These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Finalist:Space, Places, and Cities

Mountain Park Health Center, Tempe Clinic

SmithGroup

See Credits

Mountain Park Health Center, Client SmithGroupJJR, Architecture, Interior Design, and Engineering PK Architects, Structural Engineering Atmosphere Commercial Interiors, Furniture Concord General Contracting, Contractor

Honorable Mention:Design Company of the Year

SmithGroup

Honorable Mention:Space, Places, and Cities

DC Water New Headquarters Building

SmithGroup

See Credits

Sven Shockey, Lead Designer, SmithGroupJJR Dayton Schroeter, Project Designer, SmithGroupJJR David Fersh, Architect, SmithGroupJJR Patrick McCarthy, Architect, SmithGroupJJR Julian Arrington, Architect, SmithGroupJJR Don Posson, Lead Engineer, SmithGroupJJR Matt Jantz, Lead Mechanical Engineer, SmithGroupJJR Patrice Mulhern, Electrical Engineer, SmithGroupJJR Jacob Pohlman, Electrical Engineer, SmithGroupJJR Kevin Ricart, Mechanical Engineer, SmithGroupJJR Andrej Cerni, Mechanical Engineer, SmithGroupJJR Ishtiaq Chungtai, Plumbing Designer, SmithGroupJJR Luke Renwick, Lighting Designer, SmithGroupJJR Eric Dixon, Energy Modeling, SmithGroupJJR Viral Amin, Fire Protection Engineer, SmithGroupJJR Constance Schwartz, Project Manager, DC Water Maureen Holman, Sustainability Chief, DC Water Mark Miller, Project Executive, Skanska USA Building Inc. Lisa Delplace, Landscape Architect, Oehme van Sweden Scott Steward, Structural Engineer, The SK&A Group Joe Mensch, Civil Engineer, Wiles Mensch Corporation

Honorable Mention:Space, Places, and Cities

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center in Palo Alto

SmithGroup

See Credits

Steven Spaid, Project Manager, SmithGroupJJR Hiroko Miyake, Designer, SmithGroupJJR Hsiao Lin Hu, Interior Design, SmithGroupJJR Capital Engineering Consultants, Inc., Mechanical Engineering Guttmann & Blaevoet, Electrical Engineering Capital Engineering Consultants, Inc., Plumbing Design TEECOM, Technology Degenkolb Engineers, Structural Engineering BKF Engineers, Civil Engineering Keller Mitchell & Co., Landscape Architecture Treadwell & Rollo, a Langan Company, Geotechnical Engineering Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc., Acoustics Firetech Consulting, Inc., Fire Protection Engineering Syska Hennessy Group, Inc., Elevators

See past winners: 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012

All Stories In Innovation By Design

Co.Design

Design will kill marketing, says Ikea’s former design chief

Marcus Engman is leaving Ikea to run a consultancy that convinces companies to spend their marketing budget on what matters: design.

Co.Design

Dyson’s latest product is a $550 hair curler

After six years and $31 million in development, Dyson is launching the Airwrap, a device that creates ringlets using a bit of aerospace-inspired physics.

Innovation By Design

Meet Krewe, the eyewear brand that New Orleans (and Beyoncé) built

The five-year-old brand’s founder is focused on giving back to his native New Orleans and putting it on the map of fashion-forward cities.

Innovation By Design

There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

Weezie wants to shake up a mundane industry with design.

Innovation By Design

What the healthcare industry could learn from Lyft and Airbnb

The sharing economy is built upon service and interaction designs that engender interpersonal trust. Healthcare organizations could learn from it.

Innovation By Design

The future of web design is less, not more

Low-Tech Magazine’s new website is solar-powered, which means it goes offline in cloudy weather.

Innovation By Design

This building’s giant sundial shows how much energy it’s making

It’s one of the most efficient buildings in the country–but its most unique design feature might be the 40-foot-tall installation in the atrium.

Innovation By Design

Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop

In Gary Hustwit’s highly anticipated new documentary “Rams,” the legendary industrial designer indicts the world he helped create.

Innovation By Design

This long-lost Eames design is being produced for the first time

In the 1940s, radio companies rejected the Eameses’ designs as being “too modern.” Not anymore.

Innovation By Design

Homepage

COVID-19

Co.Design

Tech

Work Life

Creativity

Impact

Podcasts

Video

News

Recommender

Subscribe

McKinsey & Company

Principal Financial Group

SAP for Midmarket

WAYMO

FastCo Works

Tech Forecast

Most Innovative Companies

Most Creative People

World Changing Ideas

Innovation By Design

Innovation Festival

The Grill

Finalist:Space, Places, and Cities

Honorable Mention:Design Company of the Year

Honorable Mention:Space, Places, and Cities

Honorable Mention:Space, Places, and Cities

Design will kill marketing, says Ikea’s former design chief

Marcus Engman is leaving Ikea to run a consultancy that convinces companies to spend their marketing budget on what matters: design.

Dyson’s latest product is a $550 hair curler

After six years and $31 million in development, Dyson is launching the Airwrap, a device that creates ringlets using a bit of aerospace-inspired physics.

Meet Krewe, the eyewear brand that New Orleans (and Beyoncé) built

The five-year-old brand’s founder is focused on giving back to his native New Orleans and putting it on the map of fashion-forward cities.

There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

Weezie wants to shake up a mundane industry with design.

What the healthcare industry could learn from Lyft and Airbnb

The sharing economy is built upon service and interaction designs that engender interpersonal trust. Healthcare organizations could learn from it.

The future of web design is less, not more

Low-Tech Magazine’s new website is solar-powered, which means it goes offline in cloudy weather.

This building’s giant sundial shows how much energy it’s making

It’s one of the most efficient buildings in the country–but its most unique design feature might be the 40-foot-tall installation in the atrium.

Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop

In Gary Hustwit’s highly anticipated new documentary “Rams,” the legendary industrial designer indicts the world he helped create.

This long-lost Eames design is being produced for the first time

In the 1940s, radio companies rejected the Eameses’ designs as being “too modern.” Not anymore.

Sick of midcentury modern? Here’s where to buy today’s best design

Skip the spindly leg sofas and knockoff Eames chairs, and try these shopping destinations instead.

Mask loose? This simple fix can make it fit

The NFL is dying. Could the coronavirus save it?

Find out if your 401(k) is paying for the prison-industrial complex

Kamala Harris is Biden’s VP nominee, so naturally, the ‘Nasty Woman’ meme is back

These nine sketches from ‘Mr. Show’ in the 1990s perfectly explain everything about 2020

Netflix docuseries ‘(Un)Well’ takes on the $4.5 trillion wellness industry

A disturbing reason so few buildings have windows that open

Calling the next Greta Thunberg: This kid-friendly app makes climate advocacy fun

Architects spend upward of $200K on facades they never use. Here’s a creative way to repurpose them

Can I ‘buy’ back an idea from the private equity firm that owns my company?

5 misconceptions about live-streaming (and how to improve your own use)

Making better decisions in a crisis with help from the ancient Greeks