awards
Ultimately, we measure success by delivering a project that advances the client’s mission, fulfills the client’s goals, and exceeds the client’s expectations. But design awards are also a gauge by which our contributions to the industry are measured; they are an acknowledgement of our talent and value to the practice. Achieving beauty in conjunction with a sustainably superior building is what drove emersion forward, and still does more than 15 years later.
Engineering News Record, Best Project in Midwest, Sustainability
2023
Pepper Construction New Cincinnati Headquarters
Learning by Design, Outstanding Project Award
2023
Finneytown Elementary School
Tri State Masonry Institute, Excellence in Mansory Award
2023
Finneytown Elementary School
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Community Impact Award
2023
Covington Alleys Rejuvenation
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Sustainability Award
2023
Bethany School Regenerative Campus
Cincinnati 2030 District Energy Impact Award
2022
Pepper Construction New Cincinnati Headquarters
FIREHOUSE Station Design, Satellite Station, Bronze Award
2022
West Chester Township Station 73
Learning By Design, Outstanding Project Award
2022
Little Miami School District, Early Childhood Development Center
US Green Building Council, Ohio Leadership Awards, Green Building of the Year Honorable Mention
2022
Bethany School
Learning By Design, Honorable Mention
2021
Bethany School
Law Enforcement Design, Gold Award
2020
District 3 Police Station
Ohio Engineering Excellence Awards, Honor Award
2020
Art Climb, Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Landscape Architecture Award
2020
Art Climb, Cincinnati Art Museum
Net Zero Trailblazer Award
2019
Cincinnati District 3 Police Station
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Interior Architecture Honor Award
2019
Muntz Hall, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Business Courier
2019
Best Places to Work Finalist
Sustainability & Energy SMART Awards, Sustainability & Energy Project, New Construction Business Award
2018
District 3 Police Headquarters
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Merit Award
2018
Cincinnati Art Museum Schmidlapp Gallery
Build Magazine, Best Full-Service Interior Design Company – USA
2017
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Build Magazine, Best USA Commercial Design/Build Project
2017
District 3 Police Headquarters
ASHRAE National Technology Award, Commercial Buildings New Category
2017
District 3 Police Headquarters
Design/Build Institute of America, National Excellence Award
2017
District 3 Police Headquarters
Cincinnati Design Awards, Honor Award
2016
District 3 Police Headquarters
PCI National Design Awards, Sustainable Design Winner
2016
District 3 Police Headquarters
Green Business Awards, Finalist
2015
District 3 Police Headquarters
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Honorable Mention
2015
District 3 Police Headquarters
Cincinnati Preservation Association, Local Preservation Excellence Award
2015
Chatfield College
Green Business Awards, Green Advocacy Award
2015
Greater Cincinnati Green Business Council (emersion DESIGN, Member) Cincinnati Business Courier
Cincinnati Business Courier
2015
Best Places to Work Finalist, Honorable Mention
Federal Energy & Water Management Award
2014
Advanced Power & Thermal Research Lab WPAFB
USAF Design Award, Merit Award
2014
Advanced Power & Thermal Research Lab WPAFB
Building Design + Construction, Giants 300 Report, #75 A/E
2014
Firm Overall
Cincinnati Business Courier, Best Places to Work Finalist
2014
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Cincinnati Business Courier, The List – Greenest Tri-State Buildings
2013
Highland Medical Office Building
Cincinnati Business Courier, The List – Greenest Tri-State Buildings
2013
American Red Cross Regional HQ
Cincinnati Business Courier, The List – Greenest Tri-State Buildings
2013
Cincinnati Art Museum Longworth Wing
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Merit Award
2013
Lick Run Watershed Master Plan
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Honor Award
2013
Cincinnati Art Museum Longworth Wing
Green Business Awards, Green Advocacy
2013
Energy Efficiency Training for Ohio Architects, Engineers, and Developers
Cincinnati Business Courier, Best Places to Work Finalist
2013
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Cincinnati Business Courier, The List – Greenest Tri-State Buildings
2013
emersion DESIGN Headquarters
Building Design + Construction, Giants 300 Report, #61 A/E Firm Overall
2013
Socio Design Foundation, Honorable Mention
2012
“Space by Subtraction”
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Merit Award
2012
Procter Hall Façade Renovation & Green Roof
Cincinnati Business Courier, 55 Fastest Growing Companies
2012
emersion DESIGN
Cincinnati Business Courier, Best Places to Work Finalist
2012
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Ohio Environmental Council, Green Gala
2012
emersion DESIGN Headquarters
Green Business Awards, Design for NonProfit Winner
2011
American Red Cross Regional HQ
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Finalist
2011
Security Forces Operations Center WPAFB
Government/Administration, Masonry Design
2011
American Red Cross Regional HQ
NCARB, SEED Grant for Architectural Development Projects
2011
Roche Health Center
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Merit Award
2011
American Red Cross Regional HQ
Green Business Awards, Design For Profit Winner
2011
emersion DESIGN Office Expansion
Cincinnati Business Courier, Best Places to Work Finalist
2011
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SAME Kentuckiana Post, Small Business of the Year – Excellence in Engineering
2011
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US Air Force Materiel Command Design Award, Citation Award for Concept Design
2010
Security Forces Operations Center WPAFB
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Honorable Mention
2010
Blue Green Alliance – Green Jobs Research
US Air Force Worldwide Design Award, Citation Award for Concept Design
2010
Security Forces Operations Center WPAFB
US Air Force Worldwide Design Award, Merit Award for Concept Design
2010
Information Technology Complex Ph 1 WPAFB
US Air Force Materiel Command Design Award, Design Concept Honor Award
2010
WPAFB Human Performance Wing Complex
US Air Force Worldwide Design Award, Honor Award for Concept Design
2010
WPAFB Human Performance Wing Complex
Cincinnati Business Courier, Best Places to Work Finalist
2010
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Hamilton County Development Center, Business Development Award / Tenant of the Year
2010
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Green Building of America, Real Estate Construction Review
2009
emersion DESIGN Office Expansion
American Institute of Architects – Ohio Chapter Design Award, Honor Award
2009
emersion DESIGN Offices – High Performance Design
American Institute of Architects – Ohio Chapter Design Award, Honor Award
2009
emersion DESIGN Offices – Interior Design
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Honorable Mention
2008
Over-The-Rhine Green Historic Study
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Honor Award
2008
LE3D Social Sustainability Rating System
Cincinnati Region Design Awards – AIA, ASID, IIDA, ASLA, SEGD, Honorable Mention
2008
Greening Over-the-Rhine
IIDA Honor Award for Built Work, Honor Award
2008
emersion DESIGN Office Expansion
Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition, Environmental Business of the Year
2008
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