FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

IIDA ANNOUNCES FINALISTS OF 10^TH ANNUAL GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

CHICAGO, IL — IIDA announces the finalists of the 2019 IIDA Global Excellence Awards, which honor originality and creativity in international interior design and interior architecture projects across 15 categories.

“The projects chosen showcase a wide variety of distinctive, adaptable, and human-centric spaces that are representative of the power of design across the globe,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “We’re proud to announce this year’s finalists and eager to see what the competition has in store.”

The finalists were chosen by a jury of design experts, including André de Salis, creative director, Designworks, a BMW Group Company; Elizabeth Lowrey, IIDA, RDI, principal, director of interior architecture, Elkus Manfredi Architects; and Mavis Wiggins, IIDA, managing executive and chief studio executive, TPG.

“This year’s finalists demonstrate high-level creativity, problem-solving, and understanding of the role design plays in our everyday lives,” said Lowrey on behalf of the jury. “It will be difficult to select a winner this year amongst these projects of great merit.”

2019 IIDA Global Excellence Design Awards finalists include:

Corporate Space Large
Firm: Gensler, London, United Kingdom
Project: Pixel Factory, Seoul, Korea

Firm: Humá Design + Architecture, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Project: BCF Business Law, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Firm: Woods Bagot, Sydney, Australia
Project: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sydney, Australia

Corporate Space Small
Firm: AD ARCHITECTURE, Guangdong, China
Project: AD ARCHITECTURE Office, Guangdong, China

Firm: Wang Jian Space Design, Ningbo, China
Project: Liu Zhi Studio, Ningbo, China

Firm: WUJE, Fujian, China
Project: WUJE, Fujian, China

Education
Firm: Gow Hastings Architects, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Project: Niagara College Student Commons, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Firm: Perkins and Will, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Project: Maanjiwe nendamowinan, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Firm: Roar, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Project: ORA Nursery of the Future, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Entertainment
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: CHANGSHA INSUN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, Hunan, China

Firm: Pulse On Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: CINEMA PALACE AT SHANGHAI L+ MALL, Shanghai, China

Healthcare
Firm: J&A, Shenzhen, China
Project: Youyou Baby Hospital, Chongqing, China

Firm: YODEZEEN, Kyiv, Ukraine
Project: ReFuture Clinic, Kyiv, Ukraine

Hotels
Firm: 2pi rdesign, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Project: Hotel Kapok Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China

Firm: CHIL Interior Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Project: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Firm: SOMETHINK, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: The Park Lane Hong Kong a Pullman Hotel, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Institutional
Firm: Kris Lin International Design, Shanghai, China
Project: Textile, Zhejiang, China

Firm: KTX archiLAB, Himeji, Japan
Project: Cloud of Luster, Himeji, Japan

Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
Firm: Kris Lin International Design, Shanghai, China
Project: The Park, Shanghai, China

Firm: Matrix Design, Beijing, China
Project: Greenland · Foshan Gaoming Jingulang Resort Town, Guangdong, China

Firm: Shenzhen Innest Art Co., Ltd., Guangdong, China
Project: Yunshan Residence Private Club, Guangdong, China

Residences Large
Firm: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Project: Comfort in Context, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Firm: JC Architecture, Taipei, Taiwan
Project: Living Lab, Taipei City, Taiwan

Firm: Johnson Chou Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Project: Shadow Box, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Residences Small
Firm: YODEZEEN, Kyiv, Ukraine
Project: Shadows of Urban Life, Kyiv, Ukraine

Restaurants, Lounges & Bars
Firm: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Project: The Green Isle, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Firm: JINGU PHOENIX SPACE PLANNING ORGANIZATION, Guangdong, China
Project: Sui Han San You Restaurant, Guangdong, China

Firm: Kris Lin International Design, Shanghai, China
Project: Birds Nest, Shaanxi, China

Retail
Firm: DOMANI ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS, Guangdong, China
Project: UR SHANGHAI FLAGSHIP STORE, Shanghai, China

Firm: PaM Design Office, Beijing, China
Project: Wangxi Fashion Studio, Beijing, China

Firm: Various Associates, Shenzhen, China
Project: SND, Chongqing, China

Sales Centers & Show Flats
Firm: LSDCASA, Shenzhen, China
Project: OCT&VANKE THE RIVIERA, Jiangxi, China

Firm: Shenzhen LIA Environmental Art Design Co., Ltd., Guangdong, China
Project: CMSK Yongjinwan Marketing Center Ganzhou —The Landscape of Song City, Jiangxi, China

Winning projects will be announced in early December 2019. Winners will be honored and the Best of Competition award announced at a special reception in Paris at Le Brand Store BMW George V on January 18, 2020.

For more information, contact Clare Socker, design competitions manager, at csocker@iida.org.

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