Awards
Company Awards & Recognition
As a company founded in the 19th century, Zahner has come a long way. Staying true to the ideals of its founders while pursuing technological innovation in architecture has birthed a 21st century company that is recognized by international institutions of recognition.
Below is a selection of some of the company’s highlights:
Distinguished Engineering Service Award (DESA)
University of Kansas School of Engineering
Inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
UMKC Henry W. Bloch Executive Hall
Entrepreneur Of The Year
for Engineering named by Ernst & Young’s (EY).
EPA Award
United States Environmental Protection Agency P2 Award for Pollution Prevention.
Environmental Compliance Achievement Award
for Zahner Dallas facility
Zahner appointed to Manufacturing Council
Secretary of Commerce
Contractor of the Year
SMACNA names Zahner at 69th Annual Convention
Project Recognition
As a force for collaboration, Zahner has worked to assist many design teams throughout the company’s history. Below are a selection of projects which have been recognized with local, national, and international awards.
KAA Award
Harim Tower
American Architecture Award
Chicago Athenaeum Museum The Petersen
Project of the Year
AIA Kansas City KCPD Headquarters
Merit Award
AIA Central States DeBruce Center: Rules of Basketball
Honor Award
AIA KansasDeBruce Center: Rules of Basketball
AIA LA Design Awards Honor Award
The Highest Honor: Emerson LA
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year
For Outdoor category: Académie Lafayette
IDEA Awards Finalist
IDSA International Design Excellence Awards: Académie Lafayette
EDC Cornerstone Award
for Pendulum Architects’ Crosstown Substation
Global Best Award of Merit
ENR Miami Intermodal Center
Copper in Architecture Award
Copper Development Association,Instructional Centre
Professional Merit Award
ASLA Central States, Design Built for Young+Dring’s Pomona Planters
National AIA Honor Award
for the Morphosis-designed Cooper Union
AIA National Award
AIA Institute Honor Award Wyly Theater
Best of Category
IIDA 39th Annual Interior Design Competition Instructional Centre
Honorary Award for Education
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Award Instructional Centre
Award of Excellence
Mississauga Urban Design Awards, Instructional Centre
Design Excellence Award
AIA Kansas City Zahner Headquarters
Monsters of Design Award
AIA Kansas City Zahner Headquarters
AIACC Honor Award
for the Morphosis-designed Cooper Union
Architecture Design Award
AIA New York Chapter Design Award Cooper Union
President’s Award
Metal Construction Association Art Gallery of Alberta
Copper in Architecture Award
for the BCJ-designed Waipolu Gallery
Monsters of Design Honor Award
for the Zahner North Dock Expansion
New York Construction's Green Project of the Year
for 41 Cooper Square
New York Construction's Green Project of the Year
for Kauffman Stadium Kauffman Stadium
AIA Design and Craftsmanship Award
for the Kansas City Power & Light Bridge Power & Light Bridge
Capstone Award
for the Bartle Hall North Dock
International Architecture Award
for Taubman Museum Taubman Museum
The Nascar Hall of Fame Project
for 1 million hours without a lost-time injury
OSHA Work Safe Partnership Award
SMACNA
Building Division Winner
Build Maine Award for Machado+Silvetti design: Bowdoin Museum of Art
Honor Award
New England Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for Bowdoin Museum of Art
American Architecture Award
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design: Bowdoin Museum of Art
Maine Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award
For the Machado+Silvetti-designed Bowdoin Museum of Art
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award
For the Corinthian Hall Restoration
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award
for the Kansas City Art Institute Facade
Regional Entrepreneur of the Year by UMKC Bloch School of Business
L. William Zahner
Merit Award
Residential Architect Magazine Arkansas House
Merit Award
Custom Home Magazine Arkansas House
Copper Medal, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia
L. William Zahner
Award of Excellence
Associated General Contractors of CT Lake Whitney
AIA Design Honor Award
Gulf States Region Arkansas House
AIA Design Honor Award
Arkansas State Arkansas House
Honor Award
AIA New York Lake Whitney
Award of Merit Cultural Midwest Construction
For Millenium Park, Pritzker Pavilion
Honor Award
AIA Western Mountain Region Pueblo Library
OCEA Award of Merit
American Society of Civil Engineers
Building Team Project Grand Award
EMP Museum
AFLCIO Labor Management Award
National Recognition
Sheet Metal Contractor of the Year Award
L. William Zahner
Top 25 News Makers of the Year
Engineering News Record
Top 10 Small Businesses of Kansas City
American Institute of Architects' Citation for Architecture and the Built Environment
Leo Zahner, Jr.
Jury's Special Award
AIA Orange County Design Award Oakley Headquarters
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards
AIA Orange County Design Award Bartle Sky Stations
Environment Excellence Award
from the city of Kansas City
McGraw-Hill
Outstanding Innovation and Advancement in Construction Technology
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards
Missouri Public Service
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards
Hallmark Ambassador
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards
Shaughnessy Fickel & Scott Offices
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards
Midland Theatre Entry Kiosk
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards
Sheet Metal Union Hall
Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards
Renovation of the Kansas Union
Sheet Metal Contractor of the Year Award
Leo Zahner, Jr.