awards

  • John Russell Pope Award in Urban Design
  • AIA Rowhouse of the Future Award
  • AIA International Book Award
  • Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome 
  • Norton Prize for Excellence in Design, Princeton University

authored books

  • Christian Zapatka. The American Landscape,
    Princeton Architectural Press, 1996
  • Christian Zapatka. Mary Miss: Making Place,
    Whitney Library of Design, 1997

books

  • The Modern Residence: Inspired Modern Homes Imagined and
    Designed by the Nation’s Leading Architects. 
    Intermedia Publishing Services, 2020.
  • Barbara Sallick. The Perfect Kitchen. 
    Rizzoli, 2020.
  • James Grayson Trulove. Luxury Bathrooms. 
    Harper Collins, 2008.
  • James Grayson Trulove, The Modern Townhouse:
    The Latest in Urban and Suburban Designs.
    Harper Collins, 2006.

authored articles

  • Lotus 56,
    The American Parkways
  • Lotus 75,
    The Edison Effect
  • Lotus 89,
    The New York that Robert Moses Built
  • Lotus 93,
    All Quiet on the Western Mall: Recent War Memorials in Washington

juries

  • Home & Design, Design Excellence Awards, 2022
  • Traditional Building Magazine, Palladio Awards, 2017

press

  • UrbanTurf DC,
    The 10 Big Projects in the Works in Georgetown, February 2026
  • Home & Design,
    Christian Zapatka, August 2025
  • The Washingtonian,
    The Most Expensive Homes Sold in Washington in July, August 2025
  • Traditional Building Magazine,
    ICAA Washington Chapter Announces 2025 Pope Awards, May 2025
  • Home & Design,
    Joie de Vivre, March 2025
  • Washington Life,
    How a Georgetown Rowhouse got a New Lease of Life, 2024
  • The Washington Post,
    Maximalist 1910 DC rowhouse listed for $5.4 million, March 2024
  • Home & Design,
    Georgetown Gem, Summer 2024
  • Home & Design,
    Paris Chic, Spring 2024
  • Home & Design,
    Watergate Aerie, Late Fall 2023
  • Frederic,
    A Downsizing DC Couple Goes Big on Airy, Sophisticated Style, May 2023
  • The Georgetowner, 
    2010 Georgetown House Tour, April 2018
  • Home & Design,
    A Classic Rebor, September/October 2016
  • DC Curbed, 
    Historicity and Modernity, August 2016
  • The Washington Post, 
    Kalorama Mansion Gets a Modern Interior, February 2016
  • Home & Design, 
    Casual Chic, January/February 2016
  • Home & Design,
    Perfect Panorama, September/October 2015
  • Home & Design,
    Living Light, May/June 2012
  • The Georgetowner,
    Reviving Dead Space, November 2011
  • The Washington Life,
    Christian Zapatka, November 2011
  • The Georgetowner,
    Interior Design: Christian Zapatka, November 2009
  • Beautiful Homes,
    Grand Manor Style, Summer 2009
  • Renewshaw.com, 
    1553-1555 Ninth Street, 2009
  • Home Improvement,
    Grandiose Transformation August 2008
  • Washington Spaces,
    Manhattan Transfer, Spring 2007
  • Washington Spaces,
    Manhattan Transfer, Spring 2007
  • The Georgetowner,
    Christian Zapatka, 2007
  • Home & Design,
    From Landmark to Loft, May/June 2006
  • Washington Spaces,
    A Georgetown Story, Spring 2006
  • Washington Spaces,
    Wardman Rowhouse is Transformed, Winter 2006
  • Architectural Digest,
    Elegance, Efficienct, Economy
  • Elegant Homes,
    English Accent
  • The Modern Townhouse,
    Georgetown Townhouse
  • Woodley-Wardman,
    Penthouse Residences
  • Architecture DC,
    The Rowhouse Rethought, September 2003