IIDA Healthcare Interior Design Competition Now Open
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) proudly announces the opening of its 6th annual Healthcare Interior Design Competition. This competition honors and celebrates outstanding originality and excellence in the design and furnishings of healthcare interior spaces.
“With research illustrating the link between design and positive patient outcomes, designers are making a tremendous impact on the healthcare industry,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “We are looking forward to once again receiving submissions that reflect the ever-evolving and healing nature of healthcare design.”
Submissions are being accepted in the following categories:
- Ambulatory, including Specialty Clinic; Pediatric; Cancer Center; Ambulatory Surgery Center; Urgent Care Center
- Hospitals, including Community; Academic/Teaching hospitals; Pediatric; Women’s; Psychiatric
- Extended Care & Assisted Living Facilities, including Skilled Nursing Facility; Mental Health; Long-term Care; Hospice/Palliative Care
The Healthcare Interior Design Competition is open to participants worldwide. Any design professional practicing legally within his or her jurisdiction may submit project(s) for consideration via the competition website. Projects submitted must have been completed in or after June 2015. The deadline for entries is Monday, August 14, 2017.
The winning projects will be chosen by a jury of design professionals. Winning projects will be published in an issue of Healthcare Design magazine, featured on the IIDA website, and promoted on IIDA social media networks to more than 300,000 followers. The Best of Competition winner also will be featured in the IIDA video series, Designer Dialogue. For more information, contact Liz Moran, design competitions director, at lmoran@iida.org.
About International Interior Design Association
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 people’s lives every day. www.iida.org
