Get ready to share your most luminous, light-filled architectural designs — the 8th Annual Best of LaCantina competition is now open for entries!
Presented by LaCantina Doors in partnership with Architizer, this highly anticipated annual program celebrates the transformative power of architectural design that blurs the boundaries between inside and out. Whether you’re designing modern residential retreats, dynamic commercial hubs, or compact urban renovations, LaCantina’s innovative folding, sliding and swing door systems offer unmatched design potential.
If your project features LaCantina Doors and was completed between 2019 and today, this is your opportunity to gain industry-wide recognition and join a celebrated legacy of boundary-pushing design.
Participation is completely free, and entries are open through Midnight PT on September 12, 2025. Winners will be announced later this year! Get started by hitting the button below:
Note: You’ll need an Architizer account to enter. If you don’t have one yet, click “Need an account?” on the submission page to sign up, then return to the form.
Prizes That Provide a Spotlight Like No Other
Last year’s winning projects. Learn more about each project here. Images courtesy of the architects / LaCantina
The competition’s top honor, “Best in Show,” comes with a Grand Prize Trip for Two to the 2026 AIA Conference on Architecture in San Diego, taking place June 10–13, 2026. The winner will receive travel, accommodations, and full event access to architecture’s biggest stage.
New for this year, the Best in Show Winner will also be invited to join a live online panel talk hosted by Architizer, where they’ll have the chance to present their project, share their process and inspire peers across the profession. If you are a LaCantina Doors specifier, this competition provides a powerful platform to shape the conversation around architectural innovation and the evolving potential of indoor-outdoor spaces.
Additional prizes for the “Best in Show” winner include:
A Feature Editorial on Architizer.com
Promotion across to 4.75M+ via Architizer’s global social media network
Placement in Architizer’s weekly newsletter (124k+ subscribers)
A featured project spotlight on LaCantinaDoors.com
Invitation to be a juror for the 2026 Best of LaCantina competition
And more! See the full prize offering on the competition site. Winners across all categories will be also published in a special editorial feature announcing the winners on Architizer.com, shared widely via our newsletter and social platforms.
Also returning this year is the Reader’s Choice Award, a public vote powered by Architizer’s 1.6 million+ Instagram followers. Finalists for this award will be handpicked by Architizer’s editorial team and voted on by the global architecture community, providing a huge global platform for visibility and engagement.
Note: You’ll need an Architizer account to enter. If you don’t have one yet, click “Need an account?” on the submission page to sign up, then return to the form.
Design Across Every Typology — Choose Your Category
Cortina 10 by KA Designworks, Mountain Village, Colorado, 2024 Best of LaCantina “Best in Show” winner. Collaborators: Aceto Landscape Architects. Photo by Dallas and Harris Photography
The Best of LaCantina competition is open to U.S.-based architects, designers, custom home builders, design-build firms, and interior designers. Projects may be located anywhere in the world and must feature one or more LaCantina products. Winners will be selected for each of the following categories:
Best in Show
Best Commercial
Best Rural Residential
Best Urban Residential
Best Suburban Residential
Best Compact
Best Renovation
Most Innovative
Best Planned Concept
Built projects must have been completed between January 2019 and today, while the Planned Concept category welcomes unbuilt or in-progress designs.
Note: You’ll need an Architizer account to enter. If you don’t have one yet, click “Need an account?” on the submission page to sign up, then return to the form.
Meet the 2025 Jury
A selection of former winners of the Best of LaCantina Competition; images courtesy of the architects / LaCantina
This year’s competition will be evaluated by a dynamic panel of design leaders and industry tastemakers. Television host and builder Joshua Temple brings his real-world expertise in construction to the panel, offering a lens on projects across all typologies. He’s joined by Kelly Ladwig, a top real estate expert with Zeitlin Sotheby’s International Realty, who understands the market value of thoughtful design.
Representing the product and manufacturing side, Chase Clark, Product Line Manager at LaCantina Doors, brings an inside view on material performance and engineering precision. Rounding out the panel is Paul Keskeys, Publisher and Editor in Chief of Architizer, who brings a critical editorial perspective on how good design can shape space and the built environment at large.
From carefully crafted homes to large-scale commercial spaces, your project has the potential to inspire the architectural community and beyond. If you’ve brought a bold vision to life with LaCantina Doors, now is the time to share it with the world!
Note: You’ll need an Architizer account to enter. If you don’t have one yet, click “Need an account?” on the submission page to sign up, then return to the form.
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