Awards & Press

Award-Winning Architecture Firm & Project Press

Stephen Perry Smith Architects has earned recognition for excellence in architectural design, innovation, and client collaboration. As one of Milwaukee’s top architecture firms, our award-winning projects and press features highlight a commitment to quality, creativity, and lasting impact. From corporate headquarters to transformative mixed-use developments, our work reflects a passion for thoughtful design and strategic vision.

Explore our awards and press coverage to see how SPSA continues to shape the built environment through thoughtful design and strategic vision.

Awards & Press

2026

MKE Downtown Dog Park Wins Mayor’s Design Award

Recognized in the Places & Spaces category, the MKE Downtown Dog Park received a 2026 Mayor’s Design Award for creating a vibrant gathering place along Milwaukee’s riverfront.

2026

MKE Downtown Dog Park Earns Top Projects Recognition

Recognized as a Daily Reporter Top Projects of 2025 winner, the MKE Downtown Dog Park highlights the impact of urban redevelopment and community-focused public space design.

2026

MKE Downtown Dog Park Named Award Finalist

The MKE Downtown Dog Park was recognized as a finalist in the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2026 Real Estate Awards, highlighting its impact and contribution to the Milwaukee community.

2026

Best Architects in Milwaukee, WI

Stephen Perry Smith Architects is recognized among Milwaukee’s top architecture firms for delivering innovative, high-quality designs across diverse project types.

2025

Plans Advance for Multifamily Development in Cudahy

Stephen Perry Smith Architects is leading the apartment design for a 264-unit development,reflecting the firm’s expertise in multifamily architecture and community-focused living spaces.

2025

Urban Planning Milestone: Milwaukee’s Downtown Dog Park Debuts

The long-awaited Downtown Dog Park opens, repurposing an underutilized freeway-adjacent site into a vibrant urban amenity featuring fenced areas, water stations, and new Riverwalk access.

2025

Milwaukee’s Hospitality Market Expands with Foxtown Landing

Now under construction in downtown Milwaukee, Foxtown Landing will feature spaces for a brewery, restaurant, and distillery adjacent to the new MKE Dog Park.

2025

Milwaukee Business Journal: Best Places to Work

Stephen Perry Smith Architects is proud to be recognized as one of the 2025 Best Places to Work by the Milwaukee Business Journal.

2025

Key Approval for East Side Housing Development

A new East Side apartment complex, designed by Stephen Perry Smith Architects, takes a step forward with city endorsement.

2025

Architectural Plans Unveiled for Pritchard Park Apartments

Stephen Perry Smith Architects is leading the architectural design of Pritchard Park Apartments, a 266-unit residential complex central to the $120 million Regency Mall redevelopment in Racine.

2025

264 luxury apartments pitched in Cudahy

Stephen Perry Smith Architects is collaborating with Sawall Development on a proposed $30 million project to bring 264 luxury apartments to Cudahy, Wisconsin.

2024

Construction begins on long-sought dog park in downtown Milwaukee

The SPSA-designed Foxtown Landing dog park moves forward, bringing much-anticipated public green space to Milwaukee’s urban landscape.

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