Awards

Testimony to RNL's success is the hundreds of awards we've received since our firm was founded in 1956.

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2011

  • American Society of Landscape Architects Colorado - Honor Award, Land Stewardship Designation

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • National DBIA Excellence in Design - Citation

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • National DBIA Merit Award - Office

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • National DBIA Design-Build Excellence - Industrial/Process/Research

    Denver Central Platte Campus
    Denver, Colorado
  • AIA Colorado - Architect of the Year

    Michael Brendle, FAIA
  • AIA Denver - President's Award

    Tania Salgado, AIA
  • AIA Denver - Lifetime Achievement Award

    Michael Brendle, FAIA
  • ENR Mountain States Construction, Best Projects - Industrial/Manufacturing

    Denver Central Platte Campus
    Denver, Colorado
  • AIA Denver, Award of Merit

    Denver Central Platte Campus
    Denver, Colorado
  • AIA Denver, Award of Citation

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • AIA Denver, People's Choice Award

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • AIA Denver, Lifetime Achievement Award

    Michael Brendle, FAIA
  • AIA Denver, President's Award

    Tania Salgado, AIA, LEED AP
  • LEED Award Michiana Builders Association

    Emil 'Lucky' Reznik Administration, Maintenance, and Operations Facility
    South Bend, Indiana
  • 2011 Illumination Award – Award of Merit

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, CO
  • 2011 Downtown Denver Partnership - 50th Annual Downtown Denver Award for 2010, 1 of 6 Honored

    1800 Larimer / Xcel Energy Regional Headquarters
    Denver, Colorado
  • 2011 Governor's Award for Excellence in Exporting

    Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
  • 2011 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Innovative Design in Engineering & Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2)

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • 2011 Arizona IIDA PRIDE Awards, Award of Merit for On the Boards

    LA Metro Division 13 Bus Maintenance & Operations Facility
    Los Angeles, California
  • 2011 Arizona IIDA PRIDE Awards, Award of Merit for On the Boards

    Phoenix College Hannelly Center
    Phoenix, Arizona
  • 2011 Arizona IIDA PRIDE Awards, Award of Merit

    Vineyard Christian Church Children's Ministry
    Glendale, Arizona
  • 2011 AIA Northern Indiana, Award of Merit

    Emil 'Lucky' Reznik Administration, Maintenance & Operations Facility
    South Bend, Indiana
  • 2011 American Council of Engineering Companies, National Engineering Excellence Grand Award

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • 2011 AIA National Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top 10 Green Project

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • 2011 IEC National Award of Excellence in Electrical Construction, Efficient Energy/Green

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • 2011 AGC Aon Build America National Merit Award, Design-Build Category

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • 2011 U.S. Air Force Design Awards Program, Merit Award - Concept Design

    Building 1032 Landscape Design
    Buckley AFB, Colorado
  • 2011 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter - BESTaward (Brilliantly Executed Spaces and Thinking) Honorable Mention

    Undisclosed Brewing Company
  • 2011 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter - BESTaward (Brilliantly Executed Spaces and Thinking) Honorable Mention

    NREL Research Support Facility
    Golden, Colorado
  • 2011 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter - BESTaward (Brilliantly Executed Spaces and Thinking) Honorable Mention

    Van Gilder
    Denver, Colorado
  • 2011 - Building of the Year, Metal Building Contractors & Erectors Association

    Ft. Bliss Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facilities (TEMP)
    El Paso, Texas

2010

  • 2010 Development of the Year, Colorado Chapter of NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association)

    1800 Larimer
    Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 DBIA Rocky Mountain Regional Award for Best Project Public Sector over 15 million.

    NREL RSF
    Golden, Colorado
  • 2010 AIA Colorado, The John B Rogers, FAIA Firm Service Award

    RNL, Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 AIA Colorado, Citation Award, 1755 Blake

    Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 AIA Colorado, Citation Award, NREL Research Support Facilities

    Golden, Colorado
  • 2010 AIA Colorado, Unbuilt Award of Merit,
    RTD Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility

    Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 Architect of the Year, American Subcontractor's Association of Colorado

    RNL
    Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 Unbuilt Project Award, AIA Western Mountain Region

    Eagle P-3 Fast Tracks Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility
    Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 Overall Top Project, California Construction Magazine

    Orange County Water District Advanced Water Quality Assurance Laboratory
    Fountain Valley, California
  • 2010 Outstanding Green Building and Judges Special Award
    for Community Impact, Mountain States Construction Magazine

    United States Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Research Support Facility
  • 2010 Outstanding Multifamily Residential/Hospitality, Bronze Prize,
    Mountain States Construction Magazine

    One Steamboat Place
  • 2010 AIA Denver Merit Award

    Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility
    Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 AIA Denver Merit Award

    1755 Blake
  • 2010 Design Elements Award, ASID

    Molson Coors
  • 2010 Illumination Award of Merit, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

    The Spire
  • 2010 Award of Excellence for Green Construction, American Concrete Institute

    Fort Carson Brigade & Battalion Headquarters

2009

  • 2009 Downtown Denver Award, Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc.

    The Spire
  • 2009 Development of the Year, Colorado Chapter of NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association)

    The Spire
  • 2009 Project of the Year - Multifamily, Rocky Mountain Real Estate EXPO & Fall Forecast

    The Spire
  • 2009 Environmental Design+Construction, Excellence in Design Award Finalist, Government Category

    Fort Carson Brigade & Battalion Headquarters
  • 2009 Design-Build Excellence Award for Public Sector Building over $25 Million, National Design-Build Awards, Design-Build Institute of America

    Fort Carson Brigade & Battalion Headquarters
  • 2009 AIA Denver, Award of Merit

    Van Gilder
  • 2009 Arizona IIDA Awards, Design Excellence for Creativity on a Budget

    RNL Phoenix Office
  • 2009 Arizona IIDA Awards, Merit for Education

    Glendale Community College North Instruction Building
  • 2009 Arizona IIDA Awards, Merit for Environmental Design

    Glendale Community College North Campus
  • 2009 Arizona IIDA Awards, Merit for On the Boards

    Glendale West Branch Library - Children's Area
  • 2009 White House Closing the Circle Awards, Honorable Mention, Sustainable Design - Military

    Fort Carson Brigade and Battalion Headquarters
  • American Concrete Institute Rocky Mountain Region Award of Excellence

    The Spire

2008

  • Excellence in Construction Award, Commercial Construction $25 Million to $100 Million, Association of Builders and Contractors, Rocky Mountain Chapte

    Fort Carson Brigade and Battalian Headquarters
  • Colorado Construction's Silver Hard Hat Award for Outstanding Design-Build Project

    Fort Carson Brigade and Battalian Headquarters
  • Southwest Contractor's Best of Arizona Award for Government / Public Project Under $20 Million

    Glendale Community College North
  • Cooper Lighting Source Awards, Honorable Mention

    Commerce City Civic Center - Commerce City, Colorado
  • Tilt-Up Achievement Awards

    Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Rental Car Center Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility - Phoenix, Arizona
  • Women in Transportation Innovation Award, Phoenix Chapter

    East Valley Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility - Tempe, Arizona

2007

  • AIA Western Mountain Region Merit

    Blue Rondo - Unbuilt Project, Colorado
  • AIA Western Mountain Region

    Young Architect of the Year - Tania Salgado, AIA, LEED AP
  • AIA Colorado Merit Award

    Commerce City Civic Center - Commerce City, Colorado
  • Region 8 Phoenix Award for Revitalization

    Elati Light Rail Facility Project - Denver, Colorado
  • Hospitality Category Award, 2007 Rocky Mountain EXPO/DU Fall Forecast

    Inn at Auraria - Denver, Colorado
  • Best of Colorado Silver Hard Hat Award for Outstanding Public Project from Colorado Construction

    Commerce City Civic Center - Commerce City, Colorado
  • Valley Forward Environmental Excellence Award

    East Valley Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility - Tempe, Arizona
  • International Illumination Design Award of Merit

    Susan M. Duncan Family YMCA Renovation and Addition - Arvada, Colorado
  • IIDA Merit Award

    Early Warning Services - Scottsdale, Arizona

2006

  • Silver ACE Award from the Associated General Contractors

    Inn at Auraria Renovation - Denver, Colorado
  • AIA Colorado Merit Award, Unbuilt Category

    The Blue Rondo - Denver, Colorado
  • Governor's Award for Downtown Excellenceq

    Inn at Auraria Renovation - Denver, Colorado
  • Rocky Mountain Region Design Build Institute of America Merit Award

    Inn at Auraria Renovation - Denver, Colorado
  • AIA Denver COTE Sustainability Award

    Colorado Springs Utilities Laboratory - Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • ASHRAE Energy Conservation Award

    Colorado Springs Utilities Laboratory - Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Colorado Renewable Energy Society Design in Buildings Award, Commercial Category

    Colorado Springs Utilities Laboratory - Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Top Architect/Design Firm from The Denver Business Journal

    May, 2006
  • American Society of Interior Designers Best Corporate Interiors over 50,000 s.f.

    Heska Headquarters - Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Award of Excellence, American Concrete Institute

    Colorado Springs Utilities Laboratory - Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Colorado American Public Works Association Award

    RTD Elati Light Rail Maintenance Facility - Denver, Colorado

2005

  • Colorado Construction Gold Hard Hat Award

    Southeast Christian Church Expansion
    Parker, Colorado
  • City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission Merit Award

    LAPD Operations Valley Bureau & Traffic Division Headquarters - Los Angeles, California
  • Denver Post Top 10 Architecturally Significant Buildings

    Wellington Webb Municipal Office Building - Denver, Colorado
  • Honor Award, Planning and Urban Design

    American Society of Landscape Architects, Colorado Chapter
    Union Park Design Guidelines - Las Vegas, Nevada
  • California Downtown Association Crystal Eagle Award

    Fontana Civic Center Park - Fontana, California

2004

  • 2004 National Design Build Award

    Design Build Institute of America
    Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building - Denver, Colorado
  • 2004 Honor Award for Planning and Urban Design

    Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
    Union Park - Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2004 Best Education/Public/Renovation Over $5 Million

    Southwest Contractor Magazine
    Northern Arizona University School of Communications - Flagstaff, Arizona
  • 2004 Grand Award

    Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute, Masterworks in Masonry
    The Cable Center - Denver, Colorado
  • 2004 Merit Award

    American Institute of Architects, Colorado Chapter
    Clayton Lane Mixed-Use Parking Structure - Denver, Colorado
  • 2004 Gold Hard Hat Award

    Colorado Construction Magazine
    Outstanding Interior Finish/Paint Project Fairfield and Woods Law Offices - Denver, Colorado
  • 2004 Silver Hard Hat Award— Outstanding Public Project

    Colorado Construction Magazine
    RTD Elati Light Rail Maintenance Facility - Denver, Colorado
  • Denver Business Journal Top 25 Ground Breakers of the Year

    Premier Lofts - Denver, Colorado
  • 2004 Theresa Bradley Spirit Award for Interior Design

    Marsh Mercer - Denver, Colorado

2003

  • 2003 Charter Award

    Congress for the New Urbanism
    15th & Pearl Mixed-Use Parking Structure - Boulder, Colorado
  • AIA Colorado 25 Year Award

    Vail Equipment Building and Microwave Tower - Vail, Colorado
    Top 8 Great Places to Work - IS Magazine
  • Outstanding Design Award

    Colorado Construction Magazine
    Clayton Street Mixed-Use Parking Structure - Denver, Colorado
  • Outstanding Design Award

    Colorado Construction Magazine
    Museum of Science and Nature Parking Structure - Denver, Colorado
  • Office Development of the Year Awards - Over 100,000 s.f.

    Colorado NAIOP
    Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building - Denver, Colorado
  • Office Development of the Year Awards - Under 100,000 s.f.

    Colorado NAIOP
    Rangeview One - Loveland, Colorado
  • Merit Award

    AIA - Denver Chapter
    Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building - Denver, Colorado

2002

  • Honorable Mention for Project of the Year Awards - Masonry Construction

    15th & Pearl Mixed-Use Facility - Boulder, Colorado
  • Honorable Mention for Project of the Year Awards - Masonry Construction

    Colorado's Ocean Journey Aquarium - Denver, Colorado

2001

  • 2001 Firm of the Year

    - AIA Western Mountain Region
    - AIA Colorado
    - AIA Denver Chapter
  • Architect of the Year

    AIA Denver
    Richard L. Von Luhrte, FAIA - Principal
  • Award of Excellence, Category 1

    International Parking Institute
    15th & Pearl Mixed-Use Facility - Boulder, Colorado
  • Merit Award

    AIA Western Mountain Region
    15th & Pearl Mixed-Use Facility - Boulder, Colorado
  • Designs for Aging Award

    Colorado Association for Homes for the Aging
    The Academy - Boulder, Colorado
  • Citation Award

    AIA Colorado
    UMB BAnk Colorado Boulevard Branch - Denver, Colorado
  • Merit Award for Land Stewardship Designation

    American Society of Landscape Architects Colorado Chapter
    Thornton Gravel Lakes Recreation Master Plan - Thornton, Colorado