2018 Best of Year Award Winners
Get to know the winners of the 2018 Best of Year awards. Browse the project winners at the top and find the product winners below. (Categories in bold.)
Project Winners:
Architectural Installations/Pop-ups
Storefront Library by Abruzzo Bodziak Architects
Exhibition/Installations
Doppelgängers by Tighe Architecture
Tradeshow Booth
Jisushe Guangzhou Design Week 2017 Exhibition Hall by Jisushe
Beauty/Spa
Sangha by Octave Wellness Center by Tsao & McKown Architects
Fitness
Equinox Culver City by Retail Design Collaborative
Branding & Graphics: Environmental
McDonald’s Headquarters by Studio O+A
Branding & Graphics: Collateral
CRCelebrates30 by CetraRuddy Architecture and IF Studio
Budget
Shoreline Hotel Waikiki by BHDM Design
Education: Higher Learning
Center for Media and Design & KCRW Media Center, Santa Monica College by Clive Wilkinson Architects
Education: Primary & High Schools
The World Academy by Innocad Architecture
Kid’s Zone
Polycarbonate Neverland and Aranya Kid’s Restaurant by Wutopia Lab
Green
Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Greater Good
Acompanya’m Therapeutic Unit by Rai Pinto Studio and Rubio Arauna Studio
Institutional
Aaniin Community Centre and Library by Perkins+Will
Library
Kikuchi City Central Library by Nomura Co.
Large Museum/Art Gallery
Gateway Arch Museum by Cooper Robertson, James Carpenter Design Associates and Trivers Associates
Small Museum/Art Gallery
History Museum Graz by Innocad Architecture
Entertainment
Wuhan Panlong Plaza Yinxing Cinema by One Plus Partnership Limited
Public Space
China Railway Qingdao World Expo City Conference Center by Tengyuan Design
Transportation
Harbour City Ocean Terminal Extension by ARK Associates Limited
Outdoor
Lotus Square Art Center by Shenzhen DaE Interior Design Co.
Healthcare
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center by EwingCole
Health & Wellness
Beckoning Path by BarlisWedlick Architects
Bar/Lounge/Social Club
The Flow of Ecstatic by Daosheng Design
Coffee/Tea
Heytea DP3 Hills Beyond by AAN Architects
Counter Service
San Luis Gastronomic Market by Martin Lejarraga Architecture Office
Casual Dining
Restaurant Birch by DA Architecture Bureau
Fine Dining
Ta-ke by Steve Leung Design Group and Kengo Kuma and Associates
Hotel Dining
Alain Ducasse at Morpheus by Jouin Manku
Large Resort
Olea All Suite Hotel by Block722 Architects+
Small Resort
Sacromonte Landscape Hotel by MAPA Architects
Urban Chain Hotel
Four Season Hotel Kuwait, Burj Alshaya by Yabu Pushelberg
Urban Boutique Hotel
Sukhothai Shanghai Hotel by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Hotel Transformation
Line Hotel by INC Architecture & Design
Extra Large Office Domestic
McDonald’s Headquarters by Studio O+A and IA Interior Architects
Extra Large Office International
Regional Council Île-de-France by Saguez & Partners
Large Office
Mercedes-Benz USA by Gensler
Large Tech Office
NVIDIA Headquarters by Gensler
Mid-Size Corporate Office
Private Office by CannonDeisgn and Alivisi Kirimoto
Mid-Size Real Estate & Construction Office
Shanghai Baoye Center by LYCS Architecture
Mid-Size Tech Office
Expensify by ZGF Architects
Small Office
Jiaxing Tkstyle by Jacky.W Design
Small Corporate Office
Minimalism Flow, Meijing Group by G-Art Design International
Co-Working Space
Assemblage by Meyer Davis
Firm’s Own Office
AD Architecture Office by AD Architecture
Office Transformation
New York Stock Exchange by Rottet Studio and Studios Architecture
Corporate Cafeteria
4 Times Square by Studios Architecture
Commercial Lobby & Amenity Space
70 Hudson by Studios Architecture
Residential Lobby & Amenity Space
Eagle Warehouse by Slade Architecture
Multi-Unit Housing
San Vicente by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Large Apartment
Faena Residence by SheltonMindel
Mid-Size Apartment
Private Residence by Shamir Shah Design
Small Apartment
Bauhaus Loft by Axelrod Design
Urban House Domestic
Residence by Steven Harris Architects
Urban House International
Cloud Villa by Atelier Zerebecky and Kos Architects
Beach House
Acton Cove by Bates Masi + Architects
Country House
Thousand Oaks Residence by NicoleHollis and Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Residential Transformation
Layering Courtyard by Archstudio
Residential Sales Gallery Domestic
The XI Sales Gallery by Gabellini Sheppard Associates
Residential Sales Gallery International
Light Waterfall by Kris Lin International
Kitchen & Bath
Modern Spanish Residence by Standard Architecture
Kitchen & Bath Showroom
Fantini Showroom by Lissoni Architettura
Showroom
Steelcase WorkLife and WorkCafe by Shimoda Design Group
Large Retail
Landmark—Filinvest by Hugh A. Boyd Architects
Mid-Size Retail
Bulgari by Peter Marino Architect
Small Retail
Valextra Flagship Store by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
On the Boards: Commercial
Lichen by Park + Associates
On the Boards: Residential
150 Central Park South by SPAN Architecture
Shining Moment
Profiles by Belzberg Architects
Product Winners:
Accessories
Hip by Hip Products
Tabletop
Hepburn by Nude
Architectural Products
Linework by Skyline Design
Acoustical Applications
Flow and Wave by Spinneybeck
Biophilic Acoustical Applications
Garden on the Wall
Bath Cabinetry
DeKauri by Cosentino
Bath Fittings
Inciso Collection by David Rockwell by Gessi
Bath Fittings: Tubs & Showers
Rainmoon by Dornbracht
Bath Fixtures
Wave Bowl, Sonar Collection by Laufen Bathrooms
Flooring: Broadloom Carpet
The Moiré Collection by Mannington Commercial
Flooring: Modular Carpet
Inside Shapes by Shaw Contract
Flooring: Rugs & Carpet
Martyn Thompson Collection by Perennials Rugs
Flooring: Shapely Rugs & Carpets
In The Hood: Ghislaine Vinas x Empire Collection by Aronson’s Floor Covering
Flooring: Cement Tile
Geometrika Collection by New York Cement Tile
Hard Flooring
Pentagonals by Tarkett
Flooring: Tile & Stone
Futura by 41042 through Stone Source
Contract Furniture: Case Good
Charlotte by Giorgetti
Contract Furniture: Desking
COOM by Draft
Contract Furniture: Partitions & Wall Systems
Overlay by Herman Miller
Contract Furniture: Systems
HooDoo by 3form
Contract Furniture: Tables
Burin by Viccarbe
Contract Furniture: Side Tables
Fluted Glass Table by BSG Glass
Educational Furniture
Townhall by Rainlight Studio by Allsteel
Healthcare Furniture
Nano by SitOnIt Seating + Ideon
Residential Furniture: Storage
Sideboard Dolmen Collection by Esrawe Studio
Residential Furniture: Dining Tables
Humo by EWE Studio
Residential Furniture: Occasional Tables
Whorl Console, Concrete Canvas Collection by Neal Aronowitz Design/Art
Residential Play Furniture
Touffu by Diabla
Hardware
Alina Hardware Collection by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill by Valli & Valli
Kitchen Appliances
48″ Full Size Refrigerator with a Glass Door by True Residential
Kitchen Cabinetry
Williamsburg Intarsio The 50s Kitchen by Cesar
Kitchen Fixtures & Fittings
Ombré Faucet Finish by Kohler Co.
Lighting: Floor
North by Vibia
Lighting: Table
Dipping Light by Marset
Lighting: Pendant
Gople by Bjarke Ingels Group by Artemide
Lighting: Chandelier
Arrangements by Flos
Lighting: Sconces
Graffiti by Palluco through DDC
Architectural Lighting
Aura Collection Lamps by Kriskadecor
Materials, Treatments, & Surfaces
Vapor® Graphic Perf® by Arktura
Outdoor Furniture
Harvest by Landscape Forms
Outdoor Seating
Quadrado by Studiomk27 + Minotti
Contract Seating: Bench & Stool
Drop by COR Sitzmöbel
Contract Seating: Conference
Maari by Haworth
Contract Seating: Guest
Halo by Bernhardt Design
Contract Seating: High-Back
BuzziSpark by BuzziSpace
Contract Seating: Lounge
BaBa by Jotjot
Contract Seating: Sofa
Bob by Blå Station through Scandinavian Spaces
Contract Seating: Task
AT by Wilkhahn
Residential Seating
Mullit by Sancal Diseño
Residential Seating: Bench & Stool
Bandra by Dmitriy & Co.
Residential Seating: Lounge
Chips Lounge Chair by TON
Residential Seating: Sofa
Lan by Gan
Contract Textiles
Endless by Luna Textiles
Contract Textiles: Designer Collection
Darning Sampler by Maharam
Healthcare Textiles
Between the Lines Collection by KnollTextiles
Hospitality Textiles
Heritage Collection by Arc | Com
Textiles: Leather
Bill Amberg Studio x Alexandra Champalimaud by Bill Amberg Studio
Outdoor Textiles
Curious Crowd by HBF Textiles
Residential Textiles
The Architexture Collection by Sunbrella®
Contract Wall Covering
Ukiyo by Astek
Wall Covering: Fabric
Metallic Ombré by Phillip Jeffries
Wall Covering: Paper
Oil + Water by Innovations
Wall Covering: Tile & Stone
Celosia by Patricia Urquiola by Mutina through Stone Source
Window Treatments
Xorel Vue by Carnegie
Technology
Melo by Fräsch
Automotive: Innovation
360c by Volvo Cars
Automotive: Overall Design
Range Rover SV Coupe by Jaguar Land Rover