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industry news IIDEX/NeoCon® Canada featured exhibitors, office chair hockey Nearly 15,000 architecture and design professionals gathered in Toronto for the annual show The 27th annual IIDEX/NeoCon® Canada, presented by the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC), welcomed nearly 15,000 architects, designers, and facility managers—as well as 350 exhibitors—to Toronto’s Direct Energy Centre in September. Showcasing innovative workplace, hospitality, healthcare, retail, and sustainable products, IIDEX remains Canada’s largest design expo and conference, and the only full-scale design expo owned by a professional organization. “The Canadian design community gathers each year in Toronto for inspiration, education, and networking,” says Tracy Bowie, vice president, IIDEX/NeoCon® Canada. “It’s an annual celebration that was a big success.” Internationally notable keynote speakers were Brendan MacFarlane of Jakob + MacFarlane in Paris and Matthias Sauerbruch of Sauerbruch Hutton in Berlin. IIDEX kicked off festivities with a gala dinner where winners of the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) awards and IIDEX Innovation awards were announced (view the winners’ lists at www.contractdesign.com). The ARIDO 2011 Project of the Year Award went to Yabu Pushelberg of Toronto and New York for Le Printemps Haussman in Paris. In addition to exhibitor parties throughout the two-day show, a charity event put a twist on a favorite Canadian pastime—hockey. Benefiting Ronald McDonald House Toronto, the show’s Office Chair Hockey Tournament drew teams of industry professionals into a lively face-off while seated in ergonomic task chairs, raising more than $30,000 for the nonprofit. New this year, IIDEX and IDC created the Hotel IIDEX entrance and concierge to mark their launch of Hospitality Canada, a show within a show focused on that sector. Concurrently, IIDEX and Air Canada teamed up to present the first-ever enRoute Hotel Design Awards. The awards ceremony on September 22 honored international projects designed by Canadian firms, with the top prize of Best Overall Interior Design going to The Waikiki Edition, Honolulu, designed by Yabu Pushelberg. —Stacy Straczynski www.contractdesign.com Select No. 71 at ContractDesign.com/readerservice http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.tiger-coatings.com http://www.tiger-coatings.us http://www.tiger-coatings.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.ContractDesign.com/readerservice

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - October 2011

Contract - October 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry news
Product briefs: healthcare
Product focus: caregivers need care, too
Product focus: above + below
Product focus: glass for health
Advancements made in evidence-based healthcare design
The power of design
Less clinical, more hospitable
Beautifully lean
Raising the bar
New life
Urban sanctuary
The 2011 healthcare environment awards
Designers select: healthcare products
Ad index
Perspectives

Contract - October 2011