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Claim Your Spot Among Lab Design’s Elite: 2026 Awards Open Until December 5
The seventh annual Design Excellence Awards, recognizing innovation and excellence in lab design, are now open for submissions until December 5, 2025—explore last year’s winners to see the creativity and technical expertise these awards celebrate
Enveda’s Biophilic Vision Earns Excellence in Small Project Design
Enveda Biosciences’ Boulder headquarters—winner of the 2025 Design Excellence Award for Small Project Design—transforms a former office building into a flexible, biophilic life sciences facility that embodies the company’s mission of “unlocking nature’s potential” through sustainable design, operational efficiency, and a deep connection between people, science, and the natural world
Enhancing Research Outcomes Through Sustainable and Innovative Lab Design
At the 2025 Lab Design Conference, Architectus principals Andrew Schunke and Diana Rosenthal showcased Flinders University’s Health and Medical Research Building—a winner of the 2025 Design Excellence Awards—that exemplifies how sustainable, culturally grounded, and user-centered design can elevate research, wellbeing, and collaboration in modern laboratory environments
Show Off Your Lab! Enter the Design Excellence Awards
The Design Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding laboratory design by recognizing architects, engineers, planners, contractors, end users, and manufacturers whose innovative, safe, and sustainable projects exemplify technical expertise and forward-thinking vision—enter by December 5 for your chance to win
Tell Your Lab’s Story: A Guide to the Design Excellence Awards
The Design Excellence Awards recognize innovation in laboratory design across four categories—here’s how to create a standout submission that tells your lab’s story and demonstrates its impact and unique features
Emory University’s HSRB-II Reimagines Research Spaces, Wins Honorable Mention in 2025 Design Excellence Awards
Emory University’s HSRB-II seamlessly integrates wet and dry labs, core facilities, and collaborative spaces—the facility earned an Honorable Mention for Laboratory Program Integration in the 2025 Design Excellence Awards
Celebrate Your Vision: The 2026 Lab Design Excellence Awards Are Now Open!
Lab Design is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Design Excellence Awards, offering a chance to gain global recognition for outstanding lab and research facility design—entries are open until December 5, 2025
Designing for Complexity: University of Arizona’s Applied Research Building Wins Award for Excellence in Whole Building/Holistic Design—New Build
The University of Arizona’s Applied Research Building, recognized with a 2025 Design Excellence Award, showcases a mission-driven, adaptable approach to lab design, supporting specialized research in space science, imaging, and high-bay integration while offering insights for planning complex research facilities
Five Benefits of Attending the 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando
The 2026 Lab Design Conference, celebrating its 25th year on May 11–14 in Orlando, will bring together leading professionals in laboratory planning, design, and construction for AIA-accredited education, networking, exhibits, workshops, and lab tours focused on innovation, sustainability, and the future of lab environments
Flinders University Redefines Lab Interiors, Clinches Design Excellence Award
Flinders University’s Health and Medical Research Building earned the 2025 Design Excellence Award for Interior Design, recognized for its innovative integration of adaptable laboratory spaces, biophilic elements, and culturally informed design that supports collaborative medical research