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Awards and Recognition
Behind every award is a team of dedicated staff working tirelessly to keep our campus running smoothly. We are proud of these achievements that highlight the innovative work, collaboration and passion our staff brings to UC San Diego every day.
2026 Awards
Transportation
Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood parking garage
Apex Award (International Parking and Mobility Institute)
IPMI's top award recognizing excellence in parking and mobility program design
Hillcrest Medical Center parking garage
Honorable Mention (International Parking and Mobility Institute)
Recognition below Apex Award-winning tier, given to a project IPMI judged notable.
U-Pass Referendum
Honorable Mention (International Parking and Mobility Institute)
Recognition below Apex Award-winning tier, given to a project IPMI judged notable.
2025 Awards
Buildings
UC San Diego Ranks 5th Globally for Sustainability Efforts
The award is given to higher education institutions at the forefront of sustainability, recognizing top achievers by performance across 13 key impact areas.
Humanities and Social Sciences Building
Building Preservation Award (California Preservation Foundation)
A statewide honor recognizing projects that successfully preserve a building's historic or architectural character.
Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood
- Best Public Building Award (Association of General Contractors)
- Merit Award for Best Public Owner (Association of General Contractors)
Torrey Pines Fire Station 52
- Oustanding Architectural Engineering Project (American Society of Civil Engineers San Diego)
- Honor Award (American Public Works Association SD Imperial Chapter)
- Fire Station Design Award (Fire Industry Education Resource Organization)
York Hall
- Preservation Design Award (American Institute of Architects San Diego)
- International Excellence in Concrete – 2nd Place (American Concrete Institute)
- Repair and Restoration Award (American Concrete Institute San Diego Chapter)
Environment
Outstanding CEQA Streamlining
American Association of Environmental Professionals
Awarded for UC San Diego's update to the La Jolla campus 2018 Long Range Development Plan Subsequent Environmental Impact Report.
Transportation
Scholars parking garage
Gold Certification (Parksmart)
The middle tier of Parksmart's three-level certification for sustainable parking structures, recognizing features that reduce single-occupancy vehicle use.
Hayden AI
Innovation Award Winner (Circulate San Diego Momentum Awards)
Awarded for the automated bike lane, bus stop and bus lane enforcement pilot. Recognizes a project that introduced a notably creative or first-of-its-kind approach to improving mobility in the San Diego region.
2024 Awards
Buildings
Franklin Antonio Hall
FAH officially opened its doors in 2022. Following the opening, the design, archtiecture and project management teams received 20 awards for their work, listed below.
Epstein Family Amphitheater
Honor Award (San Diego American Public Works Association)
The chapter's top-tier recognition for a public works project, one step below Project of the Year.
Mandeville Art Gallery
Honor Award Architecture Category (American Institute of Architects)
The San Diego AIA chapter's top honor within its architecture category.
Café Ventanas
Divine Detail Award (American Institute of Architects)
Honors a single outstanding architectural detail rather than the building as a whole.
Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood
Gold Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
A high-performance sustainability tier, achieved by meeting rigorous standards for energy efficiency, water use, and environmental impact.
Sustainability
STARS Platinum Rating for Sustainability
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
The highest of five tiers in higher education's leading sustainability rating system, reached by only a small share of participating institutions.
Transportation
Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood
Circulate San Diego Momentum Award (Mid-Coast Award)
Honors the San Diego-area project judged to have made the most meaningful improvement to mobility that year by encouraging walking, biking, and transit use.
Platinum Level Winner
SANDAG iCommute Diamond Level Award
SANDAG's top tier of recognition for employers who significantly reduce single-occupancy commuting.