Good Design Is Good Business
Architectural Record has been recognizing fruitful firm-client collaborations for 17 years with its annual Good Design is Good Business (GDGB) awards to demonstrate how embracing design can benefit an organization's bottom line. This year's 10 winners include not only such singular projects as the City of Dallas Performance Hall by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and the New Orleans BioInnovation Center by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple but also a variety of client-driven relationships that aim to reap long-term dividends. Shoe manufacturer Camper, for instance, has commissioned more than 20 top designers in over 30 years to create its imaginative shops and properties around the world; while Marc Jacobs International has been working with one firm, Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects, for the past 15 years as it's grown from start-up to stardom. Each corroborates the notion that design matters and seeks to raise the bar for its unique enterprise. We congratulate them all!
Centre for International Governance and Innovation

Camper Together
Various Design Teams
Worldwide Locations

Photo courtesy Camper

NASA Sustainability Base

NASA Sustainability Base
William McDonough + Partners
Moffett Field, California

Photo © Cesar Rubio, courtesy William McDonough + Partners

Daniels Spectrum

Daniels Spectrum
Diamond Schmitt
New York City

Photo ' Lisa Logan

Vancouver Convention Centre West

Marc Jacobs
Jaklitsch / Gardner
Worldwide Locations

Photo © Scott Frances

21c Museum Hotels

21c Museum Hotels
Deborah Berke Partners
M'nnedorf, Switzerland

Photo © Timothy Hursley

Devon Energy Center

Dallas City Performance Hall
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Dallas

Photo: Nick Merrick ' Hedrich Blessing

New Orleans BioInnovation Center

New Orleans BioInnovation Center
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple

New Orleans

Photo © Timothy Hursley

Convene 101 Park

Convene 101 Park
Gensler
New York

Photo © Chris Leonard/Gensler

City Green Court

City Green Court
Richard Meier & Partners
Prague

Photo © Roland Halbe