Today marks 30 days to go until entries for IDEA 2022 close. Get your entry in before Friday 10 June 2022 for your chance to win Australia’s oldest independent interior design and architecture award!
With exactly a month to go until IDEA 2022 closes, we thought we’d answer a few of your FAQs about this year’s awards.
When does IDEA 2022 close?
Friday 10 June 2022 at midnight AEST.
Who can enter IDEA?
The competition is open to Australian designers and architects with completed projects in Australia. International projects completed by Australian architects and/or designers are only eligible to enter the International Project category.
All entrants must be Australian residents. The definition of an Australian resident is someone who has lived and worked in Australia for 12 months and over. Read more about the conditions of entry.
Can unbuilt or speculative projects be entered?
Projects must be completed works at the time of entry. Speculative projects, client pitches, and/or mock-ups will not be valid.
Eligible projects must have been completed between January 2021 and June 2022, providing the project hasn’t been entered in IDEA previously. Projects for the Community Services category need to have been completed between January 2019 and June 2022.
How many categories are there this year?
There are 15 categories open for entry this year, ranging from the best use of colour to best hospitality project, best single residential to best institutional, international and public space. There are also categories for object and furniture design.
Which category should I enter my project into?
You can enter the same project into multiple categories.
There are also four special awards. You can nominate your project for the Sustainability and/or Emerging Designer Awards (for practices/studios five years old or younger) by checking a box on your entry form and supplying a 200-word explanation of your eligibility.
The final two special awards are selected from the year’s entries by our panel of judges (Designer of the Year, Overall Project of the Year and Gold Medal).
Is the entry process complicated?
No, our entry process is pretty easy. You will be asked to supply the following:
Once you have paid the fee and completed the online entry form, your entry will be automatically submitted.
Who are this year’s judges?
We are incredibly lucky to have a selection of Australian design trailblazers on our IDEA 2022 jury.
Stay tuned as we announce our jury on Australian Design Review!
What will they be looking for?
While each category has specific criteria for entry (for more information, see categories and special awards), the jury will be looking at the following three key criteria in determining the shortlist, highly commended and winners:
Will I need to pay for anything else once I have submitted my entry?
No. There are no hidden costs involved with IDEA 2022. We will not charge you for your trophy or anything else if you win.
There is also no obligation to attend the award’s gala party, which will be held in Melbourne at the end of the year.
Will my project be published only if I win?
No! Entering IDEA isn’t just a chance to get your project in front of our jury of incredible designers and win a pretty cool (and very heavy) trophy.
We will be publishing a longlist of projects on Australian Design Review and our social media platforms. We’ll also be publishing the shortlist online and in inside magazine later in the year.
After that, we will be highlighting shortlisted projects online and in print in dedicated features and practice/studio profiles throughout 2022.
All winning and highly commended projects are featured in a dedicated issue of inside, which is released in December.
The winning and highly commended projects and designers will be profiled and published online and in print throughout 2023.
And you might even get an invite to be a judge in next year’s awards like 2021 Designer of the Year Yasmine Ghoniem.
So in short, there are plenty of opportunities to share your project, not just with our IDEA judges, but also with our editorial team and the design community at large.
Is IDEA international?
International projects completed by Australian architects and/or designers are only eligible to enter the International Project category.
What if I have problems logging into my account?
If you’ve entered IDEA before, you can use the same account details to submit your entry this year. If you have problems logging in, drop us a line at idea@niche.com.au.
What if I need help?
If you run into issues or have any questions email us at idea@niche.com.au or visit our contact us and how to enter pages for more information.