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68 T he annual Houston PaperCity Design Awards elicited more than 260 entries in 19 categories, with almost 1,500 images of projects downloaded into digital libraries for our judges: designers Miles Redd and Alex Papachristidis in NYC; Ray Booth with McAlpine, NYC and Nashville; Gen and Benjamin Sohr with Pencil & Paper Creative Development Co., Nashville; Joe Nahem, Fox-Nahem, NYC; and Dara Caponigro, creative director of Schumacher. For the second year, the Monday-night awards celebration kicked off Texas Design Week Houston. The evening began with cocktails in the new Post Oak Hotel, followed by the awards THE 2018 WINNING ENTRIES … SPECIAL SECTION WRITTEN BY ANNE LEE PHILLIPS (continued on page 70) presentation in the Post Oak Ballroom. Winning entries were announced by three of the judges: Ray Booth and Gen and Benjamin Sohr. Baccarat's Houston general manager Vicki Rusca presented the beautiful Baccarat awards. Two special awards were bestowed this year. The Resiliency Award went to textile designer Rusty Arena, whose facilities and showroom were almost totally destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. The Greater Good Award — which recognizes projects that stand alone in scope, brilliant design, and service to Houston — went to Levy Park. Thank you to our PaperCity Design Awards Sponsors: Porcelanosa, Circa Lighting, The Post Oak Hotel, The Shade Store, Heritage Auctions, Baccarat, and Alton LaDay Media.