Dezeen Awards China 2025 launches to find China's best buildings, interiors and designs

Dezeen Editor: Christina Yao

Dezeen Awards China 2025 has launched to find this year's best buildings, interiors and designs in China.

Now in its third year, Dezeen Awards China is Dezeen's only regional awards programme. Spotlighting architects and designers doing great work has been Dezeen's motivation since it was founded and through Dezeen Awards China, Dezeen has already discovered a wealth of design talent.

Last year's winners gathered to celebrate at the Dezeen Awards China 2024 party in Shanghai

Given Dezeen's global reach – its audience totals more than 10 million across its website and social media channels – it is uniquely positioned to showcase and celebrate designers' work both in China and beyond. As one of the largest and most influential design media brands in the world, ultimately Dezeen's strength is its ability to shout about great design.

A Bamboo Sanctuary won interior project of the year. Photo by Common Studio

Dezeen Awards China offers opportunities to smaller studios and emerging designers, as well as established voices. Its tiered entry prices mean that smaller studios can enter at a lower price, and it has also frozen its prices for 2025 to make the programme as accessible as possible. 

Once again, judges include both international stars as well as home-grown names from diverse design backgrounds, ensuring every project will be judged rigorously from both local and global perspectives. 

There are new categories, too, which reflect China's leading position in manufacturing and technology. These include Technology design, Office and industrial buildings, and Material innovation. Plus a small interior category to offer more opportunities for emerging designers. 

Shannan Beehive Observation Cabin was named best building at Dezeen Awards China 2024. Photo by Qiwei Jiang/Shen Gao

Entries are open! Head to its website now or its WeChat account for more information. And remember, if you enter before 9 May you'll save 20 per cent. Good luck!

Dezeen Awards China 2025 in partnership with Bentley

Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards which celebrates the best architecture, interiors and design in China.

Now in its third year, the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. 

This ambition complements Bentley's architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.