Architosh has awarded BEST of SHOW honors for the past three years in a row to the most noteworthy software and hardware technology companies attending and exhibiting at the annual American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention and Exhibition, held in late spring or early summer each year in the United States.
In some cases our honors go to trusted long-term innovators who are pushing the technology envelope with best-in-breed technology. In other cases our BEST of SHOW honors go to brand new emerging apps and companies that have not yet been recognized as technology “standouts” in their field—in some cases called out winners become merger and acquisition (M&A) targets within a year or two by a major software company, as in the case of GTeam.
Below you will find a list of all past winners with direct URL links for your convenience.
Purpose of the Awards
The purpose of the BEST of SHOW honors is to draw attention to the products and companies which have exhibited technology innovation and leadership within the Architectural market as measured by show interest, attendance, buzz, and a forward-looking analytic perspective developed by the editors of Architosh. This “perspective” is a constructed and developed lens through which technology in the architectural market is measured against both static and dynamic criteria with a particular single aim of clarifying, developing, enhancing and ensuring the social value of architects working worldwide in the 21st century.
Long-range, we intend to continue the development of our thesis behind our BEST of SHOW honors. Thus far we have communicated our vision in two key feature articles (here and here); this perspective focuses on three key areas impacting the architectural digital tools landscape:
- Social and Democratization of IT
- Computational Power and the Cloud
- Creativity and the Contemplative Pace
As we move forward with the BEST of SHOW honors program we invite dialog with our readers about the focus of our efforts. What follows is a listing of the past winners of the BEST of SHOW honors program.
BEST of SHOW Honorees
2016 AIA
Emergent Technology Winner—BEST of SHOW
Innovation Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
BIM Category Winner(s)
- Autodesk with AIA for DDx System (Design Data Exchange for AIA 2030 Commitment)
- Dodge Sweets App for Revit and AutoCAD
Desktop Category Winner(s)
Mobile Category Winner(s)
The companies listed above are welcome to copy and republish the digital plaque shown below for their specific winning category.
2016 BEST of SHOW – Emergent Category
2016 BEST of SHOW – Innovation Category
2016 BEST of SHOW – BIM Category
2016 BEST of SHOW – Desktop Category
2016 BEST of SHOW – Mobile Category
Refer to our AIA feature report on the winners and honorable mentions for 2016 BEST of SHOW to gain more information.
2015 AIA
Innovation Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
BIM Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
Mobile Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
Desktop Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
The companies listed above are welcome to copy and republish the digital plaque shown below for their specific winning category.
2015 Innovation Category
2015 BIM Category
2015 Mobile Category
2015 Desktop Category
Refer to our AIA feature report on the winners and honorable mentions for 2015 BEST of SHOW to gain more information.
2014 AIA
Desktop Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
Mobile Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
BIM Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
Innovation Category—BEST of SHOW
The companies listed above are welcome to copy and republish the digital plaque show below for their specific winning category.
Desktop category.
Mobile category.
BIM category.
Innovation category.
Refer to our AIA feature report on the winners and honorable mentions for 2014 BEST of SHOW to gain more information.
2013 AIA
Desktop Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
Mobile Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
BIM Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
The companies listed above are welcome to copy and republish the digital plaque show below for their specific winning category.
Desktop category.
Mobile category.
BIM category
Refer to our AIA feature report on the winners and honorable mentions for 2013 BEST of SHOW to gain more information.
2012 AIA
Desktop Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
Mobile Category Winner(s)—BEST of SHOW
The companies listed above are welcome to copy and republish the digital plaque show below for their specific winning category.
Desktop category.
Mobile category.
Refer to our AIA feature report on the winners and honorable mentions for 2012 BEST of SHOW to gain more information.
