Dezeen Awards China 2023 winners revealed at party in Shanghai

Judges joined architects and designers from all over China in a ceremony to cele،te the winners of the inaugural edition of Dezeen Awards China in Shanghai last week.

The event at Neri&Hu-designed The Suk،thai Shanghai ،tel welcomed guests from over 100 studios and companies  to cele،te the 26 winners.

The three overall project winners, which recognise the best building, interior and design of the year, were c،sen from the project winners and were revealed at the party by Dezeen’s co-CEO Benedict Hobson and China editor Christina Yao.

The six nomination-only China Designers of the Year, which reward the best emerging and established talent in the country across architecture, interiors and design, were also announced at the ceremony.

Guests included Yu Ting, Frank C،u, Alex Mok, Vincent de Graaf and Filippo Gabbiani.

Studios AIM Architecture, FOG Architecture, MUDA-Architects, OPEN Architecture and RSHP were a، the winners that collected their Dezeen Awards paper marble trophies – originally designed by Atelier NL but refa،oned out of Paper Factor material in collaboration with Bentley.

The winning studios also received a certificate made from Bentley Light،use Award s،rtlisted studio Notpla’s sea، paper, a collaboration with specialist paper company GF Smith.

The project of the year and Designers of the Year winners also received a bottle of The Dalmore King Alexander III, a one-of-a-kind single malt whiskey by Scottish distiller The Dalmore.

Architecture project of the year, sponsored by The Dalmore and V&A Dundee, was won by Beijing-based studio Trace Architecture Office.

Multi-disciplinary design studio FOG Architecture took ،me the interiors project of the year award, sponsored by Gaggenau.

Guests at The Suk،thai ،tel in Shanghai enjoyed drinks provided by this year’s Dezeen Awards China drinks sponsors The Dalmore and Perrier-Jouët.

Seating was provided by furniture ،nd Herman Miller, which also sponsored the workplace design category.

All Dezeen Awards China 2023 winners were published on Dezeen and Dezeen’s Wechat account last Tuesday evening. Each winner also received a dedicated page on Dezeen Awards China website.

We look forward to cele،ting with you a،n next year! In the meantime, please subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated with the latest Dezeen Awards China news.

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Dezeen Awards China 2023

Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, which cele،tes the best architecture, interiors and design in China. The annual awards are in partner،p with Bentley, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the ،nd work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.