Judging is now underway to determine who will be named Asia Pacific’s 40 most talented young architects and designers!
The competition for top honours in the PERSPECTIVE 40 Under 40 Awards 2025 has been intense, following a surge in entries from across the region over the past few weeks.
Separately, our international judging panel for the PERSPECTIVE A&D Awards 2025 is completing its second round of assessment of projects submitted across the 35 categories of architecture, interior design, innovation and product design.
It hasn’t been an easy task with judges reporting an incredibly high standard of submissions this year.
The results of both Awards programs will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more details!
Designer Samantha Drummond hoped her installation at the luxurious Solaire Resort in the Philippines – a remarkable glass sculpture called Mangrove – would inspire people. Today the towering monument is not only a breathtakingly beautiful artwork, it has also been officially recognised as the world’s largest glass tube installation.
Highly regarded landscape architect Bernd Michael Schernau uses evidence-based research to show clients that sustainable design solutions are not only good for the planet and its inhabitants, but also for the corporate bottom line. The Singapore-based global leader in Integrated Sustainable Design spoke to PERSPECTIVE about the critical relationship between the natural and built environments, especially in densely populated Asian cities.
A reimagined Japanese izakaya restaurant that cleverly blends elements of Tokyo’s traditional street stalls with sophisticated modern design is one of the latest new eateries springing up in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak district, thanks to the creative smarts of 4N Design.
From boundary-pushing global showcases to rising local talent, Design Mumbai 2025 is set to be a landmark celebration of contemporary design on the world stage.
The thing that impressed me was the youthful spirit. Young designers, young practitioners. You could feel the spirit and quality of their work. That’s encouraging.
Congratulations to the A&D Awards for celebrating excellence in architecture. I hope more professionals join in the coming years to make its impact even more far-reaching.
Thank you, A&D Awards. You’ve been an amazing support for our practice. Without you, I think we would not be where we are today.
The standard of entries was very high… I learnt a lot from them. I think they are an insight into Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.
My advice is if you don’t enter you will not know how good or bad you are. So enter and share your projects on a great platform of design.
I’ve seen some really good projects and outside the box concepts, so I can’t wait to see more interesting work next year.
I think the projects are of really high caliber, and the awards are an endorsement of the quality of design. I think everyone should support them.
