DOGA Award for Newcomers

The DOGA Award for Newcomers is an annual award that showcases fresh talent from across the fields of design and architecture, and promotes the value of young visionary minds when creating the best solutions for the future. The application period for 2024 has been postponed, and we look forward to opening new applications in the spring of 2025.
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DOGA awards the best new designers and architects, and their projects. Are you a student or newly established professional with a project that deserves to be seen?

This is the DOGA Award for Newcomers
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Previous winners
Søk DOGA-merket nykommer 2020

Writing a good awards entry is crucial for the judges to see the value of your project. Read on for 12 tips on how to make yourself understood.

12 tips for writing your awards entry

In order to receive the DOGA Award, the project must answer to a set of criteria. Each project is assessed by a jury that evaluates whether or not it meets the criteria.

The DOGA Award criteria