Good news for busy architects everywhere: The deadline has been extended for the 7th Annual Best of LaCantina Competition! Presented in partnership with LaCantina Doors, the leading design and manufacturing company of premium folding, sliding, and swing door systems, the competition now runs through September 20, 2024. Architects and designers are invited to submit their completed or in-progress projects featuring LaCantina Doors for a chance to win prestigious awards and gain significant industry exposure.
Participation in this competition is completely free, with the sole requirement being that your project was completed or conceived within the last six years and incorporates one or more LaCantina products. Start your submission today and ensure it is completed by Midnight PT on September 20, 2024, to be considered:
Note: To access the entry portal, use your Architizer login details. If you have yet to create an Architizer account, click on the link above, then click “Need an account?” to create your Architizer login. You’ll then be redirected back to the Best of LaCantina entry form.
This esteemed competition highlights innovation, creativity, and the harmonious blend of indoor and outdoor spaces enabled by LaCantina products. This year’s Best of LaCantina contest features exciting updates, including a new way to celebrate great design: The Reader’s Choice Award, coming to Instagram this fall!
Last year’s stunning Best of LaCantina competition winners. See the full list of projects here.
Award Categories for Every Architectural Typology
The 7th Annual Best of LaCantina Competition will celebrate excellence across nine distinct categories:
- Best in Show
- Best Commercial
- Best Rural Residential
- Best Urban Residential
- Best Suburban Residential
- Best Planned Concept
- Best Compact
- Best Renovation
- Most Innovative
Architects and designers can enter their projects into multiple categories that best describe their work, ensuring their efforts receive the recognition they deserve.
New: Introducing the Reader’s Choice Award on Instagram
This season, Architizer is excited to introduce the new Reader’s Choice Award. Tapping into the expert opinions of our vast global community, this award will be given to the project that garners the most votes on Architizer’s Instagram, which boasts some 1.6 million followers. Nominees for the Reader’s Choice Award will be selected from entrants by Architizer’s editorial team.
With the Reader’s Choice accolade being awarded in addition to the nine jury-awarded categories above, this represents a brand new opportunity for participating architects to gain visibility and recognition through the Best of LaCantina competition.
Note: To access the entry portal, use your Architizer login details. If you have yet to create an Architizer account, click on the link above, then click “Need an account?” to create your Architizer login. You’ll then be redirected back to the Best of LaCantina entry form.
Society Hotel in Bingen, Washington by Waechter Architecture, winner of the 2023 Best in Show Award. Learn more about the project here.
Grand Prize: An Unforgettable Experience
The esteemed “Best in Show” award will again be the highlight of the competition, with the winning designer receiving a Grand Prize Trip for two to the 2025 AIA Conference on Architecture (AIA25) in Boston, June 4-7, 2025. The prize package includes US travel, accommodation, and event passes. Additionally, the “Best in Show” winner will enjoy:
- A featured article and promotion on Architizer.com (see last year’s winning editorial here).
- Publicity across Architizer’s expansive social media network, reaching an audience of over 4.5 million.
- A detailed project write-up on LaCantinaDoors.com.
- Inclusion in LaCantina Doors’ marketing campaigns, including emails, social media, digital ads, brochures, and print ads.
- An exclusive opportunity to join the judges’ panel for the Best of LaCantina 2025 entries.
- Promotion in the Best of LaCantina 2025 contest.
In addition, the winning project in every category will be celebrated in the Official Winners’ Announcement on Architizer.com, published in our popular weekly newsletter and shared across Architizer’s social media channels.
Note: To access the entry portal, use your Architizer login details. If you have yet to create an Architizer account, click on the link above, then click “Need an account?” to create your Architizer login. You’ll then be redirected back to the Best of LaCantina entry form.
The 2022 Best of LaCantina competition winners. See the full gallery of honored projects here.
Your Chance to Shine
Every submission will be carefully evaluated by a panel of industry experts, including architects, product designers, and media representatives. This year’s jury panel includes Architizer’s Editor in Chief Paul Keskeys, Real Estate Expert Kelly Ladwig of Zeitlin Sotheby’s International Realty, LaCantina Doors’ Sales Director Josh Cole, and Brendan & Jillian Bader of Modern Nest Homes and Market by Modern Nest. Lean more about the jury here.
If you have designed an outstanding project featuring LaCantina Doors’ products in the past six years or have an inspiring planned concept, this competition offers an exceptional platform to display your expertise and creative vision. Join us in celebrating the seamless integration of LaCantina Doors into architectural masterpieces and be part of this exciting exhibition of design innovation!
The deadline for entries is Midnight PT on September 20, 2024. Visit the competition site for more details, and start your submission today:
Note: To access the entry portal, use your Architizer login details. If you have yet to create an Architizer account, click on the link above, then click “Need an account?” to create your Architizer login. You’ll then be redirected back to the Best of LaCantina entry form.
Top image: Wilson Lane Residence by Michael Belisle Design, Bethesda, Maryland, 2023 winner of Best Urban Residential Project. Consulting Architect: Will Cawood; Interior Design: Renato Parisotto; Lighting Design: Quinn Murph