AWARDS

2023

Best of Practice Awards, Architect (small firm) Northeast, The Architect’s Newspaper

NYCxDesign Award, Graphics and Branding, Interior Design
Manual of Biogenic House Sections

AIA Pittsburgh Certificate of Merit Award - Large Architecture
Fifth and Clyde Residence Hall CMU

2022

Master Builders’ Association of Western PA Excellence in Craftsmanship - Interior
Fifth and Clyde Residence Hall CMU

Best of Year Award Higher Education, Interior Design
Fifth and Clyde Residence Hall CMU

2021

Excellence in Design, The Public Design Commission of New York City
Brownsville Library Renovation and Expansion

Citation Award, Projects for Serving as Impactful Resource, AIA NY
Manual of Physical Distancing

A+Firm Award, Finalist in Interior Design-Institutional/Cultural, Architizer
LTL Architects, PLLC

2020

Honor Award, Interiors, AIA NY
Poster House

NYCxDesign Award, Civic Finalist, Interior Design
Poster House

Merit Award, Interiors, AIA NYS
Poster House

The PLAN Award Honorable Mention, Interior, The PLAN Magazine
Poster House

2019

Firm of the Year, AIA NYS
LTL Architects, PLLC

Paul Lewis, Mark Tsurumaki, & David J. Lewis: 2019 Inductees
Interior Design Hall of Fame

Building of the Year, Nomination, ArchDaily
Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall + Vassar College Students’ Building

NexGen Award, Chamber Fayetteville
Helen Walton Children’s Enrichment Center

2018

#3 Top Design Firm, “Architect 50,” Architect Magazine

Honor Award, Institutional, AIA NYS
Cornell University Upson Hall

Honor Award, Interiors, AIA NYS
Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall

Architizer A+ Award, Jury Winner, Architecture +Acoustics
Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall

NYCxDesign Award Winner, Education, Interior Design
Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall

The PLAN Award Honorable Mention, Culture, The PLAN Magazine
Telluride Center for the Arts

The PLAN Award Honorable Mention, Interior, The PLAN Magazine
Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall

Citation, 65th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards
Helen R. Walton Children's Enrichment Center / Early Childhood Initiatives Center

Merit Award, Architecture, AIA NY
Cornell University Upson Hall

Honor Award, Projects, AIA NY
Manual of Section

Frame Awards Nominee, Best Use of Light, Frame Magazine
Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall

2017

AN Best of Design Awards, Adaptive Reuse, The Architect's Newspaper
The ContemporAry Austin

Best of Year Design Awards Honoree, Exhibition, Interior Design
Manual of Section Exhibition

Best of Year Design Awards Honoree, Showroom, Interior Design
Wolf Gordon Offices

NYCxDesign Award Finalist, Showroom, Interior Design
Wolf Gordon Offices

2016

DAM Architectural Book Award, Deutsches Architekturmuseum
Manual of Section

NYCxDesign Award, Education, Interior Design
NYU Steinhardt School

NYCxDesign Award Finalist, Green, Interior Design
Columbia University Brown Institute for Media Innovation

2015

Best of Year Design Awards Honoree, Education, Interior Design
NYU Steinhardt School

Citation for Interiors, AIA NYS
NYU Steinhardt School

Citation for Urban Planning and Design, AIA NYS
Parking PLUS: Train Terraces

Award of Merit, AIA NY
Columbia University Brown Institute for Media Innovation

Award of Merit, Lighting Design International Association of Lighting Designers
Columbia University Brown Institute for Media Innovation

Lumen Award of Citation for Strong Execution of Concept, Illuminating Engineering Society: New York City Section  
Columbia University Brown Institute for Media Innovation

National Recognition Honor Award, American Council of Engineering Companies
Gallaudet University Living and Learning Residence Hall 6

2013

Award of Merit, AIA Potomac Valley Chapter
Gallaudet University Living and Learning Residence Hall

Presidential Citation for Universal Design, AIA DC Chapter
Gallaudet University Living and Learning Residence Hall

Award for Excellence for Best Institutional Facility, NAIOP Maryland/DC Chapter
Gallaudet University Living and Learning Residence Hall

Louis I. Kahn Citation, American School & University 2013 Architectural Portfolio
New York University Steinhardt School

Special Recognition, Thirty-First Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, New York City Design Commission
Coney Island Steeplechase Pier

2012

Merit Award, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
Claremont University Consortium

Bernard B. Barber Award for Excellence, Archetype: Woodwork Institute
Claremont University Consortium

Design Merit Award, Adaptive Reuse, AIA New York State
Arthouse at the Jones Center

Design Merit Award, Urban Design, AIA New York Chapter
Water Proving Ground

Excellence in Design Award, Renovation, Claremont Architectural Commission
Claremont University Consortium

Lumen Award of Merit, Illuminating Engineering Society NYC
Claremont University Consortium

2011

Design Award, Project, Texas Society of Architects, AIA Texas
Arthouse at the Jones Center

AZ Award Finalist, Unrealized Concept, Azure
Rising Currents

Best Art Gallery, Best of Austin 2011, The Austin Chronicle
Arthouse at the Jones Center

Lumen Award of Excellence, Illuminating Engineering Society NYC
Arthouse at the Jones Center

Design Award, Texas Architect
Arthouse at the Jones Center

2010

Citation Winner, Wood Design & Building
Arthouse at the Jones Center

Outstanding Construction Award, Specialty Construction, Austin Chapter AGC
Arthouse at the Jones Center

Selected Architects, Rising Currents Exhibition, MoMa

FIT Lawrence Israel Prize

2009

Best of Year Merit Award, Education, Interior Design Magazine
NYU SCA

2007

Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Interior Design

James Beard Foundation Award, Outstanding Restaurant Design
Xing Restaurant

2006

Design Award, Project Citation, AIA New York Chapter
Nazareth House

Honorable Mention, Casual Restaurant Category, Second Annual Hospitality Design Awards for Creative Achievement, Hospitality Design Magazine
DASH Dogs

2005

Honorable Mention, The AR Awards for Emerging Architecture, Architectural Review
Tides Restaurant

Merit Award, Interior Architecture, AIA New York Chapter
Xing Restaurant

Merit Award, Project, AIA New York Chapter
Park Tower

Gold Key Award Finalists, Interior Design Magazine
Tides Restaurant and Fluff Bakery

Interiors Awards Winner, Restaurant, Contract Magazine
Tides Restaurant

Design Distinction, Environments Category, ID Magazine 51st Annual Design Review
Ini Ani Coffee Shop

Winner, Casual Restaurant Category, First Annual Hospitality Design Awards for Creative Achievement, Hospitality Design Magazine
Fluff Bakery

New York Designs, Selected Winner, The Architectural League of New York, May 2005

2004

Selected Architects (1 of 6), Venice Biennale-U.S. Pavilion

Interiors Awards Winner, Restaurant, Contract Magazine
Ini Ani Coffee Shop

2003

James Beard Foundation Award Nomination, Outstanding Restaurant Design
Lozoo Restaurant

Design Distinction, Environments Category, ID Magazine 49th Annual Design Review
Lozoo Restaurant

2002

Emerging Voices, Selected Architects, The Architectural League of New York

Permanent Collection, The Heinz Architectural Center
New Suburbanism

Kalil Memorial Fellowship, to support research on Invernizzi's Girasole, Verona

2001

Selected Architects (1 of 10), "The New Vanguard," Architectural Record

New York Foundation for the Arts Award and Grant.

Faculty Design Award, The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Van Alen Institute

Permanent Collection, Architecture and Design, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
New Suburbanism

1999

American Academy in Rome, Mercedes T. Bass Rome Prize in Architecture, 1998-1999, Paul Lewis.

Permanent Collection, Architecture and Design,  The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Sportbars and Mies-on-a-Beam

Design Distinction, Environments Category,  ID Magazine 45th Annual Design Review
Van Alen Institute

1997

Young Architects Forum, Selected Winner, The Architectural League of New York

Design Distinction, Environments Category,  ID Magazine 43rd Annual Design Review
Pull of Beauty

Honorable Mention, Environments Category, ID Magazine 43rd Annual Design Review
Eavesdropping

1995

Best of Category, Environments, ID Magazine 41st Annual Design Review
Slip Space