Awards and Honors

HONORS


The American Institute of Architects
2003 Elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects – AIA Florida
2016
Guy Peterson, FAIA – The Gold Medal
2013 Guy Peterson – Office for Architecture – 2013 AIA Florida Firm of the Year Award
2000 Presidential Millennium Award of Honor for Design – Twentieth Century Design Award,
Johnson/Peterson Architects, Inc.
Guy W. Peterson, AIA Medal of Honor for Design

The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
2014
Dean’s Faculty Service Award

The University of Florida School of Architecture
2008
Ivan Smith Eminent Professorship University of Florida School of Architecture (2008-2010)
2010 Adjunct Associate Professor University of Florida School of Architecture (2010-2017)
2011 Visiting Professor, Vicenza Institute of Architecture, Vicenza, Italy
2000 Distinguished Architecture Alumnus Award University of Florida School of Architecture

American Jewish Committee
2006
Civic Achievement Award

Sarasota Architectural Foundation
2007
Lifetime Achievement Award

Sarasota Community Video Archive
2017
CVA Hall of Fame Inductee

Center for Architecture Sarasota
2017
Honorary Design Award

Florida Trend Magazine
2018
Selected as one of the FLORIDA 500 most influential business leaders in Florida – 2018

Riverview High School – Sarasota Florida
2019
Riverview High School Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee

The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes – BBC/Netflix
2018
Spencer House in Sarasota featured


AWARDS


The American Institute of Architects – AIA Florida
Award for Excellence in Architecture
2024
Nora Patterson Bay Island Park Restroom Pavilion – GP |OFA Conceptual Designer – with Seibert Architects
Honor Award for New Work – Sarasota, Florida
2023
Cherokee Park House – Citation Award for Excellence in New Work – Sarasota, Florida
2020 Shank House – Honor Award for Renovations and Additions – Sarasota, Florida
2018 Finish Tower at Nathan Benderson Park – Honor Award for Excellence – Sarasota, Florida
2017 The Elling Eide Center – Honor Award of Excellence- Sarasota, Florida
2014 Spencer House – Honor Award of Excellence – Sarasota, Florida
2011 Revere Quality House – Addition & Restoration – Honor Award of Excellence – Sarasota, Florida
2011 612 Casey Key House – Merit Award – Casey Key, Florida
2005 Hawthorne St. House – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
Williams House – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
Anaclerio House – Merit Award – Longboat Key, Florida
2001 Freund House – Siesta Key, Florida
1999 Theisen House – Bradenton, Florida
Midway Fire Station – Midway, Florida

Unbuilt Design Award
2023
Shadow Pavilion – Merit Award for Unbuilt Work – Casey Key, Florida
2016 Finish Tower at Nathan Benderson Park – Honor Award – Sarasota, Florida
2015 Treescapes – Merit Award – Hardee County, Florida
2013 Alameda Pavilions – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
2012 Quogue House – Merit Award – Southampton, New York
2011 Ehkita – Honor Award – Arcadia, Florida
2006 Houses of Indian Beach – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
2004 Revere House, Restoration & Addition – Merit Award – Siesta Key, Florida
2000 Anaclerio House – Merit Award – Longboat Key, Florida
1988 Florida Department of Law Enforcement – Tallahassee, Florida
1988 Emergency Services Building – Venice, Florida
1985 Fire Station No. 7 – Tallahassee, Florida
1983 Fire Station No. 6 – Tallahassee, Florida
Apalachicola River & Bay National Estuarine Sanctuary – Apalachicola, Florida

Test of Time Award
2024
Sanderling House – Honor Award – Siesta Key, Florida

Excellence for Historic Preservation and Restoration
2015
Center for Architecture Sarasota | UF CityLab Sarasota – Honor Award – Sarasota, Florida

Award for Masonry in Design
2015
Ferguson Alley House – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida

The American Institute of Architects – Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
Award of Excellence in Architecture
2020
Finish Tower at Nathan Benderson Park – Honor Award for Excellence – Sarasota, Florida
2020 Elling Eide Center – Merit Award of Excellence – Sarasota, Florida
2014 Durbin House – Award of Excellence – Casey Key, Florida
2014 Spencer Residence – Award of Merit – Sarasota, Florida
2014 LeBaron House 2 – Unbuilt Award of Merit – Casey Key, Florida
2012 Spencer Residence – Award of Excellence – Sarasota, Florida
2012 Quogue House – Merit Award – Southampton, New York
2012 Ehkita – Merit Award – Arcadia, Florida
2012 Revere Quality House Renovations & Addition – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
2012 Watanabe Residence – Merit Award – Carmel, Indiana
2006 Sanderling Beach House 2 – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
Williams House – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
2004 Revere House – Restoration & Addition – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
1997 Theisen House – Bradenton, Florida
1997 Freund House – Merit Award – Siesta Key, Florida
1997 Sarasota Memorial Hospital Critical Care Center – Merit Award – Sarasota, Florida
1991 City of Sarasota General Services Complex – Honorable Mention – Sarasota, Florida
1988 Wyndemere Clubhouse – Naples, Florida

The American Institute of Architects – AIA Tallahassee
Award for Excellence in Architecture
1996
Johnson/Peterson Architects, Inc. Offices – Tallahassee, FL
1994 Architects Office & Marsha Orr Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery – Special Mention Award – Tallahassee, Florida
1992 Midway Volunteer Fire Station – Midway, Florida
1989 Food Pavilions at the North Florida Fairgrounds – Tallahassee, Florida
1987 Riverboat Landing & Waiting Shelter – Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center – White Springs, Florida
1987 The Old Jail – Division of Corporations, Department of State – Tallahassee, Florida
1985 Meanwhile Ranch Condominiums – Tallahassee, Florida
1985 Fire Station No. 6 – Tallahassee, Florida
1985 Fire Station No. 7 – Tallahassee, Florida
1982 Rogers-Atkins Insurance Building – Tallahassee, Florida

The American Institute of Architects – AIA Georgia
Award for Excellence in Architecture
1995
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Critical Care Center – Sarasota, Florida
(Johnson/Peterson Architects and Nix Mann & Associates)

The American Society of Landscape Architects – Florida Chapter
Award of Honor

Girl Scout Facility
Award of Merit
The Modern Garden

Florida Department of State – Division of Cultural Affairs
Florida Design Arts Award – Award for Excellence
1991
Dorothy B. Oven Park – Tallahassee, Florida

Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
Outstanding Preservation Project for Adaptive Re-use of a Historic Structure
1986
The Old Jail – Division of Corporations, Department of State – Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee – Leon County Historic Preservation Board and Florida Heritage Foundation
Historic Preservation Award
1992
Beadel House – Tallahassee, Florida
1991 Old Leon County Jail – Tallahassee, Florida

Leon County, Florida
Special Award in Recognition of Effort to Protect & Enhance the Environment
1989
Dorothy B. Oven Park / Fire Station No. 9 – Tallahassee, Florida

Environmental Award
1993
Leon Regional Juvenile Detention Center – Tallahassee, Florida
1991 Florida Department of Law Enforcement – Tallahassee, Florida
1989 City National Bank Building – Tallahassee, Florida
1989 Haben and Culpepper Law Offices – Tallahassee, Florida

American Building Corporation
Building of the Year Award
1985
Xerox Building – Tallahassee, Florida
1984 Fire Station No. 6 – Tallahassee, Florida

SRQ Magazine
Home of the Year Award
2016
Renovation | Platinum Award – Robinson House
2015 Best Overall Home/Over $2M Platinum Award – Durbin House
2015 Best Overall Home/Under $2M Platinum Award – Ferguson House
2015 Best Overall Home/Over $2M Gold Award – Ashridge House
2015 Best Overall Home/Over $2M Silver Award – Ohana House
2014 Best Overall Home/Under $2M Platinum Award – Spencer House
2010 House of the Year Silver Award
2009 House of the Year Silver Award
House of the Year Over $2M Platinum Award

Building of the Year Award
2016
Best Residential Building/Complex Silver Award – AQUA
2016 Best Mixed-Use Building Gold Award – Center For Architecture Sarasota McCulloch Pavilion
2016 Best Public Building/Public Space Gold Award – Nathan Benderson Park Finish Tower


SELECTED EXHIBITS & TOURS


AIA National Conference in Orlando Florida
2017 Tour of the Architecture of Guy Peterson – Sarasota, Florida

The Center for Architecture
2017 Guy Peterson | OFA: Tour of the Shank House

Center for Architecture
2016 Guy Peterson | OFA: Tour of the Agee House

Center for Architecture
2015 Guy Peterson | OFA: Tour of the Motto House

Center for Architecture
2016 Aug. – Sept.
Guy Peterson | OFA: Exhibition Solving X The Architecture of Guy Peterson

Mirimar Design Center,
2016 Jan.-Aug
. Guy Peterson | OFA Exhibition – Naked: The Architecture of Guy Peterson

The Center for Architecture
2015
 September
Guy Peterson | OFA: Exhibition – Naked: The Architecture of Guy Peterson

The Center for Architecture
2015 January
Guy Peterson | OFA: Atelier Talk

The Center for Architecture
2014 February
Guy Peterson | OFA: Tour of Ohana – Longboat Key

The Center for Architecture
2013 October
Guy Peterson | OFA: Tour of the Spencer House – Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota Architectural Foundation,
2012
Guy Peterson | OFA: Tour of the Bird Key House – Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota Architectural Foundation
2012
Guy Peterson | OFA: Tour of the Fishman House – Lido Key, Florida

Sarasota Architectural Foundation
2005 March
Guy Peterson | OFA: Collected Works Tour – Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota Architectural Foundation
2004 May
The First Ever Thoroughly Modern Tour – Sarasota, Florida

University of Florida, School of Architecture Gallery
2003
The Work of Guy Peterson | Office for Architecture

Arquitectonica, Johnson/Peterson Architects Exhibit “The Principals and Science of Architecture” – Tampa, Florida – 1999

Florida A & M University, School of Architecture Gallery, First in a Series of One – Firm Exhibits of Significant Architecture in Florida, Johnson/Peterson Architects “Inspired Architecture that Works” 1980 – 1989