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Since 1976, Appleton Partners has been featured in over 100 publications including the Los Angeles Times, Architectural Digest, Town & Country, W., Robb Report, Sunset, as well as numerous books and other periodicals. Architectural Digest alone has written 14 feature stories on the firm’s residential projects, including two cover stories, and has consistently selected Marc Appleton for the AD 100 (1991, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012) as one of the top 100 designers in the world.
Tailwater Press LLC was established by the architect Marc Appleton in 2000 as an adjunct to his architectural practice. For additional information on these selected books please visit Tailwater Press.
Recognition
National & Regional
Awards
2020
Luxe Interiors
Honoree -The Gold List
2018
Luxe Interiors
Rebuilding Montecito Award
2016
Architectural Digest
AD Top 100 Architects & Designers Award
2014
Design Leadership Network
Design Leadership Award
2012
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art 2012
The Arthur Ross Awards, Board of Directors Honor
2012
Architectural Digest
AD top 100 Architects & Designers
2011
Pacific Design Center, Westweek 2011
Star of Design Award, Lifetime Achievement
2010
Architectural Digest
AD top 100 Architects & Designers
2007
Architectural Digest
AD top 100 Architects & Designers
2005
Pacific Design Center, Westweek 2005
Star of Design Award, Architecture
2004
Architectural Digest
AD top 100 Architects & Designers
2003
National Association of Industrial & Office Properties
Southern California Wine & Spirits Nevada Headquarters
Las Vegas, Nevada
Honor Award
2002
The Classicist
10th Anniversary Edition
2002
Architectural Digest
AD top 100 Architects & Designers
2000
Architectural Digest
AD top 100 Architects & Designers
1995
Architectural Digest
AD top 100 Architects & Designers
1991-1992
Sunset Western Home Award Waingrow Residence
Brentwood, California
Merit Award
Honor Award
1991
University of California
White Mountain Research Station
Crooked Creek Facility
Bishop, California
Honor Award
1991
Architectural Digest
AD top 100 Architects & Designers
1990
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Ocean Park Cooperative Housing
Santa Monica, California
Merit Award
1990
City of Whittier
Downtown Housing
Revitalization Plan Competition
First Prize
1982
California Building Officials
Boyd Street Place
Los Angeles, California
Award for Excellence
1975
Coast Magazine Competition
“What to do with Alcatraz Island”
San Francisco, California
First Prize
AIA California
Council Award
1991
Ocean Park Housing Cooperative
Santa Monica, California
Urban Design Award
AIA Los Angeles
Chapter Awards
1989
Edwards Residence and Studio Santa Monica, California
Merit Award
1985
Day Residence
Los Angeles, California
Merit Award
1984
Boyd Street Place
Los Angeles, California
Citation
1984
Gene Burton, Inc.
Pasadena, California
Citation
1983
Boyd Street Place
Los Angeles, California
President’s Award
Local
Awards & Prizes
1990
Los Angeles Conservancy
Southern View Limited Project
Los Angeles, California
Preservation Award
1984
County of Santa Barbara Arts Commission
Eucalyptus Lane Beach Access
Montecito, California
First Prize
1983
City of Los Angeles
Boyd Street Place
Los Angeles, California
Special Recognition Certificate
1983
Pasadena Beautiful Foundation
Gene Burton, Inc.
Pasadena, California
Annual Award
1982
Los Angeles Downtown Breakfast Club
Boyd Street Place
Los Angeles, California
Rose Award
Special
Exhibitions
2000
Exhibition: George Washington Smith – “Florestal”
Santa Barbara, California
1999
In Your Space: Public Art in
Santa Barbara, California
1985-1999
Eucalyptus Lane Beach Access
Santa Barbara, California
1995
Alumni Exhibition
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
1990
Art in the Public Interest, 1988-1990
County of Santa Barbara Arts Commission
Santa Barbara, California
1984
L.A. Architecture:
Restoration, Renovation and Re-Use
The Art Store Gallery
Los Angeles, California
1978
Mingei International:
Folk Toys of the World
University Town Center
La Jolla, California