Tenth Annual Vision Design Award Winners Announced
Chattanooga, TN, April 3, 2019-Floor Focus magazine is proud to announce the winners of the tenth annual Vision Design Awards. Architecture and design firms from across North America submitted innovative projects that were judged primarily on the integration of the floor with the overall space design.
The projects were entered into commercial building categories: corporate, education, healthcare, and retail/hospitality. This year’s winners are,
Grand Prize Winner:
Project: Zendesk Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Design Firm: Gensler, San Francisco, California
Corporate Winner
Project: Paradigm Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California
Design Firm: Rottet Studio, Los Angeles, California
Corporate Honorable Mention
Project: Informed.co Headquarters, Jersey City, New York
Design Firm: Huntsman Architectural Group, New York, New York
Education Winner
Project: Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Cardinal Union, Seattle, Washington
Design Firm: LMN Architects, Seattle, Washington
Education Honorable Mention
Project: University of Southern California Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
Design Firm: HOK, San Francisco, California
Hospitality/Retail Winner
Project: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Seattle, Washington
Design Firm: LMN Architects, Seattle, Washington
Hospitality/Retail Honorable Mention
Project: The Kent
Design Firm: Champalimaud, New York, New York
Healthcare Winner
Project: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Orthopedic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Design Firm: Tecton Architects, Hartford, Connecticut
Healthcare Honorable Mention
Project: Mercyhealth, Javon Bea Hospital and Clinic – Riverside, Rockford, Illinois
Design Firm: AECOM, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bentley Mills, Crossville, HPS Shonox, Tarkett and Floor Focus magazine sponsored the contest. All product and firm names are stripped from the entries prior to judging so that the jurors vote strictly based on the merit of the design. Floor Focus applauds these sponsors in their support of the concept of blind judging, ensuring that the contest awards and celebrates design for design’s sake.
Judges for this year’s contest were Shashi Caan, The Collective; Tom Marquardt, Marquardt +; Meg Pendergast, The Getty’s Group; and Neil Schneider, Interior Architects. Winners are featured in the April issue of Floor Focus magazine.
Juror quotes on why each winner was selected will be featured in the April Issue of Floor Focus, which will be in the mail this week. Entries for next year’s awards will be accepted beginning January 2020.
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