Select Awards

Firm Awards
2019 Praemium Imperiale, Williams and Tsien
2018 Louis Marshall Award, Jewish Theological Seminary, Williams and Tsien
2018 Tau Sigma Delta Gold Medal, Williams and Tsien
2018 The Kanter Trisch Medal, Williams and Tsien
2014 Royal Institute of British Architects International Fellowship, Williams and Tsien
2014 University of Florida Design Excellence Design Award, Williams and Tsien
2013 National Medal of Arts, Presented by Barack Obama to Billie Tsien
2013 National Medal of Arts, Presented by Barack Obama to Tod Williams
2013 AIA Architecture Firm Award, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
2013 AIANY President’s Citation, Williams and Tsien
2012 Asia Society Global Arts Award, Williams and Tsien
2009 National Academy Induction, Williams and Tsien
2009 American Academy of Arts and Letters Induction, Williams
2007 American Academy of Arts and Letters Induction, Tsien
2007 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Induction, Williams and Tsien
2005 American Concrete Institute Distinguished Achievement Award, Williams
2004 Architectural League of New York President’s Medal, Williams and Tsien
2003 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture Design, Williams and Tsien
2003 Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture, Williams and Tsien
1998 The Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design, Williams and Tsien
1996 Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize, Williams and Tsien
1996 AIANY Medal of Honor Award, Williams and Tsien
1990 Interior Design Hall of Fame, Williams and Tsien
Project Awards
2023 AIANY Architecture Merit Award, The Hood Museum of Art
2022 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment
2019 AIANY Architecture Honor Award, Best in Competition, TATA Consultancy Services
2018 AIANY Architecture Merit Award, Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment
2017 AIANY Architecture Merit Award, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
2017 AIANY Architecture Merit Award, Kim & Tritton Residence Halls
2017 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Logan Center for the Arts
2016 AIANY Architecture Honor Award, LeFrak Center at Lakeside
2016 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
2015 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, LeFrak Center at Lakeside  
2015 AIANY Architecture Merit Award, Logan Center for the Arts
2015 AIA Virginia Architecture Merit Award, 1st Congregational United Church of Christ
2014 SARA Excellence in Design, Lefrak Center at Lakeside
2014 MASterworks Award for Best Urban Amenity, LeFrak Center at Lakeside
2014 ENR New York Award for Landscape/Urban Development, Lefrak Center at Lakeside
2014 AL Light & Architecture Award, Logan Center for the Arts
2013 Committee of 100 Federal City Award, 1st Congregational United Church of Christ
2013 Building Stone Institute Award, The Barnes Foundation
2013 AIANY Architecture Merit Award, Center the Advancement for Public Action
2013 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, The Barnes Foundation
2013 National Public Design Commission Special Recogition, LeFrak Center at Lakeside
2012 Design for Asia Special Award for Culture from the Hong Kong Design Center
2012 AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, David Rubenstein Atrium
2012 Building Stone Institute Award, Center for the Advancement of Public Action
2012 Apollo Award for Museum Opening of the Year, The Barnes Foundation
2011 AIANY Interiors Honor Award, David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
2011 AIANY Architecture Honor Award, C.V. Starr East Asian Library
2010 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Skirkanich Hall
2010 AIA California Council Award for Architecture Design, C.V. Starr East Asian Library
2009 AIA/ALA Library Building Award, C.V. Starr East Asian Library
2008 AIANY Architecture Merit Award, Skirkanich Hall
2005 AIANY Architecture Merit Award, Shelter Island House
2003 AIANY Interiors Honor Award, PS 101 Library
2003 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, American Folk Art Museum
2002 AIANY Architecture Award, American Folk Art Museum
2002 AIANY Architecture Award, Mattin Arts Center
2002 World Architecture: The Best Building in the World, American Folk Art Museum
2002 World Architecture: The Best North American Building, American Folk Art Museum
2002 World Architecture: The Best Public/Cultural Building, American Folk Art Museum
2002 Brendan Gill Prize, American Folk Art Museum
2001 MAS New York City Masterworks Award, American Folk Art Museum
2001 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Long Island House
2001 AIA National Honor Award, Cranbrook Natatorium
2000 AIANY Architecture Award, Cranbrook Natatorium
1999 AIANY Architecture Award, Long Island House
1998 AIANY Architecture Honor Award, Desert House
1997 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, The Neurosciences Institute
1997 AIANY Architecture Award, New York City Townhouse
1996 AIANY Architecture Honor Award, The Neurosciences Institute
1996 Time Magazine Best of Design, The Neurosciences Institute
1995 AIANY Architecture Honor Award, Hereford College
1993 AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, L’Zinger
1992 AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, Quandt Loft
1989 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Pool House
1989 AIANY Distinguished Architecture Honor Award, Pool House
1989 AIANY Interior Architecture Citation, Whitney Museum of American Art Downtown
1989 AIANY Architecture Project Citation, Downtown Vacant Lots
1988 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, Feinberg Hall
1987 AIANY Architecture Award, Feinberg Hall
1986 AIANY Architecture Award, Eisenberg Residence
1982 AIANY Architecture Award, Sointu