2024 IIDA Southwest Design Awards

IIDA Southwest Design Awards

CALL FOR ENTRIES:

PURPOSE: The Design Awards honors design excellence within the IIDA Southwest Chapter (including Arizona, New Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada) and celebrates innovative solutions for interior spaces. The Design Awards Event is the Chapter's longest-running event celebrating over 25 years of design excellence in our community.  

ENTRY CRITERIA: ANY IIDA Professional, Associate or Student Member of the IIDA Southwest Chapter in good standing is invited to participate. Pending Members are welcome to submit but must include a copy of their IIDA membership application. 

Previously awarded projects may not be submitted, except if previously submitted in On the Boards category, and if completed between January 1, 2020 through January 30, 2024.

Non-winning projects may be resubmitted. Projects can be from any location if the design is completed by an IIDA SW Chapter member in good standing.

A project must only be submitted in a single category. 

CATEGORIES:

NEW CATEGORIES: 

Product 

COMMERCIAL

• On the Boards (Must not be under construction)
• Single Space (Office Lobbies, Reception Areas, Conference Rooms, etc.)
• Commercial Office Over 75,000 SF
• Commercial Office 20,000 - 75,000 SF
• Commercial Office Under 20,000 SF
• Healthcare | MOB
• Healthcare | Hospital
• Educational (K-12)
• Educational (Higher Learning)
• Hospitality, Retail and Restaurant
• Public Facility (Government Building; Aviation)
• Mixed Use (combination of use types)
• Boutique Firm (This category is for firms within the Southwest Chapter who have less than ten employees, if you have any questions, please email iidasw.prodev@gmail.com)
• Multi Family Residential 
• Product

STUDENT

Any project designed by a student or team of students (All student's names should be listed in entry form)

JUDGING CRITERIA: 

• All entries will be judged on the following criteria, listed below - with each criterion given equal weight. Judging will be performed by IIDA professionals outside of the Southwest Chapter.

• Design concept displays originality and innovation

• Concept supports design elements and function is clearly displayed throughout the layout

• Strong connection in material selection (overall form, scale, color, and texture, establishing design unity)

• Visual statements support written statements.

• Jurors are given the option to not award in a category if they determine the work submitted to not exemplify the criteria being evaluated. If this occurs, the IIDA Southwest Chapter will not display the work or announce projects submitted in that category.

SCORING:

Each criterion is scored 1-7, which gives each project a maximum score of 28 points. All judging scorecards are totaled and averaged for a final score for each project. Projects are awarded based on the following point thresholds:

• No award: 0-21 points
• Award of Merit: 22-25 points
• Design Excellence: 26-28 points
• Best in Show: Judges select ONE project from Design Excellence recipients

HOW TO ENTER:

• Thursday, January 25: All payments due by 5pm MST. Payments applied after 5:01pm will incur a $100 non-refundable late entry surcharge fee 

• Thursday, February 1: All entries due by 5pm MST

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

All entries will require the following information:

1. Project Details (Size, Location, Construction Completion Date, Project Team, GC Partners and Vendors)
2. Project Statement (500 words max)
3. Project Goals (500 words max)
4. Project Challenges (500 words max) 
5. Project Images (up to 8 images in .jpeg format, 10MB max) 
6. Project Floor Plans (up to 3 images in .jepg format, 10MB max)

All entries must be submitted electronically through this online portal. Each company representative will need to create an account. After the account is created, you can enter your project/ projects. JPEG files only, no PDFs.

Submissions that have the client or firm's name listed in the description or any of the drawings or photos will be disqualified.

QUESTIONS: 

Questions regarding project submittal guidelines and judging shall be submitted in writing no later than Thursday, January 25th, by 5pm MST, to iidasw.prodev@gmail.com. Responses to all questions will be compiled and provided to all IIDA members no later than Monday, January 29th.

Questions regarding the submittal guidelines or judging will not be answered verbally. For technical questions regarding the website, click the help button that sends an email to the web designer and iidasw.prodev@gmail.com. 

PAYMENT:

All payments are due Thursday, January 25 by 5pm MST., and the late submission fee deadline is Thursday, February 1 by 5pm MST.

All entry fees are non-refundable.

Entry Fees are as follows:

• $190.00 per project, per category
• $90.00 per project, Boutique Category 
• $25.00 per project, Student Category

AWARDS:

All award recipients will be announced on the night of the Design Awards on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The winning projects will be published on the IIDA Southwest Chapter website as well as this competition website and may be published through additional sources as opportunities arise, including social media and print. Applicants do not have to be present to win.

REQUIREMENTS:

All entries uploaded to this competition must include the following:

1.ENTRY FORM 

All teams must create an account before uploading project information. 

2.PROJECT INFORMATION 

Each team will be able to upload Photos, Floor Plans and provide project and team information. The website will automatically assign your first photo uploaded as the image displayed as your entry (if a different photo is desired to be the prime photo, please update accordingly). Judges will be able to see all photos that are uploaded. All team and client information will be hidden from judges.

3.SUBMITTAL COMPLETION 

Teams will be able to add/delete information on project submittals until the final closing date of February 1st. All submittals must be completed by February 1st,or they will be disqualified as the submittal site will close.