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Dezeen Awards 2020 studio shortlist revealed

The shortlist for Dezeen Awards 2020 studio categories has been announced, with 33 studios shortlisted selected across six categories.

All shortlisted studios are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website where you can find an image and more information about each studio and its projects.

All shortlists announced this week

The architecture shortlist, interiors shortlist and design shortlist were announced earlier this week.

Vote for your favourite studio from next week

Dezeen Awards is introducing a public vote for the very first time! From next week onwards, you can vote for your favourite project or studio to win the public vote award. Look out for more information early next week.

Studio_VDGA, Pune, India is shortlisted for interior designer of the year. Photo is by Hemant Patil.

Shortlisted studios this year are from 18 countries across the globe, including China, Mexico, Iceland and Australia.

Norman Foster, Mariam Kamara, Daan Roosegaarde, and Annabelle Selldorf are among the judges involved in selecting the studio shortlists. In October a final round of the judging process will take place in the form of a master jury day, where winners will be ratified by 15 of our star-studded jury.

Below are all six studio category shortlists:


Beijing-based MAD Architects is shortlisted in architect of the year. Photo is by Nacasa & Partners

Architect of the year

Studio Gang, Chicago, US
Alison Brooks Architects, London, UK
MAD Architects, Beijing, China
NADAA, Boston, US
Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect, Paris, France
Lever Architecture, Portland, US

Browse all studios on the architect of the year shortlist page.


Summary, Porto, Portugal is shortlisted for emerging architect of the year. Photo is by Fernando Guerra

Emerging architect of the year

Gad+ Line Studio, Hangzhou, China
Kooo Architects, Tokyo, Japan
Summary, Porto, Portugal
Mamou-Mani, London, UK
Proctor & Shaw, London, UK

Browse all studios on the emerging architect of the year shortlist page.


Norm Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark is shortlisted in interior designer of the year. Photo is by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen

Interior designer of the year

Esrawe Studio, Mexico City, Mexico
Studio VDGA, Pune, India
Norm Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
Yabu Pushelberg, New York, US
Atelier Alter, Beijing, China

Browse all studios on the interior designer of the year shortlist page.


Formafatal, Prague, Czech Republic is shortlisted in emerging interior designer of the year. Photo is by BoysPlayNice

Emerging interior designer of the year

Formafatal, Prague, Czech Republic
Esoteriko, Woollahra, Australia
NC Design & Architecture, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Atelier tao+c, Shanghai, China
NJ+ Arquitetos, São Paolo, Brazil
Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge, Barcelona, Spain
Youth Studio, Manchester, UK

Browse all studios on the emerging interior designer of the year shortlist page.


Studio Ini, London, UK is shortlisted in designer of the year. Photo is by Luke Walker

Designer of the year

Fuseproject, San Francisco, US
Form Us With Love, Stockholm, Sweden
Formafantasma, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Studio INI, London, UK
Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios, London, UK

Browse all studios on the designer of the year shortlist page.


Hans Ramzan, London, UK is shortlisted in emerging designer of the year.

Emerging designer of the year

Wang & Söderström, Copenhagen, Denmark
Valdís Steinarsdóttir, Reykjavik, Iceland
Shahar Livne, Eindhoven, Netherlands
The Liminal Space, London, UK
Hans Ramzan, London, UK

Browse all studios on the emerging designer of the year shortlist page.

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