The final countdown is on, with less than 24 hours left until late entries are no longer accepted for Dezeen Awards 2025!
Our 49 categories include five sustainability categories, which recognise game-changing buildings, interiors and products that are kinder to the planet, such as these past shortlisted projects, including a retail store featuring seaweed biotextile panels and mycelium plinths and a hand-woven bamboo canopy.
Whether you’re entering for the first time or submitting your project into one of these categories as an additional entry, start your entry by logging in or creating an account before it’s too late!
The late entry period for Dezeen Awards 2025 ends tomorrow, 5 June at 23:59 London time, and there will be no extensions to the deadline. Read on to see five categories you could enter, spotlighting projects from the Dezeen Awards archives.
Snøhetta clad these offices and apartments in pine. Photo by Lars Petter Pettersen
Sustainable building
Embracing environmentally friendly construction techniques, materials, and energy sources is becoming increasingly important in new-build projects, with many architects, engineers and contractors keen to reduce their planetary impact.
A house made from salvaged lumber by Canadian practice Measured Architecture and an angular office building with pine-clad facade by Snøhetta (pictured) are standout examples for this category.
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MVRD retrofitted a former 1990s building into a bright yellow workplace. Photo by Schnepp Renou
Sustainable renovation
For many architects, repurposing and reviving a building’s existing materials is an efficient approach to minimising waste while retaining the integrity of the original structure.
To inspire your entries, check out these renovated buildings, including this abandoned brewery in China turned performance hub, which incorporates reclaimed brick and weathered steel by Lichao Architecture Design Studio and a bright yellow workplace adapted from a 1990s office building by MVRDV (Pictured)..
Seaweed biotextile panels and mycelium plinths feature in this retail store. Photo by Anna Batchelor
Sustainable interior
Natural materials such as recycled cork, salvaged wood, bamboo, rammed earth and organic stone can be easily incorporated into commercial or residential interiors to add character and create a sense of connection to nature.
A boutique shop coated in paper pulp by London’s Mooradian Studio, an Aesop store arranged with 19th-century building fragments by Spanish studio Mesura, and offices featuring repurposed materials by Swedish architecture firm Tengbom are leading examples of the type of interiors that could be entered.
The Ibuju collection aims to spotlight the significance of sustainable design. Photo courtesy of Fango
Sustainable design
Any consumer or building products designed with sustainability in mind, such as this collection of furniture made from natural Amazonian fibres and a textile made from waste aloe vera leaves, can be entered into this category, which spotlights products that deliver carbon reduction or improved climate resilience through circular principles.
Other examples include these custom-made bricks that combine compressed earth with waste tea leaves by Japanese studio Kooo Architects, and a modular wind turbine system for buildings, campuses or roadsides by designer Joe Doucet.
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These tiles are made from corn cobs. Photo courtesy of Circular Matters
Material innovation
From flaxwood tiles to seaweed, coffee and mycelium biotextiles, designers continue to experiment with plant-based and biodegradable alternatives to replace high-emission building materials. We’re searching for exceptional innovations that could shape the future of material applications spanning construction, interiors and design.
Examples include Ame textile, a recycled polyester textile by Kvadrat and an interior cladding textile formed from corn cobs by materials companies Circular Matters and StoneCycling.
Time is running out!
Don’t miss out and submit your projects by the deadline on 5 June at 23:59 London time. This is your final chance to have your work celebrated and recognised globally.
To start your entries, you’ll need to log in or create an account via our new entry platform, Evessio, select whether you are a large or small studio, answer five easy questions and upload 10 high-quality images. Finally, once all the required fields are complete, click submit.
Studios can enter for £250 per category entry for individuals and companies with 10 employees or fewer, and £500 per category entry for companies with more than 10 employees.
Need help with your entry?
If you have any questions or if you’re having trouble submitting your entry, please reach out to our awards team at awards@dezeen.com.
Dezeen Awards 2025 in partnership with Bentley
Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The eighth edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley’s architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.
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