Midwest Design Awards - Midwest Design

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The Midwest Design Awards entry period is now open! The program honors excellence in design, detail, and craftsmanship, and we encourage creatives in building, architecture, remodeling, interior design, landscaping, and visual art to put forth their best work and enter.

Along with a panel of acclaimed judges from every corner of the country, Midwest Design will evaluate all of the online entries (over 950 last year alone) and select three semifinalists in 70 categories, honoring one with first place. Submissions are automatically in the running for the prestigious Best in Show award—the single best project determined by the highest score of the anonymous panel. First-, second-, and third-place winners are highlighted in the Spring issue of Midwest Design in February 2026, while the overall Best in Show winner receives a multipage feature story. All finalists receive mass marketing to our loyal, discerning B2C audience, as well as the B2B industry that also turns to Midwest Design as a guide.

If you want “in,” the window for submitting entries this year closes at 11:59 p.m. on July 31. This year, we’ve thoughtfully adjusted and added categories to reflect industry trends and feedback from previous entrants. All semifinalists will be notified in October and invited to a black-tie awards gala Dec. 3 at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis, where winners will be revealed and high distinction in home design and construction celebrated.