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Dezeen Awards 2024 sustainability longlist revealed

Dezeen has announced the 81 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the sustainability categories, including projects by SOM, Tarkett, Bolon, Mater and Smartvoll.

The 81 longlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in six different sustainability project categories, are by studios located across 20 different countries including Rwanda, Australia, Brazil, Germany, India and Austria.

The top three represented studio countries are the UK with 16 longlisted entries followed by the US and Germany tied with eight each.

Amongst the sustainability longlist are a twisting tower using self-shaping wood in Germany, a bright red timber mixed-use building in Berlin and a furniture collection made from waste products designed by Patricia Urquiola for Mater.

All Dezeen Awards 2024 longlists revealed this week

Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley, revealed all longlisted projects this week. The architecture, interiors and design longlists were announced earlier this week.

"Bentley is excited to partner with a world-class awards programme that celebrates such high-quality architecture and design but which also champions innovation, helping to push the industry towards a better and more sustainable world," said Chris Cooke, head of design collaborations at Bentley.

"This year's material innovation category stood out for this reason. Longlisted projects showcase cutting-edge technologies such as bio-based materials and the use of AI to optimise material usage, and offer a glimpse into how great design can help solve some of the big problems facing us all."

Longlisted projects have been selected from over 4,130 entries from 82 countries for the seventh edition of our awards programmes, which continues to champion design excellence and showcase innovation from architects and designers around the globe.

Top image: Haus 2+ by Office ParkScheerbarth. Photo by Jan Bitter. Above: Angsila Oyster Scaffolding Pavilion by Chat Architects. Photo by W Workspace

The next stage of Dezeen Awards 2024 will see all longlisted projects assessed by our international jury of leading professionals including Mina Hasman, Pooran Desai, Hélène Chartier, Henrik Taudorf Lorensen and Mae-ling Lokko.

Our 90 judges will determine the projects that feature on the shortlists, which will be announced in October. A further round of judging by our master jury will determine each winner, the overall project of the year winners, and the Bentley Lighthouse Award winner.

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Read on for the full sustainable longlist:


Wangen Tower by the University of Stuttgart. Photo by University of Stuttgart

Sustainable building

550 Spencer St, Melbourne, Australia, by Kennon
Alliander Westpoort, Amsterdan, Netherlands, by De Zwarte Hond
Angsila Oyster Scaffolding Pavilion, Angsila, Thailand, by Chat Architects
Bamboo Cloud, Shanghai, China, by llLab
Haus 2+, Berlin, Germany, by Office ParkScheerbarth
Heather's Off-Grid House, Victoria, Australia, by Gardiner Architects
Hybrid Flax Pavilion, Wangen im Allgäu, Germany, by University of Stuttgart
Kloboucká Lesní Headquarters, Brumov-Bylnice, Czech Republic, by Mjölk Architekti
Praia JK Sports Complex, São Paulo, Brazil, by Soek Arquitetura
Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture, Gashora, Rwanda, by MASS Design Group
Shor House, Mayne Island, USA, by Measured Architecture
Sporthallenprovisorium Gloriarank, Zurich, Switzerland, by Itten+Brechbühl AG
Tuusula High School and Cultural Centre, Tuusula, Finland, by AOR Architects
Vertikal Nydalen, Oslo, Norway, by Snøhetta
Wangen Tower, Wangen im Allgäu, Germany, by Universität Stuttgart
Zhengxiangbaiqi Grassland Community Center, Hohhot, China, by Inner Mongolia Ger Culture and Technology

This category is sponsored by Urban Future.

Browse all projects on the sustainable building longlist page.


The Blue by Just Inn by Tszwai So. Photo by Yu Zhi Lin

Sustainable renovation

1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, Princeville, USA, by SH Hotels & Resorts
Alsterschwimmhalle, Hamburg, Germany, by Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Electric House, Stone Ridge, USA, by North River Architecture
Handelszentrum 16, Bergheim, France, by Smartvoll
Haus 1, Berlin, Germany, by MVRDV
Hotel Avándaro, Valle de Bravo, México, by Chain + Siman
Maison Melba, Frelighsburg, Canada, by Atelier L'Abri
Park Street, Melbourne, Australia, by Breathe Architecture
Renton Hall, Haddington, UK, by WT Architecture
The Blue by Just Inn, Taipei City, Taiwan, by Tszwai So
The Old Chapel, UK, by Tuckey Design Studio
Three Gables, Neuenstein, Germany, by Weyell Berner Architekten
Wuzhen Rural Brewery Renovation and Renewal, Tongxiang, China, by Lichao Architecture Design Studio

Browse all projects on the sustainable renovation longlist page.


Whitechapel Road by Vine Architecture Studio. Photo by Nicholas Worley

Sustainable interior

Aesop Diagonal, Barcelona, Spain, by Mesura
Aikyam, Ahmedabad, India, by The Grid Architects
AWM Münster, Münster, Germany, by Urselmann Interior
Coffee bar and visitor centre at Brussels New Prison Village, Brussels, Belgium, by Livable Platform
Gachard 88, Brussels, Belgium, by Ncbham
Myo St Paul's, London, UK, by Basha-Franklin
Natalino Mortimer Street, London, UK, by Mooradian Studio
Nudie Jeans Brisbane, Australia, by X+O
Plantonia Vegan Aparthotel, Krakow, Poland, by Krea.tina
Stan, Kyiv, Ukraine, by Dubrovska Studio
Sustainable Workspaces, London, UK, by Material Works Architecture
Tengbom's Office, Stockholm, Sweden, by Tengbom
The Stow Brothers, Hackney, UK, by Studio Milne
Whitechapel Road, London, UK, by Vine Architecture Studio

Browse all projects on the sustainable interior longlist page.


Flump Stool by Heirloom. Photo by Studio Rochowski

Sustainable design (consumer)

Alder Collection by Patricia Urquiola for Mater
Aloe by Kirkby Design
Array by Snøhetta for MDF Italia
Circular Ceramics by Sara Howard Studio and Kevala Ceramics
Flump Stool by Heirloom and The New Raw
Ibuju Collection by Side Gallery
Monc Mycelium Packaging by Monc
NPOL Original: Gathering Lamp by Faber Futures and Mitre&Mondays
Remli by we+
Sonnenglas Generation 6 by Sonnenglas
Tejo by Paul Crofts for Isomi
The Second Dig Shi by Kaixin Xu for Bentu

Browse all projects on the sustainable design (consumer) longlist page.


Airiva Renewables wind energy system. Photo by Canh Nguyen

Sustainable design (building product)

Act Upon Locality by Guangdong Dongpeng Holdings
Airiva wind energy system by Airiva Renewables
Bio-Block Spiral by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Bolon by Bolon
Heritage Portland Stone Bricks and Darney Heritage Natural Stone Bricks by Albion Stone
iQ Loop by Note Design Studio and Tarkett
Luna by Harvest Moon
Quilt by Quilt
Spolia by Solus Ceramics
Tea-earth Brick by Kooo Architects
Void by Fornace Brioni and Snøhetta

Browse all projects on the sustainable design (building product) longlist page.


CornWall by StoneCycling. Photo by StoneCycling

Material Innovation

(Un)woven Biotextiles by Studio Sarmīte
About Slag by Max Greiner
Acoustic Byssus Core Tile by Seastex
AI Timber by Maestro Technologies
Ame by Teruhiro Yanagihara Studio and Kvadrat
Archisonic Cotton by Impact Acoustic
Bio-Block Spiral by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Bio-Based Tiles by StoneCycling and Biomason
Bloom by Slalom
CornWall by StoneCycling and Circular Matters
Liquidplant by Von Holzhausen
NPOL Original: Exploring Jacket by Faber Futures
Other Matter Decals by Other Matter
Pineglass by Forest Foundry
TômTex Series by TômTex

Browse all projects on the material innovation longlist page.

Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley

Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The seventh edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley's architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.

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