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DFA Design for Asia Awards - Call For Entry!

DFA Design for Asia Awards 2020, organized by Hong Kong Design Centre, will open for global submission from April 1 till July 17, 2020. Submissions by May 31, 2020 will enjoy a 50% off on registration fee. ADF has continuously supported the DFA for Asia Awards 2020 as a media partner.

DFA Design for Asia Awards organized by Hong Kong Design Centre has been an influential platform in underpinning designers’ contribution and acknowledging the positive impact of user-centric designs in Asia. The Awards covers a total of 26 design categories under four design disciplines: (1) Apparel & Accessory Design, (2) Communication Design, (3) Environmental Design and (4) Product & Industrial Design.

WA Awards 34th Cycle Is Now Open

World Architecture Community has opened entries to the WA Awards 10+5+X 34th Cycle that accepts innovative projects all around the world. The WA Awards highlights and recognizes remarkable projects that have the potential to inspire new questions about contemporary architectural discourse.

All architects, interior designers, architecture and interior design students can send their entries until April 20, 2020 (23:59 GMT) by registering to WAC from here first. Registrations are free to WAC and after uploading their projects, participants can send their entries whenever they want before deadline.

Awarding follows a very democratic procedure where all WA Jury members votes (for the 10) or World Architecture Community members ratings (for the 5) have equal weight and are effective in the final decision.

Image: Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Arts Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects in China won the WA Award in the 33rd Cycle. Image © Virgile Simon Bertrand

Call for Entries!! Dezeen Awards 2020

Dezeen Awards 2020 is now accepting entries for the world's best architecture, interiors and design projects, as well as the individuals and studios producing the most outstanding work. Last year's Dezeen Awards attracted over 4,500 entries from 87 countries, making it one of the largest and most international awards programmes in the industry. Discounted entry fees are available until March 31, 2020, with the standard entry deadline on June 2, 2020. NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) proudly supports the Dezeen Awards 2020 as one of the media partners.

ADF acknowledged a media partnership with Dezeen

NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) acknowledged a media partnership with Dezeen, the world's most popular and influential architecture and design website.

Two parties dedicated to activities enhancing the architecture and design industry have come together to revitalize and empower the industry furthermore. We believe that utilizing our resources and exchanging information frequently will make it possible. We are willing to make this effort to provide useful information to our members.

ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020 - Outstanding Performance Awards

We are happy to introduce the two pieces which won the Outstanding Performance Awards for the ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020, "UNDER　PRODUCTION" by Mr. Daan Snippe and "Luis ～ from the cradle to the rocking chair" by Mr. Toshiki Yabushita.

ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020　Best Performance Award　"CYLINDER x MATERIAL" by Rie Aruga

Here is the whole picture of the project, "CYLINDER × MATERIAL" by Rie Aruga, which won the Best Performance Award of ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020.

【Extended Deadline! 】2020 A+Awards now open for entry!

The 8th annual Architizer A+Awards is the largest awards program focused on promoting and celebrating the year’s best architecture and products. It is live at Architizer.com, the largest online community of architects in the world, with an audience 7+ million strong. Its mission is to nurture the appreciation of meaningful architecture in the world and champion those products that are integral to bringing great buildings to life.

Extended Entry Deadline:
Final Entry Deadline- May 8, 2020

Call for Entry! ASA Experimental Design Competition 2020

The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA) in Thailand, calls for entries for the ASA Experimental Design Competition 2020. The competition theme is "THE EVERYDAY HERITAGE".

Besides the outstandingly astonishing architecture like registered national historic monuments and sites, there are a myriad of overlooked historic buildings that can be called “Everyday Heritage.”

This competition asks participants to look for the overlooked – ‘THE EVERYDAY HERITAGE’ that have been ignored and their potentials that are likewise slighted.
It is to point out such existing heritage property and to propose an architectural design with an appropriate scope of architectural intervention and purpose that helps reveal and enhance its hidden original values and that creatively establishes a new contemporary meaning to the place.

Submission Deadline: March 23, 2020

Winners Announcement - ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020

We are pleased to announce the winners of ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020. Our panel of judges, which includes three influencers from the architectural design, chose the winning entry based on how well it exemplified the entry requirements and the theme "Versatility".
Great thanks to everyone who participated in the Award and also supported to make this Award a success.

Here are the winners.

■Award details: https://www.adf.or.jp/english/compe/?id=1572571896-257258

ADF acknowledged a media partnership with Architizer

Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) acknowledged a media partnership with Architizer, the world's most magnificent architectural online platform based in New York City.

By introducing each other's activities, such as information on awards in each media, we will try to provide more beneficial information to ADF members. Additionally, we hope this will result in increasing user engagement on both platforms and eventually accommodating to empower architectural design throughout the world.

Final Call for Entry! ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020

ADF has decided to showcase at “Fuori Salone” during the Milano Salone, the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition, held next April in Milano, Italy. The showcase will go on during the exhibition period, from April 21 to 26, 2020. ADF will invite the design worldwide for the “ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020 ”. The registration is now open till December 13, 2019.
The theme of this year’s “ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020” is “Versatility”. Furniture or space which well presents the word “Versatility” is required. This year, for the first time, three world-renowned super influencers will judge the entries with their sharp point of view.

Research Trip Report - JAPAN 2019 (Premio Neolaureati 2018 Awards)

ADF partnered with the Milan Architect Foundation and the Milan Architects Association, and invited the Premio Neolaureati 2018 Awards prize winner, Ms. Sofia Paoli and Mr. Simone Marchetti, to Japan for research studies and cultural exchanges.
During their stay in Japan, they were able to come in contact with all kinds of Japanese art and culture, which will definitely have an impact on their future artistic activities.

MIID REKA Awards 2019 Call For Entries!　Application Deadline - August 2nd

NPO ADF proudly supports "The MIID REKA Awards for Industry Excellence 2019", which was established by The Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) to celebrate outstanding interior design ideas. MIID is the national institute representing the interior design profession in Malaysia.

The MIID REKA Awards 2019 is continuing this year in search of design excellence. This is to recognize talented designers, interior designers, and architects that have created value to living and commercial spaces. All submitted entries must be designed by a registered member of MIID in Malaysia.

If you are interested, please check it.

Award Info: http://www.miidrekaawards.com.my/

Looking for Entries for art4d!

Would you like to show your work to the world?

Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is looking for information on projects for “art4d” , which have been completed recently or are to be completed soon from the designers and owners. The target projects are within Japan or the Asian region design projects.

Excellent projects will be published in the Bangkok design magazine"art4d" . In case of coverage and publication, we will contact you from"art4d" editorial department.

Please click "Details" for more information!

Looking for Entries for the Design Anthology !

Would you like to show your work to the world ?

Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is looking for information on projects (architecture, product design, hotel, condominium, residential, restaurant, and bar) for “Design Anthology” , which have been completed recently or are to be completed soon from the designers and owners. The target projects are within the Asian region or international design projects by designers based in Asia.

Excellent projects will be published in the Hong Kong luxury design magazine "Design Anthology". In case of coverage and publication, we will contact you from "Design Anthology" editorial department.

Please click "Details" for more information!