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Call for Entries: 7th Annual Best of LaCantina Competition


LaCantina’s folding, sliding and swing door systems dramatically open interior spaces to the outdoors, filling them with natural light and fresh air.  Residential and commercial spaces are transformed using LaCantina doors with panel configurations up to 65’ wide and innovative design capabilities like zero post corner, window/door combinations and servery pass through windows.  

Have you completed a residential or commercial project using LaCantina Doors between 2018 and today? LaCantina and Architizer invite all architects, designers, custom home builders, design build firms, and interior designers to submit their built projects in the 7th Annual Best of LaCantina design competition.

The competition is 100% free to enter, and entries may be submitted now until Midnight PT on September 20, 2024. LaCantina and Architizer will announce the winners later in 2024. 

ENTER THE COMPETITION →
Note: To access the entry portal, use your Architizer login details. If you have yet to create an Architizer account, click on the link above, then click "Need an account?" to create your Architizer login. You'll then be redirected back to the Best of LaCantina entry form. 

  

Award Categories and Eligibility


The Best of LaCantina 2024 competition is open to architects, designers, custom home builders, design build firms, and interior designers based in the United States. Both residential and commercial projects are eligible for consideration. Finalists will be selected for the following categories: 

  • Best in Show
  • Best Commercial
  • Best Rural Residential
  • Best Urban Residential
  • Best Suburban Residential
  • Best Planned Concept
  • Best Compact
  • Best Renovation
  • Most Innovative

For your project to be eligible, it must include LaCantina products and have been completed between January 2018 and today, with the exception of the "Planned Concept" category, for which unbuilt / in-progress projects are eligible.

In addition to the above categories, Architizer is excited to introduce the new Reader's Choice Award. Tapping into the expert opinions of our vast global community, this award will be given to the project that garners the most votes on Architizer’s Instagram, which boasts some 1.6 million followers. Nominees for the Reader's Choice Award will be selected from entrants by Architizer's editorial team.

Architects and designers can enter their projects into multiple categories that align with their project’s characteristics, ensuring that their work receives the recognition it deserves.

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Note: To access the entry portal, use your Architizer login details. If you have yet to create an Architizer account, click on the link above, then click "Need an account?" to create your Architizer login. You'll then be redirected back to the Best of LaCantina entry form. 

  

Winners' Promotion and Prizes


The winning design named “Best in Show” will receive a grand prize trip for (2) to the 2025 AIA Conference on Architecture (AIA25) in Boston, June 4-7, 2025, including US travel, accommodation and event passes.  The “Best in Show” winner will also receive:  

  • An article and promotion on Architizer.com
  • Publicity across Architizer’s social media network of 4.75M+ followers, incuding Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and X.
  • Publicity in Architizer's Weekly Newsletter (127k+ subscribers)
  • A Featured Project write up on LaCantinaDoors.com
  • Inclusion in LaCantina Doors marketing efforts, including:
    • Emails
    • Social Media
    • Digital Display Ads
    • Brochures
    • Print Ads
  • Opportunity to be part of the judges panel for the Best of LaCantina 2025 entries
  • Inclusion in Best of LaCantina 2024 contest promotions

The winning projects in every category listed above will be included in a publication on Architizer.com, which will shared with Architizer's newsletter (127k+ subscribers) and social media community (4.75M+ followers).

This year's jury panel includes 2023 "Best in Show" Winner Ben Waechter FAIA, Architizer's Editor in Chief Paul Keskeys, Real Estate Expert Kelly Ladwig of Zeitlin Sotheby's International Realty, LaCantina Doors' Sales Director Josh Cole, and Brendan and Jillian Bader, the team behind Modern Nest Homes and Market by Modern Nest. Lean more about the jury here.

ENTER MY PROJECT →
Note: To access the entry portal, use your Architizer login details. If you have yet to create an Architizer account, click on the link above, then click "Need an account?" to create your Architizer login. You'll then be redirected back to the Best of LaCantina entry form.