CATEGORIES / REQUIREMENTS

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design

This discipline focuses on design specializations such as building design, landscape architecture and design, interior design, service design, certain areas of public art and more.

ELIGIBILITY: January 1, 2022 - March 3, 2023

ARCHITECTURE / INTERIOR / ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ELIGIBILITY: January 1, 2021 - March 3, 2023

INFORMATION: Project information is required on all entries. A detailed project description of 300 words or less is not required, but is highly recommended.

MEDIA: Each category accepts specific media types. Judging and Supporting media can be attached to your entry after your category is selected.

Judging Media: The primary material and content that the jury will be judging
Supporting Media: Secondary material and content that the jury may choose to review at their discretion
Reference Media: These images will be used for reference but will not be judged.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Architecture

AIE-101: Architecture - Bridges / Infrastructure

A single (1) project featuring new utilitarian models for public facilities including bridges, tunnels, waste disposal, water management etc.

AIE-102: Architecture - Commercial Building

A single (1) project featuring design of restaurants, shopping centers, convenience stores, warehouses, factories, etc.

AIE-103: Architecture - Conceptual / Unbuilt

A single (1) project featuring design of client-approved, unbuilt projects. Includes installations, buildings, interiors and exteriors, exhibitions and installations.

AIE-104: Architecture - Education / Institutional Design

A single (1) project featuring design of schools, libraries, museums, hospitals, nonprofit and governmental buildings.

AIE-105: Architecture - Health / Medical Centers

A single (1) project featuring design of health and medical spaces including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers etc.

AIE-106: Architecture - High Rise / Skyscrapers

A single (1) project featuring design of a building with more than 25 floors.

AIE-107: Architecture - Mixed Use

A single (1) building featuring a combination of one or more categories, such as residential and commercial or cultural and commercial or a mixture.

AIE-108: Architecture - Museums / Cultural Centers

A single (1) project featuring design of galleries, museums, libraries, foundations, landmark & symbolic structures etc.

AIE-109: Architecture - Religious Centers

A single (1) project featuring design of churches and places of worship.

AIE-110: Architecture - Residential Building

A single (1) project featuring design of private and multi family homes, apartment buildings, residential amenities design including building lobby, recreational zones including athletic facilities, pools, spa, lounge, banquets etc.

AIE-111: Architecture - Restoration / Renovation

A single (1) project featuring thoughtful renovation or adaptive re-use of a pre-existing structure.

AIE-112: Architecture - Sport / Recreation

A single (1) project featuring design of stadiums, sports complexes, wellness centers, etc.

AIE-113: Architecture - Transportation Hubs

A single (1) project featuring design of transit hubs including airports, train stations, bus stations etc.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Craft

AIE-114: Craft - Use of Color

Creativity in the use of colors for a single (1) built environment.

AIE-115: Craft - Use of Materials

Creativity in the use of materials for a single (1) built environment.

AIE-116: Craft - Use of Technology

Creativity in the use of data / technology for a single (1) built environment.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Exhibtion Design

AIE-117: Exhibtion Design - Musuem Exhibition

Design of a single (1) physical space to convey a story, theme or topic.

AIE-118: Exhibtion Design - Trade Show Exhibition

A single (1) project featuring design of a trade show exhibit.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Innovation

AIE-119: Innovation

Spatial design that pushes creative boundaries within a single (1) project.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Interior Design

AIE-120: Interior Design - Hotel Design

A single (1) project featuring design of interiors. Includes the design of event spaces, guest rooms, lobbies, lounges, etc.

AIE-121: Interior Design - Residential Interiors

A single (1) project featuring design of a residential interior.

AIE-122: Interior Design - Retail / Restaurant Interiors

Interior design of single (1) restaurant or retail store.

AIE-123: Interior Design - Work / Public / Community Spaces

Interior design of a single (1) workplace or public building.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Landscape Design

AIE-124: Landscape Design

A single (1) project featuring design of built and natural environments including parks, plazas, campuses, residences, public open spaces, promenades, pop-ups, etc.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Lighting Design

AIE-125: Lighting Design

A single (1) project featuring interior or exterior lighting design for residences, restaurants, museums, offices, retail, entertainment, etc.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Public Art

AIE-126: Public Art - Installation Design

A single (1) project featuring design of site-specific, temporary or permanent work. Installations may be immersive or interactive, informative, structural, etc.

AIE-127: Public Art - Mural

A single (1) or series (2-10) of large-scale design applied to a permanent surface. May include indoor or outdoor murals.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Set / Stage Design

AIE-128: Set / Stage Design

A single (1) project featuring design of sets and stages for film and video, theater, concerts, events, etc.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Sustainability / Environmentally Conscious Design

AIE-129: Craft - Sustainability / Environmentally Conscious Design

Creativity in the use of environmentally sustainable design features for a single (1) built environment.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Urban Planning

AIE-130: Urban Planning

A single (1) project featuring innovative design responsive of current urban challenges including pollution, information technology and socialization.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Wayfinding Systems

AIE-131: Wayfinding Systems

A single (1) informational system that guides people through a physical environment.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Window Display / Merchandising

AIE-132: Window Display / Merchandising

A single (1) or series (2-10) of themed and seasonal windows, retail installations, building wrappings, projections, window decals or visual merchandising.

Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Design for Good

DFG-103: Design for Good - Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design

A single (1) spatial design project that encourages positive societal or political change.