Design with potential in the educational sector
The Design Educates Awards (DEAwards) 2024 has announced its winners, honoring projects that blend design excellence with educational value. This prestigious award recognizes works that address complex social and environmental contexts, aiming to create lasting impacts on both users and the environment. NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) proudly supports the Design Educates Awards 2023 as a media partner.
Award Overview
In 2024, the awards attracted entries from 50 countries, featuring a substantial array of architectural projects along with growing interest from designers of products, installations, and services. The awards spotlight projects that subtly yet profoundly educate and inspire meaningful change.
Categories and Jury
This year, the distinguished jury for the awards included prominent figures from the design and architecture fields. Among them were Prof. Toyo Itō, Prof. Benedetta Tagliabue, Prof. Fuensanta Nieto, Prof. Rainer Mahlamäki, Prof. Kerstin Thompson, Prof. Thomas Schroepfer, Prof. Barbara Holzer, Julie Payette, David Basulto, Prof. Masayo Ave, Aidin Ardjomandi, Zhang Ke, Myeong-kyu, and Dr. Peter Kuczia. These esteemed judges meticulously evaluated submissions across categories such as architectural design, product design, and universal design. In addition to the general evaluation process, the highest-scoring student project received the Emerging Designers label, and Solarlux representatives selected the Solarlux Choice laureates.
List of award winners
The list of DEAwards winners for 2024 can be found at the following URL
https://gallery.designeducates.com/
Architectural Design Category
Winner of the Year
Gallery U/a - Satoshi Okada architects
Gallery U/a - facade photo by Satoshi Shigeta
Gold Prize
Konzertsaal Haus Marteau - PETER HAIMERL . ARCHITEKTUR
Busajo Campus - Studio Benaim
Edward Beierle/Peter Haimerl . Architektur
Pietro Savorelli
Silver Prize
Sluishuis - Barcode Architects
Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library - HCCH Studio
Ossip van Duivenbode
Qingyan Zhu
Bronze Prize
Kloboucká lesní Headquarters - Mjölk s. r. o.
La Cité - TAA (Taillandier Architectes Associés)
Rapunzel Welt - haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050
Lastu, STEP Professional Training Center - OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture
Lam Son Community House - 1+1>2 International Construction Architecture JSC
Essential Homes Research Project - Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation
Chiara Becattini
BoysPlayNice
Roland Halbe
Markus Guhl
Photo by Hannu Rytky
1+1>2 Architects
Product Design Category
Winner of the Year
HOUSING ESTATE GAME, card game, board game - URBANMODEL research group
Tomasz Bradecki (urbanmodel.org)
Gold Prize
ESCORT- Mobility solution for solo hospital patient - Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Silver Prize
Collective Parts - Beta Realities
(C) Beta Realities, Morean
Bronze Prize
O-oyster - DONU
Sin-Yu Lin
Universal Design Category
Winner of the Year
TREE SEEK - Material Topology Research Lab, Technion
Material Topology Research Lab, Technion
Gold Prize
Visualizing the Invisible - Harvard University
Chang Wu
Silver Prize
FOSSIBILITIES - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia & Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Marta Flisykowska
Bronze Prize
CreAct - Blanka Burgundi
Ceremony
The awards ceremony and Architecture in Foyer Conference will take place on September 19-20, 2024, at the Solarlux Campus in Germany (Melle, Lower Saxony). Hosted by Solarlux GmbH, the event will feature an exhibition of winning projects, lectures by distinguished designers, presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities. Participation is free with required registration. More details.
Benefits
Winners can exhibit their projects at the Solarlux Campus, gaining exposure to leading architects and designers. They will also be featured in an annual book that includes reflections from judges and mentors. Additionally, winners receive a lifetime title, label, certificate, and a gift certificate from v2com newswire
About the Design Educates Awards
The Design Educates Awards are organized by the Laka Foundation, a nonprofit and nongovernmental organization. The awards' theme draws inspiration from the research "Educating Buildings" (Bildende Bauten) by Dr. Peter Kuczia. The success of the awards is made possible through strategic partnerships with Solarlux, the Architektur im Foyer conference, and Laka Perspectives. Media sponsors for the 2023 edition included ArchDaily and designboom, while media partners encompassed the World Architecture Community, Architonic, TOPYS, world-architects.com, and ADF. Additionally, the awards benefited from a Newswire Partnership with v2com.