people standing by all glass windows overlooking city
Photography by Michael Grimm.

March 2, 2026

Words: Interior Design Staff

Best In 20: Celebrating Legacy Best Of Year Award Winners

For the 20th anniversary of Interior Design‘s Best of Year Awards, we rounded up the super standouts in 32 categories from the last two decades.

Celebrating Two Decades Of BOY Awards

Library

library space with chairs and drapes
Photography by Nic Lehoux.

RDH Architects, Springdale Library & Komagata Maru Park, 2019, Brampton, Canada.

Health & Wellness

people swimming in pool in front of mural with children
Photography by Seth Powers.

TsAO & McKOWN Architects, Sangha by Octave, 2017, Suzhou, China.

Commercial Development

exterior facade of building in city
Photography by Michael Moran/Otto.

Kohn Pedersen Fox, One Vanderbilt, 2020, New York.

Extra-Large Corporate Office

office space with multiple cube like pods
Photography by Shannon McGrath.

Clive Wilkinson Architects, Macquarie Group One Shelley Street, 2010, Sydney.

Installation

view of multiple staircases illuminated by lights
Photography by Peter Aaron/Otto.

JSA/MIXdesign, Bobst Library Pixel Veil, 2012, New York University.

Hotel Transformation

room with red carpet and lights on ceiling
Photography by David Mitchell.

Beyer Blinder Belle; INC Architecture & Design; Lubrano Ciavarra; Stonehill Taylor, TWA Hotel, 2019, Queens, New York.

Staircase

staircase in room with circular cutout
Photography by Gaffer.

Perkins&Will, private office headquarters, 2022, Columbus, Ohio.

Small Corporate Office

room with curved bookshelves and white tables
Photography by Michael Moran/Otto.

Clive Wilkinson Architects, Barbarian Group, 2014, New York.

Education

library space with a view of white reception desk
Photography by Benny Chan/Fotoworks.

John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Roberts Pavilion, Claremont McKenna College, 2016, California.

Designer’s Own Home

living room area with white couches and orange chairs
Photography by Scott Frances.

SheltonMindel, 2009, Southampton, New York.

Entertainment

person walking through space with lots of black beams
Photography by Jonathan Leijonhufvud.

One Plus Partnership, Wuhan Wushang Mall International Cinema, 2014, China.

Commercial Amenity Space

exterior facade of home with fields
Photography by Adam Rouse.

Aidlin Darling Design, The Prow at Expedia Group, 2020, Seattle.

Museum

exterior facade of museum against the hills
Photography by Fernando Guerra/FG+SG.

Louise Braverman Architect; Paulo Pereira Almeida, Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso, 2014, Boticas, Portugal.

Resort

lobby area with blue chairs, yellow couches and Drugs sign
Photography courtesy of Jonathan Adler.

Jonathan Adler, Parker Palm Springs, 2017, California.

Graphics + Branding

stairway area with bright colored graphics
Photography by Garrett Rowland.

Studio O+A; IA Interior Architects, McDonald’s headquarters, 2018, Chicago.

Shining Moment

people standing by all glass windows overlooking city
Photography by Michael Grimm.

Snøhetta, Summit One Vanderbilt, New York.

Medium Corporate Office

aerial view of circular staircase with artwork
Photography by John D’Angelo.

Pophouse, Rock Ventures, 2021, Detroit.

Environmental Impact

aerial view of garden
Photography by Khoo Guo Jie.

Ministry of Design, Citi Wealth Hub, 2021, Singapore.

Institutional

sitting lounge area with curved benches and installation
Photography by Casey Dunn.

Ayers Saint Gross, Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center, 2023, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

Fitness

people walking into gym with television
Photography by Jeremy Bittermann.

ZGF Architects; Firm 151, Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, 2013, University of Oregon, Eugene.

Spa

view of spa lounge in red with red couches
Photography by Douglas Friedman.

EDG Design; Gluckman Tang Architects, Mii amo, 2023, Sedona, Arizona.

Apartment

living room with curved silver sculpture and couch
Photography by Eric Laignel.

Ghislaine Viñas; David Hotson Architect, 2012, New York.

City House

living room with artwork and view of person on bench
Photography by Doublespace.

Superkül; Pencil Design, 2023, Toronto.

Hotel

exterior facade of home on the rocks in the hills
Photography by Art Gray.

Minarc, Ion Luxury Adventure Hotel, 2012, Nesjavellir, Iceland.

Large Corporate Office

office lounge with artwork and brown benches
Photography by Peter Aaron/Otto.

LSM, Tishman Speyer headquarters, 2010, New York.

Social Impact

girl walking up the stairs with brown chairs
Photography by Garrett Rowland.

Gensler, Ford Foundation for Social Justice, 2019, New York.

Lounge

room with car and fan
Photography by Dennis Lo.

A Work of Substance, The Library, 2022, Hong Kong.

Building Facade

exterior facade of building with trees
Photography by Roland Halbe.

Steven Holl Architects, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, 2007, Kansas City, Missouri.

Exhibition

view of exhibition with ornate decorations and wallpaper
Photography by Paul Ott.

Innocad Architecture, History Museum Graz, 2017, Austria.

Showroom

woman walking down staircase with orange drapes
Photography by Elizabeth Felicella.

Architecture Research Office, Knoll, 2012, New York.

Beach House

exterior facade of beach houses framed by trees
Photography by Michael Moran/Otto.

Bates Masi + Architects; David Kleinberg, 2021, Wainscott, New York.

Transportation

people inside indoor garden
Photography by Ema Peter.

ZGF Architects, Main Terminal, Portland International Airport, 2024, Oregon.

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