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Amenta Emma Brings Home Top Honors at IIDA New England Awards

Hartford, CT – Amenta Emma Architects was honored with two awards at the 10th annual IIDA New England Design Awards ceremony in Boston on March 2. Quinnipiac University Brand Strategy Group won Best In Show, selected from 106 entries in 12 categories, and Symmetry Partners received Best In Connecticut.
Quinnipiac University’s Brand Strategy Group conference room

Best In Show

Quinnipiac University Brand Strategy Group, Hamden

A 19th-century house has been transformed into a 21st-century powerhouse for ideas for Quinnipiac University’s Brand Strategy Group. The design team’s ambitious approach to opening up the interior spaces of the house resulted in a collaborative contemporary environment for this organization, which is responsible for the university’s marketing, communications, brand identity, and digital initiatives.

Symmetry Partners’ new reception area

Best In Connecticut

Symmetry Partners, Glastonbury

The new corporate headquarters for this financial services company is a contemporary, adaptive re-use of a former data center. Designers were challenged to bring daylight deep into the 40,000sf building and to stretch the budget with the creative use of raw, industrial materials.

IIDA New England is a chapter of the International Interior Design Association and holds an
annual awards program to recognize the achievements of design firms in the New England
area.