Year in Review: 2025 Project & People Awards

2025 brought a number of recognitions for our work, our people, and our growth as a firm. From project awards to individual honors and business rankings, these accomplishments reflect the momentum of the past year. Here’s a look at the highlights.

Project Awards 

AdventHealth Cancer Institute

• AGC State Building Award | AGC of Kansas  
• DesignKC Award | DesignKC Magazine   

Children’s Mercy + Camber Mental Health Mental Wellness Campus

• Capstone Award | Kansas City Business Journal
• Merit Award | DBIA-MAR Awards 

CommonSpirit Immanuel Family Health Clinic

• Excellence Award | DBIA-MAR Awards

Grandview City Hall & Police

• Capstone Award | Kansas City Business Journal

Sage Memorial Hospital

• Best Projects | ENR Southwest

Texas Christian University | Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine

• Technology Award | ASHRAE Dallas
• ENR Texas Best | Projects ENR Texas & Louisiana  
• Texas Best Projects | Engineering News-Record

People Awards

Rob Welker 

2025 KVC Hero Award | KVC Health Systems

Mara Sabatini

40 Under 40 | Building Design + Construction

Shannon Zlab

Top Young Professionals | Engineering News-Record

Emily Gaul

Idealist of the Year | City Year

Rankings

Building Design + Construction

• #72 Top 100 Architecture Engineering Firms
• #34 Top 125 Healthcare Architecture Firms
• #28 Top 90 Justice Facility Architecture Firms
• #30 Top 100 Hospital Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• #43 Top 70 Federal Building Architecture Firms
• #13 Top Veterans Affairs Facility Architecture Firms
• #120 Top 200 Office Building Architecture Firms

Modern Healthcare

• #30 Top Architecture Firms

Kansas City Business Journal 

• #5 Largest Architecture Firms
• #52 Largest Engineering Firms 
• #154 Largest Private Companies 

Jacksonville Business Journal 

• #6 Largest Architecture Firms 
• #60 Largest Private Companies

Dallas Business Journal

• #23 Largest Architecture Firms