African Design Magazine October 2014 | Page 22

IIDA announces winners of Asia Pacific Design Awards The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards. The Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards honors the highest level of creativity and design excellence in Interior Design/Architecture projects throughout the Asia Pacific region. “The purpose of the Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards is to actively pursue the tremendous talent that covers that region and to publicly recognize those designers,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “This year’s entries displayed notable elements of elegance, artistry, and functionality housed in each concept. The designers of this region are without doubt indelible innovators of the Interior Design/Architecture profession.” Judge Joey N. Shimoda, IIDA, FAIA (Chief Creative Officer, Shimoda Design Group) agreed. “The winning entrants all shared a degree of understated elegance. The overall calibre of entrants was very high and continues to evolve the conversation about global and local design: What does it look like? What does it mean, and how does it engage a local audience?” Other judges on the panel for the Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards included Primo Orpilla, IID A (Co­ Founder and Principal, Studio O+A) and Annhy Shim, Associate IIDA (Senior Design Manager, The Related Group). The 2014 category winners are as follows: CORPORATE SPACE LARGE Best of Category Project: KOIL – Kashiwa-no-ha Open Innovation Lab, Innovation Floor, Kashiwa-shi, Japan. Firm: Naruse Inokuma Architects, Tokyo, Japan CORPORATE SPACE SMALL Best of Category Project: Top Plaza, Guangzhou, China. Firm: Ronald Lu & Partners, Hong Kong CULTURAL/INSTITUTIONAL/ EDUCATIONAL Best of Category Project: Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School ‘The Infinity Centre’, Keilor East, Australia Firm: McBride Charles Ryan, Prahran, Australia HEALTHCARE Best of Category Project: Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Australia. Firm: GCUH Architecture, Glen Iris, Australia HOTELS Best of Category Project: Waldorf Astoria Beijing, Beijing, China. Firm: Yabu Pushelberg, New York, NY MUNICIPAL/PUBLIC SPACES Best of Category Project: UA Cine Times Cinema, Hong Kong. Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong RESIDENCES Best of Category Project: House in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. Firm: Millimeter Interior Design Limited, Hong Kong RESTAURANTS Best of Category Project: Shinsen, Shenyang, China Firm: Stickman Tribe Ltd, Hong Kong RETAIL Honorable Mention Project: Lane Crawford Shanghai, Shanghai, China. Firm: Yabu Pushelberg, New York, NY The winning projects will be celebrated at an awards ceremony held at the Conrad Centennial Singapore, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, where the Best of Competition winner will be announced. Images of the winning projects are available to view on the IIDA website and will be featured in the December issue of Contract magazine, the publishing partner for the competition. AD IIDA is the commercial Interior Design association with a global reach. We support design professionals, industry affiliates, educators, students, firms, and their clients through our network of 13,000+ Members across 50 countries. IIDA advocates for advancements in education, design excellence, legislation, leadership, accreditation and community outreach to increase the value and understanding of Interior Design as a profession that positively impacts the health and well-being of people’s lives every day. About International Interior Design Association 22 africandesignmagazine.com