Firm: Awards

The annual listing of 10 companies that are at the forefront of providing Urban Planning and Design services and impacting the marketplace.

Heller Manus joint team recently won the First Prize in the International Competition for the Strategic Planning and Conceptual Urban Design of Wuxi Xiyan Lake Ecological Science and Technology City in China. This project is sponsored by the People’s Government of Luoshe Town, Huishan District, Wuxi City. Congratulations to the design team!

Link: Announcement on the International Consultation Plan of "Wuxi Xiyan Lake Ecological Science and Technology City"

The Silicon Valley Business Journal honors the best in real estate projects each year with the Structures Awards. For 2021, the 909 Kifer / Fortinet Headquarters won the Structures Awards in the Office/R&D Build Project category.

HM designed this new headquarters building for Fortinet, a global network security company on their Sunnyvale corporate campus.  This four-story, 172,000 sf office building, consists of two mirrored office wings that are joined by a large central entry atrium.  The building’s state-of the-art systems reduce overall energy usage by 30% as compared to a standard office building. The large number of rooftop solar panels will offset 100% of annual energy use, making the project both zero-net energy and zero-net carbon, because the building does not burn fossil fuels.

Web Link: Structures Awards: Office/R&D Build Project winner Fortinet says out with the carbon and in with fresh air

Heller Manus joint team recently won First Prize in the International Competition for Taihu Science City Strategic Planning and Conceptual Urban Design project sponsored by the Suzhou Planning Bureau in China. 

Link: Announcement on the evaluation results of the international proposal solicitation for "Taihu Science City"

Honorable Mention in the Mixed-Use Architecture category

Best Commercial Project 20,000 SF - Menlo Gateway
Best Mixed-Use Project High Rise - 181 Fremont

Best Commercial Project 20,000 SF 
Best Rehabilitation Project

USGLASS Green Design Awards High-Rise Construction Award

John King (2019) 'The decade’s best buildings in a changing SF:12 structures and spaces that redefine San Francisco — and the lessons that they teach.'   San Francisco Chronicle 12/17/19   The decade’s 12 best buildings in a changing San Francisco (sfchronicle.com)

Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel Award, $75 Million+ Category

American Institute of Steel Construction

Award of Excellence Best Tall Building 200-299 meters

CTBUH Award of Excellence Fire & Risk Engineering Award

CTBUH Award of Excellence Geotechnical Engineering Award

CTBUH Award of Excellence MEP Engineering Award

CTBUH CTBUH Award of Excellence Structural Engineering Award

Smart Growth Award

Office Research & Development Deal of the Year, Winner

Americas Mixed-Use Architecture, California

Winner, 181 Fremont Street

2016 Achievement of the Year, 350 Bush Street

Winner, Gold Award: Guangzhou International Fashion Center

Gold List 2015: The Top Hotels in the World: Hotel Vitale

Engineering Award: China Automotive Technology Research Center

First Prize: Guangzhou South Axis

Best Hotels in the West: Hotel Vitale

Bronze Award: Guangzhou South Axis Plan

Third Prize: Guangzhou North Axis

Best New Office Building: 555 Mission Street

Building of America Award: 733 Front Street

Winner, First Prize: Guangzhou North Axis Plan
Winner, Second Prize: Guangzhou North Axis Plan

Best Residential: The Infinity

Merit Award, Best Office/Professional Building: 55 Second Street

Finalist, Performance-based Seismic Design of High Rise Buildings: The Infinity

Merit Award, Best Specialty Project: Hotel Vitale

Merit Award, Best High-Rise Residential: The Metropolitan

Best Hotel Deal of the Year: Hotel Vitale

Best Market Rate Residential Deal of the Year: The Metropolitan

Merit Award, Best Apartment Project: Thunder Spring Resort

Merit Award, Best Apartment Project: The Terraces

Merit Award, Best Office/Professional Building: 275 Sacramento Street

Merit Award, Best Office/Professional Building: EmeryStation North

Honor Award, Interior Architecture: San Francisco City Hall

Honor Award, Seismic Upgrade & Renovation: San Francisco City Hall

Planning Award: Pleasant Hill Downtown Master Plan

Honorable Mention, Smooth Metal Wall Panels: 911 Emergency Communications Center

Merit Award, Excellence in Design: San Francisco City Hall

Award of Honor in Architecture: San Francisco City Hall

California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence, Grand Prize

Land use and Environmental Quality

Grand Award: San Francisco City Hall

Judges Special Merit Award: San Francisco City Hall

Design Award: San Francisco City Hall

Merit Award: Hayward City Hall

Outstanding Renovation: The Beach Chalet

Project of the Year Award, New Construction: Hayward City Hall

Merit Award: Emeryville Amtrak Station

Outstanding Design Small Station, Newly Constructed: Emeryville Amtrak Station

Award for Excellence in Architectural Preservation: The Shell Building

Grand Award, Best Office/Professional Building of 100,000 SF or Less: St. Francis Medical Office Building

Merit Award: The Domizile

Citation for Excellence in Urban Design, Armenian Earthquake Task Force

Merit Award: 55 Stockton Street

Award for Excellence in Architectural Conservation: The Bank of San Francisco

Merit Award, Best Rehabilitation: Van Ness Plaza