Last week, the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum announced this year's National Design Award winners.
First established in 2000, the annual awards have sought to "increase national awareness of design by educating the public and promoting excellence, innovation, and lasting achievement." The 2009 edition honors outstanding contributions from the following design categories, among others: architecture design, interior design, landscape design and lifetime achievement, with a focus upon the responsible use of resources.
Some of the 2009 National Design Awards recipients include:
Lifetime Achievement: Bill Moggridge
Architecture Design: SHoP Architects
Finalists: Architecture Research Office and Michael Maltzan
Fashion Design: Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection
Finalists: Thom Browne and Rodarte
Interior Design: TsAO & McKOWN Architects
Finalists: Ali Tayar and Work AC
Landscape Design: Hood Design
Finalists: Andrea Cochran and Rios Clementi Hale Studios
A project that TsAO & McKOWN Architects is currently working on involves 2.3 million square feet of residential, retail, office and civic spaces in Qingdao, China, overlooking the Yellow Sea along the east coast of China. The project includes a giant media wall in a five-story retail atrium.
IMC Centre in Qingdao, China
For a complete list of the 2009 National Design Awards winners, click
here.