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TAG US! #AZAWARDS20 Gala Program 2020 AZ AWARDS Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence _DESIGN _ARCHITECTURE _INTERIORS _CURIOSITY _35th Anniversary When AZURE launched the AZ Awards a decade ago, we couldn’t _DESIGN _ARCHITECTURE _INTERIORS _CURIOSITY have imagined how widely and exuberantly the competition would resonate. In 2011, over 600 submissions from 25 countries poured in The Interviews SPECIAL REPORTS Renzo Piano The latest in for consideration. This year — the 10th anniversary of the program — kitchens and Frida Escobedo bathrooms Thomas Woltz Neri + Hu more than 1,200 projects from nearly 50 countries were submitted, Paola Antonelli Karim Rashid suggesting just how much the AZ Awards has grown in impact, Dan Stubbergaard Yves Béhar Diébédo Francis Kéré scope and stature. 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