The Architect’s Newspaper featured the 2017 winners of the Architectural League of New York's Emerging Voices award. LEVER is profiled along with the seven other winners whose distinct design voices have the potential to influence the discipline of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. The article emphasizes the firm's innovative work with materials and building technology.

"We focus on simple materials and how to put them together to form transformative experiences," Robinson said. "We’re interested in an economy of means. It’s rare being both at the cutting edge and having a seat at the table."