Review

Evaluation Method ／

Award Board ／

The panel of judges is composed of experts and scholars of design-related fields in Asia.

Judgement Standards ／

Plane configuration: Overall spatial pattern configuration, moving line planning and sorting.

Concept: the work can fully convey the design concept.

Innovation: innovation in design thinking, expression techniques, and application of material technology.

Functions: easy to use, maintain, store, clean, and secure.

Interaction: the real relationship between spatial works and users.

Local spirit: convey local emotions with a new cultural point of view.

Evaluation Phases ／

• Eligibility review: The judge will review the participants’ works in terms of their eligibility and whether the submitted documents and formats meet the specifications.
• Preliminary Selection and Secondary Selection: The first and second selection will take place online. Judges with various expertise will select works from each classification for the final selection.
• Joint Evaluation Meeting will present their works with a brief video, or in other ways at a designated place in person. There will be a question and answer session between the panel of judges and the finalist teams.
• Final selection: The panel of judges will discuss the works of each classification in accordance with the review standards at a meeting.
• The list of winners is based on the final decision of the judges and cannot be changed by the intervention of a third party.

The final awards of each classification are as follow ／

Notes:

• The Organizer reserves the right not to award a prize to any category of entries if the entries do not meet the criteria determined by the jury. The decision of the jury shall be final.
• Each award may be "omitted" or "adjusted" according to the level of the entries, and the award and award name may be changed by the decision of the jury.
• The Organizer reserves the right to adjust the number of awards in each category.
• The winner's award, medal, certificate, and the name of work, company and designer are based on the information provided by the participant in registration system, and cannot be changed. If the change is required after the registration deadline, the cost of reproduction will be borne by the participant. For details, please contact TINTA Award team.

For more information and further cooperation ／

For more questions regarding the Award or the need for cross-industry cooperation, please contact the TINTA Award working group.

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Notices ／

• The participant guarantees that all the submitted works are original designs by him or herself or by the group. Plagiarism and other similar conditions are strictly prohibited. If the winner is reported and proven to have violated the regulations for the Award or to be involved in plagiarism, besides disqualifying the winner, the organizer will require the return of the issued trophy and award. The canceled and vacant award will not be filled.
• The participant assumes responsibility for any expenses (including but not limited to legal expenses, attorney’s fees) if a third party claims their right on the organizer or other related personnel and units for the participant’s violation of the aforementioned conditions.
• No submitted works will be returned, regardless of whether they win the award or not. The participant agrees that the organizer has the rights to exhibit the work in public and publish the work in a magazine, webpage, and book for the purpose of promotion and exhibition without additional payment.
• The winner should cooperate with the organizer for related campaigns, such as publication, demonstration, public propagation, etc.
• Registering for the Award means the participant understands and agrees with all the regulations for the Award and may not make any objection.
• For any changes regarding the Award, please refer to official announcements by TINTA Award. The organizer reserves the right to amend any matters not covered in the registration form at any time and will announce such changes on the official websitewww.tintaward.com

Judges

Fang Xiao Feng

• Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
• Chief Editor and Editorial Board Member, ZHUANSHI Magazine
• Member, Eleventh Academic Committee, Tsinghua University
• Vice Chairman, Institute of Interior Design, Architectural Society of China
• Council Member, Fifth Council of the China Periodicals Association
• Vice Director, Organizing Committee Office, Beijing Design Week
• Vice President, Urban Furniture Branch, China Association for Standardization
• Chairman, Organizing Committee, NEST AWARD
• Vice Chairman & Secretary-General, Organizing Committee of the Annual Education Award of Human Habitation Design in China
A leading figure in China’s design and academic community, he currently serves as Deputy Dean at Tsinghua University’s Academy of Arts & Design. His work spans editorial leadership, academic governance, national design promotion, and standardization. With decades of commitment to interior and environmental design education, he actively participates in shaping the future of China’s design discourse and industry development through exhibitions, publications, and institutional leadership.The Spatial Narrative Art of Harmony Between Architecture and Nature – 《楼山和鸣的空间叙事艺术——中国传统造园新诠》（江苏凤凰美术出版社，2023）

Albert Ho

• Principal, Ho+Hou Studio Architects (1997–present)
• Registered Architect, Massachusetts, USA
• Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston, USA
• Master of Architecture, Harvard University, USA
Albert Ho is a U.S.-trained architect with over 14 years of professional experience in Boston and New York before returning to Taiwan to co-found Ho+Hou Studio Architects with Jen Suh Hou in 1998. Growing up in Singapore, he was profoundly shaped by the clarity and restraint of local modernist architecture. After earning his degrees in architecture from the University of Houston and Harvard University, he worked at Raphael Moneo Architects in Cambridge, Schwartz/Silver Architects in Boston, and later became a partner at PKSB Architects in New York.His work on Root Residence earned the 1995 AIA New York State and New York City Design Excellence Awards, as well as the 1996 AIA National Honor Award. His contributions to Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia received the 1995 Progressive Architecture P/A Award and the 1994 AIA New York City Design Award.With a multicultural background and a sharp analytical perspective, Albert Ho’s architectural approach blends material innovation with meticulous detail. In addition to practice, he is deeply committed to architectural education and has served as a design tutor in several major university architecture departments.

Joey Ho

• Design Partner, P A L Design Group
• Top 10 Influential People of China (CIDA)
• Top 10 Interior Designers in Hong Kong (CAC)
• VIP of Asian Creation (Studio Voice)
• Hall of Fame Inductee, Interior Design Magazine (Chinese Edition, USA)
• Former Chairman, Hong Kong Interior Design Association
• Lecturer, China Academy of Art
• Honorary Advisor, Shenzhen Institute of Interior Design (SIID)
• Master of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
• Bachelor of Architectural Studies, The National University of Singapore
Mr. Joey Ho is the Design Partner of P A L Design Group and a prominent figure in the Asian design industry. He believes that the core essence of design lies in its ability to inspire and expand the possibilities of life. With this philosophy, he works across disciplines and industries without boundaries, leading numerous high-profile projects in hospitality, residential, educational, commercial, and public sectors throughout Asia and beyond.His diverse design portfolio reflects a commitment to innovation, emotional resonance, and spatial storytelling. Joey’s creative leadership has positioned him at the forefront of contemporary interior design in the region.
• Design Director, P A L Design Group
• Master’s Degree, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
• Bachelor’s Degree, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore
• Distinguished Professor, China Academy of Art
• Recipient of “40 Under 40” Outstanding Designer Award (2007)
• Merged with P A L Design Group (2015)
• President, Hong Kong Interior Design Association (2017–2020)
• Founder of ALIENS Design Brand (2026)
• Top 10 Interior Designers of the Year, China (CIDA)
• Top 10 Outstanding Designers, Hong Kong (CAC)
• Studio Voice Creative VIP, Asia
• Hall of Fame Member, Interior Design Magazine
Mr. Ho Cheong Hin is the Design Director of P A L Design Group and has long been active in the international design arena. He believes that the essence of design lies in inspiring diverse perspectives on life and imagination. Therefore, his work is not confined to a single typology, spanning hospitality, residential, commercial, educational, and public spaces. His projects extend across the United States, Australia, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Greater China.He has received over 200 prestigious international awards and honors, including the Red Dot Design Award (Germany), iF Design Award (Germany), Good Design Award (Japan), Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Award (UK), FX International Interior Design Awards (UK), INSIDE World Festival of Interiors (UK), International Property Awards (UK), WIN Awards (UK), FRAME Awards (Netherlands), Best of Year Awards by Interior Design (USA), IIDA Global Excellence Awards (USA), IFI Global Awards for Design Excellence, INDE Awards (Australia), as well as CSD Hong Kong Design Awards, DFA Design for Asia Awards, APIDA Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards, Golden Hall Awards (Top 10 Sales Gallery Design), HKDA Global Design Awards (Hospitality), and Hong Kong Restaurant Interior Design Awards.

Nic Lee

He has been engaged in design for more than 20 years, and graduated from the Pratt Institute of Art in New York with a master's degree in interior design and the architectural research major of University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He founded WATERFROM DESIGN in 2008 with the original intention that the design should be as "water" - pure, organic, and changeable, retaining its original simplicity in essence and presenting the frame-free possibility in mind. He focuses on the story context and time light of space, to create a space with emotional precipitation and information imagination.His work is mixed with minimalism and humor. From his study to practice, he always has the rational thinking of architectural design, and also the rebellious nature of artist, who likes to redefine the existing order in the exception of rules, and finds surprise in the unpredictable uncertainty.Recipient of numerous prestigious accolades, including the FRAME Awards Jury Prize, APIDA Gold Award for Asia Pacific Interior Design, DFA Silver Award for Design for Asia, Golden Pin Design Award’s Best Design of the Year, TID Gold Award for Taiwan Interior Design, the Real Estate Design Award Gold Prize, ELLE DECORATION China Interior Design Awards, and the iF Design Award from Germany. The studio was also named one of the “Top 40 Rising Design Studios Worldwide” by leading U.S. media outlet Interior Design magazine.

Chung Yei Sheng

M. Arch, Harvard UniversityRegistered Architect, State of New YorkChung-yei Sheng practiced in New York at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) and Polshek Partnership (now Ennead Architects), where he developed a strong international design perspective and professional foundation. In 2002, he returned to Taiwan and founded CYS.ASDO, dedicated to fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue between architecture and interior space. He also taught at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Tamkang University, and Chung Yuan Christian University, and remained actively engaged in both practice and academia.He served as both a board member and a supervisor of the Chinese Society of Interior Designers (CSID), and was invited multiple times to serve as a juror for the TID Award. His works span public, commercial, real estate, and exhibition projects, and have received distinctions including The American Architecture Prize, World Architecture Festival (WAF) Finalist, iF DESIGN AWARD, DFA Design for Asia Awards, the Idea-Tops Award, the TID Award, and the Golden Pin Design Award.Grounded in an analytical understanding of human needs and environmental realities, Sheng’s work seeks to build a deeper dialogue between space and environment. He is known for extending a microscopic interior perspective into a macroscopic urban context, proposing a logical vertical integration across scales. In 2025, he published OUT OF THE SPACE, a reflection on his long-term thinking on the integration of architecture, interior, and urban environments.

Chia Ju Lin

Director, OMA Taiwan / Architect
• Chia-Ju Lin is Director of OMA Taiwan and a licensed architect in both the United States and Taiwan. She has contributed to major OMA projects across Asia, including the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, Juexiu Residence in Taipei, the Taipei Performing Arts Center, and multimedia developments in Shanghai.
• The Taipei Performing Arts Center, where she played a key leadership role, was named one of the world’s best cultural buildings of 2021 by The Guardian and recognized by CNN as one of the most transformative buildings shaping the future of architecture.
• She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Architecture from Tamkang University and Columbia University. Lin currently serves as Adjunct Associate Professor at Tamkang University and Chung Yuan Christian University.
• A former Chairperson and current Executive Supervisor of the Association of Women in Architecture (Taiwan), and a founding member of AIA Taipei, she is an active voice in urban design, public architecture, architectural education, and gender equality. She frequently participates in international forums as a keynote speaker, critic, curator, and guest editor.

Wei Yen Shao

Wei-Yen Shao is an influential figure across the design, academic, and art communities in both Taiwan and Mainland China. Rooted in a contemporary non-linear design mindset, his forward-thinking approach has brought significant attention to his works and curatorial practices. Once described by the media as a “radical post-80s designer,” he is now widely recognized as a “Design Sapien.” Shao has been repeatedly selected as a representative of Asia’s emerging design forces and one of the most promising designers of his generation. In 2008, he represented Taiwan, China, in participating in the Tadao Ando Program in Japan.Shao leads several design firms both domestically and internationally and has received numerous global design awards. He emphasizes the integration of design practice and research, and has been invited to serve as a juror for the INNODESIGN PRIZE in France. He has also independently curated exhibitions at the Venice Architecture Biennale, gaining recognition and coverage from international media such as ITSLIQUID and Domus. In 2022, he served as a zone curator for the large-scale urban exhibition Taipei of the Future.Shao is also the youngest Vice Chairman in the 40-year history of the Chinese Society of Interior Designers (CSID) in Taiwan, and currently teaches at the university level. During his pursuit of a doctoral degree in architecture, he was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by National Chiao Tung University. He frequently lectures at international forums and has collaborated with leading brands on product development, while also serving as a brand ambassador and chief design consultant for multiple enterprises. Through his multi-faceted roles, he has constructed a distinctive design discourse centered on design thinking. His published works include The Counterattack of Contemporary Architecture, Co-Sharing: Humanistic Thinking of Designers, Design · Future · Superintelligence, and The Philosophy of Play. His strong design sensibility and explosive creativity form the public’s first impression of him.In the field of artificial intelligence, Shao joined Homie AI in 2025, a company once recognized by Jensen Huang as one of Taiwan’s most promising AI ventures. As the Dean of the Design AI Academy, he bridges spatial design with computational systems, translating design language into AI-driven frameworks and leading the development of next-generation design platforms. This cross-disciplinary integration has sparked a distinctive movement across Taiwan and Mainland China, accelerating a paradigm shift from traditional design methodologies to AI-driven processes, and establishing a new logic of design production.In recent years, in response to the rise of new generations and the evolution of a diverse society, Shao has further expanded into art creation and curatorial practice. He is committed to enhancing public awareness and appreciation of aesthetics. His curated exhibition Post-Dimensional Trend Exhibition created a strong impact within the industry and attracted widespread media attention, while his art IP BK Big Kids has been exhibited globally. He has also been invited to participate in multiple programs on China Central Television (CCTV), advocating for public aesthetics and the development of subcultural creativity.While many designers of the post-80s generation are still searching for their positioning and adapting to design trends, Shao has already established a unique design value system and framework. Within his own rhythm and scale of design, he continues to explore the trajectory of contemporary design and its future evolution

Shih Hsien Yuan

• Founder & CEO, Next Design Studio / Present Realm Interior Design Co., Ltd., Taiwan
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Architecture, Dayeh University, Taiwan
• President (11th & 12th terms), Taiwan Association of Interior Design Professionals (TnAID)
• Jury Member, iF DESIGN AWARD (Germany)
• Jury Member, TINTA Golden Pin Interior Design Award
• Jury Member, Taipei Old House Renewal Award, Department of Urban Development, Taipei City Government
• Executive Director, Taiwan Interior Design Week
• Passionate about all forms of beauty, he continuously cultivates creative energy through the interplay of life and practice. By integrating everyday living with design, he believes that life itself generates design. His work is dedicated to expressing the aesthetics of living through spatial design, while exploring expanded possibilities for contemporary space.

Mei Chee Seong

• Architect based in Penang, Malaysia
• Co-founder, aLM & Partners
With over two decades of professional practice, his career began in building design and gradually evolved toward a design approach centered on curating experience, with a strong emphasis on the relationships between people and space, culture and context.At a stage when many settle into the comfort of midlife, Zhi Xiong felt a growing desire to re-explore life. He returned to painting to reconnect with a more intuitive and emotional sensibility; embraced triathlon to challenge his physical limits; and during the pandemic, immersed himself in the craft of baking. Through his daily engagement with bread and coffee, he gradually shaped his own philosophy of living. These seemingly unrelated pursuits have quietly expanded the way he perceives and understands the world.In 2017, he planted the seed of community-making in his mind.In 2022, together with his team, he co-founded Coex (Community Experiment), adopting a model of “sustaining ideals through professional practice.” Guided by a bottom-up, organic, and community-led approach, Coex seeks to create an inclusive and self-driven experimental platform for community development. It aims to cultivate a supportive environment for local arts and cultural communities, allowing culture to grow naturally and gradually form its own local narrative.This community-based practice, initiated from an architectural office, has also reshaped his understanding of architecture:Architecture is no longer merely the design of space, but the weaving of relationships—between people, and between people and place.In turn, his experience in community-making continues to influence his architectural practice—transforming architecture from a singular act of “building design” into a broader practice of curating and organizing lived experiences.

Ling Li Tseng

• Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Architecture, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
• Master in Design Studies (Technology), Harvard Graduate School of Design
• Master of Architecture, The Cooper Union
• Bachelor of Architecture, Tunghai University
• Co-founder, Serendipity Studio
• Former Architectural Designer, Heatherwick Studio
He specializes in spatial creation and installation art, with a practice that transcends stylistic and scalar boundaries. After graduating from Tunghai University, he pursued advanced studies at The Cooper Union and Harvard Graduate School of Design, completing degrees in architecture and design technology. In 2016, he co-founded Serendipity Studio, initiating cross-disciplinary collaborations that connect diverse creative practitioners.He currently serves as an Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of Architecture, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. His work operates between science and art, imagination and pragmatism, with a focus on inspiring public aesthetics. His public exhibition projects, including Taiwan Design Expo – Hualien Pavilion and New Taipei Mountain & River Array, received the Best of the Best distinction at the Red Dot Design Award.In 2023, he represented Taiwan at the London Design Biennale, earning the prestigious Best Design Medal among entries from over 40 countries.

Yun Su Huang

• Principal Architect of Atelier TimeScape
• Member of the Chiayi City Cultural Heritage Review Committee
• Historic Building Renovation & Adaptive Reuse
• 「Taipei Architecture Renovation Award 2023 Best10」
• 「Taipei Architecture Renovation Award 2023」
• 「Taiwan Interior Design Award Public Design | Historical Renovation 2023」
• 「GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2023」
• 「Taipei Design Award Taipei Impact Design Award Golden Prize 2023」
• 「BEST OF GOLDEN PIN DESIGN AWARD 2023」
• It has been engaged in the preservation and reuse of cultural heritage for nearly 20 years.
To fulfill ambitions toward historic building renovation and adaptive reuse in 2017, founded Atelier TimeScape at a multi-cultural city, Taipei, where the teams dedicating to historic building research and interdisciplinary studies toward both Old and New spatial design.

Emil Chao

2014 - now Responsible Person / Design Director of Taipei D. Home | Construction & Design2022-2025 Asia-Pacific Space Designers Association Deputy President ]Assistant President of CSIDProject Consultant of Taiwan Design Research InstituteLecturer of Civil Service Development InstituteLecturer of Department of Civil Servant Development, Taipei City GovernmentLecturer of Civil Service Training Center of Taichung City GovernmentConsultant of Taipei City Urban Aesthetics OfficeReview Committee Member / Project Consultant of Design Movement on Campus of Ministry of EducationReview Committee Member of Campus Beautification & Aesthetic Education Project of Department of Education, Changhua County Government Review Committee Member of Local Creation & Public Building Maintenance and Renovation of National Development CouncilReview and Guidance Committee Member of Technical and Vocational Beautification Project of Education Department, New Taipei City Government

Armin Cheng

• Creative Director, INDOT Interior Design
With a dual background in architecture and illustration (as the illustrator “Maomaochong”), he brings a distinctive perspective to his creative practice.Over nearly 15 years since founding Chong Dian Zi Design, his works have been widely recognized by major industry awards, including winning the TID Award (Taiwan Interior Design Award) for ten consecutive years since 2015, as well as receiving multiple Gold Awards at the TINTA Golden Pin Design Awards.For him, design is the embodiment of a way of living. He does not see space as a closed box; instead, he deconstructs conventions through an architectural mindset, transcending existing frameworks. Balancing function and aesthetics, he crafts homes with unique character, tailored to each client.

Chun Yu Hsieh

• Chair and Associate Professor, Dept. of Interior Design, Chung Yuan Christian University
• Director, Creativity and Design Methodology Research Lab
Education
• Ph.D. in Architecture and Computer-Aided Design, NYCU Graduate Institute of Architecture
• M.Arch in Architectural Art, Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA), UK
• M.Arch in Digital Architecture, NYCU Graduate Institute of Architecture
• B.A. in Interior Design, Chung Yuan Christian University
Expertise
• Creativity and Aesthetics
• Critical Theory
• Design Methodology
• Digital Design
• Furniture Design

Shu Chang Kung

• Professor, Graduate Institute of Architecture, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
• Recipient of the Golden Pin Design Award – Best Design Achievement Award (2024)
• Recipient of the Taipei Culture Award (2020)
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Tunghai University (2020)
• Outstanding Architect of the Republic of China (2007)
• Former President, Chinese Society of Interior Designers (CSID) (2015–2019)
• Former Vice Chairman (5th & 6th terms), Taiwan Designers’ Association (TDA)
• Convener, Public Service Committee, Taiwan Design Research Institute
• Since 2009, he has served as a jury member for numerous international design and architectural awards, including the Red Dot Award: Communication Design (Germany), Good Design Award (Japan), iF Design Award (Germany), Singapore Interior Design Awards (SIDA), Golden Pin Design Award, Taiwan Architecture Award, Far Eastern Architectural Award, ADA Emerging Architect Award, TID Award, Taipei Design Award, Taiwan Landscape Award, and the Taipei Old House Renewal Award.
• He has also been actively involved in international professional organizations, serving as Taiwan’s representative to the Asia-Pacific Space Designers Association (APSDA) and the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI).
• He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Tunghai University in 1986, and obtained both a Master of Architecture and a Master of Design Studies from Harvard University in 1992 and 1993 respectively.
• From 1997 to 2009, he founded AURA Architects, whose works explore the dialogue between architecture and nature through scale, materiality, and site-specific contexts, receiving numerous professional recognitions, including the iF Communication Design Award, JCD International Design Award (Japan), Far Eastern Architectural Award, Taiwan Architecture Award, and TID Award.
• He has been actively engaged in interdisciplinary international exhibitions and lectures. He represented Taiwan at the 2008 Hong Kong–Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture and the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale – NEXT GENE 20.
• He has also served as chief curator or curatorial advisor for major exhibitions, including:
the 2011/12 Hong Kong–Shenzhen Biennale (Taipei Pavilion),2013 Taipei World Design Capital Bid Exhibition,2018 Hsinchu 300 Expo,2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition,2019 General Village Open Information Park,2019 TAIPOWER D/S One,2020 Air Force Command Headquarters Architecture Program – Red Brick Futures,2020 Taiwan Design Expo – Check in Hsinchu,2021 Taiwan Cultural Expo – SUPERMICROS,2022 Taiwan Cultural Expo – Harmony Island,2022 Taipei City Expo – Taipei in the Future,2023 Hakka Expo – Taiwan Pavilion,2023 Taiwan Design Expo,and 2024 Architecture of Taiwan’s Post-Martial Law Generation Exhibition.

Li-pao Chang

• Cosponsor of Taiwan TINTA
• Editor-in-Chief of My Home Magazine
• EMBA Master of NTNU
Expericenc : jury of TID Awards, Shenzhen International Media Award, Jintang, Kapok Award, Nest Award, Nice Living Award, etc. The 2018 Top 100 MVP Manager Awards.

Natasha Chen

Editor-in-Chief of Modern Decoration MagazineSenior media professional; one of the initiators of SIID; Planner of several IDMA, dedicated to commending outstanding designers and teams, and promoting the development of the design industry.

Leigh Ge

Chief editor of PChouseServed as a senior chief editor of Folk Art, and participated in design media industry for more than 10 years, he has a deep understanding and insight on design field. Edit and publish Chinese Vanguard ArchitectureSponsor of “PChouse Award”

Patricia Hsu

As the Deputy Editor of My Home Magazine, she has been involved in the interior design media industry for 22 years. She is passionate about exploring the development of interior design in both international and cross-strait architecture. Over the years, she has planned and edited nearly 100 books on space design, including decorative reference materials for the general public, as well as resources on management, licensing, and topics relevant to designers.