SCB Principal and Design Director Andrew Monaghan has been recognized with a HiP Commercial Development Rising Star Award by Interior Design Magazine. The award recognizes emerging leaders whose work is shaping the future of the design profession through innovation, influence, and excellence in practice.

Over the past 18 years, Andrew has established a portfolio that spans corporate interiors, aviation, hospitality, and mixed-use environments across North America, China, and the Middle East. His work is defined by an experience-driven approach that thoughtfully integrates people, place, brand, and function, creating environments that are both highly functional and deeply resonant.

Recently named principal, Andrew plays a key role in advancing the creative direction of SCB’s interiors practice. He leads many of the firm’s most prominent commissions, bringing clarity to complex challenges and a strong design vision grounded in client culture, operational needs, and long-term value. His ability to translate business objectives into compelling spatial experiences has helped shape some of SCB’s most significant interior projects.

A hospitality-informed perspective is central to Andrew’s work, influencing how workplace, aviation, and commercial environments are conceived and experienced. Through thoughtful storytelling, refined materiality, and a focus on human experience, his projects balance performance, craft, and beauty while creating lasting value for clients and users alike.