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Finalist:Design Company of the Year

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Finalist:General Excellence

Polis Station

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Jeanne Gang, Founding Principal; Mark Schendel, Managing Principal; Gia Biagi, Director of Urbanism + Civic Impact; Laura Ettedgui, Project Team Leader; Emily Licht, Project Team; Chris Bennett, Project Team; Prajakt Karmarkar, Design Team Member; Corbin Keech, Design Team Member; Alissa Anderson, Editorial Consultant; Sarah Kramer, Publications Director; Claire Cahan, Studio Design Director

Finalist:Space, Places, and Cities

Polis Station

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Honorable Mention:Space, Places, and Cities

Memphis Riverfront Concept

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Jeanne Gang, Founding Principal; Mark Schendel, Managing Principal; Gia Biagi, Principal of Urbanism + Civic Impact; Chris Bennett, Project Team Leader; Akhil Badjatia, Project Team; Heinz von Eckartsberg, Project Team; Alissa Anderson, Publications Director; Sarah Kramer, Senior Editor

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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.

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

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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.

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