TOP 10 workplaces and offices of 2020
from a cabin that measures less than 50 square meters, to an office for one of the world's biggest media companies, we continue our annual round up of the year's BIG stories.
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TOP 10 lists of 2020 – big stories
TOP 10 lists of 2020 review designboom’s big stories in architecture, art, design, and technology from the past 12 months.
TOP 10 reader submissions of 2020 - COVID FREAK
see the creative - and sometimes wacky - designs that our readers have submitted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.
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competitions 
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 15th, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 all competitions
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 15th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 courses Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master's in Fashion Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 all courses
Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
