ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) determined the total amount of prizes for the "ADF Design Award 2023". This year's award theme has been changed to "Design for Architecture," and entries will be accepted in five categories from August 15 to December 30, 2022. The entry categories are 1. Hospitality, 2. Commercial & Office, 3. Education & Sports, 4. Cultural Buildings, and 5. Public Buildings.

Starting with the "ADF Design Award 2023," the total amount of prizes and the number of prizes has been significantly expanded. The total amount will be 20,000 US Dollars (USD) for the Grand Prize, 10,000 US Dollars (USD) for the Excellence Award by category, and 1,000 US Dollars (USD) for the Encouragement Award by category, with an award for each category, for the total amount of prizes of 100,000 US Dollars (USD).

There is a Grand Prize, an Excellence Award, and an Encouragement Award. First, the top three entries in each category will be selected as "Encouragement Award". Next, one of the most outstanding of the three "Encouragement Award" entries will be selected as the "Excellence Award" in each category. Then, one of the best works among the five "Excellence Award" winners in each category will be selected as the "ADF Design Award" Grand Prize winner.

The prize for each award is as follows.
Grand Prize: 20,000 US Dollars (USD)
Excellence Award by category: 10,000 US Dollars (USD)
Encouragement Award by category: 1,000 US Dollars (USD)

The Grand Prize winner and Excellence Award winners will be given the opportunity to exhibit their works at the ADF venue in Fuori Salone during the "Milano Salone (Salone Internazionale del Mobile)", the world's largest furniture fair scheduled to be held in April 2023, as a supplementary prize. ADF will also provide a venue for exchange with interested parties at a reception party. Furthermore, we plan to exhibit the works at the ADF gallery space in Aoyama, Tokyo.

Details of the award application period and judging criteria are as follows.

Theme
“Design for Architecture”

Application period
August 15, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (JST)

Categories
1. Hospitality: hotel, casino, theme park, pavilion
2. Commercial & Office: shopping center, department store, office building
3. Education & Sports: school, research facility, stadium
4. Cultural Buildings: theater, library, museum, art gallery, hospital
5. Public Architecture: government and municipal building, airport, station, port

Criteria
1. Beauty: artistic value in shape, color, detailing, and material selection
2. Innovation: responding to social changes, using new materials, innovative construction processes, and pioneering designs. Innovation is a challenge within limited conditions.
3. Usefulness: The building is beneficial and sustainable for its users and the environment.
4. Regional/Cultural/Chronological: the building blends with and differentiates itself from the region, and its superficial beauty fits with the times and cultural context.

Prize
Grand Prize: 20,000 US Dollars (USD)
Excellence Award by category: 10,000 US Dollars (USD)
Encouragement Award by category: 1,000 US Dollars (USD)

Supplementary prize
The Grand Prize and Excellence Award winners will have their works exhibited at the ADF venue in Fuori Salone during the "Milano Salone (Salone Internazionale del Mobile)".

Organizer: NPO Aoyama Design Forum
Contact: Katsunari Ota
E-mail: award@adf.or.jp