2009 IDEA Winners: Environments
IDEA 2009 Gold Winners
BISJ Poles exhibition
This temporary exhibit in the Amsterdam Tropenmuseum presents a collection of 58 Bisj Poles. The wood sculptures, some more than 12 meters high, were made by the Asmat people from Papua, Indonesia. In the museum’s Light Hall, a "magic forest" of Bisj poles is surrounded by a large... [more] 
Havaianas
Designing a shop on the most up-market shopping street in São Paulo to sell the famed Havaianas rubber shoes, which retail for just a few dollars, posed a challenge. The solution: to design a space that resembled a public square, totally open to the street without any door or window, landscaped... [more] 
NAVE- The Advanced Education Nucleus
This campus is a public high school and digital media technology factory. A suspended and transparent classroom acts as a continuous connection between people and the venue’s spaces. The building’s façade is modified every three months through a public art project. The building's... [more] 
Nymphenburg store
While many of the historical elements of Nymphenburg’s 1908 flagship store in Munich were preserved, the interior layout was reconceived for an enhanced experience and a more efficient use of space. Updated colors, furniture and lighting communicate to customers that Nymphenburg is changing... [more]
IDEA 2009 Silver Winners
Asian Paints Colour Store
Home decorating in India is handled almost entirely by contractors. Consumers have little involvement in home décor and don’t use much color in their homes. The challenge of the Asian Paints Colour Store project was to design a flagship store that would inspire consumers to do more... [more] 
City Railway System
City Railway System communicates the iconic identity of a city through its subway map. For the New York City map, the five boroughs and subway lines are placed within a heart shape—a reference to Milton Glaser's I LOVE NY logo. Famous landmarks and attractions are also included to provide... [more] 
Spertus Institute Wayfinding
The concept for the Spertus Institute wayfinding system emerged from “Let there be Light,” the mantra of this Jewish educational and cultural institution in Chicago. The key design element is a typographic system that integrates a modern sans-serif font with a traditional serif font.... [more] 
Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences
The central feature of the rebuilt California Academy of Sciences, the Steinhart Aquarium, showcases worldwide biodiversity. Live exhibits are complemented by specimens, multimedia displays and diverse interactive opportunities. The Water Planet, which links the exhibition’s 39 tanks with... [more]
IDEA 2009 Bronze Winners
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) Informational and Interpretive Media
Information graphics throughout the Museum of Arts and Design in New York use dynamic, interactive technologies to guide visitors. They provide a window into the museum’s extensive permanent collection and encourage visitors to explore the more than 2,200 objects. [more]
Nokia Flagship Store
The design of the Nokia Flagship store in Sao Paolo, Brazil, is a technologically integrated customer experience. The translucent walls are lit by mood-evoking LEDs above a panorama of LCD screens that enable consumer interaction. Handsets can be used to navigate informational graphics on the LCD... [more] 
SolarBlock
SolarBlock is a solar-powered lighted floor tile. Each tile has built-in sensors that automatically control color and luminance. The tiles can be used in different combinations to display letters, images or advertisements, or serve as guide signs, emergency exits and night time light sources for... [more]
Environments Category Finalists
Action Center to End World Hunger
The Action Center was designed to evoke the feeling of a field station, similar to those Mercy Corps operates around the globe to fight hunger and poverty. Information and stories are communicated through a variety of interactive activities, dynamically updated media, educational tools and first-person... [more] 
Black Gold Exhibit for Slow Food Nation
Black Gold, an exhibit at the first Slow Food Nation festival in San Francisco, championed the value of compost (named "black gold" for its ability to transform ordinary soil into rich fertilizer). Worm castings, mulch and compost were on display for participants to touch, feel and smell,... [more] 
California Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences, one of the world's leading scientific and cultural institutions, is home to an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum, and world-class research and education programs. The new facility's dynamic design makes nature a part of the building's structure with... [more] 
Clif Bar 2 Mile Challenge
The Clif Bar 2 Mile Challenge encourages people to fight climate change by using their bikes for trips under two miles. The program uses a 35-foot 1959 GM biodiesel bus to promote the campaign everywhere from farmers markets to college campuses. Housed inside the bus are educational videos, interactive... [more] 
Conncourse
The Conncourse is a system of tunnels and bridges that connects 23 buildings in downtown Oklahoma City. The first tunnel was constructed in 1931; the majority of the Conncourse was built between 1972 and 1984. Virtually untouched since the 1970s, the space has been rejuvenated through the efforts... [more] 
Hall of Fragments
The Hall of Fragments is a site-specific installation for the entrance of the Corderie dell Arsenale at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Upon entering, visitors are confronted with a glowing passage of moving imagery projected onto two giant convex screens.... [more] 
Harley-Davidson Museum
The architecture and exhibitions for the recently opened $75 million, 130,000-square-foot Harley-Davidson Museum showcase the history, culture and engineering of this uniquely American icon. Occupying a 20-acre reclaimed industrial site in the heart of Milwaukee, the museum's design presents a... [more] 
LEF future center
The LEF future center provides an inspiring, flexible environment where employees and colleagues of the Dutch Ministry of Public Works and Waterways can find innovative and creative solutions to complex infrastructural questions and challenges in transport and water management. To evoke different... [more] 
One Haworth Center
Haworth's new headquarters is more than a showroom; it's an agile work environment that is aligned with culture and work styles and is in sync with Haworth's evolving business and organizational structures and sustainable building best practices. It is also a physical demonstration of how Haworth... [more] 
Sognare
Sognare is a music pergola that provides people with a tranquil place to listen to music. It is composed of simple lines and design elements that are inspired by nature. People can select music that harmonizes with the time of day, the weather or the seasons using an online database. At night,... [more] 
Spence Diamonds Retail Environment
Using insights gathered from consumer research, the designers envisioned an ideal retail environment for Spence Diamonds, the largest diamond retailer in Canada. The design optimizes the shopping experience, from the approach along the street to the in-store flow, look and feel, producing an entire... [more] |
