IIDA Design
Award Honorees

About the
Design Awards

The IIDA Northern California Chapter Honor Awards celebrates design through the recognition of outstanding project work in all practice areas of interior design. We gather together as a community to not only celebrate design but to salute our chapter’s mission to push past the status quo and lead as an innovative force.


2026 Honorees

STUDENT
FIRST PLACE

Yu-Hsuan Huang
San Jose State University

STUDENT
SECOND PLACE

Leta Pham
San Jose State University

STUDENT
THIRD PLACE

Olivia Villaseñor & Audrey Henman
California State University, Chico

2026 Finalists

PLAY BOUTIQUE

Wilson Ishihara
Westin Minneapolis

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Auteur Russian River

Aidlin Darling Design
Pavilion for Music and Meditation

PLAY GRAND

Populous
Golden State Valkyries Training Facilities

Gensler
Jagalchi

EDG Hospitality Design & Branding
Appellation Healdsburg

GATHER

WRNS Studio
Disability Cultural Center at The Kelsey Civic Center

HGA & SWA
525 University Avenue Repositioning

NBBJ
680 Folsom Lobby & Lounge

LIVE

Mithun
Kapuso at the Upper Yard


CRAFT

Wilson Ishihara
Stock & Bond

The Bureau + Studio Gigi Allen
Intuit San Francisco

NBBJ + Kriskadecor
680 Folsom Lobby & Lounge

LEARN

Aidlin Darling Design
Contemplative Commons at the University of Virginia

Habitec Architecture and Interior Design
Northeastern University Silicon Valley Campus

DLR Group
Evergreen

HEAL

Gensler
Harmony Whole Person Oral Healthcare

HOK
City of Hope Orange County at FivePoint Gateway Hospital

NBBJ
UCSF Pediatric Stad Center

WORK SMALL

Perkins&Will
Confidential Private Equity Office

Atelier Cho Thompson
Arc70 Capital

FORGE
e.l.f. Beauty HQ

WORK MEDIUM

ASD|SKY
Troutman Pepper

Gensler
Golden State Group Headquarters

Revel Architecture & Design
LinkedIn Amenities Hub

WORK LARGE

Studio O+A
Confidential Client

HOK
Confidential Fintech Client

M Moser Associates
Palo Alto Law Firm