AN ANNUAL AWARD FOR THE BEST VISUALIZATION
www.renderoftheyear.com

BRIEF

Designers are storytellers.​

They assume many roles, but common to them all is the task of telling the story of the spaces and worlds they imagine. Often, they must convey these thoughts with images. Through their images, they can shape and influence how others feel and understand their ideas.

Although designers continue to be equipped with better digital tools, making it easier to create images, there is still a great deal of craft in visualization. Designers must discern the ways people interpret their images. They must work with the feelings that emerge from an image. They must understand how to speak to their audience without words.
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​The Render of the Year award is seeking compelling images that tell stories of architecture, interiors, cities, and worlds that could be.

JURY
Anne-Marie Armstrong - Founder | AAmp Studio
Deborah Berke - Partner | Deborah Berke Partners
Alice Britton - Cofounder | Squint / Opera
Keely Colcleugh - Founder | Kilograph
Ivi Diamantopoulou - Cofounder | New Affiliates
Peter Guthrie - Founder | The Boundary
Alex Hogrefe - Partner | Visualizing Architecture Design Distill
Catherine Huang - Partner | Bjarke Ingels Group
Juan Rico - Cofounder | Methanoia
George Yabu + Glenn Pushelberg - Founders | Yabu Pushelburg

GUIDELINES

01 The content of the image can be of any scale - cities, buildings, or spaces.

02 Images must show something that is not currently built.

03 Images must be 20 mb per file max.

AWARDS

Overall Winner
​$ 3,000
+Render of the Year Book Feature
+Press Publications​

Young Designer Award
​$ 1,000
+Render of the Year Book Feature
+press publications
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Undergraduate Award
​$ 1,000
+Render of the Year Book Feature
+Press Publications​

Exterior Award
$500
+Render of the Year Book Feature
+Press publications

Interior Award
$500
+Render of the Year Book Feature
+Press publications

Honorable ​Mentions
+Render of the Year Book Feature
+Press publications

Directors Choice
+Render of the Year Book Feature
+Press Publications

Total Awards: $6,000

SCHEDULE

Early Registration Begins October 5
Early Registration Ends November 23

Regular Registration Begins November 24 (prices increase)
Regular Registration Ends December 31

Submission Deadline January 2nd 11:59PM EST
​Results Announced January 2021

REGISTER
​10% Discount on registration of 2-3 image submissions
20% Discount on registration of 4-5 image submissions
30% Discount on registration of 6+ image submissions

Undergraduate Designer
$25 | October 5 - November 23
$35 | November 24 - December 31

Requirement: Current Undergraduate Architecture Student

+Eligible for Overall Winner Award
+Eligible for Exterior & Interior Awards
+Eligible for Student Award

Young Designer
$35 | October 5 - November 23
$45 | November 24 - December 31

Requirement: Current Graduate Student or within 5 years of completing undergraduate or graduate degree studies

+Eligible for Overall Winner Award
+Eligible for Exterior & Interior Awards
+Eligible for Young Designer Award

Professional
$50 | October 5 - November 23
$60 | November 24 - December 31

Requirement: Professional designer 6+ years since completion of undergraduate or graduate studies

+Eligible for Overall Winner Award
+Eligible for Exterior & Interior Awards


COMPETITION WEBSITE
www.renderoftheyear.com