Certifications

Living Building Challenge

• Lawson House (LBC Affordable Housing Pilot Program)

• Keller Center (2019 Petal Certification)

Living Community Challenge

• Uptown Normal (2025 Certified Pilot)

Passive House Institute US (PHIUS)

• Broadway Lofts (2022)

• Lincoln Park Private Residence (2020)

• Granite City Passive House (2016)

LEED - Platinum

• Keller Center (2019)

• Veterinary Orthopedic Center (2019)

• Rolling Knolls (2017)

• Harmony House Adoption Center (2013)

• Environmental Law & Policy Center (2010)

• Charles Shaw Technology & Learning Center (2009)

• Yannell House (2009)

• Christy Webber Landscapes Headquarters (2004)

• Chicago Center for Green Technology (2003)

LEED - Gold

• Lawson House (Target)

• XOCO (2010)

• Lake Ellyn Boathouse (2015)

• Bethel Commercial Center (2004)

LEED - Neighborhood Development

• Cardinal Campus (2020)

• Whistler Crossing (2010 Pilot Program)

Firm Awards

2020 AIA COTE® Top Ten Award

• Keller Center (2019)

• Chicago Center for Green Technology (2003)

AIA Illinois Award

• Keller Center (2020)

• Yannell House (2009)

AIA Chicago Award

• Keller Center - Decarbonization Award (2022)

• Keller Center - Chicago Distinguished Building Award (2019); Interior Architecture Award; Small Projects Award (2019)

• Charles Shaw Technology & Learning Center - Interior Architecture Award Special Recognition (2013); Divine Detail Merit Award (2013)

• Christy Webber Landscapes Headquarters - Distinguished Building Award (2006); Sustainable Design Award: Excellence in Architecture (2007)

• Aly Beach Private Residence - Sustainable Design Award (2007)

American Planning Association (APA)

• Colony Park - APA Texas - Project Planning Award (2016)

Congress of New Urbanism (CNU)

• Uptown Normal - CNU Illinois Neighborhood, District, and Corridor Award (2015)

• Harper Court - CNU Illinois Charter Award (2012)

Congress of New Urbanism (CNU): Illinois

Fill the (Housing) Gap: Excellence in Environmentally Sensitive Design & Community Engagement - Honorable Mention for Typology (2019)

Chicago Greenworks Award - Innovation in Green Business

• Farr Associates (2012)

AIA Chicago - Firm of the Year Award

• Farr Associates (2010)

Lake Street El Coalition & Neighborhood Capital Budget Group - Award of Merit

• Farr Associates (1993)

Urban Land Institute, Vision Award

• Excellence in Environmentally Sensitive Design and Community Engagement - University of Chicago Keller Center (2019)

Individual Awards

AIA Chicago - Young Architect Award

• Matthew McGrane, Former Associate Principal (2019)

• Douglas Farr, Founding Principal (1997)

Holsten Human Capital Development - Community Sustainability Award

• Douglas Farr, Founding Principal (2018)

Planetizen.com - Top 10 Books of the Year

• Sustainable Nation: Urban Design Patterns for the Future (2018)

• Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature (2008)

University of Michigan - UM TCAUP Distinguished Service Award

• Douglas Farr, Founding Principal (2009)

Chicago Magazine - Green Award

• Douglas Farr, Founding Principal (2008)

Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers - Architecture & Urban Planning

• Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature - Finalist / Honorable Mention (2008)