AZURE’s very own AZ Awards are open now for submissions! The 2025 edition of AZURE’s prestigious international competition includes ever-more reasons to participate, from greater exposure with our hand-picked longlist that we’ll publish online before the jury-selected shortlist, to the new EMERGING awards category for young firms to gain recognition, as well as a Gala Celebration like no other to commemorate not only our winners and finalists but also our 15th Anniversary. Opening two months earlier than usual, participants will have even more time to get their entries in; enter your best work in Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interiors, Urbanism, Experiential Design, Student Work and more by the early bird deadline of January 31st!
Eligibility
The 2025 AZ Awards is open to:
- Designers and design firms from all disciplines
- Architects, landscape architects and architectural firms
- Urban designers and developers
- Post-secondary students enrolled in design and architecture programs in 2024
- Clients and manufacturers
- Products must be prototyped or in production
- The completion date of projects should be within the past three years, i.e. anytime between November 1, 2021 and December 31, 2024.
Categories:
This year, we have added more categories, including the first-ever EMERGING Awards category that reflects the AZ Awards’ criteria of aesthetics, function, creativity and social and environmental responsibility in each of our four main categories – Design, Landscape, Interios, and Architecture. Further details here.
- Design
- Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Urban Design
- Experiential Graphic Design
- Interiors
- Concepts
- A+ Award for Student Work
- Social Good Award and Environmental Leadership Award
- EMERGING Awards
Key Dates:
- November 11 – Open for entries
- January 31 – Early bird deadline
- February 21 – Submissions close
- April 17 – Finalists announced
- April 17 – May 11 – People’s choice voting
- June 20 – 15th Anniversary AZ Awards Gala
Find further details, including information about each category, competition guidelines and submission specs, the judging criteria and process and more on the AZ Awards website. Submit to the 2025 AZ Awards now!
