This year, 11 projects were awarded IDC’s coveted Value of Design Awards. These awards, which launched in 2018, shine a spotlight on Canadian interior designers by providing a forum to showcase the benefits of design thinking: an empathetic, inventive, and iterative process focused on the human experience within interior spaces.
The 2023 Value of Design Awards were presented to the following winners who continue to deliver exceptional interior design work.
Value of Design Award – Excellence
‘CIBC – 49th Floor Executive Centre’ by Gensler (Annie Bergeron, Yen Lee, Staci McCrindle) in Innovation in Workplace Design (project location: Toronto, Ont.)
‘Garden Avenue Laneway Home’ by Suzanne Wilkinson Interiors Inc. (Suzanne Wilkinson) in Innovation in Residential Single Family Design (project location: Toronto, Ont.)
‘IndexExchange’ by Gensler (Annie Bergeron, Jessica Baird and Sarah Taylor) in Innovation in Workplace Design (project location: Toronto, Ont.)
‘Lordco Head Office’ by Office of mcfarlane biggar architects + designers (omb) (Michelle Biggar) in Innovation in Workplace Design (project location: Coquitlam, B.C.)
‘CIBC Conference and Welcome Centre’ by Gensler (Annie Bergeron, Staci McCrindle, and Yen Lee) in Innovation in Workplace Design (project location: Toronto, Ont.)
Value of Design Award – Merit
‘Faire Wholesale Workplace Design in Toronto’ by M Moser Associates (Chantal Frenette) in Innovation in Workplace Design (project location: Toronto, Ont.)
‘Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Lobby and Entrance’ by Gow Hastings Architects (Valerie Gow) in Innovation in Institutional/Educational/Civic Design (project location: Toronto, Ont.)
‘CheckMate Winery’ by McKinley Architecture Inc. (Jenn Lembke) in Innovation in Hospitality Design (project location: Oliver, B.C.)
‘Pinterest Office’ by Gensler (Annie Bergeron, Abigail David, Jessica Baird, Nina Bast) in Innovation in Workplace Design (project location: Toronto, Ont.)
Value of Design Award – Honourable Mention
‘New Offices for Blue Ant Media’ by Ray Inc. (Tulin Artan) in Innovation in Workplace Design (project location: Toronto, Ont.)
‘Maurice Law’ by McKinley Architecture Inc. (Jenn Lembke) in Innovation in Workplace Design (project location: Calgary, Alta.)
A special thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible: Benjamin Moore, Fisher & Paykel, Lutron, and Teknion, along with 3M, Blum, Ciot, Crown Surface Solutions, Cosentino, Euro Tile & Stone, Govan Brown, Keilhauer, Levey, Metro Wallcoverings, Mohawk Group, Prolink, Shaw Contract / Patcraft, and the Toronto International Design Centre, Bullock + Wood Design, CIBC, Gensler, and Mason Studio.
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