The internationally acclaimed CODAawards celebrate the projects that most successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces.
2024 CODAaward Winners
The internationally acclaimed CODAawards celebrate the projects that most successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces. Commissioned Art Matters - and the CODAawards celebrate this. The CODAawards program honors the individuals and the teams whose collective imaginations create the public and private spaces that inspire us every day.
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COMMERCIAL
Halo
Mountain View, California
Submitted by SOFTlab
"Impressive visual design and innovative technique."
— ROGER FERRIS, former Creative Director, AT&T Discovery District
Commercial Merit Winners:
The Orb
Mountain View, CA
Submitted by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
Brookline Avenue – “Mount Rushmore of Women” Wall Mural
Boston, MA
Submitted by Elkus Manfredi Architects
Creativity Blooms
San Jose, CA
Submitted by Hou de Sousa
Education
Astera Women's College Tribute
Greensboro, North Carolina
Submitted by Michael Stutz
"Well placed in education, this project has a great sense of purpose and integration. I dig the intent and delivery."
— ANTON MORTON, Principal, Kasum Manifold
Education Merit Winners:
Constellation Garden
Charlotte, NC
Submitted by Bill Washabaugh
Stella
Omaha, NE
Submitted by Engineered Artworks
The Secret Garden Staircase
Perth, Australia
Submitted by Paula Hart
Healthcare
Skyhive
Wisconsin
Submitted by Laurie Borggreve
"Elegant from all angles. Beautiful installation and cohesive composition."
— SUZANNE TICK, Textile Designer and Weaver, Creative Director at Luum
Healthcare Merit Winners:
Refraction
Boston, MA
Submitted by MASARY Studios
IllumaLens
La Jolla, CA
Submitted by Ray King
Pulse
Boston, MA
Submitted by Shuli Sadé
Hospitality
The Pearl
Miami, Florida
Submitted by BREAKFAST
"Incredibly impressive; speaks about how it contributes to the experience and to creating place. Layers content and meaning of real-time tidal and wind data."
— CHERYL CATTERALL, former Creative Director, Moment Factory
Hospitality Merit Winners:
White Elephant Nantucket
Nantucket, MA
Submitted by Elkus Manfredi Architects
Artworks for the 1 Hotel Nashville
Nashville, TN
Submitted by Andrea Bonfils
Illuminarium Toronto
Markham, ON
Submitted by Aligned Vision Group
Institutional
Tunnel Vision
Alexandria, Virginia
Submitted by WMATA Art in Transit Program
"A striking and integral focal point for this space! The canopy’s asymmetrical, concentric cones convey WMATA’s function by using dramatic metro tunnel imagery."
— LEA WEINGARTEN, Founder of Weingarten Art Group
Institutional Merit Winners:
Hush．Rush
Hong Kong, China
Submitted by CHOI Sai-Ho
Do Something Good for Your Neighbor
Fort Worth, TX
Submitted by The Art Studio at RDG Planning & Design
Monument (permanent)
Indianapolis, IN
Submitted by Ignition Arts, LLC
Landscape
River Lines
Cambridge, Ontario
Submitted by Daily tous les jours
"'River Lines' is a home run, not only acting as an artwork within the plaza – it IS the full essence of the plaza."
— LEA WEINGARTEN, Founder of Weingarten Art Group
Landscape Merit Winners:
Dimensions at Sensorio Paso Robles
Paso Robles, CA
Submitted by Rbhu Engineering
FREED at John Robinson, Jr. Town Square
Arlington, VA
Submitted by Arlington Public Art
Embraced Loop
Dublin, Ireland
Submitted by Anaisa Franco
Liturgical
Arcus Lux
Paris, France
Submitted by Udo Zembok
"Beautiful work. Fully integrated art/glass with the chapel. It is a subtle, but exquisite project. The fabrication of the glass is outstanding, as is the concept. The artwork has a spiritual quality which makes it perfectly 'site-specific.'"
— ALTON DULANEY, Curator of Public Art and Director of the Cultural Affairs Arts Program at Houston Airports
Liturgical Merit Winners:
Divine Pathways
New York, NY
Submitted by Anne Patterson Studio
The Light of Freedom
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Submitted by Derix Glasstudios/ Derix U.S.
Saint John the Baptist
Frederick, MD
Submitted by Rodney Carroll
Public Spaces + People's Choice
Anti-Soviet Partisans' Memorial
Wrocław, Poland
Submitted by ARCHIGLASS Tomasz Urbanowicz
"This poignant memorial presents a stark, life-sized reality intertwined with ethereal, ghostly soldiers. Departing from the traditional heroic soldier of past monuments, this one conjures a profound, eerie sadness and the haunting fear of being ensnared by the horrors of war."
— ILENE SHAW, Executive Director, NYCXDesign; Founding Producer, Design Pavilion; CEO, Shaw & Co. Productions.
Public Spaces Merit Winners:
Creative Hub at Allied’s 1001 Robert-Bourassa
Montreal, QC
Submitted by Les Studios Moment Factory Inc.
Movement of Shells, Movement of Time
Sydney, Australia
Submitted by Cultural Capital
Life Jackets by Ai Weiwei
Québec, QC
Submitted by EXMURO art public
Residential
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach
Alys Beach, Florida
Submitted by Alys Beach
"What an intensely collaborative undertaking. The challenges in this project seem immeasurable, and the impact on the community is impressive!"
— ANTON MORTON, Principal, Kasum Manifold
Residential Merit Winners:
Soluna
Phoenix, AZ
Submitted by Reed Madden Designs
Castle Argyle
Los Angeles, CA
Submitted by Bell Design Group
Spyglass Treehouse
Sonoma County, CA
Submitted by Rbhu Engineering
Transportation
The Peaks
Salt Lake City, Utah
Submitted by Gordon Huether + Partners, Inc.
"At this scale, Huether’s beacon piece integrates texture and detail to captivate and express the essence of the city. Bravo."
— CHERYL CATTERALL, former Creative Director, Moment Factory
Transportation Merit Winners:
Making Connections
Lawrence, KS
Submitted by Tyler Kimball
Fabric of Life
San Juan Bautista, CA
Submitted by Oh Yanoe LLC
Bends Toward Justice
Atlanta, GA
Submitted by Joseph O'Connell
People's Choice
CADILLACTUS
Palm Springs, California
Submitted by Roger Reutimann
"“Mid-century aesthetics meets public art. What an iconic way to welcome visitors to Palm Springs!”"
— ILENE SHAW, Executive Director, NYCXDesign; Founding Producer, Design Pavilion; CEO, Shaw & Co. Productions.
Team of the Year
Bridge of Land and Sky
Hillsboro, Oregon
Submitted by Cliff Garten
“Technical complexity of transforming a security barrier to something that expresses the landscape and the curated light show that brings it to life are lovely."
— CHERYL CATTERALL, former Creative Director, Moment Factory
