6.15.15 | Chicago, IL | The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) proudly announces Aidlin Darling Design in San Francisco, California, as the Best of Competition winner of the 42nd annual Interior Design Competition for its Windhover Contemplative Center in Stanford, California. The Interior Design Competition, the longest-running annual competition hosted by IIDA, celebrates outstanding, innovative interior design/interior architecture projects that encourage new ideas and techniques in the design and furnishings of interior spaces. The Best of Competition Award was presented at COOL, the annual IIDA black-tie awards gala, on June 14, 2015, as part of the IIDA celebration during NeoCon.
 
“The Windhover Contemplative Center is exquisitely designed and provides a serene and relaxing environment within Stanford University where students and visitors can relax and collect their thoughts, in an aesthetically pleasing setting,” IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, said. “With the use of filtered lights and natural colored earth walls, Aidlin Darling Design has created a true sanctuary within a busy and bustling college campus, which is an incredibly difficult task. We are very pleased to honor Aidlin Darling Design as Best of Competition winner.”
 
The judging panel for the Interior Design Competition included James Carry, Senior Vice President & Principal Wilson Associates; Laura Guido-Clark, Affiliate IIDA, Principal, LG-C Design; and Tom Stack, Architect – Planning & Design, D’Addario & Company Inc.
 
Images of all of the winning projects from the 42nd Interior Design Competition have been published in the May 2015 edition of Interior Design magazine and are available for viewing on the IIDA website, www.iida.org/content.cfm/2015-idc-winners.

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