Nominees for the 2014 James Beard Awards have been announced. Winners will be unveiled on May 5th at the James Beard Awards Gala at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater. 

Here are the nominees for the 2014 James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards:
75 Seats and Under (For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2011)
Design Firm: Assimilation Design Lab LLC and Otto Architects LLC
Designers: Josh Otto and David Whipple
Project: Tria Taproom, Philadelphia
Design Firm: The Huxley Wallace Collective and Graham Baba Architects
Designers: Joshua Henderson and Matthew Parker
Project: Westward, Seattle
Design Firm: Lawton Stanley Architects
Designers: Maria Contreras, Christopher Lawton, and Micah Stanley
Project: Grace, Chicago
76 Seats and Over (For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2011)
Design Firm: Jensen Architects
Designers: Scott Davis, Mark Jensen, Lincoln Lighthill, Dean Orr, and Andy Pluess
Project: Shed, Healdsburg, CA
Design Firm: Munge Leung
Designer: Sai Leung and Alessandro Munge
Project: Hawksworth Restaurant, Vancouver
Design Firm: Slade Architecture
Designers: Hayes Slade and James Slade
Project: Virgin Atlantic Airway’s Clubhouse at Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ
The James Beard Awards cover all aspects of the restaurant and cuisine industry-from chefs and restaurateurs to cookbook authors and food journalists to restaurant designers and architect-and is the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America.
