{"id":63323,"date":"2020-08-10T09:27:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T13:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=63323"},"modified":"2020-08-10T09:41:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T13:41:47","slug":"afirm-awards-2020-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inside-architizer\/updates\/afirm-awards-2020-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewarding the World&#8217;s Best Firms: Register for the 1st Annual A+Firm Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Launching this Fall, Architizer is thrilled to announce a brand new, international awards program, specifically designed to spotlight the world&#8217;s best architecture and design firms and their incredible partners.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding on the A+Awards \u2014 the world&#8217;s largest architectural awards program \u2014 the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.lpages.co\/afirm-awards-2020-early-registration-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>A+Firm Awards<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will spotlight the best in the AEC industry, giving innovative companies the global recognition they deserve. It is the only program designed explicitly to reward studios of all sizes, geographies, and specializations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration is open today, and the program will open for entries on <strong>September 15th, 2020<\/strong>. Register today for key updates, important information and deadline reminders:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"c-button c-button--default customize-unpreviewable\" style=\"font-family: AvenirNextLTPro,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.lpages.co\/afirm-awards-2020-early-registration-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Your Firm<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63326\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63326 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/051216_JBascom_4689A0366-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/051216_JBascom_4689A0366-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/051216_JBascom_4689A0366-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/051216_JBascom_4689A0366-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/051216_JBascom_4689A0366-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/051216_JBascom_4689A0366-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/051216_JBascom_4689A0366-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/051216_JBascom_4689A0366-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-63326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Jeanne Gang receiving the Firm of the Year Award on behalf of Studio Gang at Architizer&#8217;s A+ Awards Gala in 2016; photography by Jenna Bascom.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Become an Industry-Leading Name<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span>A+Firm Awards<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is designed to honor firms at every level and every region of the world. The program is open to architecture firms, landscape architects, engineers, interior designers, rendering studios, developers and photographers. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Award categories will offer opportunities for firms of all sizes, specialisms and geographies, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Small Firm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Medium Firm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Large Firm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best XL Firm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Young Firm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best in North America<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best in South America<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best in Asia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best in Europe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best in Africa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best in Australasia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Private Residential<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Multi Unit Residential<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Commercial<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Cultural<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Institutional<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Hospitality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Humanitarian<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Urban Planning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture &#8211; Conceptual<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interior Design &#8211; Residential<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interior Design &#8211; Commercial<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interior Design &#8211; Institutional \/ Cultural<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landscape Architecture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rendering Studio<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photography Studio<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engineering Firm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real Estate Developer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small Projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible firms can submit for multiple awards categories, so there are many ways to win.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63333\" style=\"width: 833px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63333\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-63333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-13-at-2.17.48-PM-2.png?resize=823%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-13-at-2.17.48-PM-2.png?w=823&amp;ssl=1 823w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-13-at-2.17.48-PM-2.png?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-13-at-2.17.48-PM-2.png?resize=768%2C555&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-13-at-2.17.48-PM-2.png?resize=400%2C289&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-63333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/doho-constructivo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iv\u00e1n Mar\u00edn and his team<\/a> celebrate their 2019 A+Award win at the <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/cultural-center-at-centro-educativo-de-morelia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cultural Center at Centro Educativo de Morelia<\/a>, winner of the Popular Vote in the Architecture +Brick category. Image courtesy of the architects<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Celebrate the People Behind Your Projects<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great architecture would not be possible without the talent, creativity and innovation of the teams that work so hard to bring it to life. The new A+Firm Awards program is designed to celebrate those amazing architects, designers and consultants, each of whom play a pivotal role in a project \u2014 from concept to completion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture has never been created by a singular, star architect \u2014 so why should they take all the plaudits? The concept of the \u201clone design genius\u201d is outdated and needs to be overhauled. The A+Firm Awards provides an opportunity for your whole team to be given the spotlight. It\u2019s the ultimate award for collaborative creativity in the 21st Century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"c-button c-button--default customize-unpreviewable\" style=\"font-family: AvenirNextLTPro,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.lpages.co\/afirm-awards-2020-early-registration-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Your Firm<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Take Your Place Among the World&#8217;s Best Firms<\/h2>\n<p>The new awards program provides architecture and design firms with an opportunity to join the extraordinary ranks of Architizer&#8217;s past Special Honoree A+Award Winners, including BIG &#8211; Bjarke Ingels Group (2014 Firm of the Year), Reiulf Ramstad Architects (2015), Studio Gang Architects (2016), Adjaye Associates (2017) and MVRDV (2018).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63336\" style=\"width: 1946px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63336\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-63336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFirm-Award-Former-A-Winners.jpg?resize=1936%2C1012&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1936\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFirm-Award-Former-A-Winners.jpg?w=1936&amp;ssl=1 1936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFirm-Award-Former-A-Winners.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFirm-Award-Former-A-Winners.jpg?resize=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFirm-Award-Former-A-Winners.jpg?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFirm-Award-Former-A-Winners.jpg?resize=1536%2C803&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFirm-Award-Former-A-Winners.jpg?resize=400%2C209&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-63336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Principals from past Firm of the Year firms, from left to right: Sir David Frank Adjaye OBE RA, Principal of Adjaye Associates, photo \u00a9 Ed Reeve; Jeanne Gang, principal at Studio Gang; Jacob van Rijs, co-founder and principal architect of MVRDV, photo by Bastiaan van der Sluis<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>On receiving the 2017 honor on behalf of his firm, Sir David Frank Adjaye OBE RA, Principal of Adjaye Associates, said: &#8220;It\u2019s an incredible honor and, of course, very humbling. To be recognized for work that you deeply believe in is incredibly rewarding.&#8221; Jacob van Rijs, co-founder and principal architect of MVRDV, said of his firm&#8217;s achievement in 2018: &#8220;Firm of the Year is a great appreciation of our work, because Architizer is such an international, global platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Categories for Every Team Player<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The A+Firm Awards seeks to celebrate everyone involved in the design process, recognizing the incredible collaboration required to bring brilliant buildings to fruition. This includes rendering studios, modelers, architectural designers, landscape architects, engineers, interior designers and architectural photographers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also awards on offer for design firms of all sizes, so whether you are part of a tenacious team of two or an epic team of 800, there is an opportunity for you to receive recognition on a global stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A+Awards 2018 Special Honorees, Firm of the Year: MVRDV\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/282324995?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Send Us Your Portfolio<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A firm\u2019s work can never be defined by one project. That&#8217;s why, with the A+Firm Awards, a firm can show the full breadth of their achievements by submitting <\/span><b>3 to 6 projects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for review by our expert panel of jurors. This provides a powerful platform to showcase the full range of your architectural work in front of some of the most esteemed thought leaders in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winners will see their work celebrated in the form of a year-round digital exhibition, with their projects being published on Architizer Journal, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest and Twitter. With a combined audience of more than 7.5 million, the exposure that awaits A+Firm Award recipients is unparalleled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Without further ado, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.lpages.co\/afirm-awards-2020-early-registration-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register your firm<\/a> now to ensure you are kept up to date on the program, and begin preparing your project materials for entry. We can&#8217;t wait to see your work this Fall!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"c-button c-button--default customize-unpreviewable\" style=\"font-family: AvenirNextLTPro,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.lpages.co\/afirm-awards-2020-early-registration-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register for the 2020 A+Firm Awards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The A+Firm Awards will spotlight the best in the AEC industry, giving innovative companies the global recognition they deserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":63326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"architizer_featured_type":"insert","architizer_featured_image":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9448,10],"tags":[34],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-63323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inside-architizer","category-updates","tag-awards"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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