The Design that Educates Awards (DtEA) investigate the educational potential of architecture and design. The ability to communicate the implemented solutions and features is the main theme of the awards. Such an informational layer of design and architecture provides an important (yet not fully explored) opportunity for a dialog between the user and the designer.
The result—a new type of learning environment—provides a space for the exploration of both the design itself and its relation to the vaster context. Each year, the esteemed panel of judges will select the most outstanding examples. The objective of the awards is to recognize, showcase, and promote globally the best ideas and implementations of architecture and design that educate.
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Prizes
During the first phase of the jury’s deliberation, finalists will be selected from the pool of all entries. During the second phase, from the pool of finalists, the winners and laureates of honorable mention will be selected in each category. In addition to the jury’s evaluation, representatives of Solarlux (strategic partner of the awards) will select from the pool of finalists the laureates of Solarlux Choice. Source and images Courtesy of Design that Educates.
- Certificates
- Winners in the category of architectural design
- Winners in the category of product design
- Winners in the category of universal design
- Honorable mention (approximately 10 in each category)
- Finalists (from the pool of all entries; approximately 50)
- Emerging designer (additional label for students)
- Solarlux Choice
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- Financial awards
- 1500 USD: Winners in the category of architectural design
- 1500 USD: Winners in the category of product design
- 1500 USD: Winners in the category of universal design
- 500 USD: Emerging designer (additional prize for students)
Team of professionals: Early 125 USD; Regular 150 USD; Late 175 USD
Individual professional: Early 75 USD; Regular 100 USD; Late 125 USD
Team of students: Early 50 USD; Regular 75 USD; Late 100 USD
Individual student: Early 25 USD; Regular 50 USD; Late 75 USD
- Schedule
- Registration opens in October 2018
- Early registration: until November 1, 2018
- Regular registration: until January 1, 2019
- Late registration: until February 1, 2019
- Project submission deadline: February 2, 2019
- Jury deliberation: February 2019
- Announcement of winners: March 1, 2019
- Awards ceremony: March 28–29, 2019
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