Awards & Affiliations

50 Years of Awards & Recognition

In the last 50 years, our hard and efficient work has earned us numerous professional awards and industry recognitions. We are affiliated with a variety of different organizations, covering the interior design, engineering, architecture and marketing industries. And we have received awards from a wide variety of organizations.

2016 Awards & Recognition

#57 nationally for Architecture / Engineering firms
Building Design + Construction's Giants 300
#25 nationally for hotel architects
Building Design + Construction Giants 300
#22 nationally for retail architecture firms
Building Design + Construction Giants 300

2015 Awards & Recognition

2015 Kanstruct Award of Honor
Big Well Museum, Greensburg, KS
2015 Wichita Business Journal
Best Places to Work - LK Architecture
2015 Associated General Contractors of Kansas Award of Honor
Dick Edwards Auto Plaza, Junction City, KS
2015 American Buildings Excellence in Design
Dick Edwards Auto Plaza, Junction City, KS

Past Awards & Recognition

2014 - AIA Wichita Best Visualization
Big Well Museum, Greensburg, Kansas
2014 - Award for Excellence - ALFA Design Competition
Oxford Grand at New Market, Wichita, Kansas
2014 - Environments for Aging - 2014 Design Showcase
Oxford Grand at New Market, Wichita, Kansas
ASLA 2013 Design Built Merit Award
River Corridor Improvement Project - Drury Plaza
2013 IIDA MADA Silver Award for Hospitality
Hyatt House - Merrfield/Falls Church
2013 Structures Award Winner
Projects "Less than $5 million" category: River Corridor Improvement Project - Drury Plaza
2012 ACI - Under $6 Million Award
Big Well Museum - Greensburg
2012 Art Awards - Chris Cherches Award
Coleman Parking Lot / Rotary Plaza (Wichita, Kansas)
2011 Fire Chief - Station Style Design Award
Newton Fire and EMS Station #3 (Newton, Kansas)
2011 Municipal Concrete Award
Nomar International Market (Wichita, Kansas) & Newton Fire and EMS Station #3 (Newton, Kansas)
2011 Chris Cherches Award via Wichita Arts Council
Nomar International Market (Wichita, Kansas)
2010 Chris Cherches Award via Wichita Arts Council
River Corridor Improvement Project - Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas)
2010 AGC Kansas Award of Excellence
Best Buy at New Market Square (Wichita, Kansas), Hartman Arena (Park City, Kansas), Westridge Mall (Topeka, Kansas)
2009 Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce
Over the Years Award
2009 President's Award
Orpheum Theatre Lobby & Concessions Renovation (Wichita, Kansas)
2009 MADA Gold Award for Restoration/Renovation
LK Architecture Office Remodel (Wichita, Kansas)
Top 10 Small Businesses
Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce 2006, 2007 & 2008 Top 10 Small Business
2008 NSPE Wichita Chapter - Award for Outstanding Achievement
River Corridor Improvement Project - Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas)
2008 AGC of Kansas Award of Excellence
River Corridor Improvement Project - Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas) & Courtyard Old Town (Wichita, Kansas)
2007 APWA Public Works Project of the Year - Structures over $10 million
River Corridor Improvement Project - Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas)
2007 ASLA Prairie Gateway Chapter Merit Award
River Corridor Improvement Project - Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas)
2007 American Concrete Institute (ACI) - Bridges Award
River Corridor Improvement Project - Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas)
2007 AIA Kansas Honor Awards
Excellence in Renovation/Preservation - River Corridor Improvement Project - Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas)
2007 Mayor's Civic Improvement Award
JCPenney (Hampton, Virginia)
2006 AIA Wichita Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture
Cowtown Visitors Center (Wichita, Kansas)
2005 AGC of Kansas Award of Merit
Bel Aire City Hall, Bel Aire, Kansas
2004 AGC of Kansas Award of Merit
Wichita Water and Sewer Dept (Wichita, Kansas)
Hotel at Old Town and Parking Garage, Wichita, Kansas
AIA Wichita 2004 Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture, Kansas Masonry Industries Council 2004 Excellence in Masonry Design, AGC of Kansas 2000 Award of Excellence, ACI Kansas 1999 Award for Technical Innovation
2003 AGC of Kansas Award of Merit
York Manufacturing, Wichita, Kansas

Affiliations

LK Architecture is affiliated with many Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Marketing organizations.

American Institute of Architects (AIA), National AIA Kansas AIA Wichita National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) City of Wichita Design Council U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) National Trust for Historic Preservation College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects (FAIA) Richard Upjohn Fellow American Institute of Architects, Kansas Kansas Intern Development Program American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Wichita Chapter Society of American Value Engineers American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) American Society of Landscape Architects - Prairie Gateway Chapter (PG-ASLA) Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB) National Council for Interior Design Qualification International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) American Marketing Association (AMA) Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce