The Root Awards
Celebrating Portland innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship— both professional and DIY
Professionals
We want to see the best work from Portland’s finest architects, builders, designers, and artisans. A jury of nationally noted design and building professionals will judge the entries in three equally weighted categories: design, craftsmanship, and sustainability. Portland Spaces will honor the winners at a party and feature them in the November/December 2008 issue.
The deadline for entries was July 14, 2008. Thank you to all who submitted. Stay tuned for information about the Root Awards event.Categories
Home
- The Great House – Total design, inside and out
- The Great Interior – The whole house, condo, or apartment
- Expansion – The addition that makes the whole more than just the sum of the parts
- Room – For sleeping, reading, watching TV, or just living, a space that works beautifully
- Kitchen – The hearth of the home
- Bathroom – A place to pamper the body
- The Great Building – A multifamily residence, condo, or apartment
- Outdoor – Patio, pool, porch, or deck
- Yard – Innovative gardens designed for beauty and/or food
- Crafted Detail – The beautifully made part of the whole, from the fireplace mantle to the countertop to the banister
- Furniture – Prototypes, production lines, or one-of-a-kind creations
Work
- Entry – Anything from the elevation and front door to the lobby
- Domain – An individual workspace, from cubicle to individual office (includes home offices)
- Conference – A good place for a meeting
- Lounge – A place for shooting the breeze, brainstorming, or thinking
Play
- Eat / Drink – From restaurant interiors to food carts to good places to imbibe
- Shop – An alluring place to buy things
- Stay – Inviting accommodations, from a hotel to a bed-and-breakfast
- Learn – From the classroom to the library to the museum
- Landscape – From a playground to a bioswale to a public park
Special Categories
- The Masters: Send us a few paragraphs nominating someone whose life in design and/or building has consistently raised the bar for all of us.
- The Rising Stars: Tell us about a designer or builder with only a few projects or years of experience who is on the way to mastery.
- Portland, World: Send us nominations for the most innovative building, product, or experience designed in Portland but made for a different market, or for the whole world.
- Sustainability: Send us nominations for new benchmarks achieved in a single building or other means to live more lightly on the planet.
Please direct additional questions to Xylia Buros, Design Awards Coordinator:
- xburos[at]portlandspaces.net
- 503.222.5144 x173
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