10 JUNE 2013  Builder and Custom Home magazines announce that the kitchen within the 274 Bragg Avenue project has received a 2013 Watermark Grand Award. The Watermark Award is a national honor that recognizes “quality, innovation, and excellence in kitchen and bath design.”

07 MAY 2013  The Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health is awarded with a 2013 Mayor’s Design Award, which praises projects that contribute design excellence to the urban landscape of Milwaukee. Earlier this year, this project was also recognized by the Business Journal with a 2013 Real Estate Award.

13 APRIL 2013  The Phenology Project, a research investigation led by David that explores the dynamic spatial qualities of plants through the seasons, was awarded a 2013 Award of Merit by the Alabama Chapter of ASLA.

13 APRIL 2013 The Alabama Chapter of ASLA awards HILLWORKS’ Transformation Garden, the landscape of the 274 Bragg Avenue project, with a 2013 ASLA Alabama Design Award of Merit.

11 APRIL 2013 Highlighting work from D.I.R.T. studio and HILLWORKS, David presents a paper titled “Beyond Demolition Drawings” at the Reclaim + Remake Symposium at Catholic University in Washington DC.

04 APRIL 2013 Camera crew spends 8.5 hours on site of the 274 Bragg Avenue project for about 4 minutes of actual airtime for HGTV’s “You Live in What” television series. Stay tuned for the upcoming broadcast schedule.

31 MARCH 2013 David is invited to serve as a board member for DesignAlabama.

27 MARCH 2013 David presents two interactive presentations titled “Propagating Interest in Plant Design” and “Toomer’s Oaks: What a Pair of Poisoned Trees Might Tell Us About Ourselves” at the CELA Annual Conference in Austin, Texas.

14 MARCH 2013 David serves as a jury member for the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter’s 2013 ASLA Awards.

27 FEBRUARY 2013 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health which is located within the historic Pabst Brewery complex receives the LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.