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HOSPITALITY DESIGN Hotel, Restaurant, or Club PROJECT Zaranda FIRM Gin Design Group LEAD DESIGNERS Gin Braverman, Christina Wilburn ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION LH2 Architecture; Texana Builders; KPK Lighting Design; GEWL Procure; Republic Finishes JUDGES' REMARKS "Innovative, textural, and beautiful." — Barrie Benson "Atmosphere inspired by both a place or origin and local craft rigorously become the architecture — the material palette, filtered light, rhythm of the fins, and layered transitions avoid a decorative theme and instead build a complete experience." —Karen Stonely CÉSAR BÉJAR HOUSTON PAPERCITY DESIGN AWARDS COMMERCIAL DESIGN Office, Theater, Spiritual or Public Space PROJECT Bridgestone Park FIRM Natalye Appel + Associates Architects LEAD ARCHITECT: Natalye Appel PROJECT LEAD Carolyn Foug ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION Tara Klein, Sean Passler, Four and One Landscape Architecture JUDGES' REMARKS "Strong architectural form paired with landscape and water. The structure feels expressive but disciplined. A roof doing just enough engineering to become poetry." — Duan Tran "The angular pavilion structures feel like A-frame cabins that spent a semester abroad studying modern engineering — familiar enough to feel welcoming, but bold enough to give the park real character." — Drew Davis MARK SYKES 88