AZURE Magazine’s international awards program is open for submissions. Now in its fourth year, the AZ Awards is already regarded as an important distinction for emerging and established firms. Like the magazine itself, the awards are multi-disciplinary, recognizing the interconnectedness of architecture, landscape, interiors and product design. Assisted by the editors of AZURE, a panel of international experts drawn from each of the disciplines meets together to review the submissions and choose the winners. The 2014 AZ Awards program is open to work completed before December 31, 2013.

Important Dates

Submissions open Thursday, January 2, 2014
Deadline for submissions Friday, February 21, 2014
Finalists will be notified in April 2014
People’s Choice voting takes place in April 2014
Winners will be featured in the AZ Awards annual on newsstands in June 2014

Eligibility

Designers and design firms from all disciplines 
Architects, landscape architects and architectural firms 
Post-secondary students enrolled in design and architecture programs in 2013 
Clients and manufacturers 
Projects must be completed by December 31, 2013
Products must be prototyped or in production 
Concepts must have been developed or presented for the first time in 2013

Judging Criteria

Is the design contemporary, visually and intellectually stimulating, 
forward looking, socially relevant and technically innovative? 
Does the design have a beneficial social and ecological impact? 
i.e., is the design sustainable, socially responsible, environmentally 
friendly; does it possess a long life span, contain recycled 
materials, can it be recycled?
Does the design have the ability to uplift spirits, generate 
curiosity or simply delight?

A+ AWARD 
Student Work – any industrial design product, architectural structure, interior space or unbuilt/unrealized concept developed by a student enrolled in a post-secondary design or architecture program in 2013.Winners will receive a $5000 cash prize sponsored by TD Bank Group.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 
All finalists are eligible to receive the People’s Choice Award,decided by the general public. Voting will take place during the month of April 2014, on azuremagazine.com.

FEES
$150 per entry
$30 for A+ student award submissions

Each entry includes a 1-year digital subscription to AZURE Magazine valued at $25.95 CAD.

CATEGORIES

DESIGN 
Furniture – residential furniture, office and contract furniture, garden furniture 
Furniture systems – office systems, kitchen and bath furniture systems, storage systems 
Lighting – indoor and outdoor fixtures, lighting systems, lighting installations 
Interior products – wall and floor coverings, housewares, fixtures and fittings, textiles, window coverings, appliances, flooring 

ARCHITECTURE 
Residential buildings – single-family, multi-unit, new builds, renovations and additions
Commercial and institutional buildings – over 1,000 square metres/under 1,000 square metres 
Landscapes – public and private landscapes 
Temporary and demonstration – installations, exhibit designs, presentation centres/model suites, theatre sets and displays 

INTERIORS 
Residential Interiors 
Commercial and Institutional Interiors 

CONCEPTS 
Unbuilt Competition Entries – Projects previously entered for competition
Concepts and Prototypes – Other concepts and/or prototypes not previously entered for competition

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