Organizer

IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers)

Location

Global (International Competition)

Deadline

• Early Submission Period: 10 June – 7 July 2025
• Standard Submission Period: 8 July – 18 August 2025
• Late Submission Period: 19 August – 9 September 2025

Competition Category

Architectural lighting design

Eligibility

• Professional lighting designers
• Project must be a permanent architectural lighting design solution (intended to be in place for at least 2 years)
• Project must be completed on or after 1 January 2024

Entry Fee

• IALD Members:
  • Early: $140 USD
  • Standard: $190 USD
  • Late: $240 USD
• Non-Members:
  • Early: $240 USD
  • Standard: $290 USD
  • Late: $340 USD

Prizes/Awards

The award is the highest honor in the lighting design profession, recognizing work that represents excellence in both aesthetic and technical achievement . Specific cash prizes or trophies are not mentioned in the reference material .

Core Introduction

The IALD International Lighting Design Awards is the longest-running international lighting design awards program, established in 1983 to recognize outstanding architectural lighting design and raise the profile of the lighting design profession .