On October 20, 2026, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) held its annual Value of Design Awards (VODAs) at Ricarda’s in downtown Toronto, Ont. where winners of the VODA Interior Projects were honoured.
These awards shine a spotlight on Canadian interior designers by providing a forum to demonstrate the benefits of design thinking: an empathetic, inventive, and iterative process focused on the human experience within interior spaces.
VODA Interior Projects showcase the measurable human and business benefits that result from engaging a professional interior designer. Through these awards, IDC showcases the true value of design in Canada and internationally.
This year, 15 winners were selected across multiple categories.
Award of Excellence
Limberlost Place, George Brown Polytechnic by Kayley Mullings and Ala Zuchniak, Moriyama Teshima Architects in Innovation in Sustainable Design (Toronto, ON)
University Commons by Sean Crawford, Zeidler Architecture Inc. in Innovation in Institutional / Educational / Civic Design (Edmonton, AB)
Cassels by Caleb Salomons, HOK in Innovation in Workplace Design (Calgary, AB)
Henri Noël Jewelry Flagship by Dina Sarhane, DS Studio Inc. in Innovation in Retail Design (Naples, Florida, USA)
Ford World Headquarters by Joseph Pettipas, Arcadis Architects (Canada) Inc. in Innovation in Workplace Design (Dearborn, Michigan, USA)
Conestoga College School of Business by Valerie Gow, Gow Hastings Architects in Innovation in Institutional/Educational/Civic Design (Kitchener, ON)
Award of Merit
TD Terrace by Sandra Neil, Lemay in Innovation in Workplace Design (Toronto, ON)
GFL Raleigh by Erin McDermott, Arcadis Architects (Canada) Inc. in Innovation in Workplace Design (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Gay Lea Foods Office by Suzanne Wilkinson, Eric Yorath, Tamara Poyato-Rooks, Katherine Egenberger, Melaina Santilli, Figure3 in Innovation in Workplace Design (Etobicoke, ON)
awâsisak kâ-nîmîhtocik by Keshia Caplette and Teneille Carter, Kindrachuk Agrey Architecture in Innovation in Heritage and Culture Design (Saskatoon, SK)
Confidential Resources Company by Jessica Golding, Sian Ives, Carly Levett, Laura Simpson, Garima Gupta, Annie Bergeron, Gensler in Innovation in Workplace Design (Vancouver, B.C.)
Honourable Mention
Line 5 Eglinton by Kaillie Danks, Arcadis Architects (Canada) Inc. in Innovation in Institutional / Educational / Civic Design (Toronto, ON)
Burovision Working Showroom by André Davignon, FOR. design planning in Innovation in Workplace Design (Ottawa, ON)
AltaGas Head Office by Sean Crawford, Zeidler Architecture Inc. in Innovation in Workplace Design (Calgary, AB)
Simons (CF Toronto Eaton Centre) by Andrew Gallici, Mhay Trinidad, Marwa Istanbuli, Kayley Shin, Abigail David, Janet Lam, Alvin Li, Matteo Maneiro, Gensler in collaboration with LemayMichaud in Innovation in Retail Design (Toronto, ON)
The VODAs were presented by Ciot, Miele, Teknion, and Turner Construction Company.
The event’s program sponsors included Anatolia, Caesarstone, Centura Tile, Cloverdale Paint, Daltile, Euro Tile & Stone, Formica, HanStone, Keilhauer, Metro Wallcoverings, Midgley Tecnica, Mohawk Group, Nienkämper, POI Business Interiors / steelcase, plan b office, Prolink, and Sound Solutions.
Design firm sponsors were Arcadis, Bullock+Wood Design, DS Studio Inc., Figure3, Gensler, HOK, Kasian Architecture, Retail Design Institute Canada, SDI Design, Studio Ormonde Marquies, and Zeidler Architecture.
Additional sponsors included the event’s corporate sponsor, CIBC, and media partners and supporters, Azure, Canadian Interiors, Next Home, DesignTo and the Association of Registered Graphic Designers.
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