Dezeen has revealed the 80-strong longlisted for this year’s Dezeen Awards sustainability categories, including designs by Carmody Groarke, Sancal and SOM.
The 80 longlisted projects, which are in the running to be crowned winners across five different sustainability project categories, are by studios located in 27 different countries spanning Kazakhstan, Panama, Taiwan and Germany.
The top project city locations are London which leads with 15 longlisted entries, then Tokyo and New York both with five, followed by Melbourne, Honolulu and Bengaluru each with two.
The longlists include an elongated extension to a 1970s terrace in London, a minimalist store clad with tactile bars of soap also in London and the first hotel in the USA claimed to be carbon-positive in Denver.
All Dezeen Awards 2025 longlists revealed this week
Dezeen Awards 2025, in partnership with Bentley, revealed all longlisted projects this week. The architecture, interiors and design longlists were announced earlier this week.
“The calibre of this year’s sustainability longlist demonstrates groundbreaking and material-driven solutions that are pushing the industry towards a more sustainable world,” said Bentley head of lifestyle design Ben Saltmer.
“Longlisted projects showcase pioneering techniques, from biotechnology to plant-based enterprises, that address global challenges around material waste.”
Longlisted projects have been selected from over 4,300 entries from 89 countries across six continents for the eighth edition of our awards programmes, which continue to celebrate the individuals and studios producing the most outstanding architecture, interiors and design projects from around the globe.
The next stage of Dezeen Awards 2025 will see all longlisted projects assessed by our prestigious panel of international judges including Natsai Audrey Chieza, Anna Heringer and Samira Rathod.
Our 60 judges will determine the projects that feature on the shortlists, which will be announced in October. A further round of judging by our master jury will determine the winners of the interiors project categories, Bentley Lighthouse Award, as well as the overall design project of the year.
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Read on for the full sustainability longlist:
Sustainable building
› AUM cabins amid Mountainscape in Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan, by Arthur Kariev Architects
› Extension of the company headquarters Windkraft Simonsfeld, Ernstbrunn, Austria, by Juri Troy Architects
› First Building – Bradfield City Centre, Sydney, Australia, by Hassell
› Haus Anton II, Augsburg, Germany, by Lux Architect and Cánovas Arquitectura
› Intaaya Retreat, Nusa Penida, Indonesia, by Pablo Luna Studio
› Katajanokan Laituri, Helsinki, Finland, by Anttinen Oiva Architects
› La Pêche New City Hall, Quebec, Canada, by BGLA Architecture + Design Urbain
› Living in Fläming, Brandenburg, Germany, by Praeger Richter Architekten
› Now Lindow, Lindow, Germany, by Strohtektur
› Ochre House, Sutton, Australia, by MYMYMY Architecture
› Pakenham Station, Pakenham, Australia, by Genton
› Republica, Buiksloterham, Netherlands, by Marc Koehler Associates
› Sports Halls BZT Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland, by Kit
› Stables Yard, London, UK, by Stolon Studio
› təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre, Vancouver, Canada, by HCMA Architecture + Design
› Tversted House, Tversted, Denmark, by Nikolova/Aarsø
› Worker’s Pavilion, Kollam, India, by No Architects
Browse all projects on the sustainable building longlist page.
Sustainable renovation
› 469 Bethnal Green Road, London, UK, by Carmody Groarke
› Blythe Hill House, London, UK, by Whittaker Parsons
› Corso Italia 23, Milan, Italy, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
› Gorlaeus Lecture Hall Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands, by Civic Architects
› Hedeskov Living Lab, Djursland, Denmark, by Djernes & Bell
› Housing in Place: Building Community, Hong Kong, by Urban Ecologies Design Lab
› New Wave House, London, UK, by Thomas-McBrien Architects
› Nina’s House, London, UK, by Nina+Co with ROAR
› Palais Rameau, Lille, France, by Atelier 9.81 and Perrot & Richard
› Pine Heath, Hampstead, UK, by Studio Hagen Hall
› Portier 51, Mechelen, Belgium, by BOB361 Architects
› Space House, London, UK, by Squire and Partners
› Stanley Center for Peace and Security, Iowa, USA, by Neumann Monson Architects
› Streaming Light Exhibition Hall – Courtyard Renovation for the GuanZhong Mangba Art Festival, Xi’an, China, by Daipu Architects
› The Acre, Covent Garden, London, UK, by Gensler
› Transformation of School Davos, Davos, Switzerland, by Cura Architekten
Browse all projects on the sustainable renovation longlist page.
Sustainable interior
› 0 Club, Tokyo, Japan, by DDAA
› Aesop Knightsbridge Store, London, UK, by Aesop
› CoLab, Madrid, Spain, by Sancal and Lucas Muñoz
› Krume Bäcker, Panama City, Panama, by Mallol
› La Casita, Edinburgh, Scotland, by Architecture Office and Juli Bolaños–Durman
› Mute’s Warsaw Office, Warsaw, Poland, by Mute
› Office@27, Mumbai, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
› Populus Hotel Denver, Colorado, USA, by Wildman Chalmers Design
› Requiem for Ruins – Material Lab, Bengaluru, India, by Multitude Of Sins
› Symbolplus Office, Tokyo, Japan, by Symbolplus
› T2 Kempegowda International Airport Interior, Bengaluru, India, by Enter Projects Asia
› Tacubo Shirokanedai, Tokyo, Japan, by Masterd
› Terrain, Melbourne, Australia, by Terrain
› Traid Shepherd’s Bush, London, UK, by HemingwayDesign
› Veilance, Tokyo, Japan, by We+
› World Heritage Centre Wadden Sea (WEC), Lauwersoog, Netherlands, by Spring Studio
Browse all projects on the sustainable interior longlist page.
Sustainable design
› Biota by Richard Hutten
› Colour and Surface House by Bleo
› Essence by Örsjö Belysning
› Fatconomy – The Waste Fa(c)t Machine by Ficta Studio
› Kibu Children’s Headphones by Morrama
› Knit One by Paul Crofts Studio
› LightMass^ by Raw Edges Design Studio
› OLO Table by Joe Doucet and Polygood®
› Polar Shelf by Zeoform
› Rícino C Series by Estúdio Rain
› Søuld Baffle by Spinneybeck
› Surf Block by Surf Block
› Tanaka Eyewear – Built to Hold by Tanaka Eyewear
› The Zero-Waste Disposable by Fotofoto
› Zero-Waste MTTR Jean by MTTR
Browse all projects on the sustainable design longlist page.
Material innovation
› Caesarstone ICON by Caesarstone
› Carbon Cell by Carbon Cell
› Climate Responsive Paint by Joe Doucet
› Crinkle Cuts by After Architecture
› EconitWood by Additive Tectonics
› Elevate by Uncaged Innovations and The Collective
› FILIE Reclaim by Chang Wong Industrial Co
› Freitag Mono[PA6]: Circular Backpack by Freitag Lab
› Grow Your Own Home: Margent Farm’s Hemp-Based Corrugated Panels by Margent Farm
› Hydro CIRCAL 100R by Hydro
› Landshapes Tile by Kohler WasteLab and Daniel Arsham
› Other Matter Architectural Surfaces by Other Matter
› Pilefacade by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
› Smart Circular Bridge in Ulm, Germany by Proesler Kommunikation
› SO-Colored by We+
› Surf Block by Surf Block
Browse all projects on the material innovation longlist page.
Dezeen Awards 2025 in partnership with Bentley
Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The eighth edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley’s architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.
