a’ design award and competition calls for entries for 2025
A’ Design Awards and Competitions serve as an authoritative platform that elevates design excellence, provides global exposure and ensures that outstanding projects receive the recognition they truly deserve. The competition spans major countries and languages and fosters innovation and creativity at scale. Looking at past winners, designboom spotlights 20 playful and intricate designs that have won the coveted Good Architecture Design Award, each design bringing interiors to life with vibrant art. I am changing the format. Spanning residential spaces, hotels, galleries, and retail environments, these works challenge architects and designers to rethink how spaces can evoke emotion through every curve, texture, and material.
Now is the time to join this wave of creativity. Nominate your design for the 2025 edition here and be a part of the next chapter in spatial design.
Ginso Chugaku Shoten, Masato Wu, Masashi Ota, 2024
Image credit: Intermountain
Name: Ginsou Middle Guard
Designer: Shoji Ota, Yuki Kashiwakura, Masato Wu
Award: Platinum
Category: Interior space and exhibition design
A platform for visionary design
From a sculptural staircase that forms the centerpiece of a mall to an interior that incorporates nature into an urban retail store, the award-winning project champions design that blends functionality with a sense of wonder. A’ Design Competition’s Good Architecture Design Award provides the perfect platform for architects and designers exploring the intersection of structure and artistry. The awards go beyond architecture and celebrate excellence in a variety of categories, including product design, fashion, packaging, toys, mobility and landscapes, to name just a few of the more than 150 categories. Check out award-winning designs in other categories here.
Meland Club Indoor Playground, by Li Xiang, 2024
Image credit: X+LIVING
Name: Meland Club
Designer: Li Xiang
Award: Platinum
Category: Interior space and exhibition design
Gain recognition and open new doors
Winning an A’ Design Award is much more than just name recognition, offering global recognition and career growth opportunities. Winners receive a wide range of benefits, including media exposure, participation in international exhibitions and a coveted position in the world design rankings. Each entry is carefully evaluated by a respected jury of design experts, academics, and influential media figures to ensure your work is noticed and appreciated by industry leaders. .
Register here to join the ranks of renowned designers and architects in 2025 and have your work evaluated against the world’s best.
Arc’teryx Sanlitun Flagship Store by Arc’teryx and Still Young, 2024
Image credit: Yuun Studio
Name: Arc’teryx Sanlitun
Designer: Arcteryx and Still Young
Award: Gold
Category: Interior space and exhibition design
T10 Shopping Mall Shopping Center, by Alex Chan, 2024
Image credit: Alex Chiang
Name: T10 Shopping Mall
Designers: Sun Hong, Wang Ji Wen, Lu Chao Fei, Jia Wen Ha, Zhang Xiao Lei, Zhang Wen, Zhen Qiao Wen, Zhou Qian
Award: Silver Award
Category: Interior space and exhibition design
