Awards
REES Wins Top Awards from AIA and IIDA
REES won top awards from the AIA Central Oklahoma the IIDA Texas & Oklahoma Chapter. We're honored to receive this recognition and thankful to our clients for allowing us to partner with them on so many exciting projects.
IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter
Each year the IIDA selects one firm in three size categories to receive a Pinnacle Award. This award represents the highest honor the IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter can bestow upon a design firm. It is granted only to firms that have consistently contributed to the highest aspirations of the profession of interior design, to the community and to IIDA. REES won the 2016 Pinnacle award in the medium firm category.
REES also won the 2017 IIDA’s Best in City Center award for Oklahoma City. The Best in City Center award recognized the Mercy Coletta Building project for excellence in interior design and architecture.
AIA Central Oklahoma Firm of the Year
The 2017 Solomon Andrew Layton Firm of the Year Award was presented to REES for distinguishing itself over the past five years, to the betterment of the profession and community, through leadership, vision and design. This is the second time REES has won the Solomon Andrew Layton Award. The firm also received the award in 1999.
Awards
Oklahoma Interior Design Honorable Mention, 2020
Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award
Oklahoma Interior Design Honorable Mention, 2020
Oklahoma Interior Design's Best in Higher Education Award, 2020
ABC Excellence in Construction Award, 2017
Best High Tech and Laboratory Building Design Award, 2020
ABC Excellence in Construction Award, 2018
Best Use Total Precast Hardened Structure Award, 2018
IIDA Texas & Oklahoma's Best in City Center Award, 2017
Oklahoma Interior Design's Best in Hospitality Award, 2020
ABC Excellence in Construction Award, 2016
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase Honorable Mention, 2006
ABC Excellence in Construction Award, 2011
Excellence In Construction Award, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., 2011
Honor Award Unbuilt Design from the American Institute of Architects - Dallas Chapter, 1997
2015 Medical Office Project of the Year
NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association
Arizona Chapter.
2015 Great Inspirations Award
Creative Oklahoma
Award of Excellence from ALFA, 2014
AIA People’s Choice Award, 2014.
ABC Excellence in Construction Award, 2015
“Outstanding Design,” American School & University Magazine, 2010
Bronze “Brick in Architecture” Award, Brick Industry Association, 2010
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase, 2009
American School & University Educational Interior Design Excellence, 2008
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase, 2008
Golden Trowel Award for San Antonio Masonry Contractors, 2008
Golden Trowel Award for Texas Masonry Contractors, 2008
Texas Society of Architects Design Award, 2008
AIA Certificate of Merit
AIA/ACA Exhibition of Architecture for Justice, 2003
Judge's Choice Award for Outstanding Special-Use Building from the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), 2000
American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Justice (CAJ), Justice Facility Review, 1998-1999
2020
Higher Education
Best in Higher Education Award
Zarrow Faculty and Graduate Center
Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition, 2020
Corporate
Best in Hospitality Award
WinStar Convention Center
Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition, 2020
Media
Best High Tech and Laboratory Building Design Award
KFOR
PCI Design Award, 2020
Healthcare
Honorable Mention
McBride Ambulatory Surgery Center
Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition, 2020
Honorable Mention
Stillwater Medical Cancer Center
Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition, 2020
2019
General Firm
Member Firm of the Year
REES
SMPS Dallas, 2019
General Firm
Journal Record Beacon Award Finalist
REES
Journal Record Beacon Firm, 2019
General Firm
2019 Emerging Professionals Firm
REES
AIA Central States Emerging Professionals, 2019
General Firm
SMPS Marketing Communications Award of Excellence
"Planting Daisies" Book for the Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma
Project Pursuit Marketing - Print Category, 2019
Healthcare
ABC Excellence in Construction Award
McBride Outpatient Surgery Center
Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award, 2019
Government
2nd Place 'Renovation of the Year' Winner
Texas Rangers Golf Club
Golf Inc. Magazine, 2019
2018
General Firm
Exemplary AXP Friendly Firm
REES
AIA Oklahoma's Exemplary AXP Friendly Firm
General Firm
Journal Record Beacon Firm Award Finalist
REES
Journal Record Beacon Firm, 2018
Media
ABC Excellence in Construction Award
KFOR
Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award, 2018
Best Use Total Precast Hardened Structure
KFOR
Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association Award, 2018
Healthcare
Build Oklahoma Award
Stillwater Cancer Center
AGC of Oklahoma's 2018 Build Oklahoma Award, 2018
2017
General Firm
Solomon Andrew Layton Award
REES
AIA Central Oklahoma's Firm of the Year Award, 2017
Exemplary AXP Friendly Firm
REES
AIA Oklahoma's Exemplary AXP Friendly Firm
Design Appetit People's Choice
REES
Design Appetit SPUN Project
Healthcare
IIDA Best in City Center Award
Mercy Coletta Building
Oklahoma City's Best in City Center Award
Education
ABC Excellence in Construction Award
The University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Library Level Two
Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award, 2017
University of Oklahoma Dean's Special Recognition Award
University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Library
Dean's Special Recognition Award
2016
General Firm
IIDA Pinnacle Award
IIDA Texas / Oklahoma Chapter
IIDA Pinnacle Award - Medium Firm Category
Corporate
ABC Excellence in Construction Award
Winstar Conference Center
Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award, 2016
2015
Multifamily
ABC Excellence in Construction Award
Sunbeam Family Services
Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award, 2015
Government
Medical Office Project of the Year
Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic - Southeast Clinic
NAIOP Commercial Real Estate's Medical Office Project of the Year, 2015
Education
Great Inspirations Award Creative Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Bizzell Library Renovation
Great Inspirations Award Creative Oklahoma, 2015
2014
Senior Living
ALFA Award of Excellence
Wyoming Springs Assisted Living and Memory Care
Award of Excellence from ALFA, 2014
Corporate
AIA Oklahoma People's Choice Award
KD's Southern Cuisine
AIA Oklahoma People’s Choice Award, 2014
2011
Education
ABC Excellence in Construction Award
Oklahoma State University, Henry Bellmon Research Center
Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award, 2011
Government
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Design Award
Muensterberg Plaza and Clock Tower
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Design “All Precast Solution” Award, 2011
ACI Outstanding Achievement in Concrete
Muensterberg Plaza and Clock Tower
American Concrete Institute Outstanding Achievement in Concrete, 2011
2010
General Firm
Top Green Design Firm
REES
Texas Construction Magazine's "Top Green Design Firm", 2010
Top Interior Design Giants
REES
Interior Design Magazine's "Top Interior Design Giants", 2010
Healthcare
AGCA's Build Oklahoma Award
6A Renovation of Mercy Health Center
The Associated General Contractors of America's Build Oklahoma Award, 2010
Education
ASU Magazine's Outstanding Design
East Central University, Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center
American School & University Magazine's "Outstanding Design" Recipient, 2010
ASU Magazine's Outstanding Design
East Central University Fine Arts Center
American School & University Magazine's "Outstanding Design" Recipient, 2010
ASU Magazine's Outstanding Design
Texas Christian University, Schieffer School of Journalism
American School & University Magazine's "Outstanding Design" Recipient, 2010
Bronze "Brick in Architecture" Award
University of Oklahoma, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Brick Industry Association's Bronze "Brick in Architecture" Award, 2010
2009
Healthcare
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase
Saint Clare's Hospital, Roberta C. Ferguson Pediatric Unit
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase, 2009
2008
General Firm
Journal Record Beacon Firm Award
REES
Journal Record Beacon Firm, 2004
Best Places to Work in Oklahoma
REES
OKC Business' Best Places to Work in Oklahoma, 2008
Top Interior Design Giants
REES
Interior Design Magazine's "Top Interior Design Giants", 2010
Healthcare
Interior Design Excellence Award
Baylor University Medical Center, Caruth Labor and Delivery Center
American School & University's Educational Interior Design Excellence Award, 2008
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase
Mercy Cancer Resource Center
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase, 2008
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase
Weatherford Regional Hospital
Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase, 2008
Education
ASU's Interior Design Excellence Award
Baylor University Medical Center, Caruth Labor and Delivery Center
American School & University's Educational Interior Design Excellence Award, 2008
Government
Golden Trowel Award
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Antonio Masonry Contractors' Golden Trowel Award, 2008
Previous Awards
#14 Best Place to Work in Oklahoma, Oklahoma's Best Place to Work for Small to Mid-Size Companies, 2007
2001 Firm of the Year, International Interior Design Association’s Oklahoma City Center, 2001
Solomon Andrew Layton, American Institute of Architects, 1999