IIDA Announces EwingCole as the 7th Annual Healthcare Design Awards Best of Competition Winner
IIDA proudly announces EwingCole as the Best of Competition winner of theĀ 2018 Healthcare Design Awards for Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen in Montvale, New Jersey. This competition honors and celebrates outstanding originality and excellence in the design and furnishings of healthcare interior spaces.
āHealthcare design must focus on finding creative and compassionate solutions,ā saidĀ IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon.Ā FIIDA. āUnphased by challenges, the design team at EwingCole blended natural and man-made elements to create a space that successfully incorporates biophilia and integrated technology.ā
Projects were reviewed by a panel of healthcare design professionals, includingĀ Michelle Clark, IIDA,Ā senior associate, Rees Associates; Kerianne W. Graham,Ā AIA, senior associate and healthcare architect, NBBJ; andĀ Anita Rossen, healthcare practice leader, Rice Fergus Miller, Inc. ā a B Corp.
āMemorial Sloan Kettering Bergen effortlessly combines wonderful cohesion of planning, interior design, lighting, and furnishings. The challenge of the building type and density of the program make this project solution even more special,ā said ClarkĀ on behalf of the jury.
TheĀ Best of CompetitionĀ winner was announced and all winners were celebrated at a special awards reception onĀ Thursday, November 8, 2018, in theĀ IDEA StudioĀ at IIDA Headquarters in Chicago. Winning projects are featured on theĀ IIDA websiteĀ and will be published in the December issue ofĀ Healthcare DesignĀ magazine.
For more information, contact Clare Socker, design competitions manager, atĀ csocker@iida.org.
About the International Interior Design Association
IIDA is the commercial interior design association with global reach. We support design professionals, industry affiliates, educators, students, firms, and their clients through our network of 15,000+ members across 58 countries. We advocate for advancement in education, design excellence, legislation, leadership, accreditation, and community outreach to increase the value and understanding of interior design as a profession that enhances business value and positively impacts the health and well-being of peopleās lives every day.Ā www.iida.org
