Awards


Anthony Poon, Honoree, Say It Loud, Beyond the Built Environment
The American Institute of Architects National Conference, San Francisco, 2023

Certified Innovator
Sustainable Business Certification Program
California Green Business Network, Culver City, 2023

Anthony Poon Inducted into the College of Fellows
The American Institute of Architects, 2022

National Best of Design Award, Religious/Institutional Category
The Architect’s Newspaper
14th Shamarpa Reliquary Building, Natural Bridge, Virginia, 2020

Certified Innovator
Sustainable Business Certification Program
California Green Business Network, Culver City, 2019

National Design Award, Best in Housing Design
The American Institute of Architects
Linea Residence G, Palm Springs, California, 2018

Most Outstanding Residential Design Services
The 2018 Innovators in Design, Build Review
California

Most Innovative Residential Design
The 2018 Innovators in Design, Build Review
Linea Residence G, Palm Springs, California

Grand Prize, Best Single Family Detached Home, Gold Nugget Awards
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Horizon Residence, Alta Verde Escena, Palm Springs, California, 2016

Excellence Award, Education Facility and Restaurant Architecture
Build Architecture Awards
Staffordshire, England, 2016

Award of Merit, Best Single Family Detached Home, Gold Nugget Awards
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Horizon Residence, Alta Verde Escena, Palm Springs, California, 2016

Design Lens Excellence Award, National Peer Group
John Burns Real Estate Consulting

Alta Verde Monte Sereno Residences, Palm Springs, California, 2015

Design Lens Excellence Award, National Peer Group
John Burns Real Estate Consulting

Alta Verde Escena Residences, Palm Springs, California, 2015

Award of Merit, Best Single Family Detached Home, Gold Nugget Awards
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Residence Z-3, Alta Verde Coral Mountain, La Quinta, California, 2014

Award of Merit, Best Single Family Detached Home, Gold Nugget Awards
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Residence Modern Villa, Alta Verde Monte Sereno, Palm Springs, California, 2014

National Innovation Award, Best For-Sale Community, Best of 50+
National Association of Home Builders
Alta Verde Coral Mountain, La Quinta, California, 2014

National Gold Award, Best Detached Home, Best of 50+
National Association of Home Builders
Modern Villa, Alta Verde Monte Sereno, Palm Springs, California, 2014

National Gold Award, Best For-Sale Community, Best of 50+
National Association of Home Builders
Alta Verde Coral Mountain, La Quinta, California, 2014

National Silver Award, Best Single Family Home
National Association of Home Builders
Residence B-3, Alta Verde Escena, Palm Springs, California, 2014

National Silver Award, Best Detached Community
National Association of Home Builders
Alta Verde Coral Mountain, La Quinta, California, 2014

Award of Excellence, Industrial Redevelopment of the Year
National Association of Industrial and Office Parks
Vosges Haut Chocolat Factory, Chicago, Illinois, 2013

National Platinum Award, Detached Home Built For-Sale, Best in American Living
National Association of Home Builders
Residence J-3, Alta Verde Coral Mountain, La Quinta, California, 2013

Best in Pacific Region, Best in American Living
National Association of Home Builders
Residence J-3, Alta Verde Coral Mountain, La Quinta, California, 2013

National Gold Award, Detached Home Built For-Sale, Best in American Living
National Association of Home Builders
Residence B-3, Alta Verde Escena, Palm Springs, California, 2013

Finalist, Best Architecture Design, Single Family Home Icon Awards
Building Industry Association
Residence L-3, Alta Verde Escena, Palm Springs, California, 2013

Finalist, Best Architecture Design, Single Family Home Icon Awards
Building Industry Association
Residence I-3, Alta Verde Escena, Palm Springs, California, 2013

Award of Merit, Best Single Family Detached Home, Gold Nugget Awards
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Residence L-3, Alta Verde Escena, Palm Springs, California, 2013

Finalist, Mid-Century Re-Imagined
Dwell Magazine
Alta Verde Escena, Palm Springs, California, 2013

Finalist, International Design Award for Best Restaurant
The American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter
Sushi Noguchi, Yorba Linda, California, 2012

International Design Award for Best Restaurant
The American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter
Mendocino Farms, Marina Del Rey, California, 2011

Calibre Award
International Interior Design Association
Memphis at the Beach, Manhattan Beach, California, 2010

International Design Award for Best Restaurant
The American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter
Chaya Downtown, Los Angeles, California, 2009

Semi-Finalist, Contraband and Freedmen’s Cemetery Memorial
International Design Competition
Alexandria, Virginia, 2008

Grand Prize
NSBA National Exhibition of School Architecture
Herget Middle School, Aurora, Illinois, 2007
with A4E

Citation of Excellence
Learning By Design
Herget Middle School, Aurora, Illinois, 2007
with A4E

Award of Distinction for “Excellence in the Design of Educational Environments”
Illinois Association of School Boards
Herget Middle School, Aurora, Illinois, 2007
with A4E

Exhibition of Educational Environments at the Joint Annual Conference of IASB, IASA and IASBO
Herget Middle School, Aurora, Illinois, 2007
with A4E

Honorable Mention, Education Design Showcase
School Planning & Management
Herget Middle School, Aurora, Illinois, 2007
with A4E

Award
Impact on Learning
Herget Middle School, Aurora, Illinois, 2007
with A4E

Citation Award
The American Institute of Architects, CAE Educational Facilities Design
Feather River Academy, Yuba City, California, 2006
with A4E

Award of Distinction for Excellence
Joint Annual Conference of IASB, IASA and IASBO Chicago
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2006
with A4E

Honor Award
DesignShare, School Construction News, Edutopia, and Schools for Life
Feather River Academy, Yuba City, California, 2006
with A4E

Merit Award
DesignShare, School Construction News, Edutopia, and Schools for Life
Herget Middle School, Aurora, Illinois, 2006
with A4E

Grand Prize
NSBA National Exhibition of School Architecture
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2006
with A4E

Honorable Mention
Outstanding Architecture and Design in Education, School Planning & Management
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2006
with A4E

Merit Award
The American Institute of Architects Inland California Chapter
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2005
with A4E

Honor Society
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2005
with A4E

Merit Award
DesignShare and School Construction News
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2005
with A4E

Impact on Learning Award
School & College Planning & Management
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2005
with A4E

Grand Prize
Learning By Design National Highest Honor
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2005
with A4E

Design Citation
Architectural Portfolio, American School & University Magazine
Greenman Elementary School, Aurora, Illinois, 2004
with A4E

Architectural Award
The Los Angeles Business Council 28th Annual Urban Beautification Architectural Awards Program
Gearys, Beverly Hills, California, 1998
with KAA

Merit Award
The American Institute of Architects South Bay Chapter
Womens Village Project, Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children, Los Angeles, California, 1997
with KAA

Honorable Mention
Key West Aids Memorial Design Competition
Key West, Florida, 1996
with Lombardi Poon Architects

Merit Award
The American Institute of Architects Cabrillo Chapter
Hermosa Beach Pier, Hermosa Beach, California, 1995

First Place and awarded commission
Hermosa Beach Pier Design Competition
Hermosa Beach, California, 1993

New England Holocaust Memorial
Design Competition Honored and selected for traveling exhibition
Boston, Massachusetts, 1990

First Place, Interfaith Forum and Religion
AIA, Design Competition
Berkeley, California, 1986