Award Winning

Awards

During Gwynne Pugh’s time as Principal, Pugh + Scarpa received over 20 national and international awards including the AIA National Architecture Firm of Year Award in 2010 and the 2003, 2006 and 2011 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project Award; 9 state awards including the AIA California Council Firm of the Year Award in 2010; and over 25 local awards. LEED certification has been granted to several buildings including Placerita Canyon Nature Center, Cherokee Lofts, Colorado Court, and a project done in collaboration with Tree People.

A selection of national and international awards:

2016
Westside Urban Forum Design Award, Long Beach Facades
Grand Prize Winner, Sustainable Quality Awards, Santa Monica, CA
2014
AIA Housing Award, Cherokee Lofts
2013
Interior Design Magazine, Best of the Year Awards, Santa Monica Animation Studio
President’s Award, Los Angeles Conservancy, Siquieros Mural
Los Angeles Business Council Preservation Award, Siquieros Mural
Special Mention, in Architecture + Workspace category, Architizer A+ Awards, Santa Monica Animation Studio
2012
Design Award, Metal Magazine, Step Up on 5th
Design Award, Metal Magazine, Rosa Parks Affordable Housing
2011
AIA LA Design Awards Citation Award for Excellence in Architectural Design, Santa Monica Municipal Parking Garage Improvements
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture, Lofts at Cherokee Studios
Metal Magazine Architectural Awards Residential Category, Cherokee Lofts
Metal Magazine Architectural Awards Sustainability Category, Cherokee Lofts
AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project Award, Cherokee Studios
AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project Award, Step Up on 5th
2010
AIA National Architecture Firm Award
AIA Housing Award, Step Up on Fifth
AIA National Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Step Up on Fifth
AIA National Housing Award: Specialized Housing, Step Up on Fifth
2009
AIA Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Merit Award,
Unbuilt Projects:Green Dot Animo Leadership High School
2008
Inductee, Interior Design Hall of Fame, New York
2007
AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Solar Umbrella
2006
AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project Award, Solar Umbrella
AIA Housing Committee Award: Innovation in Housing Design, Solar Umbrella
AIA Housing Committee Award: Multifamily Housing, Orange Grove
2005
AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, Jigsaw
2004
AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, CoOP Editorial
2003
Finalist, United Nations, BHS&F World Habitat Award, Colorado Court
Rudy Bruner Award, Colorado Court
AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project Award, Colorado Court
AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Colorado Court
AIA Housing Committee Award: Multifamily Housing: Colorado Court
2002
AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, XAP Corporation
2001
National AIA Honor Award

Publications

The work of Gwynne Pugh has been featured in over 50 local, national, and international publications, including Architectural Record, The Architect’s Newspaper, AIA Architect, Architectural Digest, The Los Angeles Times, LA Architect, Dwell Magazine, The Long Beach Post, International New Landscape Magazine, Urbanize LA, and The New York Times Magazine.