2020 AZ Awards for Design Excellence - Design competition

by Irena Sibila on Jan 03, 2020

◷ 18/02/2020 (deadline)

2020 AZ Awards for Design Excellence is now open for entries!

CALL FOR ENTRY: AZ Awards 2020, annual internatioanl competition now is accepting entries in its 10th edition and like very year focused on contemporary architecture and design invites all architects, designers, manufacturers and students of design-related disciplines to partecipate.

About ⇣

The AZURE Magazine announces the 10th edition of its AZ Awards for Design Excellence, striving to once again recognize the most innovative, inspiring and exceptional work in the design and architecture community.

Recognizing excellence and innovation, the AZ Awards showcases the best architecture, landscape architecture and interior design projects as well as products, concepts and student work from around the world.

The 2020 competition includes the following categories:

• Design
• Architecture
• Landscape Architecture
• Experiential Graphic Design
• Interiors
• Concepts
• Student Work

In addition to the category in which they are submitted, entries may also be considered for the Social Good Award and/or the Environmental Leadership Award. A winner in each of these categories will be selected. For the Social Good Award, projects must advance social equity and have a positive impact on the collective realm. For the Environmental Leadership Award, projects must show sensitivity and respect for the use and management of natural resources throughout their lifecycle, especially with respect to materials and energy use. Projects may be entered in one or both categories.

Evalutation criteria:

• Aesthetics - is the design contemporary, visually and intellectually stimulating? Does it provoke curiosity, have the capacity to uplift spirits or simply delight?
• Function - how well does it serve its intended use? Does it effectively resolve problems?
• Creativity - does it incorporate a unique approach, use a new medium or materials? Is it technologically innovative, forward-looking?
• Social and Environmental Responsibility - does it make respectful use of materials and resources? Does it possess a long life span? Does it contain recycled materials and/or can it be recycled? Does it provide a social benefit?

The winners will be revealed at the AZ Awards Gala in June, 2020 in Toronto and published in the June 2020 issue of AZURE magazine. All of the finalists will be announced in April, 2020.

Entry Fees:

• Early-Bird Fees (until 31 January 2020)
- A+ Award for Student Work: $35 per submission - All other categories: $150 per submission for the first two submissions; $130 for each following submission

• Regular Fees (after 31 January 2020)
- A+ Award for Student Work: $45 per submission
- All other categories: $175 for the first submission; $150 for the second submission; $130 for the third+ submission

Eligibility ⇣

Architects, landscape architects, product designers, interior designers, students and manufacturers from around the world are invited to register and prepare their submissions for 2020.

Prize ⇣

Winners receive:

• The 2018 AZ Awards trophy - a unique one-of-a-kind trophy re-imagined each year by a prominent designer, and produced in limited editions exclusively for the AZ Awards winners
• Recognition of their achievements in print, online and at the AZ Awards Gala
• Winner’s name and project viewed by thousands of AZURE readers and their networks
• International exposure through our media partners
• A complimentary press kit distribution on v2com’s newswire
• Student winner receives a $5000 cash prize