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Dec 17, 2024 Competitions

IIDA Announces Finalists of 15th Annual Global Excellence Awards

CHICAGO — (December 17, 2024) IIDA is honored to announce the finalists of the 2024 IIDA Global Excellence Awards, which honor innovation and creativity in international interior design and interior architecture projects across 15 categories.

Dec 10, 2024 Competitions

IIDA Names Winners of the 12th Annual Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards

CHICAGO (December 10, 2024)— IIDA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards. The annual competition seeks to recognize and honor the highest level of creativity and elevate excellence in interior design and interior architecture projects across the Asia Pacific region.

Dec 9, 2024 Foundatin, Students

IIDA Foundation Announces 2024 John J. Nelson Sr. Legacy Scholarship Recipients

CHICAGO (December 9, 2024) —The IIDA Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 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.

Nov 21, 2024 Advocacy

Pennsylvania Interior Designers Pass Historic Legislation

New Bill Demonstrates Collaborative Industry Efforts to Provide Certified Interior Designers with Legal Recognition HARRISBURG, Pa. (November 21, 2024) – The Consortium for Interior Design celebrates the passage of Senate Bill 1319, which amends the Architects Licensure Law to provide for certification of qualified interior designers. It was signed into law on October 31 by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as Act 144 of 2024. This legislative effort, led by the Interior Design Legislative Coalition of Pennsylvania (IDLCPA), provides certified interior designers with a protected title within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By codifying this legislation, Pennsylvania acknowledges the critical role interior designers have in helping protect occupant health, safety, and well-being, confirming the key role interior design plays in the built environment.

Nov 18, 2024 Competitions

IIDA Announces Winners of Second Annual WestEdge Design Fair Product and Booth Awards

CHICAGO (November 15, 2024) — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is honored to announce the winners of the second annual design competitions: the IIDA/WestEdge Design Fair Product Awards and the IIDA/WestEdge Design Fair Booth Awards. Winners of the Product Awards are recognized for excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function, as well as the suitability of the design solution to the product challenge. Winners of the Booth Awards are awarded for their originality and visual impact with emphasis on materials, space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics. All entries were evaluated by a panel of distinguished design industry experts during the WestEdge Design Fair Los Angeles showcase.

Nov 12, 2024 Competitions

IIDA Announces Best of Competition and Transformation and Innovation Award Winners for the 13th Annual Healthcare Design Awards

CHICAGO (November 11, 2024) — International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is excited to announce the Transformation and Innovation Award winner and the Best of Competition winner for the 2024 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards. The Transformation and Innovation Award winner is IKM Architecture for the Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Forbes Hospital Emergency Department Behavioral Health Suite (Monroeville, PA). This year’s Best of Competition winner is Perkins&Will for the Whitman-Walker Health, Max Robinson Center (Washington, D.C.).

Oct 22, 2024 Competitions

Winners Named for the 13th Annual Healthcare Design Awards

CHICAGO (Oct. 22, 2024) — International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is excited to announce the winners of the 2024 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards. These awards recognize design firms for creativity and innovation in the design of healthcare facilities across fourteen categories within Ambulatory, Extended Care and Assisted Living Facilities, and Hospitals.

Jul 1, 2024 Competitions

IIDA and ALA Honor 2024 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards Best of Competition Winner

CHICAGO (July 1, 2024) — International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are pleased to honor firm Gensler in collaboration with Luckett & Farley as the Best of Competition winner of the 2024 ALA/IIDA Library Design Awards for the Western Kentucky University Commons at Helm Library interior renovation.