CHICAGO — IIDA is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 IIDA Global Excellence Awards, which honor originality and creativity in international interior design and interior architecture projects across 14 categories. This year’s Best of Competition winner is EVD for its work on the firm’s office in Shanghai.

“We’re honored to announce this year’s IIDA Global Excellence Award winners who truly exemplify original design thinking from all over the world,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “The creativity and conviction of the 2020 winners is truly remarkable. We were particularly moved by EVD’s work on its own office, where the team achieved an incredibly harmonious, contemporary workplace within a restricted space.“

The winners and Best of Competition recipient were chosen by a jury of design experts, including Elizabeth Lowrey, IIDA, principal, director of interior architecture, Elkus Manfredi Architects; Alexandra “Sandy” McGill, lead designer, Designworks, a BMW Group Company; and Sascha Wagner, FIIDA, AIA, president and CEO, Huntsman Architectural Group and international board president of IIDA.

“The design team at EVD created a stunning workplace blending classical architectural elements with modern approaches to create a sense of eternity,” said Lowrey on behalf of the jury. “The design expertly harnesses natural light to emphasize a feeling of sacredness and clarity throughout the space.”

The full list of the 2020 IIDA Global Excellence Award winners is as follows:

Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
Firm: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Project: Anti Chamber, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)
Firm: EVD, Shanghai
Project: EVD Office, Shanghai

Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
Firm: DUTS design, Shanghai
Project: Space Renovation Design for Giraffe English in Qiantan, Shanghai

Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
Firm: Pulse On Partnership Limited, Hong Kong
Project: SFC SHANGYING CINEMA LUXE, Suzhou, China

Healthcare (hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical facilities)
Firm: 100% interior Sylvia Leydecker, Cologne, Germany
Project: Private Clinic Chateau Gracht, Erftstadt, Germany

Firm: Perkins&Will, Shanghai
Project: Fullerton Health Shanghai Lejing Clinic, Shanghai

Hotels
Firm: Shanghai Hyee Interior Design Co., Ltd., Shanghai
Project: Tang Village Boutique Hotel, Xi'an, China

Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
Firm: DUTS design, Shanghai
Project: Library of Zijin Campus, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing City, China

Firm: Yang Bangsheng & Associates Group, Shenzhen, China
Project: Xi'an Silk Road International Conference Center, Xi’an City, China

Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
Firm: IDMatrix, Shenzhen, China
Project: Xichang Vanke General's Mansion, Xichang, China

Firm: KLID(Kris Lin International Design), Shanghai
Project: Central Park, Xi'an, China

Residences Large (125 square meters and above)
Firm: Sergey Makhno Architects, Kyiv, Ukraine
Project: Shkrub House, Kozyn, Ukraine

Residences Small (under 125 square meters)
Firm: PONE ARCHITECTURE, Guangzhou, China
Project: The Home for a Brand New Start, Shenzhen, China

Restaurants, Lounges & Bars
Firm: EDG Design, Singapore
Project: The Chinese National, Jakarta, Indonesia

Firm: TOMO DESIGN, Shenzhen, China
Project: HEYTEA LAB (Shenzhen OCT Harbor Store), Shenzhen, China

Retail (stores, boutiques)
Firm: Jade Simple Design, Chongqing, China
Project: FM Vintage Luxury Store, Chongqing, China

Sales Centers & Show Flats
Firm: KLID(Kris Lin International Design), Shanghai
Project: Flow, Chengdu, China

Showrooms & Exhibition Spaces
Firm: Karv One Design, Hong Kong
Project: Vista, Fuzhou, China

Spas, Fitness Centers, & Gymnasiums
Firm: Matrix Design, Shenzhen, China
Project: SUNAC Chongqing One Sino Park, Chongqing, China

Winners were honored and the Best of Competition award announced, in co-sponsorship with BMW Group Designworks during a virtual winners celebration.

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