Design Educates Awards 2021

These Awards recognize, showcase, and promote globally the best ideas and implementations of architecture and design that can educate.

Category Award / Open to Students
Type International, Award, Open, Single-Stage, Anonymous
Genre Architecture, Product
Country Germany
RegDeadline 1 February 2021 (See "Entry Fee" below) GoogleCal iCal
2 February 2021 (via Online) GoogleCal
Eligibility All

Description
The awards are a multidisciplinary call for ideas and implementations in the categories of (1) architectural design, (2) product design, (3) universal design, and (4) responsive design. Entries will be evaluated based on the criteria of the overall idea and implementation, the potential of the educational influence of the submitted design, the effectiveness and quality of the informative layer, aesthetics, the quality of presentation, visionary approach, originality, feasibility, and comprehensiveness. The theme of the awards has been inspired by the research called ‚Educating Buildings’ (‚Bildende Bauten’) by Dr. Peter Kuczia.

Jury
Prof. Toyo Itō (Architect, Toyo Ito & Associates, Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Prof. Alison Brooks (Architect, principal and creative director at Alison Brooks Architects)
Prof. Farshid Moussavi (Architect, Professor in practice at Harvard GSD, Founder of FMA)
Hani Rashid (Architect, designer, co-founder of Asymptote, Head of Studio_Hani Rashid)
Alain Gilles (Art director, product and furniture designer, founder of Alain Gilles The Studio)
Andrés Reisinger (Artist, director, designer & founder Reisinger Studio)
David Basulto (Founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of ArchDaily)
Enrica Cavarzan, Marco Zavagno (Designers, co-founders of Zaven)
Hadi Teherani (Architect, designer, founder Hadi Teherani AG)
Hella Jongerius (Industrial designer, founder of Jongeriuslab)
Issa Diabaté (Architect, co-founder and managing director of Koffi & Diabaté Group)
Prof. Jürgen Mayer H. (Architect, artist, founder of J. MAYER H)
Konstantin Grcic (Industrial designer, founder of Konstantin Grcic Design GmbH)
Ir. Kristina Bacht (Publishing director, curator, director of AIT-ArchitekturSalons)
Aidin Ardjomandi (Industrial designer, founder of Ardjou Design Studio)
Dr. Peter Kuczia (Architect, designer, initiator of the Design Educates Awards)

Prize
Financial awards for participants of student categories (1250 USD: Winner of Emerging designer, Net values after taxation: 1000 USD).
Exhibition and award ceremony

Entry Fee
None
Early registration (until October 1, 2020): 50- 400 USD
Regular registration (until January 1, 2021): 75- 500 USD
Late registration (until February 1, 2021): 100- 600 USD

Timetable
Announcement of winners: March 1, 2021
Awards ceremony 2021: 22 & 23 April, 2021
(Awards ceremony 2020: 12 & 13 November, 2020)

Organizer
Laka Foundation (nonprofit)

Official Website