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Mar 14, 2023 Foundation

IIDA Foundation Announces 2022 John J. Nelson Sr. Legacy Scholarship Recipient

CHICAGO—The IIDA Foundation and John J. Nelson Sr. are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 John J. Nelson Sr. Legacy Scholarship, a fund established to support diversity and further the study of interior design and architecture by students of African American descent.

Jan 23, 2023 Competitions

IIDA Announces Best of Competition Winners For 2022 Best of Asia Pacific Awards and 2022 Global Excellence Awards

CHICAGO—IIDA is pleased to announce the Best of Competition winners for two international design competitions, the 2022 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards and the 2022 Global Excellence Awards. The 2022 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards Best of Competition winner is Steve Leung Design Group for Bay of Modern Art in Xiamen, China, and the 2022 Global Excellence Awards Best of Competition winner is Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd. for Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo in Nanjing, China.

Dec 20, 2022 Press Release, Global Excellence Awards

IIDA Announces Winners of 13th Annual Global Excellence Awards (2022)

CHICAGO—IIDA is honored to announce the winners of the 2022 IIDA Global Excellence Awards across 15 categories, an annual competition highlighting the world’s most creative and innovative interior design and interior architecture projects.

Dec 13, 2022 Press, Global Excellence Awards

IIDA Announces Finalists of 13th Annual Global Excellence Awards (2022)

CHICAGO—IIDA is honored to announce the finalists of the 2022 IIDA Global Excellence Awards, which honor innovation and creativity in international interior design and interior architecture projects across 12 categories.

Nov 21, 2022 Competitions

IIDA Names Transformational and Innovation Award Winners And Best of Competition Winner of the 10th Annual IIDA Healthcare Design Awards

CHICAGO — IIDA is pleased to announce the Transformational and Innovation Award winners and the Best of Competition winner for the 2022 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards. The Transformational and Innovation Award winners are Gensler for the Bill Richards Center For Healing (Rockville, MA) and NBBJ for the Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (Seattle). This year’s Best of Competition winner is HGA for the firm’s Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (Akron, OH).

Nov 21, 2022 Competitions

IIDA Names Winners of the 10th Annual Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards

CHICAGO — IIDA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards. The annual competition seeks to recognize and honor the highest level of creativity and elevate the expectations of excellence in interior design and interior architecture projects across the Asia Pacific region.

Oct 18, 2022 Competition

Winners Named For The 10th Annual IIDA Healthcare Design Awards

CHICAGO — IIDA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards. These awards recognize design firms for creativity and innovation in the design of healthcare facilities across seven categories within Hospitals, Extended Care and Assisted Living Facilities, and Ambulatory.

Oct 13, 2022 IIDA HQ

Cindy Dampier Joins IIDA as Chief Marketing Officer

CHICAGO — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is pleased to announce Cindy Dampier as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the organization. With 25+ years of experience in editorial, branding and content development – primarily design-focused – Dampier merges her broad communications skill set and industry knowledge to further IIDA’s mission.