Awards and Citations
National Association of Home Builders Gold Award Assisted Living; 2008
Affordable Housing Conference 3rd Place Award for Archtiectual Excellence in Affordable Housing; 2004
Maryland Society American Institute of Architects, Citation Award for Architectual Excellence; 2003 State Awards Program.
American
Institute of Architects Potomac Valley Chapter Citation Award for
Architectural Excellence; 2001 Chapter Awards Program
ALFA Assisted Living Federation of America – "Best of Home" – Special
Merit Award; 2000
National Council on Seniors Housing - Merit Achievement Award for
Assisted Living; 1999 NCOSH Awards Program.
Masonry Institute Design Competition - First Award - Design and
Craftsmanship; 1998.
National Council on Seniors Housing - Gold Seal Award for Senior's
Housing, "On the Boards" category for unbuilt schematic design; 1996
NCOSH Awards Program.
Private Residence
American Institute of Architects Potomac Valley Chapter Merit Award for
Architectural Excellence; 2003 Chapter Awards Program.
Private Residence
Maryland Society American Institute of Architects Merit Award for
Excellence; 2003 State Awards Program.
American Institute of Architects Potomac Valley Chapter Citation Award for Architectural Excellence; 2003 Chapter Awards Program.
Marian House
National Council on Seniors Housing - Recognized for Renovation Greater
than $500,000; 2002 NCOSH Awards Program.
Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers – Best Project; 2001 HAND
Awards Program.
Byron House
National Council on Seniors Housing - Silver Achievement
Award for Affordable Assisted Living; 2001 NCOSH Awards Program.
Mary's House
National Council on Seniors Housing - Silver Achievement Award for
Assisted Living; 2000 NCOSH Awards Program.
Chrysalis Award, Professional Remodeler Magazine, for Remodeling
Excellence in the South, 1999
The
Grove at Patuxent Woods
1996 Building Innovation for Home Ownership Project of the National
Partners in Home Ownership of the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development. The project was selected for award and
recognition.
1995 Maryland Affordable Housing Competition Award from the Maryland
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development.
Awarded commission for seven house Charles County portion to encourage
innovative designs for improvement of affordable housing.
Peace Garden at Haines Point
Competition entry selected for exhibit in Monuments & Memory at
National Building Museum 29 September 2001 thru 27 January 2002.
Wagner Residence
1995 Preservation Award from Montgomery Preservation Inc. for the
renovation and addition to their house. The house is a Sears Roebuck
Crescent house in Brookmont. Project designed and completed with
William Bechhoefer, AIA
Raphael House
National Council on Seniors Housing Gold Seal Award for Affordable
Senior's Housing and Silver Seal Award for Assisted Living; 1993 NCOSH
Awards Program
Award for Residential New Construction, 1992 Finish First, Annual
National Exterior Design Contest, sponsored by Wolverine Technologies
Warmer Residence
American Institute of Architects Potomac Valley Chapter Merit Award for
Architectural Excellence; 1992 Chapter Awards Program. Project designed
and completed with William Bechhoefer, AIA.
Ruge Residence
American Institute of Architects Potomac Valley Chapter Citation for
Architectural Excellence; 1991 Chapter Awards Program. Project designed
and completed with William Bechhoefer, AIA.
Halfway House for Women
Designated team in design-build competition for Montgomery County
facility; 1992.
East Germantown Elementary School
Second place in an invited competition in l985 for a proposed school in
Germantown, Md.; Ralph Bennett Architects was Associated Architect with
Eugene Delmar, FAIA.
Louis W. Foxwell, Sr. Memorial Community
This 185 unit housing project for the Deaf was given an Award of Merit
in l984 by the Maryland Governor's Committee on the employment of the
Handicapped for the design features provided for the tenants.
Lake Seneca Elementary School
First Prize in a 1983 invited design competition for the first new
Montgomery County Elementary School in nine years. Ralph Bennett was
Associated Architect with Grimm and Parker, Architects, with special
responsibility for energy related design features including classroom
lighting and demonstration facilities.
First Prize for all Building Types in EnComp '84, a competition
sponsored by Maryland and Virginia utilities and engineering societies.
American Institute of Architects Potomac Valley Chapter Award of
Excellence; 1985 Chapter Awards Program
Potomac Horse Center Housing
Second prize among 16 entries in a development competition for 48 units
of passively solar heated family row houses in Potomac, Maryland
sponsored in l982 by the Montgomery County Economic Development
Commission.
"Solar Heated Houses for New England"
Winner of an award in the Research category, 1976 Annual Awards
Program, Progressive Architecture Magazine.
Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany
First Prize group in l970 open international competition for urban
redevelopment of 30 acres with Pfister, Ruegg, Marbach
Fremont, California Civic Center
Honorable Mention in 1966 national competition for government center
for newly incorporated city.
Last updated: 7.02.04