Tired of watching others going up on stage to pick up their awards?  Frustrated because you think your project is just as good?  Discouraged because nothing you’ve entered recently even placed?  This ends NOW!

Two experienced designers 200+  awards between them share the inside scoop on how YOU can do it to maximize your chances; step by step instructions you can use to get on the winners’ podium.

In this meeting you will:

1. See what judges are looking for

2. Confidently master all the steps to entering

3. Learn special tips and tricks to enhance your entry

4. Get motivated to enter and win your next contest

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Doug Walter, AIA, CMKBD, has been a residential architect in Denver for the past 44 years, and NKBA member since 2002.  He has special expertise in kitchens & baths, lighting, accessibility, and historic preservation.  In his career, he has won over 145 local and national awards, including a 2023 NKBA Design & Industry  Award for Specialty Kitchen and a 2022   Award for  Contemporary Small Kitchen. In his career he has also judged several dozen local and national design contests, including KBB’s 2022 Product of the Year Awards ,KBDN’s 2021 Design Awards. He has chaired award committees for AIA, NAHB, and NKBA Rocky Mountain Chapter, where he is Chair of Professional Development.

Doug is also a Contributing Editor for Pro Remodeler magazine. In addition to writing for industry publications, he has presented at Lightfair 2020, and 7 of the  past Kitchen & Bath Industry Shows including a two hour lighting workshops in  2021 that was scored as the 3rd best out of 70 seminars.  

Doug was one of the nine subject matter experts who rewrote the new Kitchen & Bath Design Guidelines , a two year project.  Previously he helped write the Lighting Badge curriculum. Currently he is serving on a third working group charged with rewriting the NKBA Certification requirements.

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