The Beyond Visualisation Award 2025 is brought to you in partnership with Hayes Davidson

Awarded to those who are pushing the boundaries of visualisation and embracing the creative possibilities of new tools and emerging technology. Using ‘What if…” as a starting point for creativity, the award recognises those that demonstrate innovation not just in the creative interpretation of the tools they use to shape more imaginative representations, but also in the application of creative solutions to address evolving industry challenges.

The Digital Drafting Award 2025 is brought to you in partnership with Bentley’s MicroStation

Awarded to a standout representation of exemplar quality demonstrating excellence across 2D / 3D digital drafting. This award recognises all types of drawings and this genre seeks to find the most accomplished drawings across all produced through the creative process of 2D / 3D CAD, BIM to other digital drafting software in any style.

Awarded to an outstanding drawing which excels within the field and process of digital media. The Awards spans all types of drawings and digital mediums recognising standout works across illustrative, collage, to digital hand drawings created in any style, showcasing those that have truly excelled with their approach to digital media production and digital creative approach.

The Hand Drawn Award 2025 is brought to you in partnership with LEUCHTTURM1917 and Winsor & Newton

This Award recognises the technique and process of exemplary hand drawing skill. The category spans works created across physical (analogue) and digital media methods where hand techniques have been fundamental to the creative process. The award recognises the most accomplished visual hand communicators and those that have achieved great levels of representation through hand drawn techniques.

Awarded to a standout representation of exemplar quality demonstrating excellence of craft and representation across multiple media from physical (analogue) to digital media. This award recognises all types of representations and seeks to award those that have achieved captivating visual creations that bridge between two or more media methods.

Awarded to a standout visualisation of exemplar quality. The award recognises the most accomplished visualised imagery that excels as key mechanisms for representation. The judges will assess imagery holistically with particular focus on composition, lighting, atmosphere, materiality and narrative. The purpose of this award is to celebrate visualisations as a fundamental tool within creative industries and to showcase their power in conveying ideas, narratives and proposals.

The Affinity Award 2025 is brought to you in partnership with Affinity creative software

Recognising standout works created using the Affinity creative suite as key software within the creative process. The Award spans all types of drawings and digital mediums recognising standout works across illustrative, collage, to digital hand drawings created in any style, showcasing those that have truly excelled with their use of Affinity creative software.

This Medal will be selected by the Affinity creative team.

“We strongly believe that creativity incites creativity. We need creativity and creative thinkers to shape a more interesting world.” - Archisource 

The Creativity Medal recognises standout works and makers that are pushing boundaries in innovative representations, to designs with originality and creative flare.

Recognising standout works which demonstrate approaches, agendas or design awareness to the environment. Judges will be recognising those that display exemplar qualities in their environment design approach to its social, human and sustainable impact.

Judged by Narinder Sagoo MBE, Art Director, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners

The Hand Skill Medal recognises works that demonstrate outstanding skill in hand communication and exemplar hand drawn techniques. The judge Narinder Sagoo MBE wants to recognise the ‘power of the pen’ and the importance of hand drawing as a fundamental skill within the design process.

Recognising standout works which demonstrate approaches, qualities to agendas that centre around designing for positive human experiences. 

The Humanity Medal has been created to build awareness of how users feel in the built environment recognising social impact, design interest, experiential characteristics, awareness of the impacts to users, to the emotive and creative qualities translated through design.

Recognising outstanding works which excel in conveying strong narratives and wider dialogues through its medium and beyond its visual representation. The award recognises the most accomplished visual story-tellers, those that have achieved great levels of communication through critical, subtle or emotive visual narratives.