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The Design Educates Awards (DEAwards) recognize, showcase, and promote globally the best educational ideas and implementations of architecture and design.

16/06/2026

🏆 We are honored to welcome David Basulto, Founder of ArchDaily, as a member of the Design Educates Awards 2026 Jury, bringing his global perspective on architecture, innovation, and the transformative power of design to this year’s evaluation process.

14/06/2026

Design Educates Awards 2026 is now open! Let’s revisit some of the outstanding projects recognized in previous editions.

Special Recognition in Architectural Design 2025

CYCL

Company name: YU Momoeda Architects
Location: Yamanakako Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Team: The design team was a collaboration between various professionals, including architects, structural engineers, facility engineers, landscape designers, lighting designers, and design directors.

his sauna facility, planned for Yamanakako Village in Yamanashi Prefecture, is located within a national park, requiring approval from Japan’s Ministry of the Environment. The approval process imposed three key restrictions under the Natural Parks Law: a rectangular plan, a traditional roof form, and a limit on glazing to less than half the wall area. Despite these external constraints, the project sought to create an architecture deeply rooted in the local landscape and cultural history. Inspired by the “Kasa Cloud” — a unique weather phenomenon seen over Mt. Fuji, historically used to predict weather — the design translates this natural occurrence into a floating roof that evokes a mountain rising from the earth. The building consists of two layers designed to transition the user’s mental state from focused introspection to open liberation. The first floor, enclosed by walls, is a calm, meditative space that houses the main sauna functions. A tilted «»mountain-like»» structure supports the roof and creates vertical openings above each room.

Photo credits: YASHIRO PHOTO OFFICE

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08/06/2026

Design Educates Awards 2026 is now open! Let’s revisit some of the outstanding projects recognized in previous editions.

Special Recognition in Architectural Design 2025

PDX Airport Main Terminal – A Walk in The Oregon Forest

Company name: PLACE
Location: Portland, OR, United States
Team: PLACE (Landscape Architecture) ZGF Architects (Architecture) Wood Architecture CISTUS Hoffman Skanska KPFF ARUP PAE

Beneath the vast sky of the Pacific Northwest, where forests stretch to meet the mountains and rivers carve their ancient paths, a new landmark emerges - one that is both a gateway and a homecoming. A canopy of 70 majestic trees stands as a sentinel of calm, their branches reaching skyward beneath a breathtaking, latticed mass-timber roof. Over 5,000 cascading plants - amidst black walnut, olive, and ficus - weave throughout the terminal, softening edges, purifying air, and blurring the boundary between indoors and Oregon’s great outdoors. Here, light dances between leaves, and the scent of earth and timber lingers.

Photo credits: Ema Peter Photography, Morgan Bell

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06/06/2026

🏆 We are honored to welcome Prof. Barbara Holzer, architect, lecturer, and Co-Founder of Holzer Kobler Architekturen, as a member of the Design Educates Awards 2026 Jury, bringing her expertise in architecture, exhibition design, and cultural spaces to this year’s evaluation process.

03/06/2026

Design Educates Awards 2026 is now open! Let’s revisit some of the outstanding projects recognized in previous editions.

Special Recognition in Architectural Design 2025

Kore

Company name: Aalto University
Location: Finland
Team: Instructors: Pekka Heikkinen, Laura Zubillaga, Philip Tidwell and Mauri Konttila. Developed by students of the Wood Program 2020-2021 Full Cresits: https://korewoodprogram.com/

KORE is a 24m² demountable and transportable wooden house, designed and built by fifteen students of the Aalto University Wood Program. Conceived to use space as efficiently as possible, the compact structure organizes all living functions around a central core—“kore” in Finnish—containing key amenities for cooking, washing, storage, and utilities. Sliding doors and a pull-out birch ladder reveal and conceal the core’s functions, offering spatial flexibility and privacy. A lofted sleeping area sits above, accessed via the ladder. The surrounding living, dining, and working spaces maintain a strong visual and spatial connection to the outdoors through large openings and a striking triple-glazed skylight.

Photo credits: Kimmo Räisänen

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31/05/2026

🏆 We are honored to welcome Pritzker Prize Laureate Prof. Toyo Ito as a member of the Design Educates Awards 2026 Jury, bringing his visionary perspective to this year’s selection of meaningful architecture and design.

28/05/2026

Design Educates Awards 2026 are looking for projects that go beyond aesthetics.

We invite architects, designers, studios, and emerging creatives from around the world to submit works that create meaningful impact for people, society, and the environment.

We welcome:
- Architecture projects of every scale
- from small shelters and exhibition installations to residential, public, and urban solutions
- Realized works and conceptual proposals
- Products, designs, and ideas within the special category “Design for Impact”

At DEAwards, we believe great design should not only look beautiful - it should communicate value, inspire change, and contribute to a better future.

Projects completed within the last 5 years are eligible.

🔗 Submit your work designeducates.com

25/05/2026

🌍Meet the Jury of the Design Educates Awards 2026

We are honored to welcome an outstanding international jury of architects, designers, innovators, and educators who continue to redefine the boundaries of architecture and design.

This year’s jury includes:
Toyo Ito, Carlo Ratti, Francine Houben, David Basulto, Barbara Holzer, Doriana Fuksas, Rainer Mahlamäki, Dang Qun (MAD), Oskar Zięta, Martin Reuter, Thomas Schroepfer, Dr. Peter Kuczia and more.

Their diverse perspectives and expertise help us recognize projects that go beyond aesthetics and create meaningful impact for people, society, and the environment.

Submit your project and become part of the 8th edition of the Design Educates Awards.

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21/05/2026

🏆 Design Educates Awards 2026 are now open!

Join the 8th edition of the Design Educates Awards - celebrating meaningful architecture and design that go beyond aesthetics and create a positive impact on people, society, and the environment.

We are looking for:
• Architecture projects of every scale
• Design for Impact
• Realized works and conceptual proposals

This year’s jury brings together some of the world’s leading architects, designers, innovators, and educators, including:
Toyo Ito, Barbara Holzer, Rainer Mahlamäki, Doriana Fuksas, Carlo Ratti, Francine Houben, David Basulto, Dang Qun (MAD), Oskar Zięta, Martin Reuter, and many more.

Whether you are an emerging designer or an established practice - we invite you to share projects that demonstrate meaningful value and inspire change through design.

Submit your work and become part of a global platform for impactful ideas.

🔗 More information & submissions: designeducates.com

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