Friday, March 11, 2011

SPARC recorded an award from IIDA

San Francisco Dispensary Design Wins International Award
Posted March 09, 2011 12:19PM PST
The San Francisco Patient and Resource Center (SPARC) received an accolade this week when the San Francisco dispensary took top international honors for its interior design.

The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) announced Monday it awarded SPARC's designer, Sand Studios of San Francisco, first place in commercial design from small firms for 2011.

SPARC marketing director Nicholas Smilgys said he believed it was the first time a dispensary had ever won an IIDA award.

Jenny Palmer, IIDA manager of industry relations, said Sand Studios' minimal, modernist and zen design utilizing concrete, iron, and recycled oak beat about 52 entrants. It was judged by four IIDA members, including a former association president and several principals of major design firms. Called the "Will Ching Award," Sand Studios will receive the award at a gala in June.

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