St. Louis AT HOME editor-in-chief, Christy Marshall, presented Jane Ganz and the staff at Directions in Design four prestigious awards. Ganz and her design teams’ awards include first place for Small Remodel Less Than 1,000 Square Feet, Large Remodel Greater Than 1,000 Square Feet, Bathroom Design and third place for Traditional Design.

“AT HOME’s Architect and Design Awards is the only local contest that allows St. Louis architects and designers to have their work reviewed by the best and biggest names in the business, “ says Christy Marshall, editor-in-chief of St. Louis AT HOME. “The entries this year raised the bar and showed the depth of talent in St. Louis. I congratulate all the finalists for succeeding against some very tough competition and very discerning judges.” The first, second, and third place winners of each category are named in the November/December issue of AT HOME, which was unveiled at the awards reception. The issue hits subscribers on October 25 and newsstands on October 29 and includes a twenty-one page feature on the contest including project descriptions and photographs of all the first place award-winning work. The project photographs and descriptions of the second and third place winners can be viewed at www.stlathome.com.

The judges panel of the 2010 AT HOME Architect and Designer Award competition consisted of the following national design and architecture enthusiasts: Barbara Barry, world-renowned designer of interiors and furniture; Carol Bentel, award-winning architect and partner of Bentel and Bentel in New York City; Lisa Frazar, interior designer and owner of Design Frazar in New York City; Kristen Murray, award-winning architect and partner at Olson Kundig in Seattle; Lisa Newsom/Dara Caponigro, editor-in-chief of Veranda Magazine; and Margaret Russell, then editor-in-chief of Elle Décor and now editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest. The competition is open to all local design, architectural, and landscape firms. Both firms and individuals who have completed work in Missouri may enter, but it is also open to entries of work completed elsewhere. AT HOME’s third annual Architect and Designer Awards reception was held at the William D. Purser Center on the campus of Logan College of Chiropractic. St. Louis AT HOME is the city’s award-winning resource for people who love beautiful design.