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Award Categories

The Design & Health International Academy Awards is the world’s leading advocacy programme, recognising professional excellence in the research and practice of designing healthy environments.

Entrants from all over the world are invited to submit in the first ten award categories listed below. The exceptions are the Judges' Special Award, which is reserved for projects submitted to any of the categories which particularly delight the judging panels, and the Lifetime Leadership Award which is awarded following nomination by the Lead Judges and the Academy's Advisory Board.

Click on the images to view each category and its criteria, and to see who the judges and sponsors are.


Health Project
(over 40,000 sqm)

Health Project
(under 40,000 sqm)

International

Research Project


Elderly Care / End of Life Care

International
Mental Health Design

Product Design for Healthcare Application

International Patient Environments & the Arts

International
Interior Design Project

Low Cost Project in a Developing Economy

Sustainable Design Project

Judges' Special Award


Lifetime Leadership Award



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