FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 4, 2019

IIDA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 10^TH ANNUAL GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

CHICAGO, IL — IIDA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 IIDA Global Excellence Awards, which honor originality and creativity in international interior design and interior architecture projects across 15 categories.

“We are excited to be showcasing this year’s competition winners, who are truly representative of design excellence around the world,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “The projects chosen are as distinctive as they are thoughtfully-designed, demonstrating unique spatial intelligence, flexibility, and beauty.”

The winners 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.

“We loved the creativity and confidence of the winners,” said Lowrey on behalf of the jury. “This year’s winning projects are an excellent representation of the exciting state of global interior design today.”

The 2019 IIDA Global Excellence Design Awards winners are:

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

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

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

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

Entertainment
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

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

Public Spaces and Commercial Lobbies
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: JC Architecture, Taipei, Taiwan
Project: Living Lab, Taipei, Taiwan

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

Restaurants, Lounges, and Bars
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: Various Associates, Shenzhen, China
Project: SND, Chongqing, China

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

All category 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.

IIDA is grateful to the competition’s co-presenting sponsor, Designworks, a BMW group company. For more information, contact Clare Socker, design competitions manager, at csocker@iida.org.

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