KEY DATE

 

Preliminary Selection:  August 2025

Award Ceremony:  October 2025

In VMARK Vietnam Design Week 2025

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JUDGING PROCESS ​

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Entries will go through two rounds of screening by Judges including internationally renowned experts, design professors, and presidents from prestigious design & architectural organizations worldwide.

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Winning projects must meet the judging criteria and the VMARK Design Annual Award is awarded to entries that use design to solve problems for a better life.

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• Preliminary Selection

Entries are selected by the VMARK committee to advance into the Secondary Selection based on the information presented on the registration page.

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• Secondary Selection

Through the official selection process, entries will be evaluated by the Jury panel to have the most objective and fair results for submissions to the final selection.

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• Award Ceremony

Through the official final selection process, a shortlist of Best of VMARK Vietnam Design Award finalists and winners in each category are selected in the GOLDEN and SILVER Prize. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony, and they will also receive the full extensive benefits (LINK)​​

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COPYRIGHT

 

The Organizer reserves the right to use images, videos, and information related to the works and the authors in social media activities, publications, and documents related to the program of the Organizing Committee and the activities of the Vietnam Design Association without requesting permission or compensation.​

ELIGIBILITY

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• Each contestant has no limit to the number of works submitted.

• Works submitted must be copyrighted, we do not accept copied works.

• The organizers are not responsible for any copyright issues.

• Entrants must ensure the accuracy of the information presented for the submitted entries. If a third party makes a claim against an entry, the entrant is required to personally resolve the issue with all due speed.

• The Organizing Board has the right to use the works and images from those works to exhibit and promote.

• After submitting the works, applicants will receive a confirmation email, and submissions will be forwarded to the evaluation panel.

• If a work belongs to a group, candidates must submit an Authorization Letter to the authorized representative, or the one who is also responsible for the product.

• If the required fees (e.g. registration fee) are not received in full by the organizer, the organizer reserves the right to cancel the entry and/or any prizes awarded to the applicant.

• Once the registration process is completed (including the payment of the registration fee), the organizer cannot refund the received fee.

• The organizer and executive organizer reserve the right to use entry information, descriptions, photographs, and videos provided by the applicant during registration for promotional purposes.

• The organizer and executive organizer may collect the entrants’ personal information for the purpose of design promotion and the operation of this award and competition. Entry registration is accepted by the organizer and executive organizer as consent to the collection, processing, and use of the applicant’s personal information within the necessary scope of purpose mentioned above.

• Entries shall pass the required safety inspection and may be disqualified from the selection in the case of violations or safety incidents. The entrant shall not receive a refund of their registration fee. 

• Awards for invalid works (if any) will be revoked if cheating or necessity scope are found.

• Entrants must respect the selection results given by the organizer and executive organizer and may not raise any negative objections on the matter.