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17 APRIL 2026
HILLWORKS is thrilled to receive four design awards from Alabama ASLA this year. Porch House received an Honor Award in Residential Design, Waverly Woodland Garden received a Merit Award in Residential Design, Breaker Breaker received a Merit Award in Design, and the 1st Avenue Public Way received a Merit Award in Design.

16 FEBRUARY 2026
We enjoyed the open house for our new studio space in Loachapoka. Thanks to everyone who came out. If you weren't able to make it, drop by any time!

11 AUGUST 2025
We're excited to announce that Maggie Brand is baaaaack! After joining us last summer as an intern, Maggie headed over to the Republic of Georgia as a Fulbright Researcher where she did some amazing grassroots landscape restoration work with Napirze. We're delighted to have her back in the studio!

24 JULY 2025
The Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station celebrates its groundbreaking.

22 FEBRUARY 2025
We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Sadie Chitty to Principal at HILLWORKS. Sadie is a crucial part of our team and we are excited to see her continue to thrive. Congratulations, Sadie!

14 FEBRUARY 2025
We're excited to share that HILLWORKS has been selected as one of the participants of the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program!

Established in 2015, the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program promotes the highest level of design in the development of future public buildings and spaces in Benton and Washington counties. The selection of its design professionals, projects and program success is guided by four key principles: commitment to strengthening public life, elevating standards of sustainability and resilience, celebrating local cultures and places and building regional capacity.

08 NOVEMBER 2024
Auburn University's Board of Trustees has given it's final approval of the Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station in Orange Beach, AL! This facility will provide direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, where researchers will focus on challenges related to infrastructure resiliency and environmental protection, restoration, sustainability and conservation.

22 JUNE 2024
We are delighted to announce that Breaker Breaker has been awarded a 2024 Award of Excellence by Atlanta’s Urban Design Commission!

02 JUNE 2024 
HILLWORKS is excited to welcome summer interns Maggie Brand and Bay Thomas.

13 MAY 2024
We are thrilled to announce that the historic commission has approved our design for a new structure in downtown Opelika. Big shoutout to Maggie for hopping right in with her fantastic model skills.

21 MARCH 2024
FIELDWORK UPDATE: David made a site visit to Mobile’s Brookley by the Bay project in collaboration with SCAPE studio. We are excited to explore the potential mosaic of meadows that may emerge from this former golf course.

14 MARCH 2024
David participates in the 2024 Emerging Voices lecture series alongside Katherine Darnstadt of Latent Design.

07 FEBRUARY 2024
We are honored, honestly downright giddy, to be named a 2024 Emerging Voice by the Architectural League of New York!

Congratulations to our fellow 2024 recipients:
AD—WO, CANO VERA arquitectura, David T Fortin Architect, Estudio ALA, Latent, TEN x TEN, and THE OPEN WORKSHOP

26 JANUARY 2024
FIELDWORK UPDATE: Back in the basins at Auburn’s Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory this morning after a few rainy days and loving the wet winter tones. We recently received a seed grant to more carefully observe how the basins perform and how the plant communities continue to evolve. More to come soon!

30 DECEMBER 2023
FIELDWORK UPDATE: We're loving the long light and winter textures seen on today’s quick site visit to Breaker Breaker.