Announcing the 2024 Next Work Environment Competition Winners!

Congratulations to everyone who entered the 2024 Next Work Environment Competition.

Across the categories, a broad range of creative solutions came in from around the globe and we are excited to share the winners and honorable mentions with you! Starting tomorrow we will celebrate with in-depth articles featuring each of the winning submissions and a roundup of the honorable mentions.

Winning projects scored the highest cumulative points across multiple rounds. Honorable mentions represent the next highest scores that did not qualify for the final round.

Plus we invite you to select our first-ever People’s Choice winner for our most popular submission category – Office Design! Follow us on Instagram @workdesignmag and select which of the top 12 professional office design you would ‘like’ to work in most!

Student Honorable Mentions:

Rachel Mikolajczyk, Rochester Institute of Technology, Graduating 2025
Alex Borger, Southern California Institute for Architecture, Graduating 2026

Student Winners:

Mary Kate Torpey, Iowa State University, Graduating 2025 [SEE WINNING ENTRY]
Selina Bui, Iowa State University, Graduating 2025 [SEE WINNING ENTRY]
Krista Smith, Iowa State University, Graduating 2024 [SEE WINNING ENTRY]
Mara Wasserman, University of Nebraska, Graduating 2025 [SEE WINNING ENTRY]
Brayden Kirk, North Dakota State University, Graduating 2025 [SEE WINNING ENTRY]
Hobey Stanton, Dunwoody College, Graduating 2025 [SEE WINNING ENTRY]
OVERALL & FURNITURE CATEGORY WINNER: Cali Pitcher, Georgian College (Barrie, Ontario, Canada), Graduating 2024 [SEE WINNING ENTRY]

Professional Honorable Mentions:

- WorkPlay: Samantha Aleo | Ashleigh Lessard | Ashley Takayama | Ashley Takayama | Sara Donovan| Maddy Mackin Freeman of Design+Build Workspace
- Living Lab| Amsterdam: Charlie Millard | Raquel Machado | Garth Chamberlain | Ella Cain | Sophie Foster | Joelle Corradi and more M Moser Associates
- Privacy and Focus on Demand: Mason Parks
- Financial Services Firm Pilot Ideation Project: NELSON Worldwide
- Rhapsody: Rueda Kuwinpant of Modernform PDC
- The ‘McHappy Office’ | Hong Kong: Karen Ng | Koji Kwan | Kanny Tsoi | Ramesh Subramaniam | Toki Tam | Chloe Cheung & more from M Moser Associates
- The Azoff Company: Sam Farhang | Paul Hibbard | Jessica Crouch | Moyra Labaut | Samantha Yambot | Himanshu Mehrotra & more from M Moser Associates

Professional Winners:

[Wellness] Work & Mother: [SEE WINNING ENTRY] Ellen Gravesmill | Gajun Lau | Alanna Talty of Gensler
[Planet Positive Impact] Reseat Enterprise Tool: [SEE WINNING ENTRY] Brandi Susewitz | Brandon Zuech | Brian Chiou | Eric Susewitz of Reseat
[Hybrid Work Environments – Dedicated Office] Neiman Marcus Group Dallas Hub: Paul Manno | Nichole Babiak | Kelly Moore | Amanda Kendall | Loren Brouillette | Khoi Hoang of Gensler
[Hybrid Work Environments – Shared Coworking Space] Avila Cowork Cafe: Carlos Goncalves | Teresa Jacinto of Avila Spaces
[Office Design – Tie] Los Angeles Tech Office Headquarters: Elliot March | Liz Gallagher | Alyssa Komala of MAWD
[Office Design – Tie] FIS Global Headquarters: [SEE WINNING ENTRY] Dawn Gunter | Kristopher Stuart | Josie Hyde | Blair Wisenbaker | Jason Welty | Chris Emiliucci-Cox of Gensler