SmithGroupJJR announced that Michelle Acosta and Stephen Parker have received the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2018 Young Architects Award. SmithGroupJJR is the only firm with multiple honorees in this year’s class of 18 award recipients.

The integrated design firm established an additional office in Southern California to manage a growing portfolio in the region.

The Wharf in Washington DC, which recently opened the first phase of a $2.5 billion mixed-use waterfront development to the public, features SmithGroupJJR’s design for two hotel companies that share one dynamic building.