2018 AZ Awards Submissions Now Open

The Eighth Annual AZ Awards Is Now Open for Submissions

The annual AZ Awards is open for submissions. Now in its eighth edition, the AZ Awards is a unique opportunity for practitioners in the design and architecture community and their client to receive the international exposure and acknowledgement that their exceptional work deserves.

Since its debut in 2011 by Toronto-based AZURE, the AZ Awards has grown in size, scope and momentum to be one of the most recognized award programs internationally, acknowledged for its influence and significance within the global design and architecture sphere.

Presented by Keilhauer, the eighth edition of the AZ Awards promises to attract entries from some of the most forward-thinking firms from all corners of the globe. The 2017 program received projects from over 800 architects, landscape architects, product designers, interior designers, students and manufacturers from 41 countries. From that outstanding number, the international jury of experts selected 70 finalists, chosen for their innovative design, impressive environmental or social benefits, or for simply evoking delight.

The 2018 AZ Awards welcomes submissions until February 20, 2018 . A jury of internationally renowned practitioners in the areas of product design, architecture, landscape architecture and interiors will convene in Toronto shortly thereafter to evaluate the entries. Past jurors have included Nader Tehrani, Nina-Marie Lister, Chris Wilkinson, Philippe Malouin, Anna Simone, Craig Dykers  and Brigitte Shim . We will be revealing the 2018 AZ Awards jury soon.

The winners will be revealed at the AZ Awards Gala in Toronto on June 22, 2018. The gala has become the  event of the season, an exciting evening to see and be seen with members of the industry’s elite. Every year, close to 500 top architects, designers and industry-related professionals come together to meet, mingle and celebrate the finalists and winners. Past finalists have travelled from as far away as South Korea, Austria, Brazil and Japan to join the festivities.

The exposure and international recognition that winners and finalists receive through the AZ Awards include being published in Azure ’s annual AZ Awards Issue, featured on Azure ’s online and social media channels, and on the communication platforms of the

Azure and its partners – Keilhauer, Cosentino, Flos, George Brown School of Design, Urban Capital and Alpi – encourage design and architecture professionals, students and manufacturers to submit their work to the AZ Awards for an opportunity to step into the global spotlight, elevate their profile, and raise public awareness for their firm and their clients.

2018 AZ AWARDS Key Dates

JANUARY 2: Call for entries
FEBRUARY 1: Early Bird Deadline
FEBRUARY 20: Deadline for entries
APRIL: Finalists notified
APRIL 5 - MAY 4: People’s Choice voting
JUNE 22: AZ Awards Gala in Toronto
JUNE: AZ Awards Annual Issue on newsstands

For more information: awards.azuremagazine.com

New York Photo Competition 2008

A new international, annual competition launched during the New York Photo Festival, the New York Photo Awards, will honor talented photographers from all over the world whose exceptional work "breaks new grounds visually, intellectually and aesthetically". Submissions will be accepted starting February 1, 2008 through April 14, 2008. The Awards will be announced in May during the inaugural edition of the festival. The New York Photo Awards ceremony is scheduled for the evening of Friday, May 16th 2008. All of the works of the Award Winners and Honorable Mentions will be presented on the big screen before a packed audience of industry luminaries. Sixteen major awards will be publicly presented to the Award Winners, and thirty-two artists will receive Honorable Mention certificates. All Award Winners and Honorable Mentions will enjoy visibility for their work. In addition to the New York Photo Awards ceremony, their work will be showcased on the New York Photo Awards and New York Photo Festival websites, and published in leading photo magazines. These artists are also automatically eligible for inclusion in a New York Photo Awards Annual by powerHouse Books. The Annual will be published in November 2008.

Submissions - Only works produced or published between December 1st, 2006 and January 31st, 2008 are eligible for submission. Please visit newyorkphotoawards.com for more information on how to submit.

Jury - The Chairwoman of the jury is Elisabeth Biondi (The New Yorker). The jury will include: Bill Hunt (Hasted HuntGallery), Jody Quon (New York Magazine), Benjamin Trigano (M + B Gallery), and Charlie Melcher (Melcher Media) from the New York Photo Festival Advisory Board, photographer Lauren Greenfield, Tim Barber (of tinyvices.com, and New York Photo Festival curator), and the festival's Founders and Co-chairmen: Frank Evers of VII Photo Agency and Daniel Power of powerHouse Books. A separate set of jurors from the multimedia industry will judge submissions in the Multimedia category, including the SnorriBros (famed Sprint commercial directors), Bjarke Myrthu (Magnum In Motion), Meredith Birkett (MSNBC) and Greg Clayman (MTV), as well as Lauren Greenfield, Frank Evers, and Daniel Power.

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