Numerous DK&P projects have received American Planning Association (APA) Awards, including the Downtown Plan for Richmond, VA, the Downtown Plan and for Montgomery, AL, and the Jamestown Mall Area Plan in St. Louis, MO. The firm has also received Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Awards for Panama City Downtown Plan, I’On in Mount Pleasant, SC; City Plan 2025 for Fayetteville, AR; Glenwood Park in Atlanta, GA; South Main in Buena Vista, CO; the Columbia Pike corridor in Arlington County, VA; and North Beach in Miami Beach, FL. The EPA awarded Plan El Paso a 2011 National Award for Smart Growth Excellence in Programs, Policies, and Regulations. Dover-Kohl’s work has received the Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award three times since its inception in 2007 for Towns, Villages, Countryside Land Development Regulations in St. Lucie County, Florida; the Compact Communities Code for Lee County, Florida; and the 2012 award for the Bradenton, Florida Form-Based Code.
Victor Dover and Joeph Kohl, Centennial Medal
University of Miami, School of Architecture, 2025
Victor Dover and Joseph Kohl, Seaside Prize Recipient
Seaside Institute, 2024
Addison Mizner Award “Service” Victor Dover
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Florida Chapter, 2024
Form-Base Code Award of Excellence
Form-Based Code Institute, Smart Growth America, 2024
Award of Excellence Rendering Architecture in Perspective 38,
Syracuse I-81 Removal
American Society of Architectural Illustrators, 2024
Design Excellence, Urban Design, Clematis Street, Florida
The Urban Guild Awards, 2024
Landmark Award (I’On)
American Society of Landscape Architects, 2024
Florida Comprehensive Plan Award: City of Punta Gorda
American Planning Association, Florida Chapter, 2024
Award of Excellence, Best Practices, Lake Wales Envisioned
American Planning Association, Florida Chapter, 2024
Award of Merit, Comprehensive Plan, Punta Gorda
American Planning Association, Florida Chapter, 2024
Outstanding Study / Plan, Lake Wales Envisioned
Florida Planning & Zoning Association (FPZA), 2024
Outstanding Comprehensive Plan, Punta Gorda
Florida Planning & Zoning Association (FPZA), 2024
Communicator Award, 2024: Lake Wales Envisioned Documentary Film
The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), 2024
Charter Award, Kingston Forward Form-Based Code, Kingston, New York
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2024
Local Government Achievement Award. Kingston Forward Form-Based Code, Kingston, New York
New York State Conference of Mayors (NYCOM), 2024
Outstanding Planning Award Best Practice, Across the Boulevard: Willow Ridge – Parkview Action Plan
Western New York Section of the American Planning Association, 2024
America's Most Beautiful Neighborhood (I'On)
Upscale Living, 2024
Victor Dover & Joseph Kohl – 2024 Seaside Prize Winners
Seaside Institute, 2024
Distinctive Preservation Award: Downtown Mixed-use Design Standards, Lake Wales Main Street (Category A)
Secretary of State Florida Main Street Awards, 2023
Best Practice Award for Amherst’s Boulevard Central Planning
American Planning Association, New York Upstate Chapter, 2022
Outstanding Planning Award Comprehensive Planning, Amherst's Boulevard Central District Planning
American Planning Association, 2022
Design Awards “Award of Honor” for Clematis Streetscape Improvements
American Society of Landscape Architects. Florida, 2021
Jan Johnson Public Participation Award, Florida chapter, Heart of Florida
American Planning Association, 2021
Plan It Award, Florida chapter Heart of Florida
American Planning Association, 2021
Best Community Planner & Urban Design Firm in USA
BUILD magazine, 2020
Best Planning Project in Florida for the Lake Wales Connected Plan
Florida Redevelopment Association, 2020
Best Capital/Infrastructure Project in Florida Award for Clematis Street
Florida Redevelopment Association, 2020
Addison Mizner Award for Research for El Paso Mission Valley Comprehensive Plan
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Florida Chapter, 2020
The Coral Gables Multimodal Transportation Master Plan received a 2020 Award of Merit from the Florida Chapter Gold Coast Section, with Atkins, DK&P, and Caltran Engineering
American Planning Association, Florida Chapter, 2020
Charter Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category for The Strategic Vision for Panama City
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2020
The Safe Streets ”Peoples’ Choice” Award for Clematis Street
Safe Streets, 2019
Metropolis, City, and Town Merit Award
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2019
Addison Mizner Award “Urban Design” South Main
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Florida Chapter, 2017
Charter Award of Excellence for Plan NoBe on the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor Scale
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2017
Charter Award of Excellence for South Main on the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor Scale
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2016
Charter Award of Merit for Seven50 on the Region, City, and Town Scale
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2016
Charter Award of Excellence for Code SMTX: Tactical Urbanism Intervention and Project Kickoff on the Block, Street, and Building Scale
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2015
Charter Award of Excellence for Plan El Paso on the Region: Metropolis, City, Town Scale
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2015
Award of Excellence for Best Practice: Seven50: Southeast Florida Regional Partnership Plan
American Planning Association, Florida Chapter, Gold Coast Section, 2014
Best City Plan CNU Charter Award: Curridabat Master Plan with Castillo Arquitectos
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2014
Best Corridor Plan CNU Charter Award: Columbia Pike Initiative
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2014
Special Jury CNU Charter Award: Jean Lafitte Tomorrow Resilience Plan
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2014
Award of Merit: Seven50: Southeast Florida Regional Partnership Plan
Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association, 2014
Benjamin Banneker Award for Outstanding Social Commitment and Community Initiatives for the Columbia Pike Neighborhoods Area Plan
American Planning Association National Capital Area Chapter, 2012
Comprehensive Planning Award for Plan El Paso
American Planning Association Texas Chapter, 2012
Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award for the City of Bradenton Form-Based Code
Form-Based Codes Institute, 2012
Outstanding Plan Award: Jamestown Mall Area Plan
American Planning Association Missouri Chapter, 2012
Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award for the Compact Communities Code for Lee County, FL
Form-Based Codes Institute, 2011
National Award for Smart Growth Achievement: Programs, Policies, and Regulations for Plan El Paso 2010
United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2011
Charter Award of Excellence for the Southeast Lee County Plan for Conservation and Development on the Region, Metropolis, City, Town Scale
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2010
John Nolen Medal for Contributions to Urbanism in Florida
Florida Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism, 2010
Neighborhood Design Award: Glenwood Park
International Making Cities Livable, 2010
Award of Merit for Grassroots Initiatives for the Prospects for Lee County Plan
American Planning Association, Florida Chapter, 2009
Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession
University of Miami School of Architecture, 2009
Outstanding Master Planning Project, Award of Excellence for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Campus Master Plan
Florida American Planning Association, Gold Coast Section, 2009
Outstanding Master Planning Project, Award of Merit for The Hometown Plan: South Miami, FL
Florida American Planning Association, Gold Coast Section, 2009
Outstanding Planning Award for a Plan: Montgomery Downtown Plan and SmartCode
Alabama State Chapter of the American Planning Association (ALAPA), 2008
Charter Award of Excellence for the City Plan 2025: Fayetteville, AR on the Region, Metropolis, City, Town Scale
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2007
Charter Award of Excellence for La Candelaria: Antigua, Guatemala on the Neighborhood, District, Corridor Scale
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2007
The Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award for the Towns, Villages, Countryside Land Development Regulations, St. Lucie County, Florida
Form Based Codes Institute, 2007
The Outstanding Award for Private Study
Florida Planning and Zoning Association (FPZA), 2007
Achievement in Comprehensive Plan Development Award for the City Plan 2025
American Planning Association, Arkansas Chapter, 2006
Current Topic Award: Housing Choice and Affordability for the Pulelehua Master Plan
American Planning Association Hawaii Chapter, 2005
Charter Award of Excellence for Glenwood Park
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2003
Charter Award of Excellence for I’On
Congress for the New Urbanism, 2003
Award for an Outstanding Planning Project in the Small Jurisdiction presented to North Augusta Riverfront
South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association, 2002
Place Planning Award: Collier County Community Character Plan
Environmental Design Research Association / Places Journal, 2002
Platinum Award for Best Smart Growth Community in the Nation: I'on Village
National Association of Homebuilders, 2001
Award of Excellence for Toward Better Places: The Community Chapter Plan for Collier County
Collier County Board of County Commissioners, 2001
Award of Excellence for Palm Beach County Agricultural Reserve Master Plan
Palm Beach County and the South Florida Water Management District, 2001
The Outstanding Public Report Award for Fort Myers Beach Comprehensive Plan
Florida Planning & Zoning Association, 1999
Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contribution for the Mobility Study for Outstanding Public Participation and Planning
The Planning Commission (Tampa), 1998
Certificate of Appreciation for the Winter Park Mobility Study
American Institute of Architects, 1998
Urban Design Award for Outstanding Community Planning Projects
The Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, 1997
Ten Successes of the New Urbanism: Port Royal Master Plan
Congress for the New Urbanism, 1996