Gingerbread Build for the City

2023 Theme

Viva Tinsel City! – Welcome to Tinsel City, the Las Vegas of the North Pole.

2023 Awards

Congratulations to all for raising $5,000 for the Red Door Family Shelter!

People’s Choice

Awarded by anonymous online voting for most popular choice.

1. Viva Las Vegas! (Perkins&Will)
2. The Tinsel City Track (Sweeny & Co)
3. A Little Elf Wedding Chapel (Giannone Petricone Associates)
4. Siegfried & Roy’s Candy Cave of Wonders (KPMB)
5. All Roads Lead to Las Vegas (KPMB)

Red Door’s Choice

Awarded by Red Door Family Shelter.

Winner: Viva Las Vegas! (Perkins&Will)

Tasty

Awarded for yumminess, combining kit-supplied and supplementary ingredients.

Winners: A Little Elf Wedding Chapel (Giannone Petricone Associates), Siegfried & Roy’s Candy Cave of Wonders (KPMB)

Crafty

Awarded for outstanding technique and execution.

Winners: All Roads Lead to Las Vegas (KPMB), Less is a Bore (Montgomery Sisam), ALL IN For the Holidays (KPMB)

Fancy

Awarded for spectacle and outstanding detail.

Winners: Tinseltario (Moriyama Teshima Architects), Desert Oasis (KPMB), Luxor the Lessor Known Red-Nosed Reindeer (Moriyama Teshima Architects)

Inventive

Awarded for architectural and structural inventiveness.

Winners: Fear and Loafing in Las Cheetos (Superkül), The Las Vegas Sphere Mem-oji (KPMB), Sugar Strip Spectacle (RAW)

Homey

Awarded for best home, environment, or neighbourhood.

Winners: Goin’ to the Chapel and We’re Gonna Get Married Redux (Superkül), Less is More (Montgomery Sisam), Welcome to LRI’s Tinsel City (LRI)

On-theme

Awarded for best depiction of “Tinsel City” theme.

Winners: Best Building (KPMB), The Red Door is the Decorated Shed (Giannone Petricone Associates), Flamingo Hotel (Superkül)

Awesome

Awarded for general awesomeness.

Winners: Raymond’s Donuts (Moriyama Teshima Architects), The Tinsel City Track (Sweeny & Co), Golden Goose (Superkül)