The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and co-presenting sponsor Designworks, a BMW Group Company, are pleased to announce the winners of the 8th annual IIDA Global Excellence Awards. This annual worldwide design competition honors outstanding originality and excellence in the creation of international interior design and interior architecture projects.
“The winners of this year’s Global Excellence Awards illustrate transformative design while offering pragmatic solutions that meet the needs of the local population and pay homage to local trends and traditions,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “We are pleased to celebrate these projects and firms from around the world.”
Projects were reviewed by a panel of design professionals, including: Malcolm Berg, IIDA, president and design director, EoA, Inc.; Stephanie Cardinal, president, humà design + architecture; Danielle Fox, principal designer, Rodrigo Vargas Design; Johannes Lampela, director of design, Designworks LA, a BMW Group Company; and Geno Yun, AIA, LEED AP, principal, ELS Architecture and Urban Design.
“The winners of this year’s Global Excellence Awards showcased the power of design excellence to connect emotionally with users. We were pleased to see a variety of innovative, warm, and functional interior design projects from around the world,” said Berg on behalf of the jury.
The 2017 Global Excellence Awards winners are as follows:
Corporate Space Large
Project: Space Design of Elephant-Parade Office, Beijing, China
Firm: CUN Design, Beijing, China
Project: Xupin Office, Kunshan, China
Firm: Xupin Space Design Limited Company, Kunshan, China
Corporate Space Small
Project: TOPOSITION Construction Office, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Firm: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Project: NEXT PAGE, Taipei, Taiwan
Firm: THEE DESIGN GROUP, Taipei, Taiwan
Education
Project: Poly WeDo Art Education (Damei Branch)
Firm: ARCHSTUDIO, Beijing, China
Project: NUBO, Sydney, Australia
Firm: PAL Design Group, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Entertainment
Project: Hubei Qianjiang Golden Bridge Mall Cinema, Hubei, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: Wuhan Wushang Mall Cinema 9/F, Wuhan, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Healthcare
Project: Medical Center, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Firm: PAL Design Group, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hotels
Project: Hotel Mono, Singapore, Singapore
Firm: Spacedge Designs, Singapore, Singapore
Institutional
Project: The East Building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima, Japan
Firm: TANSEISHA Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Residences Large
Project: Peninsula Residence, Blairgowrie, Australia
Firm: SJB Interiors Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Project: Al Burj Residence, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Firm: VSHD Design, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Residences Small
Project: BJ apartment, Kiev, Ukraine
Firm: 2B.GROUP, Kiev, Ukraine
Project: Skypark 726, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Firm: Strategic Design Department (New World Development Limited), Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Restaurants, Lounges, & Bars
Project: Anti-Domino No. 02 – Wood Mountain, Chongqing, China
Firm: Daipu Architects, Beijing, China
Project: Setsugekka Japanese Cuisine, Changchun, China
Firm: Shanghai Hip-pop Architectural Decoration Design Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
Retail
Project: 1436 Erdos, Beijing Flagship, Beijing, China
Firm: Gabellini Sheppard Associates, New York, NY, USA
Project: The Racket Submarine, Himeji, Japan
Firm: Matsuya Art Works / KTX archiLAB, Himeji, Japan
Sales Centers & Show Flats
Project: Nobu Presentation Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Firm: Studio Munge, Toronto, Canada
Project: 2-Bedroom Sanctuary in the City Fringe, Singapore, Singapore
Firm: Index Design Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Showrooms & Exhibition Spaces
Project: Throwback Tunnel, Zagreb, Croatia
Firm: Brigada, Zagreb, Croatia
Project: Immaterial Dream Interni Press Office Installation, Milan, Italy
Firm: Mac Stopa / Massive Design, Warsaw, Poland
Winning projects can be viewed on the IIDA website. The best of competition winner will be announced and all winners will be celebrated during a reception in Paris at Le Brand Store BMW George V on January 20, 2018. All winning projects will be featured in Perspective magazine, the award-winning IIDA design journal, and featured on IIDA social media to more than 300,000 followers. For questions and more information, please contact Liz Moran, IIDA design competitions director, at lmoran@iida.org or 312.379.5134.
About International Interior Design Association
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