Interior Design Competition

Join Healthcare Design in celebrating the vital role of interior design in healthcare environments! This exciting annual competition invites designers, architects, and other creative minds to showcase concepts that enhance the patient experience, support families, and improve staff productivity and well-being.

A panel of experts reviews all submissions and determined our winners and finalists.

2026 HCD Interior Design Award Winners

Healthcare Design is excited to announce the winners of the 2026 Interior Design Competition:

Platinum Winner:
Frist Health Center (Princeton, N.J.)
Submitted by WRNS Studio

Gold Winner:
Rady Children’s Health Orange County, Southwest Tower (Orange, Calif.)
Submitted by CannonDesign

Silver Winner:
Mayo Integrated Oncology Building (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Submitted by Perkins&Will

Finalists:
City of Hope Orange County Cancer Specialty Hospital (Irvine, Calif.)
Submitted by HOK

Cook Family Health Education and Learning (HEAL) Wellness Center (The Woodlands, Texas)
Submitted by Page, now Stantec

Cooper Green Mercy Health Multidisciplinary Clinic (Birmingham, Ala.)
Submitted by Gresham Smith

Intermountain Primary Children’s Behavioral Health Center in Taylorsville (Taylorsville, Utah)
Submitted by HDR

Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Nemours Children’s Hospital (Wilmington, Del.)
Submitted by HDR

Mayo Clinic Bed Tower Expansion (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Submitted by Perkins&Will

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital (Miami, Fla.)
Submitted by Perkins&Will

Renown South Meadows Specialty Care Center (Reno)
Submitted by Perkins&Will

The Platinum, Gold, and Silver projects will be featured in the May issue of Healthcare Design. All projects submitted, including Finalists and winners, will be showcased in a special e-book available for download in May.

For more information, including next year’s competition, contact Donna Hidalgo at:
[email protected] or 210-419-9017.

MEET THE JURY

Robin Anderson

Robin Anderson

Senior Healthcare Planner | Project Architect , Zimmerman Architectural Studios

Stephen Beacham

Stephen Beacham

Vice President, Huitt-Zollars, Inc.

Gillian Brunning

Gillian Brunning

Senior Project Manager, Unity Health Toronto

Tanya Singh Chadha

Tanya Singh Chadha

Senior Medical Planner, Associate Vice President, HGA

Laura Vinas Jahn

Laura Vinas Jahn

Executive Director, Baylor Medicine

Kristina Klingbeil

Kristina Klingbeil

Senior Associate, Senior Interior Designer , Stantec

Cristina Larocco-Gibson

Cristina Larocco-Gibson

Healthcare Specialist, National Business Furniture (NBF)

Taryn D. Lee

Taryn D. Lee

Principal Consultant, Healthcare/Life Sciences, SEI Dallas

Justin Opperman

Justin Opperman

Shared Asset Administrator, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic

Jill Quam

Jill Quam

Interior Designer, Wold Architects and Engineers

Cheryl Lauren Spigler

Cheryl Lauren Spigler

Director, Senior Design Leader, Nelson Worldwide

Annie Stedman

Annie Stedman

RN Special Programs Coordinator, Snoqualmie Valley Health

Steve Templet

Steve Templet

Principal, Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects

Jen Worley

Jen Worley

Interior Design Principal, BSA

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