2024-05-26T05:36:19-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150227050/dorte-mandrup-effekt-architects-and-mork-ulnes-architects-among-winners-of-the-2020-az-awards Sponsor 2020-09-22T14:09:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b2aed9280aa6544f40c4fa748846a019.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/announcing-the-2020-az-awards-winners/" target="_blank">Azure Magazine</a></em></strong></p> <p>In a landmark year, AZURE celebrates the winners and finalists of the 10th annual AZ Awards. The first-ever virtual AZ Awards Gala featured inspiring special appearances by All-Star guests and the 20 winners of the AZ Awards 2020, participating from their homes and offices around the world. The local and international architecture world came together in a big way!<br></p> <figure><p><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/54/54405c7d3dc7fcca453bdbe06b9611d3.gif"></p><figcaption>On Friday, September 18, AZURE took to the world wide web and social media platforms to reveal the 20 winners of the 2020 AZ Awards.</figcaption></figure><p>These standouts in categories as varied as product design, architecture, landscape architecture, concepts and student work represent the very best work being created today. They include a spiraling tower that rises above the forest floor in Denmark, a public swimming pool sanitized by natural processes (no chlorine!) and an ethereal light fixture that seems to disappear when switched off. The winners were awarded a unique trophy designed by Luca Ni...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150197658/meet-the-finalists-for-the-2020-az-awards Sponsor 2020-05-14T12:21:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/44/449944ef7a0258a9755ee5812095efed.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/az-awards-2020-finalists/" target="_blank">Azure Magazine</a></em></strong></p> <p>An exceptional year, an incredible result: the internationally renowned jury of the 2020 AZ Awards has selected the very best from the 1,241 architecture and design entries we received &ndash; the highest number of submissions to date &ndash; from 47 countries around the world. The 68 finalists in 20 categories exemplify excellence in innovation, aesthetics, creativity and social and environmental responsibility.</p> <p>In 2020, the annual AZ Awards marks a major milestone &ndash;&nbsp;its 10th edition, coinciding with&nbsp;<em>Azure</em>&nbsp;magazine&rsquo;s 35th&nbsp;anniversary &ndash; while entering the new normal. Our jury members Luca Nichetto, Stephanie Davidson, Omar Gandhi, Mia Lehrer and Marion Weiss were asked to weigh in from their homes in Stockholm, Toronto, Los Angeles and New York as we convened our first-ever remote deliberation process.</p> <p>We have since released&nbsp;<a href="https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/the-2020-az-awards-announcing-new-dates/" target="_blank">new dates</a>&nbsp;for future AZ Awards-related announcements. Both the finalists and the winners will be feted at the AZ Awards Gala &ndash;...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150180296/meet-the-jury-for-the-2020-az-awards Sponsor 2020-01-24T09:30:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3e/3e12c88965533af44d720db7007d2ee9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="https://awards.azuremagazine.com/" target="_blank">Azure Magazine</a></em></strong></p> <p>For the 10th annual AZ Awards, we&rsquo;ve gathered together another stellar jury: Luca Nichetto, Stephanie Davidson, Omar Gandhi, Mia Lehrer and Marion Weiss. These five world-renowned practitioners exemplify the competition&rsquo;s focus awarding the best in every major discipline, from architecture and landscape architecture to interiors, product design and concepts. The jury will meet in Toronto in March to evaluate the entries to the AZ Awards 2020, the winners of which will be announced in June.</p> Meet this year's jury <figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/06/06443d2da7fcb8cd34991c1571ab51c6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/06/06443d2da7fcb8cd34991c1571ab51c6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><br></figure><figure><figcaption>Image courtesy of AZ Awards 2020.</figcaption></figure> Luca Nichetto&nbsp; <p>The prolific furniture and product designer Luca Nichetto graduated from the Universit&agrave; Iuav di Venezia in 1998 and began his career in industrial design the very next year. He started out at the Murano-based glass maker Salviati, and then worked as a product designer and consultant for lighting company Foscarini. In 2006, he founded his eponymous practice in Venice; and five years ...</p>