Marketing for Architects in the Age of Insularity
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Architecture & Design Awards
Every year the Architecture & Design industry is met with a long list of awards, not knowing what the deadline is, the fees to enter or even if they are worth entering. We can’t always answer the last point as that depends on your business goals but we can try to give you more information to help you make the best decision.
We’ve compiled a list of awards we encounter each year, with as much information as we can find. We’ve linked to it below where you can view our live list of awards.
Here are a selection of awards by key organisations…
Architecture Awards
1. RIBA Awards – The RIBA has been celebrating outstanding work for over 180 years. Their awards and prizes are regarded internationally as a mark of excellence, recognising the best architecture, architects, research and students.
2. EMAP Awards – emap are a large organisation with publications such as The Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review. Along with these, they host festivals such as the World Architecture Festival and INSIDE Festival.
3. Dezeen Awards – Organised by Dezeen, the world’s most popular and influential architecture and design website, Dezeen Awards is the benchmark for international design excellence and the ultimate accolade for architects and designers everywhere.
4. D&AD Awards – D&AD Awards are the most prestigious benchmark for creative excellence in design and advertising.
Design Awards
1. Design Guild Mark – The prestigious Design Guild Mark is awarded by The Furniture Makers’ Company in order to drive excellence and raise the profile of British design and innovation.
2. 3C Awards – 3C Awards is a group of design awards established to inspire and promote creative minds. The awards recognise and support talented designers.
3. design et al Awards – design et al is a design publisher with two magazines ‘design et al’ and Luxe et al. They play host to the International Design Awards for Hotels, Property, Products, Yachts and Aviation.
4. Wallpaper* Design Awards – The Wallpaper* Design Awards celebrates the design hits of the previous year, looking back on the places, products and phenomena that have lifted spirits.
