George Matsumoto, FAIA
Professional Awards, 1945-1962

1945

$100.00 PRIZE, Progressive Architecture and Rich's Inc.
National Design Competition for a House in Georgia (with Gyo Obata).

$1,000.00 FIRST PRIZE, Chicago Herald-American
Better Chicago Regional & City Plan Competition
Best Overall Regional Highway Plan with David Geer & E. W.Waugh.

$10,000.00 GRAND AWARD, Chicago Herald-American Better Chicago Regional & City Plan
Competition
Comprehensive Regional Plan for Greater Chicago (with Geer &Waugh) 1945

1947

"HOUSE OF THE MONTH," Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
A Small House in California

HONORABLE MENTION  Progressive Architecture Annual Awards Excellence in Design
Residence built in 1947
J. I.Clark Residence, Leawood, Kansas, in partnership with Runnells, Clark, Waugh, and
Matsumoto

1948

SPECIAL CITATION, Progressive Architecture Annual Awards Excellence in Design,
Non-Residential Class, 1947
Kansas City Art Institute Life Drawing & Sculpture Studios Kansas City, Missouri, in
partnership with Runnells, Clark, Waugh, and Matsumoto

1950

$250.00 PRIZE, Youngstown Mullin Kitchen, Mullins Mfg. Corp.
National Design Competition for a Builder's Kitchen

$750.00 FIRST PRIZE, Mld-Atlantic Regional States National Association of Home Builders
and Architectural Forum
Design Competition for a Small House

$1,000.00 FOURTH PRIZE, National Awards National Association of Home Builders and
Architectural Forum
National Design Competition for A Small House

1953

CITATION, Progressive Architecture Annual Awards Excellence in Design
Residence to be built in 1953.
Julian Residence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1955

AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute of Architects Honor Awards, North Carolina Chapter
Gregory-Poole Equipment Company, Display and Service Building Raleigh, North Carolina

1956

CITATION, Progressive Architecture Annual Awards National Design Awards
Residential Projects in Design Phase  E. M. Lipman Residence, Richmond, Virginia.

$1,500.00 SECOND PRIZE Architectural Forum & Ferro Corporation
National Architectural Design Competition
Youth Center and Recreation Building, with Cecil D . Elliott

AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute of Architects Honor Awards South Atlantic States
Regional Program
Gregory-Poole Equipment Company, Raleigh, North Carolina

1957

AWARD OF MERIT WITH SPECIAL COMMENDATION North Carolina Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects Awards
School of Design Building,  North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, with F.
Carter Williams

AWARD OF MERIT WITH SPECIAL COMMENDATION North Carolina Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects Awards
G. W. Poland Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina
 
AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute Centennial Celebration, Washington, D.C.
Matsumoto Residence - Studio Building in Raleigh, North Carolina

AWARD OF MERIT,  Homes for Better Living National Awards Sponsored by N. B. C.,
American Institute of Architects, Better Homes and Garden and House and Home Magazines,
Matsumoto Residence - Studio, Raleigh, North Carolina

AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute of Architects Honor Awards South Atlantic States
Regional Awards Program
Alteration and Additions to the D. H. Hill Library North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
North Carolina (now Brooks Hall) with F. Carter Williams

1958

BRUSSELS UNIVERSAL & INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION United States National
Pavilion, Brussels, Belgium
By Invitation, United States Department of State
Photographs and Model of Matsumoto Residence - Studio, Raleigh, North Carolina

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Architectural Record Annual Awards National Awards Program
Outstanding House Design for 1957 Matsumoto Studio-Residence, Raleigh , North Carolina
 
AWARD OF MERIT, House and Home Magazine Awards
Outstanding Contribution to Residential Construction and Design
Matsumoto Residence - Studio, Raleigh, North Carolina
 
1959

CERTIFICATE OF AWARD, Raleigh Council of Architects
Achievement in Design and Construction E. M. Lipman Residence, Richmond, Virginia

NEW TALENT IN AMERICA, Architectural Division of Art in America and the American
Federation of Art, New York, Julian Residence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 
AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute of Architects Awards North Carolina State Chapter
Honor Awards Program, E. M. Lipman Residence, Richmond, Virginia

1960

AWARD OF MERIT, National Gold Medal Awards and Exhibition of the Building Arts
Joint Sponsorship of the American Federation of Arts and The Architectural League of New
York
"LIVING" - Matsumoto Residence - Studio, Raleigh, North Carolina

AWARD OF MERIT, National Gold Medal Awards and Exhibition of the Building Arts
Joint Sponsorship of the American Federation of Arts and The Architectural League of New
York
"EDUCATION" - School of Design Building, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North
Carolina, with F. Carter Williams

AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute of Architects Awards North Carolina State Chapter
Honor Awards Program  Julian Residence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

LOS ANGELES HOME SHOW Central Exhibit
Full Size Model and Drawings of "Leisure Lodge"
Commissioned by and Designed for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California

AWARD OF MERIT, House and Home Magazine Awards National Awards Program for House
Design and Construction Outstanding Contribution to Quality Housing in 1960

AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute of Architects Awards North Carolina State Chapter
Honor Awards Program
J. G. Poole Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina, with G. Milton Small, Jr.

AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute of Architects Awards Mid-Atlantic States Regional
Awards Program
E. M. Lipman Residence, Richmond, Virginia

AWARD OF MERIT, American Institute of Architects Awards Mid-Atlantic States Regional
Awards Program
Julian Residence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1961

CERTIFICATE OF AWARD, Contribution to Housing Design National Association of Home
Builders 17th Annual Convention- Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Architectural Record Annual Honor Awards National Award for
House Design Constructed in 1960
K. F. Adams Residence, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

FIRST HONOR AWARDS WITH SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS North Carolina State
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
Plywood Vacation Cabin, Durham, North Carolina

MERIT AWARD, The American Institute of Architects and House and Home and Life Magazine
Awards Program
Outstanding Contribution to Homes for Better Living, National A. I. A. Convention, Dallas,
Texas

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Architectural Record Annual Honor Awards Excellence in
Planning and Design, Record Houses of 1961
E. K. Thrower Residence, Sedgefield, (Greensboro) North Carolina

AWARD OF MERIT, Design for Better Outdoor Living First Annual Awards The American
Society of Landscape Architects and the Life and House and Home Magazines
Terraces and Garden, E. K.Thrower Residence, Sedgefield, (Greensboro), North Carolina