Evidence of Our Commitment to Excellence
Dunbar believes every project is about people. A collaboration between individuals, organizations, regulatory agencies, communities and other stakeholders – all in service of those who ultimately will use the space. The following awards reflect the results of our thoughtful and thorough approach.
Albemarle Campus Club – Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia
2024 AIA-Central Virginia Award of Merit
2025 ENR Mid-Atlantic – Regional Best Project, Office/Retail/Mixed-Use -Architect: Bushman-Dreyfus Architects, General Contractor: Barton Malow
Law School Renovation – University of Richmond
2025 GRACRE Real Estate Award – Top Institutional Project -Architect: University of Richmond
Sauer Office Building
2025 GRACRE Real Estate Award – Best Office New Construction Project -Architect: Freeman Morgan Architects
Taylor Farm Park, Henrico County
2024 Golden Hammer, Teens Choice Award -Architect: Worley & Associates
2025 National Recreation and Park Association, Award for Innovation in Park Design – Timmons Group
Super Radiator Coils
2025 GRACRE Real Estate Award – Best Industrial Project -Architect: Baskervill
Feed More Headquarters
2025 GRACRE Real Estate Award – Community Impact -Architect: Baskervill
2025 Golden Hammer Award, Best New Construction-Commercial
The Elysian at Stonefield
2024 Jeffie Award – Most Influential Project-Residential -Architect: Mitchell | Matthews Architects & Planners
Albemarle Campus Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia
2024 AIA-Central Virginia Award of Merit -Architect: Bushman Dreyfus Architects
The Acuff Center for Aquaculture, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
2024 Ecological Conservation and Restoration Award, USGBC -Architect: Quinn Evans
Highland Springs ACE Center, Henrico County, VA
2024 AIA-Richmond Honorable Mention -Architect: Quinn Evans
2024 Helping Hands Upward Mobility Award, Historic Richmond + Storefront for Community Design
Hermitage ACE Center, Henrico County, VA
2024 Honorable Mention, Virginia School Boards Association -Architect: Quinn Evans
Paul Jennings Residence Hall – James Madison University
2023 Livable Building Award – UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment -Architect: VMDO
Atlee Library, Hanover County, VA
2023 AIA-Richmond Award of Merit-Architect: Quinn Evans
St. Catherine’s School, Performing Arts and Innovation Center
2023 GRACRE Real Estate Award, Best Academic Project-Architect: Bartzen + Ball
Scottsville Elementary School
2023 A4LE Virginia Gold Award, Renovation/Addition Category -Architect: Grimm + Parker
Dominion Innsbrook Technical Center
2023 GRACRE Real Estate Award, Best Large Scale Office Project -Architect: PSH+
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
2024 AIA Healthcare Design Award
2024 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award, Honor Award
2024 Engineering Excellence Grand Award, ACEC-VA
2023 Mid-Atlantic Project of the Year, Mid-Atlantic Best Healthcare Project Award, Engineering News Record
2023 AIA-Richmond Award of Honor – Architect: HKS, Inc.
2023 Design Award Honorable Mention, Lean Construction Institute
2023 GRACRE Real Estate Award, Project of the Year
Evidence-Based Touchstone Gold Award, The Center for Health Design – Architect: HKS Inc.
2022 Community Impact Award, Richmond Real Estate Group, General Contractor: DPR Construction
YWCA of Richmond
2022 Golden Hammer Award, Best Community Institution Revitalization -Architect: SMBW, PLLC
Humanities Building, University of Richmond
2022 AIA-Richmond Award for Contextual Design, Honorable Mention – Architect: Quinn Evans
Engineering Research Building, Virginia Commonwealth University
2021 GRACRE Real Estate Award, Institutional Project – Architect: Baskervill, Goody Clancy, Smith + McClane
Fairfield Area Library – Henrico County, VA
2022 Innovative Project of the Year and People’s Choice Award, USGBC-VA – Architect: Quinn Evans and Tappe Architects
2021 AIA-Richmond Design Award
The Center at Belvedere
2021 AIA National Design for Aging Review Award of Merit – Architect: Bushman Dreyfus Architects
Polykon Manufacturing LLC
2020 Annual GRACRE Real Estate Award: Best Industrial Project – Architect: Baskervill
The Scott House, Virginia Commonwealth University
2021 John Russell Pope Award for Historic Preservation, ICAA – Architect: Glavé & Holmes Architecture
2020 Golden Hammer Award, Best Restoration
Rumors of War, by Kehinde Wiley
2020 Golden Hammer Award, Best Placemaking – Owner: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Maymont Foundation Headquarters
2020 Golden Hammer Award, Best Adaptive Reuse – Architect: Quinn Evans
College of Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University
2020 Annual GRACRE Real Estate Award: Top Institutional Project – Architect: EYP, Inc.
Whole Foods Market, Sauer Center Development, Richmond, VA
2020 Annual GRACRE Real Estate Award: Project of the Year – Architect: Freeman Morgan Architects
NOVA Aquatics Facility, Henrico, VA
2022 Golden Hammer Award, Best Adaptive Reuse – Architect: Baskervill
2022 ENR Mid-Atlantic Award of Merit Sports/Entertainment
2022 GRACRE Real Estate Award: Public Private Partnership Project
2022 Engineering Excellence Grand Award, ACEC Virginia
2020 Annual GRACRE Real Estate Award: Top Retail Lease – Thalhimer Realty Partners,
The Rebkee Company
Six Hundred West Main, Charlottesville, VA
2020 AIA-Central Virginia Merit Award for Excellence in Contextual Design – Architect: Bushman Dreyfus Architects
2021 Multi-Housing News Bronze Award, Best New Development & Design, Mixed-Use
2021 TAC World Design Awards Winner, Mixed-Use Architecture
North Court Residence Hall, University of Richmond
2020 Leadership Award, USGBC Virginia – Architect: Glavé & Holmes Architecture
Greer Environmental Sciences Center, Virginia Wesleyan University
2023 USGBC-Virginia Community Leader Awards, Climate Champion Award
2023 Livable Buildings Awards, The Center for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley
2020 AIA-Virginia Design Award of Merit – Architect: VMDO
2020 AIA-Central Virginia Award of Merit
2019 Virginia Environments Award, USGBC-Virginia
2018 SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture Merit Award
2018 HRACRE Excellence in Development Design Awards: Best Educational Building and Juror’s Choice Award – Contractor: Hourigan
2018 Associated Builders and Contractors – VA Honor Award of Excellence
2017 DBIA Hampton Roads Award of Excellence