Awards

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 LibraryHenrico 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

Dunbar is extremely responsive. It impresses me how quickly they can jump into an issue we are having and work with our team for quick solutions.

Eric Rasmussen Project Manager, DPR

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