6.10.13 | Chicago, IL | The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) proudly announces HGA Architects and Engineers as the Best of Competition winner of the 40th Annual Interior Design Competition (IDC) for its entry of the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum in Minneapolis, Minn. The IDC Best of Competition Award was presented at COOL, the IIDA annual black-tie awards gala at the Ritz Carlton Chicago as part of the IIDA celebration at NeoCon.

“HGA Architects and Engineers’ design solution for the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum distinguished itself in a field of incredibly vibrant and innovative entries,” IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, said. “The grace with which it seamlessly blends dignity with comfort, beauty with gravity, and the contemplative with the familiar makes us proud to recognize HGA with the 2013 Best of Competition Award.”

The 2013 judging panel for IDC included David Darling, IIDA, Aidlin Darling Designs; Ray Escheid, Senior Vice President of Store Design and Marketing, Bank of America Corporation; Alessandro Munge, IIDA, Principal and Managing Partner, Munge Leung; Patricia Rotondo, Assoc. IIDA, Assoc. Principal, VOA Associates Incorporated.

The 40th Annual Interior Design Competition was established to celebrate innovative Interior Design and to encourage new ideas and techniques in the design and furnishing of interior spaces.

Images of all of the winning projects for IDC will be published in an upcoming edition of Interior Design magazine, the publishing partner for the competition. Project images for IDC winners can also be viewed at the IIDA website here: www.iida.org/content.cfm/2013-idc-winners.

The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is a professional networking and educational association with more than 13,000 Members practicing worldwide in more than 50 countries. IIDA is committed to enhancing the quality of life through excellence in Interior Design and advancing Interior Design through knowledge, value and community. IIDA advocates for Interior Design excellence; nurtures a global Interior Design community; maintains high educational standards; and supports its Members and the Profession with visionary leadership. IIDA has helped reveal new Design talent through a variety of trade show involvement and Interior Design/Architecture competitions honoring national and international talent, including the Interior Design Competition, Global Excellence Awards and Hospitality Product Design Competition. www.iida.org