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2025 Design Awards Competition

NEWH Las Vegas encourages all Designers, Architects, Builders, General Contractors and Owners to enter the HOSPY Awards. The awards recognize deserving individuals and firms in the hospitality industry for extraordinary achievements in architecture, design and development.

Eligibility for Entries:

Projects completed between January 1, 2021 and August 4, 2025. Submissions may have not received a HOSPY Award in the past.

For Nevada or Utah Firms: Any new construction project or renovation completed anywhere in the world.

For Firms Outside Nevada or Utah: Any new construction or a renovation in Nevada or Utah.

For Owners in Nevada or Utah: Any new construction or a renovation in Nevada or Utah. Plus, a unique separate category for any new construction or renovation complete outside Nevada or Utah.

Entry Fees:

Fees are $250 for the first project; $200 for each additional project. Project submission fees are non-refundable.

Submission Deadline – 5:00pm PST, Monday August 4, 2025

HOSPY Entry Process – There are TWO steps!

STEP 1: Fill out the entry form and submit payment to receive your personalized submission documents. Do this right away.

To Register a Project: (click here for a printable PDF of the Project Submission Instructions – coming soon)
(Click here to Register a project via PDF – coming soon; Click here to Register a project Online – coming soon)

Files needed, complete all items in entirety:

• Entry Form
  Please be sure to list your Company name and project name/hotel EXACTLY in the manner you desire it to be marketed for the awards. Submit payment for your selected categories on the Entry Form. Once payment is received you will receive an email with one submission number for each paid entry.  In the same email, you will receive a link to access and download the forms (listed below) and instructions on how to upload your completed forms for submittal. (If you lose this email, please contact Hope Case, 702.460.8670 – [email protected] to request a new email sent.)
  1. Concept Statement (this is a page on the PPT template)
  2. Credit Sheet
  3. Project Image/Floor-plan Powerpoint Template

STEP 2: Upload your submission documents prior to, or on, Monday, August 4, 2025:

• Concept Statement
  The Concept Statement is a summary of the submittal less than 150 words will help the judges better understand the project. Make no reference to the name or location of the project. The concept statements will be used to describe your project, if selected for a finalist and/or winner of the category. Please be as creative as possible, share challenges, bring us in depth! Ensure your concept description matches the executed project. Judges have specifically given less points if the project does not match your concept statement.
• Credit Sheet
  The Credit Sheet should include contractors, manufacturers, consultants and/or other individuals or firms that made significant contributions to the projects. Please include email addresses or phone numbers. These companies may be mentioned in the award ceremony, and they may be contacted to sponsor the HOSPY Awards.
• Project Image/Floor-plan PowerPoint template
  Use the Project Image/Floor-plans PowerPoint template for all images and floor-plans. Please assemble PowerPoint so that floor plans are at the beginning of the PowerPoint followed by the project images. Images used in the PowerPoint preferably should be in tif format, however, we can accept png, or jpg formats too. Image resolution should be 1024px x 768px and 300 dpi. Please do not submit photos taken from a mobile phone, or low res images. The submitted PowerPoint should contain the following:
  a. A minimum of one but no more than three floor-plans
  b. Provide at least 7-12 images of the project, beyond the floor plans, to effectively tell your story.

All submissions must be made by 5:00pm PST, Monday August 4, 2025.

Judging Process:

A special panel of distinguished judges from across the country will judge the submitted entries. Submission in a category does not guarantee an award will be given, as the judges may decide to not award a category. Ties may sometimes occur. Up to five finalists may be recognized in each category and winners will be announced during the awards ceremony.

Please be sure to consider the story and message your submission conveys. Be mindful of your concept statement, and your PPT pages to share specifics: Were there tight budgets? Did you have specific challenges to overcome? Did you employ a creative use of materials, color, or space planning? Have a compelling story to go along with the project? Unreasonable deadlines? Please elaborate! Send photos that tell the story. Below is a glimpse into a few of the definitions for the judges scoring criteria:

CONCEPT:  Originality? Is it relevant to the property, location and history? Does it engage the guest? Could the firm have been a driver of the concept, or are they responding to client request? Was the concept statement executed in the finished project?

CREATIVITY: Did the client address the concept in an authentic manner? Is the use of materials fresh or unexpected? Does the design evoke a feeling or emotion? Were there budget constraints that impacted or influenced the design in a noteworthy manner?

USE OF COLOR: Is the pallet relevant? Is the pallet on trend? Does it create the feeling intended by the concept?

USE OF SPACE: Is the project planned well, based on size and building restrictions? Is the scale appropriate? Does the project allow for all the expectations of the guest? Is the plan effortless and comfortable, or does it take work for the guest to acclimate to? This category can be especially relevant in remodel projects.

FUNCTIONALITY: Has the client fulfilled the requirements of the owner and the expectation of the guest while executing the initial concept? Does the project work with the surrounding environment?

HOSPY Awards Event

The 2025 HOSPY Awards will be presented during the NEWH Las Vegas fundraising event on Saturday, October 25th, 2025 at Aria Resort & Casino. All submitting firms should have representation present to accept their possible HOSPY awards.