A’Design Award Announce Their World Design Rankings

January 1, 2021
The World Design Rankings for 2020.
This article has been brought to you by A’Design Awards.

A’Design Award and Competition have released their World Design Rankings (WDR) in Arts, Architecture and Design, with China taking first place among the 108 represented countries in 2020 with 86 Platinum Design Awards won globally.

The World Design Rankings ranks all the countries based on the number of designers that have been granted with the A’ Design Award, and this year 2 new countries were added to the list – Macau (China) and Iraq.

The World Design Rankings for 2020.

China ranked as number 1 among the 108 represented countries, followed by United States of America, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Great Britain, Taiwan, Germany, Turkey, and Australia which took the top positions in 2020.

The A'Design Award and Competition.

If you’re interested in discovering more of the top designers, artists and architects, regardless of the design discipline, you can find the individual and overall rankings of all designers, artists and architects at the Designer Rankings website – here.

You can also find more information on how to register for the A’Design Award and Competition – here. Let’s take a look at some of the previous winners of the “A’ Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award” Category…

A modern pedestrian bridge.
Solar Skywalks by Peter Kuczia. Rendering by nomadd+. Find out more here.
A modern building with curved glass walls.
Cloud of Luster by Tetsuya Matsumoto. Photography by ©Stirling Elmendorf. Find out more here.
A modern building with a wavy wood roof.
Hkbcf-Passenger Clearance Building by Aedas. Photography by Aedas. Find out more here.
A modern all-white house designed by Revano Satria.
Z Line House by Revano Satria. Photography by Fernando Gomulya Photography. Find out more here.
The Hill Wind Hotel and Resort designed by Huafang Wang
Hill Wind Hotel and Resort by Huafang Wang. Photography by Song Ye and Xinghao Liu. Find out more here.
A modern building named 'Navigator' that was designed by Kris Lin.
Navigator by Kris Lin. Photography by KLID. Find out more here.
A modern wood house with two pavilions connected by a bridge.
One Year Project by Kotaro Anzai. Photography by Shinkenchiku-sha Co.. Find out more here.
A modern white villa with stone steps and a swimming pool.
Villa At by Todd Saunders. Photography by Bent Rene Synnevag. Find out more here.
Yuanlu Community Center by JIE LEE
Yuanlu Community Center by JIE LEE. Photography by Prism Images / Arch-exist. Find out more here.
Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center by Hejingtang Studio
Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center by Hejingtang Studio. Photography by Yaoli. Find out more here.
A modern white building named 'Cloud Park', designed by Meng Fanhao.
Cloud Park by Meng Fanhao. Photography by Yao Li. Find out more here.
A modern building with a water feature.
Impression Nanxi River by Ting Wang. Photography by Xu Ninglong. Find out more here.

To be part of the A’ Design Award and Competition you can register – here.
Learn more about A’ Design Award and Competition – here.

The winners and results announced to the public and posted on CONTEMPORIST on April 15th, 2021.

contemporist has partnered with A’ Design Award and Competition to bring you this editorial feature