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2022 Interior Design Competition

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Honoring achievement in outstanding interior architecture and design that encourages and uses innovative interior design ideas, techniques, and furnishings. A special thank you to our media partner, Interior Design magazine.

Winners

  • Project Title

    Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Audrey Irmas Pavilion

    Photos: Jason O'Rear
    • Location

      Los Angeles

    • Firm

      OMA & Gruen Associates

    • Category

      Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies

    • Award

      Best of Competition

    • Wilshire Boulevard Temples Audrey Irmas Pavilion 4
    • Wilshire Boulevard Temples Audrey Irmas Pavilion 3
    • Wilshire Boulevard Temples Audrey Irmas Pavilion 2
    • Wilshire Boulevard Temples Audrey Irmas Pavilion 1
  • Project Title

    Paul Hastings Offices

    Photos: Eric Laignel
    • Location

      Washington

    • Firm

      LSM

    • Category

      Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Paul Hastings DC4
    • Paul Hastings DC3
    • Paul Hastings DC2
    • Paul Hastings DC
  • Project Title

    Prefix Design Office

    Photos: Wang Yingzhou
    • Location

      Chengdu, China

    • Firm

      Prefix Design

    • Category

      Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Prefix Design 4
    • Prefix Design 3
    • Prefix Design 2
    • Prefix Design 1
  • Project Title

    CINESKY Cinema Phase 3

    Photos: Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography
    • Location

      Shenzhen, China

    • Firm

      One Plus Partnership Limited

    • Category

      Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theaters)

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • CINESKY Cinema 3 4
    • CINESKY Cinema 3 3
    • CINESKY Cinema 3 2
    • CINESKY Cinema 3 1
  • Project Title

    Three Gables

    Photos: Matthew Millman
    • Location

      Napa, California

    • Firm

      Aidlin Darling Design

    • Category

      Residences Large (125 square meters and above) - Interior Design Competition Only

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Three Gables 4
    • Three Gables 3
    • Three Gables 2
    • Three Gables 1
  • Project Title

    Genesis House

    Photos: Frank Oudeman
    • Location

      New York

    • Firm

      SUH Architects in collaboration with HLW

    • Category

      Showrooms & Exhibition Spaces

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Genesis House 4
    • Genesis House 3
    • Genesis House 2
    • Genesis House 1
  • Project Title

    UTA Nashville

    Photos: Eric Laignel
    • Location

      Nashville, Tennessee

    • Firm

      HASTINGS

    • Category

      Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)

    • Award

      Category Finalist

    • UTA Nashville5
    • UTA Nashville2
    • UTA Nashville4
    • UTA Nashville
  • Project Title

    Deutsche Bank Americas Headquarters

    Photots: Rafael Gamo, courtesy of Deutsche Bank
    • Location

      New York

    • Firm

      Gensler

    • Category

      Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)

    • Award

      Category Finalist

    • Bank Americas1
    • Deutsche Bank Americas4
    • Deutsche Bank Americas3
    • Deutsche Bank Americas2
  • Project Title

    Kering Mexico

    Photos: Camila Cossio
    • Location

      Mexico City

    • Firm

      FR-EE Fernando Romero Enterprise

    • Category

      Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)

    • Award

      Category Finalist

    • Kerring Mexico 3
    • Kerring Mexico 4
    • Kerring Mexico 1
    • Kerring Mexico 2
  • Project Title

    Billerica Memorial High School

    Photos: Chuck Choi
    • Location

      Billerica, Massachusetts

    • Firm

      Perkins&Will

    • Category

      Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)

    • Award

      Category Finalist

    • Billerica Memorial High School4
    • Billerica Memorial High School3
    • Billerica Memorial High School
    • Billerica Memorial High School2
  • Project Title

    Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo

    Photos: SensoryDesign-WangTing
    • Location

      Nanjing, China

    • Firm

      Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd.

    • Category

      Hotels

    • Award

      Category Finalist

    • Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo 4
    • Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo 2
    • Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo 3
    • Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo 1
  • Project Title

    Casa Rancho Avándaro

    Photos: Rafael Gamo
    • Location

      Valle de Bravo, Mexico

    • Firm

      Chain + Siman, in collaboration with Modo Manera

    • Category

      Residences Large (125 square meters and above) - Interior Design Competition Only

    • Award

      Category Finalist

    • Casa Rancho Avandaro 3
    • Casa Rancho Avandaro 4
    • Casa Rancho Avandaro 1
    • Casa Rancho Avandaro 2

Competition Guidelines

Submission Requirements

All submissions must be completed electronically. No hard copy submissions will be accepted. There is no limit to the number of eligible projects a firm may submit; however, each project may only be submitted once. To enter a project into this competition, you will need to prepare and submit the following:

Written Component

  • Your firm's contact information including name, address, phone number, and email

  • Your design project's information including name and location
  • Project description: a brief project summary (50-word maximum)
  • Challenge statement: a description of your design challenge (250-word maximum)
  • Solution statement: a description of specific solutions to project challenges (250-word maximum)

Please use the following list of categories as a guide regarding the projects we accept. We neither judge nor award based on categories, but we do allow designs to be submitted into a category:

    • Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
    • Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)
    • Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
    • Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
    • Healthcare (hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical facilities)
    • Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
    • Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
    • Residences Large (125 square meters and above)
    • Residences Small (under 125 square meters)
    • Restaurants, Lounges, & Bars
    • Retail (stores, boutiques)
    • Sales Centers & Show Flats
    • Showrooms & Exhibition Spaces
    • Spas, Fitness Centers, & Gymnasiums

Images

Please submit color images of your completed project, in JPG or JPEG format with a maximum file size of 1MB. You may submit captions to your images, not to exceed 50 words. Take note of the following additional guidelines:

  • Submit 7-10 color images total - of these images, only one (1) exterior image is permitted and a maximum of three (3) floorplans

  • No composite images allowed - only one photograph per image upload
  • Use numbers to name your image files, in order of uploads (01, 02, 03, etc). Please use the following format for floor plans: "floorplan1, floorplan2, floorplan3"
  • Do not reference or include your design/architectural firm name/logo in the images
  • Images may be edited to improve contrast ratio, color balance, and composition through cropping only.
  • Images may not be edited to add, remove, or alter any aspect or element of the project including its context. Images should represent the project as it exists in the built environment
  • Conceptual renderings will not be accepted

Judging

The winning design projects will be selected by a jury of design professionals. Submissions are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the project challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design. The jury reserves the right not to select a winner from the entries submitted.

Prize

Winners will be honored and the best of competition announced at the winners celebration. Winners will be featured on IIDA.org, and published in Interior Design magazine. Winners will also receive official digital assets, including competition winner logos for self-promotion, coverage and mention on IIDA’s social media accounts, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

For questions or more information, contact Veronica Whitaker at vwhitaker@iida.org.