BUILDINGS is launching its Elev8 Design Awards, showcasing excellence in North American building projects.
Open to architecture, design, and construction firms, this awards program will celebrate outstanding achievements in sustainability, innovation, performance, social impact, and wellness across new construction and renovation projects.
Centering on design excellence, the Elev8 Design Awards seeks to highlight projects that exemplify the power of the built environment to positively impact people and the planet through a range of building use cases.
“The Elev8 Design Awards celebrate the ingenuity and forward-thinking approaches of industry leaders who are transforming the commercial built environment,” said Robert Nieminen, Chief Content Director at BUILDINGS. “These awards are not just a celebration of design, but a showcase of projects that set new standards for sustainability, technology integration, and social responsibility in the built environment.”
Projects can enter in eight categories:
- Commercial (e.g., offices, banks, data centers, convention centers)
- Institutional (e.g., government buildings, courthouses, embassies, research centers)
- Healthcare/Senior Living (e.g., hospitals, health clinics, assisted living facilities)
- Hospitality (e.g., hotels, restaurants, theaters)
- Mixed Use (e.g., live-work units, entertainment districts, transit-oriented developments)
- Multifamily (e.g., luxury apartments, student housing, memory care communities)
- Retail/Showroom (e.g., shopping malls, department stores, automotive dealerships)
- Civic/Public (e.g., libraries, museums, community centers, places of worship)
Projects will be evaluated by an independent panel of industry experts, who will weigh them on criteria like aesthetics, innovation, functionality, social impact, technology integration, sustainability, operational efficiency, and wellness. Two Grand Prize winners will be awarded: one for New Construction and one for Historic Renovation/Adaptive Reuse. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Citations will also be awarded to other outstanding entries. Projects with exceptional design qualities that do not fall within a specific award category will be recognized as Outstanding Designs, further broadening the opportunity for industry recognition.
The winning projects will be featured in the Second Quarter 2025 issue of BUILDINGS.
Ready to enter? The Elev8 Design Awards program is open now with an initial entry deadline of December 13, 2024. Winners will be announced in April.
