Entries are now open for the Architectural Ironmongery Specification Awards 2022.
Organised by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) in conjunction with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the awards are designed to identify and reward excellence in the specification of architectural ironmongery. Celebrating their 40th anniversary, the AI Specification Awards were postponed last year but have now returned bigger and better, with judges assessing projects completed and products launched over the last three years.
Entries are judged on the effectiveness of the architectural ironmongery specification and how it enhances the security, accessibility and safety of the building, while also adding to its aesthetics, functionality and longevity.
The 2020/21 awards will consist of seven categories including the Diamond Jubilee Award, an exclusive award for this year only to commemorate 60 years of the GAI. This category can be entered by any projects that have previous won an AI Specification Award over the last 40 years.
Projects can be nominated for the following categories:
- Commercial and Hospitality (sponsored by ASSA Abloy)
- Public Health and Education (sponsored by Forza Doors)
- Residential (sponsored by Frank Allart)
- International (sponsored by dormakaba)
- Product Design and Innovation – Mechanical (sponsored by Simonswerk)
- Product Design and Innovation – Electronic (sponsored by ADSA)
Mario Del-Signore, president of the GAI, said: “The Specification Awards ceremony is one of the Guild’s most highly anticipated events. The calibre of entries is always incredibly high and shows architectural ironmongery at its best. The GAI is always proud to see its member companies involved in so many complex projects.”
Architects, specifiers, building contractors, clients and their architectural ironmongery advisers and suppliers across the world can nominate projects from now until Friday 19 November 2021. The winners will be announced at a celebratory lunch in Spring 2022.
