AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
ACCOLADES
Three Best Rated – 2026
“Top 3 Residential Architects Award – Tucson, AZ”
Architizer A+ Firm Awards – 2025
“Special Mention – Best Residential Firm”
BUILD Architecture Awards 2025
“Best Residential Architecture Firm 2025 – Arizona USA”
BUILD Architecture Awards 2025
“Best Bespoke Residential Architecture Firm 2025 – Arizona USA”
Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025
“Architectural Services Advisory Firm of the Year in Arizona – USA”
BUILD Architecture Awards 2024
“Most Unique Custom Luxury Home Architecture Firm 2024 – Southwest USA”
BUILD Home Builders Award 2024
“Most Innovative Bespoke Boutique Architectural Firm 2024 – Arizona USA”
BUILD Client Service Excellence Award 2024
International Elite 100 Awards – 2024
“Leading Full-Service Architectural Design Firm of the Year – USA”
Top Rated Local – 2024
“Top Rated Local Business in the State”
Three Best Rated – 2024
“Top 3 Residential Architects Award – Tucson, AZ”
Global 100 2023
“Boutique Residential Architecture Firm of the Year – Southwest USA”
Expertise.Com “Best Architects in Tucson” 2023
BUILD Architecture Awards 2023
“Boutique Residential Architecture Firm of the Year – Southwest USA”
International Elite 100 Awards – 2023
“Best Full-Service Architectural Design Firm – USA”
Three Best Rated – 2023
“Top 3 Residential Architects Award – Tucson, AZ”
BUILD Architecture Awards 2022
“Best Boutique Residential Architecture Firm – Southwest USA”
Three Best Rated – 2022
“Top 3 Residential Architects Award – Tucson, AZ”
LuxLife Magazine Leading Designer Awards – 2022
“Arizona’s Most Innovative Residential Architecture Practice, 2022”
BUILD 2022 Design & Build Awards
“Architect of the Year – Arizona”
LuxLife Magazine Leading Designers Award – 2021
“Arizona’s Most Innovative Full Service Architecture Practice”
Architizer A+ Firm Awards – 2021
“Special Mention – Best in North America”
BUILD Home Builder Awards -2021
“Best Full-Service Architectural Design Studio – Arizona”
AI Acquisition International – 2021 Global Excellence Awards
“Recognized Leader in Architectural and Interior Design Services 2021 – Southwest USA”
BUILD Architecture Awards- 2020
“Best Full-Service Architectural Design Firm – Southwest USA”
Three Best Rated – 2020
“Best Residential Architects in Tucson”
BUILD Home Builder Awards – 2020
“Most Comprehensive Architectural Design Services Provider”
Top Rated Local – 2019
“Top Rated Local Business in the State”
Three Best Rated – 2019
“Best Residential Architects in Tucson”
Luxe Interiors + Designs – 2019 “Gold List”
LTG Lifestyle Awards 2018/2019
“Residential Architecture Firm of the Year – Arizona”
Top Rated Local – 2018
“Top Rated Local Businesses in the State”
AI Acquisition International – 2018 Global Excellence Awards
Most Trusted for Architectural and Interior Design Services 2018 – Southwest USA
CityOf.Com/Tucson – 2018
“Premier Business”
Arizona Daily Star – September 2018
“Readers’ Choice Awards Winners and Favorites”
BUILD Architecture Innovation Awards -2018
“Leader in Residential Architecture – Arizona”
BUILD Architecture Awards – 2018
“Best Contemporary Home Design Practice – Arizona”
LuxLife Magazine – 2018
“2018 Leaders in Luxury,
Most Outstanding Full Service Interior Design and Architecture Firm – Arizona”
CityOf.com/Tucson 2017-2018
“Premier Service Company”
Arizona Daily Star – 2017 Readers Choice
“Best Custom Home Architect”
LUX Leading Designer 2017, July 2017 BUILD Magazine – 2017 Awards
“Best Full-Service Residential Architecture Boutique – Arizona”
Tucson’s Best Business – 2016 Tucson Best Businesses Architects Category
National Association of Home Builders – 2016 Platinum Design Award for Best in America Living
Design Awards for Single-Family Custom Homes
Arizona Daily Star – September 2016 “Reader’s Choice Awards Winners & Favorites”
Expertise.com – September 2016 “Tom 20 Tucson Architecture Firm”
BUILD Magazine – 2016 Awards “Most Innovative Designers 2016”
International Property Awards – 2015-2016 Awards
Highly Commended – Dove Mountain Hillside Residence
Highly Commended – Canyon Vista Residence
Houzz, Best of Houzz 2015
Design, voted most Popular Portfolio by Houzz Community
Re-Thinking the Future Sustainability – Awards 2014:
Certificate of Honorable Mention – “Canyon Vista Residence”
Professional Builder National Design 2014:
Platinum Award – “Best One of a Kind Custom Home” Silver Award – “Best Green Project”
Professional Builder National Design 2011:
Platinum Award – “Best One of a Kind Custom Home” Gold Award – “Best Multi-Family Project”
Bronze Award – “Best On-the-Boards Project”
Nominated for “Architect of the Year,” Tucson, Arizona 2011
Cornerstone Award for Architecture
Nominated for “Architect of the Year,” Tucson, Arizona 2009
Cornerstone Award for Architecture
Tucson Home Magazine Best of Design 2008 – “Best Local Architect”
Nominated for “Architect of the Year,” Tucson, Arizona 2008
Cornerstone Award for Architecture
Masters of the Southwest, March 2006 – Architecture Category
Phoenix Home and Garden
1st Place Powder Room, 2005
The National Kitchen and Bath Association
Nominated for “Architect of the Year,” Tucson, Arizona 2003
Cornerstone Award for Architecture
“Excellent Architect of the Year” 1st Place Award, Tucson, Arizona 2002
Alliance of Construction Trades
Nominated for “Architect of the Year,” Tucson, Arizona 2002
Cornerstone Award for Architecture
PSMJ Award for Architecture, 2000, 2004
“Excellent Architect” Nomination, Tucson, Arizona 2000
Alliance of Construction Trades
Winner – “Best in American Living” National Design Competition, Tucson, Arizona 1998
Professional Award for “Best Architectural Design,” Tucson, Arizona 1998 “Street of Dreams”
Public Award for “Best Architectural Design,” Tucson, Arizona 1998 “Street of Dreams”
Nominated for “Architect of the Year,” Tucson, Arizona 1995
Cornerstone Award for Architecture
Award for “Architectural Excellence,” Tucson, Arizona 1992
SMA Award for “First Place in Creativity,” Tucson, Arizona 1991
SMA Certificate of Design Merit, 1990
Roy P. Drachman Award for “Excellence in Architecture”
SHOWCASE OF HOMES
Designer Show House 2005 – Residence Design
The Lynette Jennings Show, 2000 –
Showcasing The Lovell Residence
Showcase of Homes 1996, Macintyre Residence
“Street of Dreams” Professional Award for “Best Architectural Design”, Tucson, Arizona – 1998
“Street of Dreams” Public Award for “Best Architectural Design”, Tucson, Arizona – 1998
Tucson Opera Open House Tours, 2010, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
MAGAZINES + JOURNALS
Luxe “Arizona: The State of EPIC Design” Interiors & Design: Arizona – 2024
The Wall Street Journal – February 28, 2024 Real Estate
“A Home to House Their Passions” (Hardcopy Title)
“These Orthodontists Wanted a Desert Home That Showed Off Their
Creative Side” (Digital Title)
Tucson Lifestyle Magazine – January 2024 Features “Living Big”
Luxe “Groundbreakers” Interirors & Design: Arizona – 2023
Luxe “Arizona: The State of EPIC Design” Interiors & Design: Arizona – 2023
GC Magazine “The Best Architectural Firms in Tucson, Arizona” – 2023
Tucson Lifestyle Magazine – December 2022 Home and Garden “A Light
Touch” 80’s Home Remodel
Luxe “Groundbreakers” Arizona – 2022
“Eye-popping views match $6.9M price,” Arizona Daily Star, May 29, 2022
“Lighting Beyond Edison: Brilliant Residential Lighting Technique in the Age
of LED’s” by Charles Pavarini III with Mervyn Kaufman and J. Randall
Tarasuk, July 2021
The Week Magazine – “6 Homes Perfect for Stargazing” – September 13, 2020
Luxe Interior Designs – 2020 “Gold List”
Arizona Foothills Magazine – 2019 “Trendsetters”
Luxe Interior Designs Arizona – Featured Article – November 2019 – “Robinette Architects”
Tucson Lifestyle Magazine – August 2019 “Ten of the Most Expensive Homes in Tucson”
Luxe Interior Designs – 2019 “Gold List”
LTG Luxury Lifestyle Guide – 2018/2019 – “Residential Architecture Firm of the Year – Arizona”
Top Rated Local – December 2018 – “Arizona’s Top Rated Local Architect Award Winner”
BUILD – July 2018 – “ Best Contemporary Home Design Practice – Arizona”
BUILD – July 2018 – “Re-Designing the Desert”
Tu Casa Nueva – August 2017 – “Minimalismo Moderno”
Luxe – January/February 2017 – Gold List Edition – “The Art of Architecture”
Luxe – November 2016 – Cover Story – “Into the Wild”
Phoenix Home & Garden January 2015 – Tucson Style Edition – Joseler Remodel
Tucson Lifestyle HOME & GARDEN November 2014 – Picture This—Custom Homes Idea Guide
Luxe Arizona, Featured Article; “Rock Solid”, Winter 2014
Phoenix Home & Garden; “Outdoor Living”, October 2012
Tucson Lifestyle HOME & GARDEN June 2012 – A California-Inspired Custom
Professional Builder – Retirement Redefined – May 2012
50 US ARCHITECTS – Damir Sinovcic
Biz Tucson – “Building Abuzz at Stone Canyon” – Winter 2012, Volume 3, Number 4
Luxe – Featured Home – Clear Thinking – Volume 9, Issue 4 Fall 2011
Pool & Spa News – Masters of Design – Pool, Spa, Water Feature – 2010
Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden – A Work in Constant Progress – April 2010
Tucson House & Garden – Cover Story – March 2010
Tucson Lifestyle – Home & Garden – Luxurious bathrooms, Let’s Get Personal – December 2009
Luxury CE – May 2009 – Achieving Synergy
Tu Casa Nueva – arquitectura / decoracion / vivienda – Numero 66, Cover & page 18
Tucson Home Best of Design 08 – Winter 2008-2009, Best Local Architect
Tucson Home Magazine Best of Design 2008
Tucson Home Magazine – Spring 2008 Out is In
Oasis The Luxury Collection – 2008 Edition, Desert Designs
Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden – January / February 2008, Formed to function
Arizona Foothills Tucson – November/December 2007, Dove Mountain Darling
Trends Home and Architectural – Volume 23 No 10 Variations on a theme
Trends Home and Architectural – Volume 23 No 8 In character
Trends Home and Architectural – Volume 23 No 6 In plain sight
Golf Magazine Living – Spring 2007
Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden – November/December 2006
Trends Home and Architectural – Volume 22 No 6 – Under starry skies
Smart HomeOwner – July/August 2006 – The Right Light Controls Automated Home
Phoenix Home and Garden – March 2006 – “Master of the Southwest”
Foothills Magazine – March 2006 – Custom Home feature Grobstein Residence
The Oro Valley – January 2006 – Custom Home Feature Clark Residence
Tucson Home Magazine – Kitchen and Baths – Winter 2005-06
16th Annual Custom Homes Idea Guide 2005 – November/December 2005
Builder/Architect – 2005
Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden, Spring 2004 – The Dewinter Residence
Tucson Home – 2003 Fall Edition – Featuring The Lane Residence – Feng Shui
Arizona Home Book, 2003
Tucson Lifestyle Custom Homes, 2003
Better Homes & Gardens – Beautiful New Homes, 2002 – Featuring the Lovell Residence
Tucson Lifestyle Great Designs, 2002 – The Lytle Residence
Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden, 2002 – Featuring the Roberts Residence
Tucson Lifestyle Great Designs, 2001
Tucson Lifestyle, 2000
Tucson Home, 1999
Tucson Lifestyle, 1999
Builder Architect, 1998
Street of Dreams, 1998
The Arizona Daily Star – Home Section; Dream Home, 1996 – Street of Dreams
The Arizona Daily Star – Home Section; Where Dreams Come True, 1996 – Street of Dreams
Builder Architect, 1996
Builder Architect, 1996
Southern Arizona Home Builder, 1996
Tucson Lifestyle – Builders’ Showcase, 1996
BOOKS
Inspired Modern Living, 2025
Inspired Outdoor Living, 2023
Dream Homes, 2022
Lighting Beyond Edison, 2022
Leading Residential Architects, The Perfect Home, December, 2007
Leading Residential Architects, The Perfect Home, May, 2005
Tucson Lifestyle, 1996
Builder Architect, 1995
Tucson Lifestyle, 1994
Luxury Homes, 1993
Tucson Lifestyle – Custom Homes for The Tucson Lifestyle, 1992
Tucson Lifestyle – Ventana Visited, 1992
Perfect Home, Published 2005, Various Custom Homes
Urban Style, Published 2005, Publications International, Stone Canyon Home
Traditional Mexican Style Exteriors – published 2002, Schiffer Publishing LTD – Lovell Residence
Traditional Mexican Style Interiors – published 2002, Schiffer Publishing LTD – Lovell Residence
“PRO BONO” WORK
Corporate Headquarters for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
ADA compliance for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
Rezoning for “Tu Nidito” The Little Nest
Addition to “Tu Nidito” The Little Nest
Addition for Campfire Girls Complex
ADA Compliance for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
Work Center for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona (Severe Handicapped Clients)
Master Plan for Goodwill Cherrybell Campus
Upgrade Remodel for Goodwill Cherrybell Store
Code Compliance for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona (All Stores)
Refreshment Stand for Girls Softball at Morris K. Udall Park