Key Dates and Entry Process

Entries

Entries Open – Tuesday 20^th January 2026

Entries ‘EARLYBIRD2026’ 20% discount – Tuesday 20^th January to Friday 6^th March 2026

Entries Close – Wednesday 29^th April 2026

Entry Fees:

Community Impact Category – cost is $84 including GST

All other award categories – Cost is $169 including GST

Live Presentations

Finalists announced – From Thursday 7^th May 2026

Live presentations streamed on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st May 2026.

Please note that to be a finalist you must be PRESENT IN PERSON at the live judging event to present your submission.

Awards Night

Category Winners and Supreme Award are revealed on the Awards Night. All Finalists should be present to celebrate.

Thursday 2^nd July 2026 6:30pm – 10:30pm

Information Requested

Please click on the below links to view the content requested to submit your entry (note that these are just examples of the information requested, please go to the Enter page to submit your actual entry):

• for the Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare and Wellness, Education, Workplace, Civic, Residential, Residential Kitchen categories
• for the Emerging Design Professional category

Criteria

• Any New Zealand-based design professional may enter, including interior designers, interior decorators, interior architects, architects, architectural designers and all other design professionals.
• Entries are encouraged from individuals, groups, partnerships and those working in larger practices.
• Projects entered need to have been completed and delivered to client between September 2024 and April 2026. Residential projects entered (residential, kitchen) need to have been completed by April 2024 to April 2026.
• Projects outside of New Zealand can be entered, although the principal design practice must be a New Zealand-based firm.
• The following categories are eligible for the Supreme Award: Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare & Wellness, Workplace, Education, Residential, Residential Kitchen and Civic.
• Projects entered can be in collaboration with overseas design partners but must be entered by the New Zealand-based practice.
• Projects must be credited to the design company that delivered the project to the client at the time of project completion.
• Projects may be entered in more than one category, where appropriate (separate submission and entry fee apply).

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