During a virtual ceremony commemorating the finest work in home technology integration, CEDIA announced the winners of the 2021 CEDIA Awards in the Americas region as well as global honorees and manufacturers. The virtual show was supported by headline sponsor Savant, Lifetime Achievement sponsor Snap One and associate sponsors Lutron, Sonos and Somfy.
Winning projects in the region hailed from the U.S. and Canada and were recognized in four main categories with various levels and three subcategories. Global categories included “Best Home Cinema,” “Best Media Room” and “Best Integrated Home.”
CEDIA also recognized its member manufacturers in the hardware and software categories. Four products were also inducted into CEDIA’s Product Hall of Fame.
The 2021 winners in CEDIA’s Americas region include:
Best Home Cinema
- Level I: Audio Images — “Hidden Gem Cinema”
- Level II: Audio Images — “Sunshine Theater”
- Level III: Future Home — “Private Cinema 42”
Best Integrated Home
- Level I: La Scala — “Every Second Counts”
- Level II: SmartTouch USA — “Baltimore County”
- Level III: Admit One Home Systems — “Farm on Fox”
- Level IV: Global Wave Integration — “Hillsboro Property”
Best Multiple Dwelling Unit Design
- TSP Smart Spaces — “Austurhofn Smart Apartments”
Best Showroom
- Haas Home Technologies — “Haas Showroom and Experience Center”
Subcategories
- Best Dressed Rack: Global Wave Integration — “Hillsboro Property”
- Best Documentation: Haas Home Technologies — Haas Showroom
- Best Lighting Solution: Global Wave Integration — “Hillsboro Property”
Architectural Winners
- Life Lived Best at Home: La Scala — “Hillsboro Property”
- Technology Meets Design: Global Wave Integration — “Hillsboro Property”
Software
- Crestron: Crestron Home
The 2021 Global Winners are:
- Best Home Cinema: Macbee Pvt Ltd — “The Camellias”
- Best Media Room: BNC Technology — “Arabian Avenue”
- Best Integrated Home: Global Wave Integration — “Hillsboro Property”
The 2021 Best New Products are:
- Hardware
- AudioControl: AudioControl CM4-750
- Barco: Njord
- Coastal Source: 12.0 Line Source Bollard Speaker
- Crestron: Crestron DM NAX
- Josh.ai: Josh Core
- Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.: Alisse Wall Control
- Screen Innovations: Zen 2
- Sonance: IS15W
- SurgeX: SurgeX UPS + Isolation Transformer
The 2021 CEDIA Product Hall of Fame inductees are:
- Auton Dream Machine
- Kaleidescape Premier System
- LG OLED Technology
- Sonos Playbar
“There is a saying in our industry that goes, ‘if the job is done right, you shouldn’t even notice the technology at all,'” said CEDIA interim co-CEO Giles Sutton. “And while I couldn’t agree more, it is my hope that all the work these technology integrators do to make that happen never goes unnoticed. The CEDIA Awards are meant to recognize the daily grind, from hands and knees wire-pulling to ladder climbing and everything in between. Tonight’s winners, honorees, and finalists should be immensely proud of their work. I am humbled to honor them at the 2021 CEDIA Awards virtual celebration.”