Radical Innovation Awards Ceremony 2018

The 2018 Radical Innovation Awards Ceremony was held at the New Museum in New York City on October 3rd. The audience of hospitality industry professionals witnessed three stellar pitch presentations, the Aquaponic Experience Hotel by Varinot & Varinot Architects, Paris, the Autonomous Travel Suite by Aprilli Design Studio, Los Angeles, and the Ke Cikkube Ubcabtate by Network of Architecture, Bolzano, Italy.

The finalists competed, and after thoughtful deliberation the audience, the esteemed Jury, and the public voters awarded the Autonomous Travel Suite as the Grand Prize Winner and recipient of $10,000. Aprilli Design Studio integrated transportation and hospitality in its Autonomous Travel Suite through a driverless, mobile unit operated by the Autonomous Hotel Chain. Once scheduled online via a mobile app, a customized suite is delivered to the travelers’ door and taken to a local docking facility at the traveler’s destination, where the unit extends into a larger parent suite. Those who watched the presentation were inspired by the innovation and what the future could hold for travelers. Click here to view details about all the finalists.

The evening concluded with a cocktail reception and dinner to celebrate the winners and the finalists at The Musket Room. This success of the 2018 Radical Innovation Awards Ceremony was made possible by the sponsors, Global Allies, Sleeper Magazine, Beyer Brown, University of Las Vegas, School of Architecture, DFL Legal, Sons & Sons, Martin Stringfellow Associates, Rivur, Castell Project, and Magnetic ERV.

Prior to the in-person event, the esteemed jury selected two student winners, Daniel Czyszczoń and Michał Witalis of Cracow University of Technology for their concept, the Room Extension Solution (RES). In addition to a $1,500 cash prize, both students received the opportunity to pursue a graduate assistantship in the Masters of Architecture program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The jury also selected Dinh Tam of University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to receive an honorable mention for his ecological concept, The Floating Hotel.