Double Honors: MAGIC™ by CSI Wins Big in the Architizer A+ Awards 2026!

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Jonah Wang Jun 22, 2026

We are thrilled to announce that MAGIC™, our integrated acoustic, lighting, and greenery ceiling collection, has won two honors in the 2026 Architizer A+Awards: Jury’s Choice in Ceilings and Popular Choice in Acoustics. This marks our third year in a row CSI Creative has taken home honors, and this year MAGIC™’s double recognition reflects both peer-level endorsement from architecture’s most respected jury and the enthusiastic support of our design community. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped by voting and sharing, we could not have done this without you!

the Architizer A+Awards

The Architizer A+Awards are among the most respected honors in architecture, recognizing excellence in both built projects and the manufacturing of architectural products. CSI won honors in 2024 and 2025, and to continue the trend this year our MAGIC™ collection was honored under the A+Product Awards in two distinct categories: a Jury’s Choice win in Ceilings, selected by a panel of leading architects and design professionals, and a Popular Choice win in Acoustics, decided by votes from the global design community.

Together, these wins signal that MAGIC™ resonates with both the experts shaping the field and the practitioners specifying products every day.

Sound, Light, and Life Harmonized

Integrated ceiling design has long been shaped by coordination as much as by design intent. Each performance layer comes with its own spec, vendor, and install time, creating logistical complexity that can kill creative designs before they ever leave the schematic phase.

MAGIC™ (the Modular Acoustic Greenery + Illumination Collection) builds on the our already award-winning Acoustic Greenery product category, now adding fully integrated lighting to the offering. Each product is designed to be modular, with reconfigurable, spec-ready designs that can be customized to fit design intent, performance goals, and budget constraints.

By integrating acoustics, lighting, and greenery into a single flexible system, designers have the capability to compose ceilings using all three elements without ever having to question feasibility.

MAGIC™ Highlights

Acoustic Performance

Absorption reaches up to 0.95 NRC.

Integrated Lighting

Specified at 90+ CRI, with support for task, ambient, and accent applications.

Material Composition

Soundcore® PET felt construction, 100% recyclable and made from 60% post-consumer recycled content.
Available in 40+ solid and variegated colors, plus 16 printed wood textures—a lighter-weight alternative to hardwood ceiling applications where structural load and installation speed are considerations.

Fire Safety

Both felt and greenery components are ASTM E84 Class A fire rated.

Environmental & Health Compliance

Documentation includes HPDs, Red List Free, and VOC-free pathways.

ThermaLeaf® artificial greenery, developed by CSI Creative’s sister company Plantscape Commercial Silk, is the industry standard for code-compliant, botanically accurate artificial foliage—bringing biophilic depth to every MAGIC™ installation.

CSI Creative Wins More Than Awards

At CSI Creative, we don’t draw a line between art and function—we build and redefine systems that don’t discriminate between one or the other. Our multidisciplinary team of designers, engineers, and artisans exists to push the boundaries of what a ceiling can be, blending advanced manufacturing techniques with sustainable materials to deliver solutions that are as considered in their construction as they are in their appearance.

MAGIC™ is the fullest expression of that vision to date. It reflects what happens when a team of people who care deeply about both craft and science are given the freedom to rethink a category from the ground up.

Explore More Systems

MAGIC™ is just one of many CSI Creative systems designed to serve both form and function. Depending on your design goals, you may also explore:

Earth: Our acoustic greenery line that integrates replica or living foliage into acoustical baffles and clouds.
WoodLite®: PET-based ceiling and wall systems that look like real wood but weigh and cost significantly less.
Mosaico™: A geometry-driven collection that creates dynamic wall and ceiling patterns with high-performance acoustic control.

Each system is fully customizable and comes preassembled for rapid, error-free installation.

Reach Out About Your Next Project

Ready to elevate your next project? Explore our MAGIC™ or contact an in-house sales rep today to begin designing your custom acoustic and lighting solution.

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