certification, 2019 US Green Building Council

SLACK

  • Award of Distinction, 2020 AIA Colorado – Denver
  • Best Workplace 25-40K SF, 2020 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)

Sugar Square

  • Design Excellence Merit Award, 2019 AIA Western Mountain Region
  • Design Award, 2019 Mayor’s Design Awards 2019, Category: Distinctive Denver
  • Best Projects Winner: Small Project (Under $10M), 2019 ENR Mountain States

Tavernetta

  • Best Eat & Drink, 2019 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)
  • Crystal Award – Hospitality (under 10K SF), 2019 American Society of Interior Designers Colorado (ASID)

OfficeScapes

  • Crystal Award – Hospitality (under 10K SF), 2019 American Society of Interior Designers Colorado (ASID)

University of Northern Colorado Campus Commons

  • Best Projects Winner: Cultural/Worship, 2019 ENR Mountain States
  • LEED Gold Certification, 2019 US Green Building Council

Hotel Born

  • Best Play, 2019 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)
  • Design Excellence Merit Award, 2018 AIA Western Mountain Region
  • Finalist Guestrooms (Lifestyle), 2018 Hospitality Design Awards
  • Crystal Award – Hospitality 10K Square Feet and Over, 2018 American Society of Interior Designers Colorado (ASID)

Crestone Capital Advisors

  • Crystal Award – Commercial New Construction 15,000 SF and Over, 2018 American Society of Interior Designers Colorado (ASID)

Union Station Block A

  • Notable in Denver Award, 2018 AIA Colorado
  • Downtown Denver Award Winner, 2017 Downtown Denver Partnership

Duncan Residence

  • Crystal Award – Judges Merit Residential, 2018 American Society of Interior Designers Colorado (ASID)
  • Crystal Award – New Construction 4,000 – 7,000 SF, 2018 American Society of Interior Designers Colorado (ASID)
  • Award of Honor – Residential Denver Modern Home, 2017 Brilliance Awards

Continuum Partners Offices

  • Best Workplace Under 15K SF, 2017 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)

UCCS ENT Center for the Arts

  • Award of Merit: Cultural/Worship, 2018 ENR Mountain States
  • LEED Gold Certification, 2018 US Green Building Council

Gables Cherry Creek

  • Best Live, 2017 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter (International Interior Design Association)
  • Award of Merit/Interior Architecture, 2016 AIA Colorado

Colorado Ballet Armstrong Center for Dance

  • Award of Merit/Commercial-Institutional, 2016 AIA Colorado
  • Design Award, 2015 Mayor’s Design Awards

Denver Union Station Wing Buildings

  • Design Award, 2015 Mayor’s Design Awards

Yates Pavilion

  • Design Excellence Honor Award, 2015 AIA Denver
  • Design Award, 2015 Tilt-Up Concrete Association

Gates Family Foundation

  • Workspace Award, 2014 CBCA (Colorado Business for the Arts)

Parker Arts Center

  • Award of Citation, 2012 AIA Denver

Corner Office

  • Honorable Mention, 2011 IIDA
  • Award of Citation, 2007 AIA Denver

Schaden Dining Hall at Kent Denver School

  • Citation Award, 2013 AIA Colorado
  • North American Copper in Architecture Award, 2012 Canadian Copper & Brass Association
  • LEED Platinum Certification, 2011 US Green Building Council
  • Best Green Project in Colorado, 2011 ENR – Mountain States

Student Center for the Arts at Kent Denver School

  • Brick in Architecture Award – Bronze Award, 2011 Brick Industry Association
  • Award of Merit, 2009 AIA Colorado
  • Award of Merit, 2008 AIA Denver
  • Gold Hard Hat Award/Outstanding Steel Project, 2007 Colorado Contruction

Pura Vida Fitness Center

  • Honorable Mention, 2011 BEST Awards
  • Commercial Design Contest, 2010 Daltile

K + K Poolhouse

  • Architects Choice Award, 2011 AIA Denver
  • Design Award, 2011 ASLA

Stapleton Pool House #3

  • Award of Merit – Small Project, 2009 AIA California Council

Wazee Exchange Building

  • Community Preservation Award, 2009

Ellie Caulkins Opera House

  • Award of Merit, 2007 AIA Denver
  • Institutional Facility Award, 2007 ASID IDA Awards
  • Outstanding Project Award, 2007 National Council of Structural Engineers Association
  • Lighting Merit Award, 2006 IES/IIDA
  • Gold Hard Hat Award,  2005 Colorado Contruction

Dexter Residence

  • Architects Choice Award, 2006 AIA Denver
  • Award of Merit, 2006 AIA – Sunset Magazine Awards
  • Builder’s Choice Design & Planning Award, 2005
  • Award of Honor – Built Architecture, 2004 AIA Colorado
  • Award of Honor – Built Architecture, 2004 AIA Denver

RedLine

  • Award of Citation, 2008 AIA Colorado
  • Award of Merit, 2008 AIA Denver
  • Design Award, 2008 Mayors’s Design Awards

Littleton Church of Christ

  • Award of Merit, 2007 AIA Colorado
  • Award of Merit, 2006 AIA Denver

Lowenstein Retail Development

  • Award of Merit, 2007 AIA Colorado
  • Award of Honor, 2007 AIA Denver

Stapleton Pool House #2

  • Award of Merit, 2007 AIA Denver
  • Award of Citation, 2006 AIA Colorado

1614 15th Street, Rock Island

  • Community Preservation Award, 2008

Miller Residence

  • Architects Choice Award, 2007 AIA Denver

McStain Neighborhoods

  • 1st Place Corporate, 2006 AASID IDA Awards

Cataract Ranch

  • Architects Choice – Superior Residential Design, 2006 AIA Denver
  • Award of Merit – Built Architecture, 2005 AIA Denver

Arnold Loft

  • Architects Choice Award, 2006 AIA Denver
  • Award of Merit – Built Interiors, 2004 AIA Denver

Theye/Chirafisi Remodel

  • Award of Merit, 2006 Western Home Awards

Stapleton Neighborhood Park – Pool House

  • Award of Honor, 2004 AIA Pennsylvania
  • Award of Honor, 2003 AIA Denver
  • Award of Honor, 2003 AIA Colorado

Denver School of the Arts

  • Project of the Year, 2004 ACE Award Winner
  • Lighthouse Award, 2004 CEPI (Council of Educational Planners International)

Steuben’s Restaurant

  • Design Award, 2006 Mayor’s Design Awards

DesignScapes

  • Award of Merit – Built Architecture, 2005 AIA Colorado

Racines Restaurant

  • Award of Citation, 2004 Masterworks in Masonry

ADEGA Restaurant & Wine Bar

  • 1st Place, 2003 ASID IDA Awards

Barnhart Loft

  • 1st Place for a Residential Project, 2002 ASID IDA Awards
  • Award of Merit, 2002 AIA Denver

Archstone-Smith

  • 1st Place, 2003 ASID IDA Awards

Glenarm Tower

  • Award of Citation – Unbuilt Architecture, 2003AIA Denver

EDAW Regional Office

  • Design Award, 2001 AIA Denver & PS1
  • Commercial Corporate Space, 2001 ASID IDA Awards
  • Award of Merit, 2000 AIA Denver
  • Award of Merit, 2000 AIA Colorado

The King Academic & Performing Arts Center

  • Award of Merit, 2001 USITT Architecture Awards
  • Silver Award, 2001 AGC/C ACE Awards

MAX

  • Award of Citation, 2002 AIA Denver
  • 2nd Place, 2002 ASID IDA Awards

REI

  • National Preservation Award, 2001 National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • Design Award, 2001 41st Annual Downtown Awards
  • Top Ten “Green” Projects Award, 2001 AIA/COTE
  • Silver Award Project of the Year, 2001 AGC/C-ACE Awards
  • Inc. Award, 2000 Colorado Preservation
  • State Honor Award, 1999 Dana Crawfords Award

Larimer Square Parking Garage

  • Award of Citation, 1997 AIA Colorado
  • Honorable Mention, 1997 PCI National Design Award
  • Award of Merit, 1997 AIA Colorado
  • Best of 1997’s Awards, 1997 Daily Journal
  • Award of Excellence, 1996 American Concrete Institute

Larimer Square Bull and Bear Courtyard

  • Honorable Mention, 1990 Monitor Magazine
  • Award of Merit, 1990 ASLA Design Awards
  • Annual Award, 1990 Denver Partnership Inc.
  • Award of Merit, 1990 International Conference of Shopping Centers

1160 Santa Fe

  • Award of Merit, 2000 AIA Denver
  • Award of Merit, 2000 AIA Colorado

Pear Commercial Interiors

  • Commercial Special Feature, 1999 ASID Award
  • Award of Honor, 1998 AIA Colorado

The Zone

  • Award of Citation, 2000 AIA Denver

Tommy Tsunami’s Pacific Diner

  • Award of Merit, 1997AIA Colorado

Cadillac Ranch

  • Masonry Institute Award, 1994

Denver Auditorium Theatre

  • Historic Denver Community Preservation Award, 1982 Historic Denver

Larimer Square

  • Building Magazine Renovation Awards, 1990
  • Award of Merit, 1990 AIA Colorado
  • Award of Citation, 1990 AIA Western Mountain Region
  • Honor Award, 1989 Historic Denver Annual Awards

Champion Brewing

  • Honorable Mention, 1991 Monitor Brewery & Restaurant Magazine

Mexicali Café in Larimer Square

  • Honorable Mention, 1990 Monitor Brewery & Restaurant Magazine

The Ice House

  • Award of Merit, 1988 AIA Denver
  • The Denver Partnership Award, 1988 

Paramount Café

  • First Runner-up, 1986 Commercial Rennovation Magazine

Clayton Street Townhomes

  • Architectural Awards Program, 1985