Design that Educates Awards 2019

DESIGN THAT EDUCATES AWARDS 2019  

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 prov ides an important (yet not fully explored) opportunity for a dialog between the user and the designer. The result—a new type of learning env ironment—prov ides 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.  designeducates.com   

JURY 

• Maria Aiolova (designer, educator, leader of  Arup University , cofounder of  Terreform ONE )  
• Prof. Shingo Ando (designer, educator, professor at  Kyoto Arts and Crafts University )  
• David Basulto (founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of  ArchDaily )  
• Dominic Harris (architect, artist, founder and creative director of  Cinimod Studio )  
• Matthias Hollwich (architect, AIA, principal at  HWKN , cofounder of  Architizer.com )  
• Prof. Barbara Holzer (architect, lecturer, cofounder of  Holzer Kobler Architekturen )  
• Mikiya Kobayashi (furniture and product designer, founder of  Mikiya Kobayashi Inc. )  
• Dr. Peter Kuczia (architect, founder of  Kuczia Architects , initiator of the Design that Educates Awards)  
• Prof. Carlo Ratti (architect, founding partner at  Carlo Ratti Associati , director at  MIT Senseable City Lab )  
• Amandus Samsøe Sattler (architect, founding partner at  Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten )  
• Sarang Sheth (industrial designer, content writer and editor-in-chief at  YankoDesign.com )  
• Prof. Tobias Wallisser (architect, cofounder of  LAVA Laboratory for Visionary Architecture )  

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.

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  

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)  

Exhibition & Award Ceremony   

The projects of the winners and laureates of honorable mentions will be exhibited during the Design Forum on the Solarlux campus in Germany in 2019. The authors will be inv ited to present their designs during the ceremony.    

Press packages   

Finalists and winners will be presented on the website of the awards. The organizer will send out the press release to partners, media partners, and media sponsors after the announcement of the results 

CEREMONY 

The Award Ceremony will take place on the Solarlux campus in Germany (Melle, Lower Saxony, Germany) on March 28–29, 2019. The ceremony will be hosted by Solarlux GmbH (strategic partner of the awards) and will consist of an exhibition of the results, lectures by selected members of the jury, laureates’ presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities. Participation is free of charge (registration is required).  

JOIN  

The awards are a multidisciplinary call for ideas and implementations in the categories of (1) architectural design, (2) product design, and (3) universal design. Deliberation about the entries will consist of two phases: (1) selection of the finalists and (2) selection of winners and laureates of honorable mentions. Entries will be evaluated based on the following criteria: feasible, verifiable, v isionary, original, and comprehensive. The theme of the awards has been inspired by the research called ‘Educating Buildings’ (‘Bildende Bauten’) by Dr. Peter Kuczia. The submitted ideas should refer to the competition theme and underline the educational potential of design. 

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 

ORGANIZER  

The host of the awards is  Laka Foundation , a registered nonprofit and nongovernmental organization that operates through statutory charitable activities. 
Contact the organizer at  [email protected] . 
Official website of the Design that Educates Awards: www.designeducates.com
The strategic partner of the awards is Solarlux GmbH: a German manufacturer of bi-folding glass doors, winter gardens, and façade solutions.  www.solarlux.com