2016 CODAawards Honor the Best Unions of Art and Design
Ever since CODAworx, a Wisconsin organization founded as the Collaboration of Design + Art, asked Interior Design editor in chief Cindy Allen to serve on the inaugural jury of the CODAawards, its mission has been to pay tribute to the integration of commissioned art with architecture, interiors, and landscapes. This year, she was joined by other experts including Interior Design Hall of Fame members Laura Bohn, Lauren Rottet, Rysia Suchecka, and Andrea Woodner; Caroline Baumann, director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; Nefa Architects principal Dmitry Ovcharov; and CODAworx senior adviser Ilene Shaw. The team reviewed 400-plus projects from 29 countries, across 10 categories: commercial, educational, health care, hospitality, institutional, landscape, liturgical, public space, residential, and transportation. In addition to the jury deliberations, an online vote determined two People’s Choice prizes.
New this time is “CODAawards Winners Exhibition,” presented by the AIA-affiliated Architects Foundation. The winning teams will contribute drawings, maquettes, photographs, and videos, which will occupy the Octagon Museum in Washington during a seven-month run starting March 23.
| Category | Honor | Submitters/Collaborators | Project | Description |
| Hospitality | Winner | ; Grimanesa Amorós | Pink Lotus | This large-scale site-specific light sculpture was installed on the The Peninsula New York‘s facade in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and was part of “The Art of Pink,” an international arts initiative sponsored by The Peninsula hotels worldwide. |
