
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
Honorees Block
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