ADF Design Award 2025

NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF), a non-profit organization, is pleased to announce the ADF Design Award 2025, the 15th annual international design award organized by ADF. Award submissions will be accepted from Thursday, August 15, 2024, to Friday, December 20, 2024 (JST). There will be a Grand Prize of US$30,000 and two Awards of Excellence of US$5,000 from all categories, for approximately US$50,000. The ADF Design Awards is an excellent opportunity to showcase your design work to the world.

The mission of the ADF Design Awards is to discover and recognize the latest and most outstanding designs worldwide and introduce design to people who have not known it. We emphasize how the design was created and what ideas were put into it, not merely how beautiful it looks. We are looking for entries that challenge us to break completely new design ground with innovative ideas that enrich people's lives and are environmentally friendly.

Furthermore, as a supplementary prize, the Grand Prize winner and the  Excellence Award winners will be able to exhibit their works at the ADF venue in Fuori Salone during the Milano Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the world's largest furniture trade fair, scheduled to be held in April 2025. A reception party will also be held to provide an opportunity for exchange with interested parties. In addition, the winner will be given the chance to exhibit their work at “COCO WARP”, the Metaverse Museum operated by ADF, and to provide PR support for one year. We look forward to receiving your great works that will be presented to the world during the Milano Design Week, attracting the world's attention.

Application Guidelines

Award Categories

1. Hospitality: hotel, casino, theme park, pavilion, and so forth
2. Commercial & Office: shopping center, department store, office building, and so forth
3. Housing Complex: non-private residence, non-interior
4. Education & Sports: school, research facility, stadium, and so forth
5. Cultural Buildings: theater, library, museum, art gallery, hospital, and so forth
6. Public Architecture: government and municipal building, airport, station, port, and so forth

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Application Period:  August 15, 2024 - December 20, 2024 (JST)  

Prize

• Grand Award: US$30,000 (1 work from all categories)
• Excellence Award: US$5,000 (2 works from all categories)

※However, some awards may be considered "not applicable".

Supplemental Prize

• The Grand Award and Excellence Award winners will have their works exhibited at the ADF venue in Fuori Salone during the "Milano Salone": Exhibition includes photo panels and architectural models
• ADF will cover up to USD 1,000 for set-up costs
• The winning entries will have the opportunity to be exhibited at the “COCO WARP”, the Metaverse Museum run by ADF
• The grand prize winner will receive PR support from the ADF Business Matching Division for one year

Entry Work: Completed work within 3 years

Eligibility

• Individuals or groups (up to one work per group)
• Any nationality is eligible
• Must be a member of ADF (*No fee is required to join) 

●Application fee: Free

●Submission

1. Design Proposal: Design concept, materials, and details

2. Curriculum Vitae

*Resolution of 300 dpi or higher, file size of 10M or less, font size of 11pt or higher

*Maximum of 5 pages in A4 horizontal PDF format

Criteria

1. Beauty: Artistic value in shape, color, detailing, and material selection
2. Innovation: Responding to social changes, using new materials, innovative construction processes, and pioneering designs. Innovation is a challenge within limited conditions
3. Usefulness: The architecture and building is beneficial and sustainable for its users and the environment
4. Regional / Cultural / Chronological : The architecture and building blends with and differentiates itself from the region, and its superficial beauty fits with the times and cultural context

●Juries: TBA

●Announcement of results:  March 12, 2025

●Language: English

●Organizer: ADF

●Email：award@adf.or.jp

●Others

• All prizes are tax-inclusive
• The organizer reserves the right to decide on matters other than those stated in the application guidelines if necessary.
• Applicants shall ensure that their entries do not infringe, in whole or in part, on the rights (intellectual property rights, copyrights, etc.) of any third party before submitting them. The copyright of the submitted work belongs to the applicant. Applicants are responsible for taking measures to protect their rights as necessary.
• If the ADF will use entry works for publicity or other purposes per the purpose of the Award, the applicants agree to allow this use free of charge.