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Recognizing the year’s top products
and manufacturers

ABOUT THE 2024 BEST OF PRODUCTS AWARDS

The Architect’s Newspaper is read by industry leaders in architecture and design who rely on it as a trusted source for news, products, developments, trends, and updates. AN Interior strengthens our connection to the design community worldwide through the magazine’s specialized focus and considered treatment.

The Best of Product Awards are an opportunity for designers and manufacturers to reach our audience of 1+ million readers—an eclectic mix of top-tier architects, designers, and taste-makers.

Designers and manufacturers are invited to submit new products for review by a jury composed of architects, designers, educators, curators, and manufacturers, as well as AN editors. Entries will be evaluated for innovation, aesthetics, performance, sustainability, and value. Products must have been introduced to the market no earlier than January 2023 and must be available through December 2024. Entries should be available to North American architects and designers.

PUBLICATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS

Winners will be published in a special online feature, and on our social media platforms in September. In addition, winners will be featured in our annual Best of print issue at the end of the year and will receive a custom-designed trophy.

Be seen by 1+ million AN readers and members of the AEC community!

JURY

Llisa Demetrios

Chief Curator

The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity

Jimmie Drummond

Founder and Principal

Drummond Projects

Andre Herrero

Founding Principal

Charlap Hyman & Herrero

Lisa Iwamoto

Founding Partner

IwamotoScott Architecture

Brian Messana

Cofounder

Messana O'Rorke

Carrie Norman

Founding Partner

Norman Kelley

Jack Murphy

Executive Editor

The Architect’s Newspaper

Kelly Pau

Design Editor

The Architect’s Newspaper

CATEGORIES & SUBCATEGORIES

Acoustics

Appliances and Plumbing:

  • Kitchen Appliances
  • Kitchen Fixtures
  • Bathroom Plumbing
  • Bathroom Fixtures
  • HVAC

Building Materials & Facades:

  • Timber
  • Stone and Concrete
  • Glass
  • Weather, Air Barriers, and Insulation
  • Composites
  • Metal

Facades:

  • Structural Systems

Finishes and Surfaces:

  • Interior Flooring
  • Interior Surfaces
  • Outdoor
  • Paints and Coating
  • Walls & Wallcovering

Furnishings:

  • Outdoor
  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Accessories

Hardware:

  • Decorative
  • Architectural

Lighting:

  • Decorative
  • Fixture
  • Systems
  • Outdoor

Openings:

  • Windows
  • Doors

Roofing

Textiles

Technology:

  • Design and Build Software
  • Smart Building, Smart Home, and Automation Systems

AWARD DATES

LAUNCH

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION

$245 until May 24 (midnight ET)

REGULAR REGISTRATION

$295 from May 25 until July 12 (midnight ET)

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Friday, July 12, 2024 (midnight ET)

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

ELIGIBILITY

Submitted products must be available to the North American market and be introduced no earlier than January 2023 and should be available through December 2024. Both consumer-facing and B2B products are eligible as are products that have been entered in past AN competitions. Marketing and/or P.R. representatives are allowed to enter products on behalf of their clients.

There is no limit on the number of products you may submit, but each must be entered individually and a separate entry fee paid.

REQUIREMENTS

Registration must be paid for before uploading submission materials.
Registration and entry can be completed via the submission portal linked to this page.

WRITTEN MATERIAL

Submissions must include three separate texts:

– Product description: 150 words max

– Technical details: 50 words max (list format acceptable)

– Description of use (How can this product be implemented?): 100 words max

Texts cannot include mention of the manufacturer’s company, brand, or studio name. Please include the product name but remove any inclusion of the company, brand, or studio within this name. Failing to adhere to this policy will lead to immediate disqualification from the Best of Products awards.

VISUAL MATERIAL

Submissions can include up to five photos, renderings, or drawings.

One image must present the product in context or application.

Image dimensions: 8½ x 11 inches,150dpi, RGB, 5MB max, horizontal or vertical

Images cannot contain product logos or watermarks.

Images of products that contain logos within their actual design may be submitted.

Please note that the application process requires you to first purchase your registration before filling out the actual form. Registration and entry can be completed via the submission portal linked to this page.

All submissions must be entered online and received by AN no later than midnight ET on the submission deadline. The Architect’s Newspaper reserves publication rights for all materials submitted as part of the Best of Products Awards program, extending to all forms of media or content delivery, whether print, online, digital, mobile, or otherwise, now or hereafter created.

Registration fees are nonrefundable.

Submission is no guarantee of publication or an award.

ABOUT AN MEDIA GROUP

The Architect’s Newspaper provides timely news and cultural reporting on the built environment through a nationally distributed monthly newspaper as well as a design magazine, AN Interior, online at archpaper.com, and through a series of email newsletters. Every issue delivers our trademark blend of topical essays, opinionated columns, project analyses, firm profiles, interviews, new products, reviews of exhibitions and books, and calendars of events in a handy and handsome full-color tabloid and a quarterly magazine. AN reaches a highly engaged online community of hundreds of thousands through our web and social media platforms. AN is the must-read publication for architects, planners, landscape architects, designers, and allied professionals. Learn more about AN Media Group and our other brands at: https://anmediagroup.com/

CONTACT US

For all inquiries about AN’s Best of awards programs, fill in the form, or email us directly competitions@archpaper.com