bws | Architects
The Applied Research and Development Building at Northern Arizona University received LEED Platinum certification
BWS Architects Design Achievements
AIA Design Awards
- 2006 Arizona Architects Medal, Dave Burns, AIA, Principal, Recipient
- 2004 Western Mountain Region Merit Award (Pima County/ Pima Community College Performing Arts & Learning Center w/ Antoine Predock, Design Architect)
- 2004 Arizona Citation Award (Pima County/ Pima Community College Performing Arts & Learning Center w/ Antoine Predock, Design Architect)
- 2004 Southern Arizona Chapter Honor Award (Pima County/ Pima Community College Performing Arts & Learning Center w/ Antoine Predock, Design Architect)
- 2004 New Mexico Chapter Merit Award (Pima County/ Pima Community College Performing Arts & Learning Center w/ Antoine Predock, Design Architect)
- 1995 Walter Taylor Award (Ventana Vista Elementary School w/ Antoine Predock Design Architect)
- 1995 Western Mountain Region Merit Award (Ventana Vista Elementary School w/ Antoine Predock Design Architect)
- 1995 New Mexico Chapter Honor Award (Ventana Vista Elementary School w/ Antoine Predock Design Architect)
- 1993 Southern Arizona Chapter Honor Award (Ventana Vista Elementary School w/ Antoine Predock Design Architect)
- 1993 Southern Arizona Chapter Honor Award (Project M.O.R.E. Alternative High School)
Governor's Awards
- 2004 Governor’s Award for Energy Efficiency Award of Excellence (City of Tucson Adaptive Recreation/ Aquatic Center)
- 2003 Governor’s Pride in Arizona Award for Distinguished Community Achievement (Pima Community College Desert Vista Campus)
- 2004 Governor’s Award for Energy Efficiency Award of Excellence (Pima Community College Desert Vista Fitness Center)
- 2000 Governor’s Energy Award (Sierra Vista Public Library)
State Historical Preservation Awards
- 2004 Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission Letter of Recognition (Royal Johnson House 240 North Court Avenue)
- 2003 Arizona Heritage Preservation Honor Award (Casa Grande Woman’s Club Rehabilitation)
- 2001 Arizona Heritage Preservation Honor Award (261 North Court Avenue)
- 2001 Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission Letter of Recognition (261 North Court Avenue)
Other Awards and Recognition
- 2009 Ranked top 10 firms in Architect magazine's ARCHITECT 50.
- 2009 International Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects
- 2006 Arizona State Excellence in Masonry Merit Award, Arizona Masonry Guild/Green Valley Adult Learning & Performing Arts Center (w/ Antoine Predock Design Architect)
- 2006 National Concrete Masonry Association /Green Valley Adult Learning & Performing Arts Center (w/ Antoine Predock Design Architect)
- 2006 Sonoran Institute Building from the Best/Tucson Green Building Award/Edith Ball Recreation Center
- 2006 Sonoran Institute Building from the Best/Tucson Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation Award/Edith Ball Recreation Center
- 2005 Best New Facility Award/ Arizona Parks and Recreation Association/Edith Ball Recreation Center
- 2005 Holcim Award for Building Sustainability/ Applied Research Development Facility at NAU
- 2005 Best New Facility – Arizona Parks & Recreation Association
- 2004 International Dark-Sky Association Quality Lighting Award(Pima County/ Pima Community College Performing Arts & Learning Center w/ Antoine Predock, Design Architect)
- 2004 Sonoran Institute Building From the Best of Tucson Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation Award (261 North Court Avenue)
- 2002 Arizona Chapter of the United States Green Building Council Recognition for the First L.E.E.D. Certified Project in Arizona
- 2001 Sonoran Institute Building From the Best of Tucson Appropriate Regional Architecture (Pima Community College Desert Vista Campus; Golf Links Municipal Center)
- 2001 University Of Arizona College of Architecture Roy Drachman Award for Excellence in Commercial Architecture (Pima Community College Desert Vista Campus)
- 2000 Southern Arizona Metropolitan Energy Commission Energy Award First Place Commercial Division (Sierra Vista Public Library) U of A CALA Bernie and Irma Friedman Lecture, Sponsors (2003 – Present)