About Asia Young Designer Awards

First launched in 2008, the Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA) is part of Nippon Paint’s vision to nurture the next generation of design talents.

The award serves as a platform to inspire Architectural and Interior Design students to develop their skills through cross-learning opportunities and networking with key industry players, as well as fellow Architectural and Interior Design peers in the region.

Since then, AYDA has grown in terms of reach and stature and has now established itself as one of Asia’s premier design awards, having received more than 28,000 entries from over 900 tertiary education institutions to date, across 15 different geographical locations in Asia.

Over the years, AYDA has impacted thousands of young and talented student designers, presenting them with various opportunities to engage with renowned speakers and key figures in the design industry through personalized coaching, mentoring, and skills-building via workshops. Besides exposure to first-hand industry knowledge, the platform allows designers to learn from their fellow peers from within and across borders.

Every year, AYDA presents yet another opportunity for young design talents to further push their design boundaries beyond the norm. For example, the Asia Young Designers of the Year stand a chance to embark on an opportunity of a lifetime: an all-expenses-paid 6-week placement at the Design Discovery Program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD) in the United States. There, they will have the privilege to learn and experience intensive studio work, lectures, workshops, and field trips.

From these experiential learnings, AYDA has established a close-knit design community comprising of professional architects, interior designers, industry associations, partners, design schools, alumni, and design students.

Currently available in:

• Bangladesh
• China
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Vietnam

The AYDA Experience

01 SUBMISSION DEADLINE

09 October 2020

02 PREMILINARY JUDGING

Top 12 finalists progress to oral presentation stage.

03 ORAL PRESENTATION

Top 12 finalists present their designs to a panel of judges.

04 WORKSHOPS & MENTORSHIPS

05 NATIONAL FINALS

A national Gold winner is selected from each country.

06 WORKSHOPS & CALIBRATION

Sessions are organised in line with the International Summit.

07 STUDY TOUR & MENTORSHIPS

Sessions are organized as part of the learning journey in the AYDA program.

08 INTERNATIONAL FINALS

The national Gold winners will compete for the “Asia Young Designer of the Year” award.

09 SHARING SESSIONS

Past AYDA alumni share their experiences with the program and their achievements thus far.

10 MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS

A series of media engagement posts to profile the winners and the

For more visit AYDA official website