Project Awards
Asante Public Library
2022 Sources for Design, Shadow & Light, November 2022
2022 Arizona Forward: Environmental Excellence Award
2022 RED Awards, Recreation or Public Works Project of the Year
2021 RED Awards, Merit Award
2021 The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award
2021 SEAOA, Merit Award
2020 AIA Arizona, Honor Award
2020 AIA Western Mountain Region, Merit Award
College of Idaho Cruzen-Murray Academic Library
2022 AIA / ALA Library Building Award
2021 The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award
2020 designboom: Perforated Metal Fins Shade Richärd | Kennedy Architects' Cruzen-Murray Library in Idaho
2019 SEAOA, Merit Award
2018 AIA Arizona, Honor Award
2018 AIA Western Mountain Region, Design Excellence Honor Award
U.S. Consulate General Hermosillo, Mexico
2023 – Architectural Products, "The Consulate Architect" Volume 21, January/February 2023, p. 28-33
2022 – The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award in the Government/Civic Buildings Category
2020 – AIA WMR Design Excellence, Merit Award, Unbuilt
U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2023 – Architectural Products, "The Consulate Architect", Volume 21, January/February 2023, p. 36
2022 – The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Honorable Mention
Project Awards
East Las Vegas Public Library
2019 NAIOP Southern Nevada Honor Award, Special Use
2019 AIA Nevada Citation Award, Built Category
2019 Mayor's Urban Design Award (MUDA) Public Places Category
2019 ULI Placemaking Award, Community Place
U.S. Consulate General Matamoros, Mexico
2023 The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award
2023 Architectural Products, "The Consulate Architect", Volume 21, January/February 2023, p. 28-33
2022 Built Design Award, Architectural Design - Commercial
2021 The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award
2021 BuildSouth Awards - International
2021 AIA Northern Virginia: Excellence in Institutional Architecture
2020 ENR Global Best Projects, Best Government Building
University of Arizona Environment + Natural Resources 2
2023 - ASLA Honor Award, General Design
2021 – The Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Awards
2021 – Green Good Design, European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
2018 – AIA Western Mountain Region
2017 – AIA Arizona, Distinguished Architecture Honor Award
2016 – IIDA SW Chapter PRIDE Awards, Merit Award
2015 – 37th Contract Magazine Awards, Sustainability
2015 – WAN Awards, Long List, Metal in Architecture
Project Awards
Delaware State University Optical Sciences Center for Applied Research
2016 AIA Western Mountain Region, Honor Award
2016 DVASE, Excellence in Structural Engineering
University of Arizona Bryant Bannister Laboratory Tree Ring Research
2016 AIA Western Mountain Region, Merit Award
2016 AIA Arizona, Component Design Award
Northern Arizona University Science and Health Building
2019 – AIA Western Mountain Region, Distinguished Architecture Honorable Mention
2016 – AIA Arizona, Citation Award
2016 – ENR Southwest Region, Honor Award in Education
2016 – IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE, Merit Award
2016 - RED Award, Education
Project Awards
Central Arizona College, Superstition Mountain Campus College Center
2014 – AIA Arizona, Merit Award
2013 – AIA Western Mountain Region, Citation Award
2013 – SCUP, Merit Award
2013 – Valley Forward Environmental Excellence, Merit Award
2013 – TCA, Tilt-Up Achievement Award, Education Division
2013 – IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award
Estrella Mountain Community College, Estrella Hall Expansion + Renovation
2014 Arizona Forward Association Environmental Excellence Awards, Crescordia Award
2014 ASLA Arizona Design Honor Award
2013 AIA Arizona, Citation Award
Patience S. Latting Northwest Library
2013 AIA Oklahoma, Honor Award Commercial Design
2012 AIA Central Oklahoma, Citation Award
2012 AIA Central States Region, Merit Award
Project Awards
South Mountain Community + Academic Library
2013 AIA / ALA Library Building Awards, Award of Excellence
2012 AIA Western Mountain Region, Citation Award
2012 AIA Arizona, Honor Award
2012 Library Journal, New Landmark Library
2012 Arizona ASLA Award, Design Excellence
2012 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE, Education Design Excellence Award
2012 North American Copper in Architecture Award
2012 Valley Forward Environmental Excellence, Crescordia Award: Civic
2012 Valley Forward Environmental Excellence, Crescordia Award: Industrial
Project Awards
Prescott Valley Public Library + Yavapai College
2010 – AIA Arizona, Merit Award
2010 – Shaw Contract Group
2010 – IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award, Best of Show
2010 – IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award, Commercial Single Space
2010 – IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award, Design Excellence for Public Facility
2008 – ALA / IIDA, 1st Place: On the Boards
Harmon Public Library
2011 AIA Western Mountain Region, Merit Award
2011 Valley Forward Environmental Excellence, Merit Award
2011 AIA / ALA Library Building Awards, Award of Excellence
2010 AIA Arizona, Citation Award
2010 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE, Merit Award
2008 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award, Award of Merit: On the Boards
2008 ALA / IIDA, Honorable Mention: On the Boards
Project Awards
Arabian Public Library
2009 AIA / ALA Library Building Awards, National Honor Award
2009 Chicago Athenaeum International, Architecture Award
2008 ALA / IIDA, Honor Award: Public Libraries 30,000 SF - Smaller
2008 IIDA / Metropolis, Smart Environments Award
2008 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE, Design Excellence for Public Facility
2008 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE, Design Excellence for Single Space, Teen Square
2008 Valley Forward Environmental Excellence, Merit Award
2008 AIA Arizona, Honor Award
2008 AIA Western Mountain Region, Honor Award
2008 AIA / IIDA, Best of Competition
2006 ALA / IIDA, Honor Award: On the Boards
2006 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE, On the Boards
2005 AIA Western Mountain Region, Citation Award: Unbuilt
Quincie Douglas Public Library
2010 ALA PRIME TIME Family Reading Time Award
2006 ALA / IIDA Awards, Honor Award: Public Libraries 20,000 SF - smaller
2005 AIA Arizona, Citation Award
2005 AIA Western Mountain Region, Merit Award
2001 AIA Western Mountain Region, Citation Award: Unbuilt
Project Awards
Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science + Technology Building 2
2007 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award, Design Excellence for Environmental Design
2006 Research & Design - Lab of the Year / Lab of the Year High Honors
2006 AIA / SCUP National Honor Awards, Honor Award
2006 AIA Western Mountain Region, Honor Award
2006 AIA Arizona, Merit Award
2005 Southwest Contractor Best of 05, Best Green Building
University of Arizona Meinel Optical Sciences Building
2007 AIA National Honor Award for Excellence
2006 AIA Arizona, Honor Award
2006 AIA Western Mountain Region, Honor Award
2006 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE, Best of Show
2006 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE, Design Excellence in Education + Institutional
Project Awards
Desert Broom Public Library
2006 AIA / ALA Library Building Awards, Honor Award
2006 ALA / IIDA Award for Innovation in Sustainability Design
2005 Gold Nugget Awards, Grand Award Best in the West, Best Public/Private Special Use Facility
2005 Valley Forward Association, Crescordia Award for Environmental Excellence, Buildings & Structures, Public Assembly
2005 AIA Western Mountain Region, Honor Award for Overall Design Excellence
2005 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award, Commercial Best of Show
2004 AIA Arizona, Merit Award
Arroyo Residence
2004 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award, First Place Residential
2004 IIDA Southwest Chapter PRIDE Award, Best of Show
Firm Awards
2023 Jim Richärd Elevated to Fellow American Institute of Architects
2014 Jim Richärd University of Arizona Alumni of the Year
2013 AIA Arizona Firm of the Year
2008 Jim Richärd, “AIA Architect’s Medal” Arizona
2007 Contract Magazine, “2007 Designer of the Year”
2007 Nominated for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2007 ALA /LAMA, President’s Award for Committee Achievement
2001 AIA Arizona, “Young Guns 2001”