2025 IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards
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Closed
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Winners Announced
Winners
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Project Title
Diageo Gurgaon Workplace
Photos by Shubham Sharma-
Location
Gurgaon, India
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Firm
Moser Associates
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Category
Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
The Portico Lounge
Photos by Finbarr Fallon, Courtesy of DP Design-
Location
Singapore
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Firm
DP Design
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Category
Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Deqin Meri Poodom Hotel
Photos by Sensory Design Wang Ting-
Location
Deqin, China
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Firm
W.DESIGN
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Category
Hotels
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Dunhuang Ganman Wanda Vista
Photos by Wanda Hotel Design Institute-
Location
Dunhuang, China
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Firm
Wanda Hotel Design Institute
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Category
Hotels
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
ICON PLACE SHIBAKOEN
Photos by Nacása & Partners Inc.-
Location
Tokyo
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Firm
Gensler and Associates / International, Ltd.
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Category
Public Spaces and Commercial Lobbies
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
LG Corporation Headquarters
Photos by ©Namsun Lee-
Location
Seoul
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Firm
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Junglim Architecture Co., Ltd.
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Category
Public Spaces and Commercial Lobbies
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Mountain-Sea Chronicles
Photos by ICY © ICYWORKS-
Location
Yantai, China
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Firm
FUNUN LAB
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Category
Restaurants, Lounges, and Bars
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Wanbo District Urban Exhibition Hall Renovation Design
Photos by Wang Zigeng and Zhang Chao-
Location
Guangzhou
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Firm
PILLS
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Category
Sales Centers and Show Flats
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Shop 5
Photos by CL3 Architects Limited-
Location
Hong Kong
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Firm
CL3 Architects Limited
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Category
Showrooms and Exhibition Spaces
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Snow Park
Photos by KLID(Kris Lin International Design)-
Location
Shenzhen, China
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Firm
KLID(Kris Lin International Design)
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Category
Showrooms and Exhibition Spaces
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
Jury
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Alda Ly
Founder and Principal, ALA Studio
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Brett Shwery, FIIDA
Global Director, Principal and Senior Vice President, HKS
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Suzette Subance Ferrier, IIDA
Managing Executive, TPG Architecture
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
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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:
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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.
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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 Paris, France, in February of 2026! 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. The Winners’ Celebration will also reveal the 2025 Best of Competition!
For questions or more information, contact IIDA Design Competitions Manager at competitions@iida.org