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.

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.

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.

The list of DEAwards winners for 2024 can be found at the following URL

https://gallery.designeducates.com/

Gallery U/a - Satoshi Okada architects

Gallery U/a - facade photo by Satoshi Shigeta

Konzertsaal Haus Marteau - PETER HAIMERL . ARCHITEKTUR
Busajo Campus - Studio Benaim

Edward Beierle/Peter Haimerl . Architektur

Pietro Savorelli

Sluishuis - Barcode Architects
Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library - HCCH Studio

Ossip van Duivenbode

Qingyan Zhu

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

HOUSING ESTATE GAME, card game, board game - URBANMODEL research group

Tomasz Bradecki (urbanmodel.org)

ESCORT- Mobility solution for solo hospital patient - Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Collective Parts - Beta Realities

(C) Beta Realities, Morean

O-oyster - DONU

Sin-Yu Lin

TREE SEEK - Material Topology Research Lab, Technion

Material Topology Research Lab, Technion

Visualizing the Invisible - Harvard University

Chang Wu

FOSSIBILITIES - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia & Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

Marta Flisykowska

CreAct - Blanka Burgundi

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.

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

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.