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2023 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards
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2023 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards
The 11th annual Best of Asia Pacific Awards honoring outstanding creativity and design in interior design and interior architecture projects based in Asian Pacific countries across 15 categories.
Project Title
Mumian Chengdu
Photos by SensoryDesign-WangTing
Chengdu
Location
CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd.
Firm
Hotels (must include at least one (1) guest room image)
Category
winner Best of Competition
Award
Project Title
Chevron Australia Headquarter
Photos by Dion Robeson
Perth, Australia
Location
Gensler
Firm
Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Penn Color Technology Center
Photos by Mazterz, courtesy of DP Design
Singapore
Location
DP Design Pte Ltd
Firm
Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
The King's School
Photos by SHI XIANG WAN HE
Shenzhen
Location
Matrix Design
Firm
Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Night of City
Photos by Li Xuefeng
Hangzhou
Location
JFR Studio
Firm
Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Wushang Dream Mall International Cinema
Photos by
Wuhan, China
Location
One Plus Partnership (Hong Kong) Limited
Firm
Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Taikang Dental Wuhan
Photos by
Wuhan
Location
WIT Design & Research
Firm
Healthcare (hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical facilities)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Diaoyutai Qingdao
Photos by Owen Raggett
Qingdao
Location
Studio Munge
Firm
Hotels (must include at least one (1) guest room image)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Public Library
Photos by
Shenzhen
Location
LIA INTERIOR DESIGN
Firm
Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
China Huashang Financial Center
Photos by Zhang Qilin
Chengdu
Location
CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd.
Firm
Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Xi 'an Clubhouse
Photos by SHI XIANG WAN HE
Xi'an
Location
Matrix Design
Firm
Restaurants, Lounges, and Bars
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Fiamma
Photos by Owen Raggett
Qingdao
Location
Studio Munge
Firm
Restaurants, Lounges, and Bars
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Nanjing Flamme Flamme Shop
Photos by
Nanjing
Location
One Plus Partnership (Hong Kong) Limited
Firm
Retail (stores, boutiques)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Novo Land Sales Gallery Phase 2
Photos by
Hong Kong
Location
One Plus Partnership (Hong Kong) Limited
Firm
Sales Centers & Show Flats
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Rongcheng Bay
Photos by SHI XIANG WAN HE
Guangzhou
Location
Matrix Design
Firm
Sales Centers & Show Flats
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Yoma Space
Photos by INSPACE, STUDIO Q
Guangzhou
Location
LSD Interior Design
Firm
Spas, Fitness Centers, & Gymnasiums
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Competition Guidelines
Guidelines
Submission Requirements

All submissions must be completed electronically. No hard copy submissions will be accepted. To enter a project into this competition, you will need to prepare and submit the following:

Written Component
  • Your firm's contact information including name, address, phone number, and email
  • Your design project's information including name and location
  • Project description: a brief project summary (50-word maximum)
  • Challenge statement: a description of your design challenge (250-word maximum)
  • Solution statement: a description of specific solutions to project challenges (250-word maximum)
Images

Please submit color images of your completed project, in JPG or JPEG format with a maximum file size of 2MB. You may submit captions to your images, not to exceed 50 words. Take note of the following additional guidelines:

  • Submit 7-10 color images total
    • only one (1) exterior image is permitted
    • Use numbers to name your image files, in order of uploads (01, 02, 03, etc).
  • Submit a minimum of one (1) floorplan
    • A maximum of three (3) floorplans are allowed
    • Please use the following format for floor plans: "floorplan1, floorplan2, floorplan3"
  • No composite images allowed - only one photograph per image upload
  • Do not reference or include your design/architectural firm name/logo in the images
  • Images may be edited to improve contrast ratio, color balance, and composition through cropping only.
  • Images may not be edited to add, remove, or alter any aspect or element of the project including its context. Images should represent the project as it exists in the built environment.
  • Conceptual renderings will not be accepted
Categories

Projects must be submitted in one of the categories below. Categories may be renamed, consolidated, or eliminated (and projects reclassified) at the discretion of IIDA and/or the jurors.

Corporate Space - Large (1,000 square meters and above)

Corporate Space - Small (under 1,000 square meters)
Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
Healthcare (hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical facilities)
Hotels (must include at least one (1) guest room image)
Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
Residences - Large (95 square meters and above)
Residences - Small (under 95 square meters)
Restaurants, Lounges, and Bars
Retail (stores, boutiques)
Sales Centers and Show Flats
Showrooms and Exhibition Spaces
Spas, Fitness Centers, and Gymnasiums

Judging

The winning design projects will be selected by a jury of design professionals. Submissions are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the project challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design. The jury reserves the right not to select a winner from the entries submitted. A maximum of two winners in each category will be selected. It is at the jurors' discretion to not select a winner in each category. A "Best of Competition" winner will be selected from the category winners.

Prize

Winners will be celebrated with an awards ceremony in February of 2024 in Paris, France! Winners will be honored and awarded during the scheduled ceremony, featured on IIDA.org and across IIDA’s social media platforms, receive official digital assets, including competition winner logos for self-promotion, and coverage in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

For questions or more information, contact Veronica Whitaker at vwhitaker@iida.org

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