The deadline for entering the 16th cycle of the AZ Awards is fast approaching. By Friday February 13, 2026 give yourself a dose of good luck – and your own special Valentine’s Day gift – and submit your best work at azure.awards.platform.com!

The AZ Awards is a globally renowned competition, now with more categories than ever. These include a revamped Interiors category and the Emerging Awards for young studios that have developed a distinct voice within their first decade of operations. Our A+ Student Award is also back to celebrate budding visionaries in every design discipline.

It’s easy to submit: Just provide two project descriptions (one short and sweet, the other with detailed specs) and as many images as you feel will give us a full picture of your project, product or concept. Our jury, featuring landscape architect Michael van Valkenburgh; Moriyama and Teshima partner Carol Phillips; industrial designer Gabriel Tan; Jonas Pettersson and John Löfgren of Form Us With Love; and interior designer Gabrielle Rousseau of Montreal’s Ivy Studio; and more will select the finalists and winners to be fêted at our legendary gala.

Throughout the AZ Awards cycle, finalists and winners also receive ’round the clock exposure as we promote them on our platforms and through our media partners. It’s your chance to shine – wait are you waiting for?

Keilhauer is the EMERGING Category sponsor. Colombo Design America, Vicostone and Landscape Forms are the Gala Sponsors for the 2026 AZ Awards.

Media Partners: ArchDaily, Archilovers, Archinect, Archiproducts, Designboom, The Architect’s Newspaper, Architonic, Bustler, Design Week Mexico, v2com newswire*, and World-Architects.

*v2com will provide one gift-certificate to all 31 winners of 2026 to distribute one Multi press kit (25 images) on v2com newswire; and a 50% Gift-Certificate to all 2026 AZ Award finalists.