Awards & Recognitions
Your Brunswick Market Place, People’s Choice Awards
Best Architect - 2009

Boston Society of Architects
Director's Citation for Collaborative Design - 2006              
Clubhouse for the Cape Fear Yacht Club, Oak Island, NC.  This
project received this special award from the director of the BSA in
recognition of the power of design to engage us all in building
communities collaboratively. Rich Bandera is a member of the
yacht club. As such, it was important to him that the membership
be actively engaged in the design and construction of the
building. Given the budget and the bids received from
contractors, the membership could have easily scrapped the
design and gone for a pre-fabricated box. Instead they opted to
pick up hammers and paint brushes and provide the finish details
such as interior painting and tile work, arbors, and landscaping.
This citation honors their belief that good design matters.

American Institute of Architects
Housing Design Award Recipient - 2000
Parcel R11C -  2,4,6,8 &10 East Concord Street, Boston, MA. The
first modular housing project in Boston's South End historical
district included new construction of four first-time home buyer
dwelling units over two ground floor office spaces adjacent to the
new construction of four single-family townhouses.

Boston Horticultural Society Award - 1996
Brookside Community Garden. Transformation of vacant lot into
24 plots for neighborhood resident to grow their own vegetables
and flowers.

Boston Architectural Center - 1987
Thesis Commendation