Online submissions for the 2015 Interior Awards are now being accepted and all design/architecture practitioners are invited to benchmark their work against that of the most cutting-edge and innovative minds working in the industry. This year’s Awards also mark the launch of the Student Category aimed at celebrating exceptional spatial design concepts by those currently studying full-time. 

Interior Awards 2015 finalists will be announced 7 May 2015 and are expected to appear in a live (broadcast online) presentation to the jury between 20-21 May 2015. The programme culminates in late June with its much-anticipated awards announcement celebration.

A cash prize of $6,000 will be awarded to the Supreme winner. A cash prize of $1,500 will be awarded to the Emerging Design Professional winner and the student winner will receive $1,000 cash. All victors and finalists willreceive bespoke trophies.

The winter (June) issue of Interior magazine will feature extended coverage of all winners and their respective projects. Likewise, winning entries will be featured across AGM’s digital platforms and relevant industry magazines, and form permanent additions to the ArchitectureNow awards gallery.

The award categories for 2015 are:

Retail: Shops, retail outlets, showrooms, department stores, food markets, hairdressers, doctors and dentists’ rooms

Hospitality: Cafes, bars, restaurants, motels, hotels, boutique lodges, day spas, casinos, clubs, cinemas, fitness centres

Workplace - spaces up to 1,000m²: Offices, studios, warehouses, factories.

Workplace - spaces over 1,000m²: Offices, studios, warehouses, factories

Civic: Galleries, museums, concert halls, theatres, exhibition venues, places of worship, educational institutions, hospitals, libraries, community centres, consulates, law courts, parliamentary buildings, airports, railway stations, port and ferry terminals



Installation: Temporary installations and structures, set design, galleries and museum exhibitions



Emerging Design Professional: Open to profesionals 35 years of age or under, either employed in a design or architecture practice; or self-employed.

Craftsmanship: This entry recognises a bespoke object or solution that has been created specifically for a project; and has not been used in any other project.

Student: This category recognises a design concept (built or un-built) across all areas of interior design (excluding residential). To be eligible, entrants must be aged 28 or under and be currently studying full time in 3rd or 4th year or recently graduated (end of 2014) in the fields of interior design, spatial design or architecture. Entries are accepted from individuals and teams.

Three finalists will be selected from each category, with one winner emerging from each.

Winners of Retail, Workplace, Hospitality, Civic and Installation categories will then vie for the coveted Supreme Award.

Meet the 2015 judges and sponsors here.

Key dates:

Entries close: 29 April, 2015

Finalists announced: 7 May, 2015

Finalists live to jury: 20-21 May, 2015

Winners announced: June, 2015 (date TBC)

To enter and to find out more, click here. 

Watch video highlights of the 2014 Interior Awards and Networking Evening here.