Any interior designer, interior architect, or architect may submit design project(s). Projects must be healthcare interior design projects completed no earlier than June 1, 2021.
All fees must be submitted electronically. Apply for IIDA membership to take advantage of our member pricing!
All submissions will be done electronically, no hard copy submissions will be accepted. To enter a project into this competition, you will need to prepare and submit the following:
Your firm's contact information including name, address, phone number, and email
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
Projects must be submitted in one of the categories below. All projects are eligible for the Transformation and Innovation Award, which recognizes a project that is leading the industry and advancing healthcare outcomes. Categories may be renamed, consolidated, or eliminated (and projects reclassified) at the discretion of IIDA and/or the jurors.
Ambulatory (specialty clinic, pediatric, cancer center, ambulatory surgery center, or urgent care center)
The winning design projects are chosen 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 to not select a winner from the entries submitted.
Category winners are scheduled to be announced in October of 2024. The Best of Competition Award and the Transformation and Innovation Award winners will be announced at the Healthcare Design Awards Winner’s Celebration in November of 2024, at IIDA Headquarters in Chicago. Winners will be featured in the Healthcare Design magazine and on IIDA.org. 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 IIDA Design Competitions Manager at competitions@iida.org