Welcome to the 2022 Andersen “Bright Ideas” Awards!

Andersen’s Bright Ideas Awards Are Back—and More Brilliant Than Ever

Natural light and fresh air are foundational to healthier, more sustainable living spaces.

Last year, Andersen launched its Bright Ideas Awards–in collaboration with Dwell–to celebrate the luminous, solar-oriented homes that embrace that thinking. And we’re pleased to announce the design competition is back for its second year.

"Daylight is an essential ingredient in a well-designed home," says William Hanley, Dwell’s editor-in-chief. "And we're excited to be continuing our relationship with Andersen and celebrating projects that demonstrate thoughtful and creative use of natural light."

For more than 115 years, Andersen has been helping homeowners bring the outside in and, like Dwell, championing design that improves people’s lives. The 2022 awards will recognize new, completed residential work submitted in two categories: single family and multifamily. There will be one winner and one runner-up in each category.

The competition is open to licensed individual architects and firms in the U.S.  Upload your project between now and July 15, 2022. You may submit multiple projects in each category. Submit your project(s) here.