The World Architecture Community (WAC) has launched the 38th WA Awards 10 + 5 + X to evaluate innovative projects around the world. The award is now accepting submission from architects, interior designers, interior design companies and students studying architecture and interior design. The prestigious award is determined by a jury of world-renowned researchers, architects and top design leaders. ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) proudly supports the WA Award as a media partner.

Participation Fees
WA Designed Award: $ 100
WA Realized Award: $ 200
WA Student Award: Free
WA Professional Member (Annual Membership): $ 180

・WAC Professional Members may participate to the WA Designed Award or WA Realised Award categories, with a single project by cycle, free-of-charge as part of their membership benefits. They may not participate to the WA Student Award.

・WAC Academic Members may participate to the WA Student Award category, with a single project by cycle, free-of-charge.

・WAC Associate Members may participate to the WA Designed Award or WA Realised Award categories but will be subject to a fee.
・The Professional and Academic members may participate with additional projects in a given cycle, subject to a fee.
・Participation to the WA Designed Award by the WAC Academic Members will require a fee of 100 dollars per cycle and per project submission, while the WA Realised Award by the WAC Academic Members will be subject to 200 dollars per cycle and per project submission.
・WAC Associate Members may not participate to the WA Student Award.


How to Apply
Applicants can register as members of the World Architecture Community and submit the projects. Membership registration to the World Architecture Community (WAC) is free of charge.

* All submissions are limited to English.
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WA Awards is free for Students/Academic Members. Students should create an account on WAC as a Student and they should validate their accounts as Academic Member on their WAC settings. After validation, they can submit their entries in WA Student Award category with a single project per cycle for free.

Students can follow some steps to validate their accounts as Academic Member and submit their projects in the easiest way.

Evaluation Criteria
Design novelty, originality and creativity are the main criteria. With the aim of bridging the gap between theory and practice, explanations and discussions of the submitted projects are also an important part of the award.

The Review Process of "10 + 5 + X"
First, a jury consisting of members of WAC and former award winners will select 10 works from the applicants. Once the jury's work is completed, members of the World Architecture Community will select the 5 highest scoring projects. Finally, the "X" will be those projects that did not make the final selection of 10 or 5 but had "something special" that made them worthy of selection and recognition as an "X" by the WA jury.

Winners
Winners of WA Awards 10+5+X are announced approximately 10 days after the final deadline for submission. They will receive a special WA Award Winner Poster and a WA Award Certificate that will be made available to the participants a few weeks after the announcement of the winners. Winners will also be announced in an article on WAC. In addition, the results will be published on our Media Partners and in other global publications.

Deadline for the Entry
Deadline: Thursday, July 15, 2021 (23:59 GMT)

About WA Awards 10 + 5 + X
The WA Awards 10 + 5 + X is an award that has honored outstanding contemporary architecture and other projects for many years since the World Architecture Community was founded in 2006. In recent years, in response to technological developments and the growing demand for design in architecture, the award launched the "Interior Design Section" with a focus on design, and since then the award has been honoring the field of design for all interior designers and design-savvy companies around the world.