AWARDS

MAD Architecture awarded Press Democrats, Best Architect in the 2026 Best of Sonoma County Awards

2026 Petaluma Argus-Courier – People’s Choice Best Architect – MAD Architecture

2025 Petaluma Argus-Courier – People’s Choice Best Architect – MAD Architecture

AIA California Residential Design Award of Merit, 2023
Owl House, Petaluma

2022 Petaluma Argus-Courier – People’s Choice
Best Architect – MAD Architecture

AIA Redwood Empire, 2022 Honor Award
Residential Design – Built
Owl House, Petaluma

2021 PCBC Gold Nugget Award of Merit Honors
Residential Projects – Best Renovated or Restored Single House
Zen House, Santa Rosa

2020 Heritage Homes & Landmarks Preservation Awards
Renovation of an Existing Residence
Award of Great Merit: 520 Kent Street
Homeowners: Alan Good & Karen Brown
“Immense thought and care went into the rehabilitation and creative re-imagination of this previously distressed and overlooked property. What impresses us the most about this project is the owner’s restraint. The exterior design of the home was kept very minimal, from the simple exterior details to the white paint without accents. The project respected the original building footprints: locating the addition on the site of a long-gone outbuilding. The addition was clearly delineated with different materials that reference the area’s agricultural heritage. One can clearly see how this property must have appeared when it was originally built, yet it exemplifies a modern aesthetic.”

2020 Heritage Homes & Landmarks Preservation Awards
Outstanding Talent in the Construction Business
Award of Great Merit: MAD Architecture
“Mary Dooley and Chris Lynch have been working to produce excellent architecture in Petaluma for over 20 years. They have produced exemplary projects in residential development, modest remodels, historic rehabilitation, and commercial and civic projects. For a small office, they produce an abundance of high-quality work.”

North Bay Business Journal, 2020 Honoree
Top Real Estate Project in North Bay
SOMO Village Sky Lounge, Rohnert Park

2020 PCBC Gold Nugget Award of Merit Honors
Commercial Projects – Best Interior Renovation
SOMO – Traditional Medicinals, Rohnert Park

Metal Construction Association Chairman’s Awards 2020
Winner in the Residential Category
Keller Court Commons, Petaluma

AIA Redwood Empire, 2019 Merit Award for PSr1
“Forthcoming” is a partially enclosed human respite from urban surroundings,
temporary installation, Santa Rosa

2019 PCBC Gold Nugget Award of Merit Honors
Best Commercial Project – under 20,000 sq. ft.
Brewsters Beer Garden, Petaluma

North Bay Business Journal, 2019 Honoree
Top Real Estate Project in North Bay
Keller Court Commons, Petaluma

AIA Redwood Empire, 2018 Honor Award
Residential Design – Built
Red Hill Studio, Petaluma

AIA Redwood Empire, 2018 Citation Award
Architecture – Built
Brewsters Beer Garden, Petaluma

2018 PCBC Gold Nugget Award
Best Residential Detached Housing, Cluster Housing, 8-15 du/acre
Keller Court Commons, Petaluma