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2027 IIDA Intermountain Chapter BEST Awards

BEST: Brilliantly Executed Spaces and Thinking

ENTRY DEADLINES: Registration, payment in full, and submission materials must be submitted by Friday December 11, 2026 at 10:00PM MST. Late entries will not be accepted.

ENTRY CATEGORIES:

Give (Healthcare)
Stay - (Hotels)
Learn - K-12
Learn - Higher Education
Live - Multi-Unit
Live - Single Family Residence
Best on a Budget - Commercial & Residential: Under $150/SF
Play (Restaurants, Lounges, Bars, Stores & Boutiques)
Serve (Public/Civic)
Work/Office - Over 15,000 SF
Work/Office - Under 15,000 SF
Student Project*
- *Student Cateogory Details: This competition is open to undergraduate students in the state of Utah who are currently enrolled in an interior design program and are in their final (senior) year. Entrants must currently be enrolled at the time of submission. This category seeks to showcase school projects already completed or created for the purposes of entering this competition. The project must have been wholly completed individually by the student to be eligible. Project types can include:
  - Give (Healthcare)
  - Stay (Hotels)
  - Learn - K-12
  - Learn - Higher Education
  - Live - Multi-Unit
  - Live - Single Family Residence
  - Play (Restaurant, Lounges, Bars, Retail & Boutiques)
  - Serve (Public/Civic)
  - Work/Office
- Fees: Student Member: $50 per entry; Student Non-Member: $75 per entry
  - The fee covers your submission and includes (1) ticket to attend the BEST Awards on April 22, 2027. Any additional tickets will be sold at standard ticket prices. Travel to attend the event is at the entrant's own cost.
- Award:There will be two winners of the Student category. Both the BEST winner and Merit winner will receive a trophy and recognition at the BEST Awards Ceremony.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Project Completion Date must fall between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2026 to be eligible for BEST Awards 2026. You cannot submit the same project more than once. If a project was submitted for BEST Awards 2026 then it is not eligible for the 2027 competition.

Pricing

$250 per entry for IIDA Members, $1,000 per entry for Non-IIDA Members.

$50 per entry for Student IIDA Members, $75 per entry for Student Non-Members

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ENTRY KIT COMPONENTS: To see the Project Entry Kit, CLICK HERE

If you have any questions regarding the Project Entry Kit please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Sincerely,

2027 BEST Awards Committee:

Co-Chairs: Laura Tungseth | Armstrong World Industries & Stephanie Mulford | MDC Interior Solutions