LaCantina Doors (LaCantina) has teamed up with Architizer in a nationwide search for architects and designers whose work represents the Best of LaCantina. The companies invite all architects and designers to share their work with colleagues and peers around the world in the third annual 2019 Best of LaCantina. The design competition recognizes architectural excellence, creativity and innovation for the best use of LaCantina’s lifestyle changing open space products and solutions. Home to a large community of architects online, Architizer inspires them through content, awards programs, and global reach spotlighting the world’s best architecture.
Open to residential and commercial architects, interior designers and interior architects, home builders and developers, the competition aims to showcase the best of contemporary design and celebrate the distinctive ways designers have used LaCantina’s products in their projects. Entries must be submitted online by Aug. 20, 2019, to be eligible.
LaCantina is a designer and manufacturer of a range of folding, sliding and swing door systems available. Its products allow designers to blur the division between indoor and outdoor, completely transforming and creating large open living and entertaining spaces.
“The world has adopted an indoor-outdoor lifestyle and the design solutions created by the architects and designers using LaCantina products keeps getting more innovative,” states Lee Maughan, vice president and general manager of LaCantina. “We’re excited to see what the competition will look like this year and to provide a platform that recognizes their inspired projects.”
The grand prize is a three-day, two-night trip for two to New York City to explore and celebrate the vibrant architecture and design scene the city has to offer during AIANY’s annual Archtober event, a festival of architectural activities, programs, and exhibits taking place in October 2019.
LaCantina will announce the winners on Sept. 20, 2019 and feature the winning projects on LaCantinaDoors.com, Architizer.com and shared on Architizer’s Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages with 4,500,000+ social media followers.
Winners will be selected by an expert panel of jurors including Christopher Kennedy, renowned interior designer; Paul Keskeys, content editor for Architizer and Lee Maughan, VP and general manager, LaCantina Doors.
To learn more about the 2019 Best of LaCantina architect’s competition, please visit the website.