The Celebrate in Design Awards is an inspiring evening where we recognize the outstanding creativity, innovation, and leadership within our design community. The Celebrate in Design Awards Ceremony brings together professionals, students, educators, and industry partners to honor projects that elevate the built environment and enrich the lives of those who experience them.
This annual celebration highlights the remarkable talent across Wisconsin and showcases the power of design to shape our world.

We hope you enjoyed the evening.  Congratulations to our winners!

VIEW OUR WINNERS Circle

 

Thank you for celebratING with us!

If you'd like to see or download photos from the event, follow this link : CiD 2026 photo gallery

 


AWARD INFORMATION AND CATEGORIES

Categories
  • Community + Culture : Family Service Centers, Recreational Facilities, Liturgical, Libraries
  • Creative Element : A design element such as custom furniture, ceiling element, artistic creation, brand/feature wall, custom light fixture, etc. 
  • Furniture : Furniture dealers and firms encouraged to submit the furniture scope of a project *If project was a partnership with a design firm, dealer must submit with acknowledgement of lead designer or firm approval
  • Food + Beverage : Restaurants, Bars, Cafes
  • Health + Wellness : Hospitals, Outpatient clinics, Medical Facilities, Fitness Centers, Spas (under 75,000 sqft | over 75,000 sqft)
  • Hospitality | Lodging
  • Learning | K-12
  • Learning | Higher Ed
  • Multi-family
  • Residential
  • Retail : Retail Stores, Boutiques, Showrooms, Pop-ups
  • Science + Tech : Pharmaceutical, Life Science, Research Environments, Aerospace
  • Senior Living
  • Workplace : Offices (under 10,000 sqft | 10,000 - 50,000 sqft | over 50,000 sqft)

 

Awards Information

Note: Please see the link below for all award information, submissions, payments, etc.  If you have any questions, please contact the help guide on the submission platform.  If you have submitted projects with this platform before, you can use your same user and login information.

2026 Celebrate in Design Awards | more information

Deadline for Submissions | closed for 2026

 

Congratulations to all of our 2026 winners!  Click the image below to see the winner's gallery.

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2026 | Celebrate in Design Winner Gallery

View the award-winning projects by clicking on the image to the left.

 
Categories
  • Residential
  • Workplace | Education
  • Hospitality | Retail
  • Healthcare | Senior Living
SWMF Scholarship Awards
  • Category Winner: $1,500 each

Awards Information

Note: Please see the link below for all award submission information, rules, regulations, and judging criteria.  You must be an IIDA WI student member to enter.  If you have any questions, please contact the help guide on the submission's platform.  If you have submitted projects with this platform before, you can use your same user and login information.

2026 Celebrate in Design Student Awards | more information

Deadline for Submissions | closed on JANUARY 31, 2026


CiD: Student Award Competition
(see link below for more details)

 


Click the photo above to see our 2026 student winner's gallery.