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Most-Awarded Firms

Ranked by juried award recognitions, award years 2021–2026. The 10 highest-scoring firms hold a numbered rank; 56 more firms with eligible activity are listed below the table.

Counts recognition entries from juried award programs (no pay-to-enter schemes) with an award year in the trailing 5 years, on completed projects where the firm holds a design-discipline credit in a role it offers standalone. Execution and systems credits (fabrication, AV integration, consulting) don't count a recognition. Ties broken by most recent status-verification date.

Counts reflect the work this index has recorded, not a census of any firm's total output — coverage depth varies by firm — and a position here implies no judgment of design quality.

RankAwards FirmHQRecognized projects
19 DLR Group Omaha, NE Greater Whittier LGBTQ+ Community Center (2024), Guy V. Lewis Development Facility Renovation (Phase II) (2024), Ford Nature Center Renovation (2023), Jacobson Gallery — Substance of Stars (Sky-Dome) (2022), Logan Memorial Educational Campus Brand Identity and Signage (2021), North Kansas City Schools Early Education Center (2021), Cochlear North American Headquarters Renovation (2020), Dignity Health Baseball Clubhouse (2020)
26 Eos Lightmedia Vancouver, BC BMO Centre Expansion (2024), Top of the Rock Reimagined (2024), Tempur-Pedic Flagship Store (2020), United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (Exhibition & Interactive Design) (2020)
36 Gallagher & Associates New York, NY World Heritage Center Exhibition (2024), ANU — Museum of the Jewish People Renewal (2021), Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (2021), United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (Exhibition & Interactive Design) (2020)
46 Studio Matthews Seattle, WA Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols (2023), Designing Motherhood (2023), What Do You Make of This? (2023), Seattle Convention Center, Summit Building — Wayfinding (2023), 2+U Environmental Graphics and Wayfinding (2021), Ballard Food Bank (2021)
55 Available Light Boston, MA Cornell Lab of Ornithology Visitor Center (2024), United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (Exhibition & Interactive Design) (2020)
65 Populous Kansas City, MO BMO Centre Expansion (2024), Homefield Kansas City Showcase Center (2024), Osborne Legacy Complex (2024), Sphere Interiors (2023), United Sculpture at Allianz Field (2019)
74 Sitara Systems Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Executive Briefing Center (2025), In Love With The World (2021)
84 Ashton Design Baltimore, MD Collective Action (2023), Food for Thought (2023), FDNY Fire Zone (2020), Merriweather District Wayfinding and Identity (2020)
94 Bluecadet Philadelphia, PA 81st Street Studio (2023), Up From the People: Protest and Change in D.C. (2021), Welcome Galleries (2021), Americans (2018)
104 NBBJ Seattle, WA Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative & Integrative Medicine (2025), Forest Net(work) (2022), Connecting Flight: Creating a Hub for the Alaska Airlines Crew (2020)

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Firms with eligible activity in the window that fall outside the ranked table — fewer than 2 eligible projects, or a score below the top 10. Listed alphabetically, not ranked.

FirmHQRecognized projects
Anita Jorgensen Lighting Design New York, NY Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery (2021), Americans (2018)
Arrowstreet Boston, MA Hildreth Elementary School Environmental Graphics (2021)
Ayers Saint Gross Baltimore, MD Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center (2022)
batwin + robin productions New York, NY FDNY Fire Zone (2020)
Belle & Wissell, Co. Seattle, WA Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative & Integrative Medicine (2025)
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners New York, NY Planet Word (2020)
Blue Telescope New York, NY World Heritage Center Exhibition (2024)
C&G Partners New York, NY Cornell Lab of Ornithology Visitor Center (2024), Native New York (2021)
Cortina Productions McLean, VA International African American Museum (2023), Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (2021)
Davis Brody Bond New York, NY Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation (2023)
Diamond Schmitt Architects Toronto, ON The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (2021)
Diller Scofidio + Renfro New York, NY United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (Exhibition & Interactive Design) (2020)
Dome Brooklyn, NY Seat at the Table (2020)
ESI Design New York, NY The White House Public Tour (2024)
Evidence Design Brooklyn, NY Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (2019)
EwingCole Philadelphia, PA Native New York (2021)
Exhibit Concepts, Inc. Vandalia, OH Ford Nature Center Renovation (2023)
Fisher Marantz Stone New York, NY National World War I Memorial and Pershing Park (2024)
Gensler San Francisco, CA The RiverFront Revitalization (2024)
GGN Seattle, WA Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (2019)
Graham Baba Architects Seattle, WA Seattle Convention Center, Summit Building — Wayfinding (2023), Ballard Food Bank (2021)
GWWO Architects Baltimore, MD National World War I Memorial and Pershing Park (2024)
Gyroscope, Inc. Oakland, CA The Blinky Climber (2023)
HGA Minneapolis, MN Burial Ground for Enslaved People Contemplative Site (2022)
HOK St. Louis, MO Customer Experience Center (2021)
IA Interior Architects San Francisco, CA Relish'in Change (2024)
Isometric Studio Brooklyn, NY Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House and Museum Permanent Exhibition (2023), Queer Justice: 50 Years of Lambda Legal and LGBTQ+ Rights (2023)
LMN Architects Seattle, WA Seattle Convention Center, Summit Building — Wayfinding (2023)
Local Projects New York, NY Planet Word (2020)
MASS Design Group Boston, MA The Writing on the Wall (2020)
Matter Practice Brooklyn, NY The Wall/El Muro: What Is a Border Wall? (2021)
Mayer/Reed Portland, OR Art Gate (2024)
Mithun Seattle, WA Art Gate (2024)
Moment Factory Montréal, QC AURA Invalides (2023), Perplexiplex (2021), Arctic Adventure: Exploring with Technology (2020)
Olson Kundig Seattle, WA Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (2019)
Pentagram New York, NY Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation (2023)
PGAV Destinations St. Louis, MO St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station (2019)
Ralph Appelbaum Associates New York, NY Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation (2023), International African American Museum (2023)
Reich+Petch Toronto, ON Massey Hall Exhibits (2022)
Renfro Design Group New York, NY Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation (2023)
Schuler Shook Chicago, IL Lynn Wyatt Square for the Performing Arts (2024), The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (2021), Railyard Park (2021)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Chicago, IL High Line – Moynihan Connector (2023), Long Beach Police and Fire Department Memorial (2020), SF-Marin Food Bank, Marin Welcome Center (2020)
SmithGroup Detroit, MI Society's Cage (2020)
Span Studio Chicago, IL Railyard Park (2021), Powerhouse Adaptive Reuse (2020)
Split Rock Studios Minneapolis, MN Nya'waap Illyuw Uuchyuwp — Our Way of Knowing (2022)
Stantec Edmonton, AB BMO Centre Expansion (2024)
Studio Gang Chicago, IL Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation (2023), Powerhouse Adaptive Reuse (2020)
Studio Joseph New York, NY Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery (2021), Up From the People: Protest and Change in D.C. (2021), Welcome Galleries (2021), Americans (2018)
Technical Artistry New York, NY International African American Museum (2023)
The Design Minds Fairfax, VA Visitor Center Exhibits (2023)
The Urban Conga Brooklyn, NY The Hive (2024), pARC (2022)
THG Creative Pasadena, CA Top of the Rock Reimagined (2024), The Priddy Family Foundation Freedom Theater (2023)
Tillotson Design Associates New York, NY High Line – Moynihan Connector (2023), United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (Exhibition & Interactive Design) (2020)
Trivium Interactive Boston, MA Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (2019)
Unified Field Brooklyn, NY The Claudia and Nelson Peltz Social Lab (2021)
Volume Inc. San Francisco, CA Township Commons Environmental Graphics (2020)