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Identifies clear and impactful project concepts and problem statements.
Displays effective and extensive research.
Demonstrates the ability to propose relevant and effective solutions to the design challenge.
Indicates critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Originality, relevance and impact on users.
Does your design successfully fulfil an innate human-need or solve a problem?
Does your design facilitate better functionality and purpose for its inhabitants or visitors on a human scale?
Is your design able to deliver and demonstrate commercial or social values?
Does your design reflect ergonomic and environmental principles that sustain physical well-being?
Does your design offer alternative perspectives and/or ways of solving problems?
Site and Spatial Planning/Sensitivity: The ability to deliver a layout plan which is sensitive to a specific context. The integration of appropriate design and planning of individual spaces need to be tailored to the needs of users, with an emphasis on anthropometric and ergonomic principles.
Functionality: Design is appropriate for its intended use and will create a positive change for the community and users.
Design impact: Demonstrates significant impact on contemporary life and living environment; has strong social values and significance; actively contributes to the nurturing of the next generation and advancement of society as a whole.
Practicality: Design is fit to deliver with materials and technology readily available in the market today.
Could your design be implemented using processes, materials and technologies available or in development today?
Is your design a versatile one that supports people, activities and change?
Does your design stand the test of time, from both an aesthetic and physical point of view?
Displays a high level of originality and creativity.
Showcases the ability to deliver innovative and forward-driven interventions with the integration of technology.
Does your design maximize or leverage tech-enabled connectivity and/or intelligence?
Is your design original in its execution?
Demonstrates the capacity to support the needs of people and the environment in the long-term and impactful approach. (e.g. Demonstrates climate and energy responsiveness).
Displays effective thought process and the use of renewable resources and life cycle throughout the development and maintenance of the design.
Displays long-lasting design and universality.
Does your design consist of sustainable and eco-friendly elements which help preserve the natural environment?
Design is aesthetically pleasing and effectively integrates social and cultural aspects for the users.
Place-making: Creates opportunities for users to interact through the use of the space.
Demonstrates deep understanding of colours and its impact on users.
Showcases brilliant and creative use of colours as part of the design solution.
Showcases exceptional balance between colours, materials and aesthetic outputs.
Presentation showcases a high level of clarity, creativity and interactivity.
Presentation is cohesive and demonstrates a high level of understanding of the design. challenges and solutions given paired with appropriate visual aids, graphics and/or animations.
Presentation focuses on both your project deliverables and design philosophy, including the journey and concept.
Participants must agree to these rules & regulations in order to register for AYDA.
Participants must be enrolled in interior design, architectural and/or other relevant courses at an educational institution upon the time of submission.
Participants will be disqualified if the participant is found to have graduated upon the time of submission.
This award is open to all interior design students in their second year and above, as well as architectural students in their third year and above.
Participants must have less than one (1) year of professional working experience. University/college mandated internships are considered as professional work experience if the one (1) year internship period happens after the participant has graduated.
Only one entry is allowed per student.
Entries must strictly conform to the submission guidelines and must be submitted to the contest coordinator of each school (whenever applicable).
To find out the submission deadline for your locale, visit our website: www.ayda-awards.com.
The rights of all entries remain with the participants, Nippon Paint Group of Companies reserve the right to use the entries for promotional purposes.
The Judges’ decisions are final.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified to make an oral presentation as part of the final judging procurement.
Winners will be notified to attend a ceremony. Winning entries may be featured in marketing and promotional materials as deemed appropriate by the organizer and sponsor.
Winners will bear all the expenses for travel costs and other incidentals relating to their appearance at the launch, oral presentation and national level award ceremony.
Prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable for cash or credit.
The organizer reserves the right to substitute prizes with another product of similar retail value without prior notice.
All participating students need to have a valid passport at the time of application.
Only international grand title winners are not allowed to participate in future AYDA Awards competition. We welcome repeat applications whenever possible.
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Employing critical and mature solutions through effective design concepts and communications.
Thinking out-of-the-box to implement inventive and innovative interventions.
(National Teams to edit this if a CD/DVD is not required for submission)
Finding strategic ways to resolve issues critically with traditions, culture and people in mind.
Designing with an empathetic mindset through practical, functional and well-designed considerations.
Adopting a sustainable and greener sensibility to allow design and architecture to coexist harmoniously with nature and its surroundings.
Understanding the importance of interactions between the people as well as significant cultural contexts.
Challenging conventional pragmatisms to re-enact new fundamentals to spatial appreciation and visual impacts.
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Identifies clear and impactful project concepts and problem statements.
Displays effective and extensive research.
Demonstrates the ability to propose relevant and effective solutions to the design challenge.
Indicates critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Showcases originality, relevance and potential impact to users.
Reflects human-centered values.
Does your design successfully fulfill an innate human-need or solve a problem?
Does your design facilitate better functionality and purpose for its inhabitants and/or visitors on a human scale?
Is your design able to deliver and demonstrate commercial or social values?
Does your design reflect ergonomic and environmental principles that sustain physical well-being?
Does your design offer alternative perspectives and/or ways of solving problems?
Spatial Planning: Appropriate design and planning of individual spaces as suited to the specific needs of the user, with an emphasis on anthropometric and ergonomic principles.
Functionality: Design is appropriate for its intended use and has a positive impact which benefits the community and users holistically.
Displays a high level of integration between aesthetic and practicality.
Practicality: Design is fit to deliver with materials and technology readily available in the market today.
Could your design be implemented using processes, materials and technologies available or in development today?
Is your design a versatile one that supports people, activities and change?
Does your design stand the test of time, from both an aesthetic and physical point of view?
Displays a high level of originality and creativity.
Showcases the ability to deliver innovative and forward-driven interventions with the integration of technology.
Does your design maximize or leverage tech-enabled connectivity and/or intelligence?
Is your design original in its execution?
Demonstrates the long-term capacity to support the needs of people and the environment (e.g. Demonstrates climate and energy responsiveness).
Displays effective thought process and use of renewable resources and life cycle throughout the development and maintenance of the design.
Displays long-lasting design and universality.
Does your design consist of sustainable and eco-friendly elements which help preserve the natural environment?
Design is aesthetically pleasing and effectively integrates social and cultural aspects for the users.
Place-making: Creates opportunities for users to interact through the use of the space.
Demonstrates deep understanding of colours and its impact on users.
Showcases brilliant and creative use of colours as part of the design solution.
Showcases exceptional balance between colours, materials and aesthetic outputs.
Presentation showcases a high level of clarity, creativity and interactivity.
Presentation is cohesive and demonstrates a high level of understanding of the design challenges and solutions given paired with appropriate visual aids, graphics and/or animations.
Presentation focuses on both your project deliverables and design philosophy, including the journey and concept.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Participants must agree to these rules & regulations in order to register for AYDA.
Participants must be enrolled in interior design, architectural and/or other relevant courses at an educational institution upon the time of submission.
Participants will be disqualified if the participant is found to have graduated upon the time of submission.
This award is open to all interior design students in their second year and above, as well as architectural students in their third year and above.
Participants must have less than one (1) year of professional working experience. University/college mandated internships are considered as professional work experience if the one (1) year internship period happens after the participant has graduated.
Only one entry is allowed per student.
Entries must strictly conform to the submission guidelines and must be submitted to the contest coordinator of each school (whenever applicable).
To find out the submission deadline for your locale, visit our website: www.ayda-awards.com.
The rights of all entries remain with the participants, Nippon Paint Group of Companies reserve the right to use the entries for promotional purposes.
The Judges’ decisions are final.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified to make an oral presentation as part of the final judging procurement.
Winners will be notified to attend a ceremony. Winning entries may be featured in marketing and promotional materials as deemed appropriate by the organizer and sponsor.
Winners will bear all the expenses for travel costs and other incidentals relating to their appearance at the launch, oral presentation and national level award ceremony.
Prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable for cash or credit.
The organizer reserves the right to substitute prizes with another product of similar retail value without prior notice.
All participating students need to have a valid passport at the time of application.
Only international grand title winners are not allowed to participate in future AYDA Awards competition. We welcome repeat applications whenever possible.
01 / 08
Employing critical and mature solutions through effective design concepts and communications.
Thinking out-of-the-box to implement inventive and innovative interventions.
(National Teams to edit this if a CD/DVD is not required for submission)
Finding strategic ways to resolve issues critically with traditions, culture and people in mind.
Designing with an empathetic mindset through practical, functional and well-designed considerations.
Adopting a sustainable and greener sensibility to allow design and architecture to coexist harmoniously with nature and its surroundings.
Challenging conventional pragmatisms to re-enact new fundamentals to spatial appreciation and visual impacts.
Challenging conventional pragmatisms to re-enact new fundamentals to spatial
The AYDA awards is part of Nippon Paint’s vision to nurture the next generation of Architectural and Interior Design talents. It serves as a platform to inspire students of these disciplines to develop their skills through cross-learning.