HONORS & AWARDS

2022

BOston Society of architects Interior Design award

Merit Award to LA DALLMAN for the Schwanke Kasten Jewelry Private Showroom.

2021

progressive architecture award

LA DALLMAN’s grain elevator civic transformation selected as one of six awarded a Progressive Architecture Award, honoring design innovation, excellence, and originality in the field of commissioned, unbuilt architecture. Winners are selected through blind peer review.

BOston Society of architects unbuilt Design award

Awarded to LA DALLMAN for the Door County Granary, Civic Transformation.

American institute of architects wisconsin honorable mention for design excellence

Awarded to LA DALLMAN for the Pavilion House.

2020

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DESIGN EXCELLENCE

LA DALLMAN selected as one of twenty two firms nationwide to join the program

2019

American institute of architects wisconsin honor award for design excellence

Awarded to LA DALLMAN for the Levatich House

2017

BOSTON SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS UNBUILT DESIGN AWARD

Awarded to LA DALLMAN for Industrial Capriccio, Floating Garden, Public Space transformation of an existing, abandoned train swing bridge

BOSTON SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS UNBUILT DESIGN AWARD

Awarded to LA DALLMAN and Benesch for the Waterlily Landing, Inner Harbor Civic Space

HARVARD UNIVERSITY JOINT CENTER FOR HOUSING STUDIES HOUSING GRANT

Awarded to Grace La for housing research entitled, “Peter Pan Housing”

2015

LAKEFRONT GATEWAY PLAZA DESIGN COMPETITION FINALIST

James Corner Field Operations and LA DALLMAN, Park and Bridge design. Collaborators also include Silman Associates, Kapur & Associates, Marilu Knode, DEW, HLB Lighting, Applied Ecological Services

2014

WRMCA CONCRETE DESIGN AWARD

WRMCA Concrete Design Award Awarded to LA DALLMAN and GRAEF for The Trestle, Phase IV of Milwaukee’s Crossroads Project

2013

HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Grace La appointed Full Professor with tenure. view full press release (pdf)

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

Grace La appointed to the Our Town (Metro Facilities + Public Art) Leadership Initiatives Panel

2012

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

A grant in support of the design process for Harmony, a catalytic arts project energizing Milwaukee’s downtown. The Harmony project will be the new home of the Milwaukee Ballet, the UWM Peck School of the Arts Dance Department and the Medical College of Wisconsin.

2011

SELECTED HONOR AWARD JURY MEMBER | AIA, MINNESOTA

Grace La

MERIT AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE | AIA, WISCONSIN

The University of Wisconsin Hillel Student Center, Joseph & Vera Zilber Building

SPOTLIGHT: THE RICE DESIGN ALLIANCE PRIZE

LA DALLMAN is the first United States practice to receive the prize, which was previously awarded to acclaimed architects Antón García-Abril of Spain and Sou Fujimoto of Japan.

2010

PROVIDENCE RIVER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COMPETITION FINALIST

Grace La

UNITED STATES GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PEER PROFESSIONALS

Grace La invited as a member, November 2010

MAYOR’S URBAN DESIGN AWARD | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

Hillel Student Center, Joseph & Vera Zilber Building.

WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE LEADERSHIP AWARD

Grace La

EMERGING VOICES, ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK | NEW MUSEUM, NEW YORK

Selected from international pool to participate in the 2010 Emerging Voices Lecture Series

CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL INSTITUTE 2010 DESIGN AWARD: RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

Levy House

2009

SEAOI 2009 BEST SMALL STRUCTURAL PROJECT AWARD | STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS

Levy House

FACULTY DESIGN AWARD | ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE

Levy House

2008

GOLD MEDAL AND BEST OF COMPETITION | MILWAUKEE HOME MAGAZINE DESIGN

Levy House

MERIT AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE | AIA, WISCONSIN

Great Lakes Future, Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin

MERIT AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE | AIA, WISCONSIN

Levy House

FACULTY DESIGN AWARD | ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE

Great Lakes Future, Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin

2007

SECOND PLACE ALLEGHENY SQUARE COMPETITION | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

National Invitational Competition for the Redesign of Public Space. LA DALLMAN in collaboration with StossLU and ARUP

BRUNER AWARD FOR URBAN EXCELLENCE – SILVER MEDAL

Crossroads Project: Brady St Bus Shelter, Marsupial Bridge and Urban Spaces

FACULTY DESIGN AWARD | ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE

Marsupial Pedestrian Bridge and Urban Plaza

FINALIST CHAZEN MUSEUM OF ART COMPETITION | MADISON, WISCONSIN

Competition for the expansion of the Chazen Museum of Art. LA DALLMAN in collaboration with the Office of Peter Rose

2006

ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, WISCONSIN

Marsupial Bridge

WEST END PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COMPETITION | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

Second Prize among 109 submissions West End Pedestrian Bridge International Competition

HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE | AIA, WISCONSIN

Marsupial Pedestrian Bridge and Urban Plaza

MERIT AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE | AIA, WISCONSIN

Open-air Classroom, Milwaukee Montessori School

2005

FINALIST ANDREW YOUNG PLAZA DESIGN COMPETITION | ATLANTA, GEORGIA

International Design Competition for Ambassador Andrew Young Plaza. LA DALLMAN in collaboration with StossLU

MAYOR’S URBAN DESIGN AWARD | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

Marsupial Bridge

HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE | AIA, WISCONSIN

Frederick J. Miller Employee Meeting Center

MERIT AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE | AIA, WISCONSIN

Brady Street Bus Shelter

GOLD MEDAL AND BEST OF COMPETITION | MILWAUKEE HOME MAGAZINE DESIGN

Urban Residence

DISTINGUISHED UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARD UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

Grace La

2004

1ST PLACE AWARD FREDERICK J. MILLER EMPLOYEE MEETING CENTER |
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

Design Competition

2003

FACULTY DESIGN AWARD | ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE

Brady Street Bus Shelter

2002

THE BUSINESS JOURNAL’S ‘40 UNDER 40’

Grace La