IIDA announced the winners of the 2024 IIDA Global Excellence Awards, which honor innovation and creativity in international interior design and interior architecture projects across 15 categories.

"Designers from around the world look to these winners as inspiration to challenge themselves on use of materials to create a one-of-a-kind experience of their own,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO, Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “This award highlights the heightened level of creativity and forward-thinking design needed to completely transform a space into something significant and unique.” 

Entries were reviewed by a jury of design professionals, including, Blitz Co-Founder and Architect, Melissa Hanley, IIDA, AIA; Soucie Horner, Ltd. Studio Director, Meg Prendergast; and HDR Design Director of Interiors, Abby L. Scott, FIIDA.

“The use of materials, like vibrant textiles, lush greenery, or the waves of color that envelope those that enter the space made these projects stand out,” said Scott on behalf of the jury. “The design teams behind these projects demonstrated exceptional thoughtfulness in their execution, seamlessly incorporating function to deliver dynamic designs.”

The 2024 IIDA Global Excellence Design Awards winners include:

Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)

Firm: Gensler, Mexico City

Project: Pinterest Mexico, Mexico City

Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)

Firm: Holzrausch Planung GmbH, Forstern, Germany

Project: Holzrausch Studio & Showroom, München, Germany

Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
Firm: DIALOG in collaboration with Smoke Architecture Inc., Toronto

Project: Centennial College A Building Expansion, Scarborough, Canada

Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theaters)
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

Project: Haikou Gaoxingli Insun Cinema, Haikou City, China

Healthcare (hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical facilities)

Firm: HDR, New York

Project: Almoosa Rehabilitation Hospital, Al-Ahsa, KSA

Hotels
Firm: Listen Communication, Seoul

Project: The Hanok Heritage House, Yeongwol, South Korea

Firm: Rockwell Group, New York

Project: The Maya Riviera Edition at Kanai, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
Firm: Richärd Kennedy Architects, Phoenix

Project: U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, India

Public Spaces and Commercial Lobbies
Firm: II By IV DESIGN, Toronto

Project: Upper West Side Condos, Oakville, Canada

Residences Large (125 square meters and above)

Firm: Cherem Arquitectos + IZ Arquitectos, Mexico City

Project: Casa Patio, Mexico City

Restaurants, Lounges & Bars
Firm: CHIL Interior Design, Vancouver, Canada
Project: Mesa by Jose Avillez – THE KARL LAGERFELD, Macau

Firm: STUDIO 40, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Project: FOREST, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Retail (stores, boutiques)
Firm: Esrawe + Cadena, Mexico City 
Project: Xinú Marsella, Mexico City
  

Sales Centers and Show Flats
Firm: Matrix Design, Shenzhen, China
Project: Classy Mansion, Jinan, China

Spa, Fitness Centers, and Gymnasiums
Firm: ArcProject in association with Yanso Architects
Project: Private Spa

All winners’ projects can be viewed on IIDA.org and will be honored at a special celebration on February 15, 2025 in Paris alongside the IIDA Global Excellence Awards finalists and 2024 IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards winners. The Best of Competition winners for both competitions will also be revealed during the celebration.

For more information, please contact Veronica Whitaker, design competitions manager, at competitions@IIDA.org.