Winner of the 2023 National Design Award for Landscape Architecture, Kongjian Yu is a globally recognized landscape designer, founder of Turenscape, and a founder of Peking University College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Several of Yu’s core ideas for nature-based climate adaptations, including the sponge city concept, have been implemented nationwide in China. In this...
Explore communication design with some of the world’s most creative minds, with work spanning two centuries. Join 2023 National Design Award winners—Seymour Chwast, Design Visionary; Arem Duplessis, Communication Design; and Beatriz Lozano, Emerging Designer—in a conversation about how changes in communication design have shaped their work, as well as where they see the future of...
Stamen Design’s founder Eric Rodenbeck discusses the inspiration behind the design of Watercolor Maps, acquired in 2021 by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Watercolor Maps is a web-based open-source mapping tool designed by Stamen Design, a San Francisco-based data visualization and cartography design studio and winner of the 2017 National Design Award in Interaction Design....
Learn how the iconic National Design Awards trophies at made in glass.
What makes a successful portfolio? From college admissions to job-seeking, designers at every stage think about how to best showcase their work and convey their passions. This virtual program includes designers’ top tips and tricks for portfolio building, along with a portfolio review with four students and National Design Award winners. Along the way, audience...
Imaginary Forces is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Communication Design.
Colloqate Design is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Emerging Designer.
BioLite is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Product Design.
InVert Self-Shading Window is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Climate Action.