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The 2024 AZ Awards is now open for entries!

2024-01-17T17:15:00-05:00

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Show the World What You Have Accomplished: Submit your best work to the 2024 AZ Awards!

It’s the beginning of a new year – and that means that it’s time to kick off the 2024 AZ Awards. Open for submissions until February 23, AZURE’s 14th annual competition is accepting entries into its eight major categories, from architecture, landscapes and urban design to interiors, product design and the A+ Award for best student work. Enter here!

Last year’s edition celebrated more winners than ever — including MVRDV’s striking Valley mixed-use complex in Amsterdam and Shim-Sutcliffe’s exquisitely refined Ace Hotel Toronto. Taken together, the 26 winners represent the world’s best in design at all scales and disciplines. You can see them all online on the AZ Awards website.

Winner in the "Commercial & Institutional Interiors" category - Omar Gandhi Architects: Prime Seafood Palace, Toronto, Canada. Photo credit: Adrian Ozimek. Read more about the ...

The 2023 AZ Awards is now open for entries!

2023-01-17T12:05:00-05:00

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Make 2023 the year for global recognition of your work! Submit your best work to the 13th edition of AZURE's annual competition and show the world what you have accomplished!

If you are a long-time reader or follower of AZURE, you know that every new year AZURE presents a new edition of the AZ Awards, a unique opportunity for architecture and design professionals and A&D students to showcase their work to the world and receive global recognition.

This year is no different and promises to be more exciting than ever:

There is a new Design Category –> Tech Products! It includes Wearables, gadgets, smart-home, and other technological design products
There is the return of the much anticipated in-person AZ Awards Gala! Winners and shortlisted projects of the year will be celebrated at the Gala in Toronto in June in the company of local and international industry professionals.

The 2023 AZ Awards is accepting entries into its eight major categor...

Co Adaptive, Omar Gandhi Architect, and Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter among winners of the 2022 AZ Awards

2022-07-07T13:33:00-04:00

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The results of AZURE’s 12th annual AZ Awards are here! On Friday, June 24, AZURE launched the 2022 AZ Awards Winners Reveal and introduced the world’s most inspiring and innovative projects, products, and concepts, awarded by this year’s remarkable jury.

This year’s submissions — received from 43 countries — were evaluated by 10 world-renowned practitioners: Alison Brooks, Drew Sinclair, Gabriele Chiave, Garth Roberts, Lauren Stimson, Ma Yansong, Primo Orpilla, Róisín Lafferty, Siamak Hariri, and Tao Zhang adjudicated through an immersive and remote deliberation process and selected the Winners and Awards of Merit in 24 categories.

Image courtesy of AZ Awards 2022

The 24 winners and 46 Awards of Merit exemplify excellence in innovation, aesthetics, creativity, and social and environmental responsibility.

Winners will receive the 2022 AZ Awards trophy, an NFT titled AZZY, created specifically for AZURE by international designer — and juror...

The 2022 AZ Awards is now open for entries!

2022-01-12T18:49:00-05:00

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The 2022 AZ Awards is now accepting entries into its eight major categories, from architecture, landscapes and urban design to interiors, product design and the A+ Award for best student work. It welcomes submissions until February 25 and – as ever – promises to attract entries from some of the most forward-thinking firms from all corners of the globe. Enter here!

AZURE’s annual awards program continues to grow in size, scope and momentum and is internationally recognized for its influence in the global design and architecture spheres. The AZ Awards is a significant benchmark for excellence, and is a unique opportunity for architects, landscape architects, urban planners, designers, students, clients and manufacturers, to receive the international exposure and acknowledgement that their exceptional work deserves.

In 2021, the program received 1,200 entries from 57 countries, from which the jury awarded 22 standout winners and 50 Awards ...

Studio-MLA, BIG, Matter Design, and Rice University students among winners of the 2021 AZ Awards

2021-07-14T19:00:00-04:00

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AZURE has revealed the 22 inspiring winners representing the best in global architecture and design. Chosen by our expert jury, the winners represent the best of an impressive selection field of over 1,200 submissions representing a record-breaking 57 countries.

The submissions were evaluated by 10 world-renowned practitioners. Patricia Urquiola, Ini Archibong, Susannah Drake, Sou Fujimoto, Adelaide Testa, Paul Filek, Karim Rashid, Barbara Bestor, Marc Ryan, and Gilles Saucier adjudicated through an immersive and globe-spanning remote deliberation process.

Image courtesy of AZ Awards 2021

The 2021 AZ Awards Winners Reveal was launched online on June 25. Winners were unveiled online in an exclusive showcase on the all-new AZ Awards platform. Visitors explored the Awards by category in their preferred order and at their own pace, and experienced the Winners Reveal by scrolling through a wealth of beautiful project images, videos and more, f...

AZ Awards 2021: Meet the Finalists!

2021-05-03T18:34:00-04:00

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For the 11th edition of the AZ Awards, our star jury has chosen 72 finalists in 22 categories – including the all-new Urban Design section. These standouts, selected from 1,209 entries from 57 countries, represent the best in architecture and design globally.

Now entering its second decade, the AZ Awards is proud to announce the 72 finalists of AZURE’s annual international competition. Representing excellence in innovation, aesthetics and creativity, this selection was made from 1,209 entries from 57 countries. It includes finalists in the all-new Urban Design category, a recognition of the importance of socially and environmentally progressive urban schemes worldwide.

This year, the AZ Awards doubled its star power on the jury. The 10 adjudicators of the AZ Awards 2021 are Patricia Urquiola, Ini Archibong, Barbara Bestor, Sou Fujimoto, Gilles Saucier, Susannah Drake, Karim Rashid, Marc Ryan, Adelaide Testa and Paul Filek. They brought ...

With an All-New Urban Design Category, the AZ Awards Kicks Off a New Decade. Now’s the Time to Submit your Best Work.

2021-01-14T13:19:00-05:00

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The AZ Awards has been recognizing excellence in design and architecture across the world for over a decade now. Since AZURE debuted the AZ Awards in 2011, the program has grown in size, scope, and momentum to be internationally recognized for its influence in the global design and architecture spheres. The 2021 edition of the AZ Awards adds the completely new category of Urban Design, encouraging developers to submit their projects.

The awards program welcomes submissions until February 25 and promises to attract entries from some of the most forward-thinking firms from all corners of the globe.

2020 Winner - Studio Lotus: Krushi Bhawan, Bhubaneswar, India / Winner and People's Choice – Social Good

In 2020 – the AZ Awards’ 10th anniversary – the program received projects from over 1,200 architects, landscape architects, product designers, interior designers, students, and manufacturers from 47 countries. Out of that unprecedented number, the ...

Dorte Mandrup, EFFEKT Architects, and Mork Ulnes Architects among winners of the 2020 AZ Awards

2020-09-22T14:09:00-04:00

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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!

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.

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...

Meet the finalists for the 2020 AZ Awards!

2020-05-14T12:21:00-04:00

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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 – the highest number of submissions to date – from 47 countries around the world. The 68 finalists in 20 categories exemplify excellence in innovation, aesthetics, creativity and social and environmental responsibility.

In 2020, the annual AZ Awards marks a major milestone – its 10th edition, coinciding with Azure magazine’s 35th anniversary – 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.

We have since released new dates for future AZ Awards-related announcements. Both the finalists and the winners will be feted at the AZ Awards Gala –...

Meet the jury for the 2020 AZ Awards!

2020-01-24T09:30:00-05:00

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For the 10th annual AZ Awards, we’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’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.

Meet this year's jury

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Luca Nichetto

The prolific furniture and product designer Luca Nichetto graduated from the Università 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 ...

Announcing the 2019 AZ Awards Winners!

2019-07-22T07:00:00-04:00

On Friday June 21, Azure revealed the 20 winners of the 2019 AZ Awards, which represent exceptional work being created in global architecture and design today.

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This year, the AZ Awards received 1,175 submissions from 50 countries. To narrow down this unprecedented number of entries to a shortlist of 68 finalists, we gathered together a select jury of international experts in March at Azure’s offices in Toronto. The jury members were: Pritzker Prize–winning architect Thom Mayne, co-founder of both the architectural firm Morphosis and the leading architecture school SCI-Arc; Pat Hanson, architect and founding partner of Toronto firm gh3*; Matt Carr, vice president of design at Umbra; renowned interior designer Johnson Chou; and Stefano Pujatti, director of ElasticoSPA, an architecture studio with offices in Italy and Canada. Through careful deliberation and lively debate, these five selected the 20 standout winners.

Winning projects include an extraordinary low-rise residential building on the High Line in New York City, an art museum built into the sand dunes of coastal China and an ingenious folding fau...

Vote now for your favorite AZ Awards 2018 finalists!

2018-04-23T09:00:00-04:00

Azure Magazine's annual AZ Awards has just released their list of finalists. The competition offers architects, designers, manufacturers, and students across the globe a chance at getting their best work internationally recognized.

This year's AZ Awards saw a total of 997 entries submitted, the highest number of in the program’s eight years. 64 finalists have been chosen by the jury comprised of Claire Weisz, founding partner at WXY; Megan Torza, partner at DTAH; lighting and furniture designer Michael Anastassiades; Michel Rojkind, founder of Rojkind Arquitectos; and Allen Chan, co-founder of DesignAgency.

The finalist winners will be announced at the 2018 AZ Awards Gala, to be held at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works on Friday, June 22. This year's Guest of Honor is Winy Maas from MVRDV. In the meantime, the public has been invited vote for their favorite project in all 19 categories through the People’s Choice portal.

Check out some of this year's finalists and vote now!

↓ Finali...

2017 AZ Awards finalists are revealed + vote for the People's Choice now

2017-04-05T15:46:00-04:00

Azure Magazine's annual AZ Awards has just released their list of finalists. Now its 7th year, the competition offers architects, designers, manufacturers, and students across the globe a shot at getting their best work internationally recognized.

The competition continues to grow having seen over 800 project submissions from 41 countries for it's latest iteration. The jury - comprised of planner/ecologist Nina Marie Lister of Plandform, interior designer Alessandro Munge of Studio Munge, industrial designer Theo Richardson of Rich Brilliant Willing, architect Nader Tehrani of NADAAA, and designer Michael Vanderbyl of Vanderbyl Design - met in March to select finalists for 2017.

The ceremony will be held on June 23rd at Toronto's historic Evergreen Brick Works. For the time being, the public has been invited to submit their favored projects for the People's Choice running from April 6th to May 5th.

Take a look at some of our favorites below!

↓ Finalist in "Commercial/Institutional...

Azure's 2016 AZ Awards conclude with 18 winning projects

2016-06-21T18:56:00-04:00

Leading Canadian contemporary design magazine Azure recently concluded another successful edition of their AZ Awards. Claimed to be Canada's only international, multi-disciplinary design competition of its kind, the awards welcome architects, designers, manufacturers, and students from all design disciplines to send in the best of their work for a chance to win.

As expected, the AZ Awards continue to attract more competition from across the globe. The sixth edition reeled in a total of 826 submissions, which the international jury narrowed down to 66 finalists this past spring. In the end, top honors went to only 18 projects, including those by well-known practices like ZGF Architects, Shim-Sutcliffe, Neri&Hu, Lateral Office, Studio MK27, to name a few. Winners — and finalists! — were celebrated during an award ceremony in Toronto's Evergreen Brick Works.

Have a look at some of this year's winning designs:

Best Architecture Under 1,000 Square Metres - Shim-Sutcliffe Architects: Wong...

2016 AZ Awards finalists are revealed + vote for the People's Choice now!

2016-04-20T18:03:00-04:00

In Azure Magazine's annual AZ Awards, architects, designers, manufacturers, and students across the globe have a shot at getting their best work internationally recognized.

Now in its sixth edition, the AZ Awards competition continues to grow. This year's call for submissions reeled in 826 entries from 52 countries. After sifting through the submissions, the five-member jury picked 66 finalists. In the meantime, the public is invited to participate in the 2016 People's Choice, where people can vote for their favorite projects in all 18 categories now until May 6.

Then on June 17, the winners, People's Choice, and finalists will be celebrated during the AZ Awards Gala in Toronto's Evergreen Brick Works.

Check out a few of this year's finalists:

↓ Finalist in the category "Interiors - Commercial and institutional:" Kanonbådsvej Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark by 3XN Architects

↓ Finalist in the category "Interiors - Residential:" SPenthouse in São Paulo, Brazil by Studio MK27

↓ Finali...

Introducing the 2016 AZ Awards jury members

2016-02-19T13:40:00-05:00

Leading Canadian contemporary architecture publication Azure Magazine is gearing up for another year of the AZ Awards. The annual awards give today's architects, practices, manufacturers, and students a chance to get their best work widely recognized. All designers of all design disciplines are invited to compete — you never know, you might win an award! If you didn't already submit, you have until next Friday, February 26 (the new extended deadline).

Recently, Azure Magazine revealed the five jury members you'll have to impress for the 2016 competition. They are:

Chris Wilkinson, founding principal of Wilkinson Eyre
Anna Simone, co-founder and partner of Cecconi Simone
Thomas L. Woltz, principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
John Tong, founder and lead designer of +tongtong, formerly of 3rd Uncle Design
Omer Arbel, creative director of Bocci

Read more about the jury here. To submit and find out more about the AZ Awards, visit awards.azuremagazine.com.

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Architects, designers, and students strut their skills in Azure's global 2015 AZ Awards

2015-06-24T15:22:00-04:00

Leading Canadian contemporary design publication Azure Magazine celebrated a new set of winners in their international AZ Awards, touted as the only open competition of its kind in Canada. Recently concluding its fifth edition, the AZ Awards welcomes designers, architects, firms, manufacturers, and students from various disciplines to send their best work for a chance to win and to show off their skills to an international audience.

Compared to 652 entries from 36 countries last year, competition leveled up with a total of 720 entries from 43 countries. Last month, the jury narrowed the list down to 66 finalists and the public also had a chance to participate by voting for their favorite finalists. At the end of the competition, the jury picked 19 winners, who received trophies designed by last year’s AZ Awards guest of honor, Karim Rashid.

Here's a selection of the winning projects:

↓ Residential Architecture – Multi-Unit: Antonini Darmon: Oiseau des Îles Social Housing, Nantes, Franc...

Vote now for your favorite AZ Awards 2015 finalists

2015-04-14T18:51:00-04:00

Canadian contemporary design magazine AZURE is hosting their fifth AZ Awards, which invites architects, designers, students, clients, and manufacturers to submit the best of their completed works for a shot at fame -- or just that extra dose of public recognition.

Out of a grand total of 720 entries, the jury chose 66 finalists in a multitude of categories and subcategories in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design, Concepts, Interiors, and the A+ Award student category. Azure introduced the Social Good Award and Environmental Leadership Award for 2015.

You can participate in this year's awards by casting your vote for the People's Choice now until May 8 at midnight, Eastern Time -- you just have to register.

The 2015 jury features:

architect Winka Dubbeldam of Archi-Tectonics
architect Brendan MacFarlane of Jakob + MacFarlane
designer Anwar Mekhayech of the Design Agency
landscape architect Janet Rosenberg of Janet Rosenberg & Studio
designer Philippe Malouin

Winners will be announced...

Winners of AZURE Magazine’s 4th annual AZ Awards

2014-07-07T20:33:00-04:00

Leading Canadian contemporary design magazine AZURE celebrates the best of cross-disciplinary design in their annual AZ Awards, now in its fourth year. As the only open international competition of its kind in Canada, the AZ Awards welcomed projects from designers, architects, firms, and manufacturers from all disciplines, and from students as well.

Here's a glimpse of this year's winners:

Find out more on Bustler.

Winners of AZURE Magazine’s 2012 AZ Awards

2012-06-15T19:08:00-04:00

Big names of the international architectural and design community recently gathered at Toronto's Thompson Hotel as AZURE Magazine revealed the winners of its second annual AZ Awards, the only international, multi-disciplinary design competition in Canada. Representing a global snapshot of the world of architecture and design, submissions were open to designers, architects, firms and manufacturers of all disciplines, as well as students in these fields.

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The 2024 AZ Awards is now open for entries!

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Dorte Mandrup, EFFEKT Architects, and Mork Ulnes Architects among winners of the 2020 AZ Awards