• Tender Green Restaurant, 2017
  Berkeley Design Advocates, Award for Design Excellence
• Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room, 2015
  Berkeley Design Advocates, Award for Design Excellence
• Premier Cru Fine Wine, 2013
  Berkeley Design Advocates, Award for Design Excellence
• Bohar Residence, 2013
  Award of Excellence, Sonoma League for Historic Preservation
• Comal Restaurant, 2013
  Berkeley Design Advocates, Award for Design Excellence
  (Exterior facade design)
• The Read Building, 2010
  Berkeley Design Advocates, Award of Excellence
• Rose Street Townhouses, 2006
  Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Honor Award
• Gordon – Mitchell House, Berkeley, 2005
  Architectural Heritage Association, Honor Award
• 1820 Solano, 2004
  Berkeley Design Advocates, Award of Excellence
• Backroads Headquarters, 2002
  Berkeley Design Associates, Award of Excellence
• Berkeley Montessori School, 2001
  Competition, Second Place
• Berkeley Bowl Marketplace, 1999
  Berkeley Design Associates, Award of Excellence
• Addis Building, 1995
  Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Honor Award
• Oropallo Studio, 1994
  Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Honor Award
• KPFA Radio, 1993
  Berkeley Design Advocates, Best Commercial Building
• KPFA Radio, 1991
  Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Honor Award
• Berkeley Pump, 1991
  Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Honor Award

David Trachtenberg is a frequent public speaker and has presents talks at the following venues:

• Berkeley Breakfast Club
• Berkeley Design Advocates
• Berkeley Hillside Club
• Berkeley Tennis Club
• City Commons Club
• East Bay AIA, Panel “Slated for Demolition”
• East Bay AIA, Panel “Context Sensitive Urbanism
• East Bay AIA, Slide talk and Tour of West Berkeley Projects
• East Bay Leadership Council
• Osher Life Long learning Institute
• Rotary Club, Berkeley
• The Splinter Group
• UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design
• The Urban Land Institute