Massimiliano Fuksas and Zandra Rhodes revealed as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges

Architect Massimiliano Fuksas and interior designer Tekla Evelina Severina, alongside designers Zandra Rhodes and Tawanda Chiweshe, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026.

Dezeen Awards, in partnership with Trimble, champions the world's best architecture, interiors and design.

So far, the programme has received entries from 75 different countries across the world, underlining its position as the world's most popular architecture, interiors and design awards programme.

There's still time to submit your projects. Enter by Wednesday 27 May to avoid late entry fees.

Read on to find out more about who will be judging this year's entries:

*Architect Massimiliano Fuksas is one of this year's architecture judges*

Architect Fuksas, co-founder of architectural practice Studio Fuksas, will join the architecture panel for Dezeen Awards 2026.

The global practice, with offices spanning Rome, Paris and Shenzhen, is known for its flowing parametric designs.

Recent projects include a dramatic all-white stage design for Tosca and Turandot. Other notable projects include a Shenzhen airport terminal, a Rome convention centre and the Fiera di Milano centre, which is home to the Salone del Mobile furniture fair.

*Zandra Rhodes will judge this year's design entries*

Bringing her expertise in design to the judging panel is Rhodes, a British fashion and textile designer whose work is often recognised for its distinctive and colourful hand-drawn prints.

Her designs and fashion collections are housed in leading museum collections around the world, including the V&A and the Museum of Modern Art.

In 2020, the designer released a 26-piece collection for Swedish furniture retailer IKEA, including a pink and ruffled redesign of the brand's iconic Frakta bag.

*Designer Tekla Evelina Severina is the founder of Teklan Studio*

Stockholm-based interior designer Severina, founder and creative director of Teklan Studio, will join this year's interiors panel.

Severina's practice explores dimensionality, often centring on colour as the primary language of perception, emotion and spatial experience.

Recent projects include a geometric textile flooring collection for Italian carpet brand Radici and kitchen units which mix bold colours with marble and stainless steel.

*Tawanda Chiweshe, co-founder of Studio YY, will judge Dezeen Awards 2026*

Joining Rhodes on the design jury is Chiweshe, a London-based artist and co-founder of Studio YY, a design and research office working across creative direction, strategy and graphic design.

Chiweshe is also the creative director of design practice Alaska Alaska, founded by former Dezeen Awards judge, the late Virgil Abloh.

He worked closely with Abloh on projects including IKEA's Markerad and Vitra's Twentythirtyfive.

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Dezeen Awards 2026 in partnership with Trimble

Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers worldwide. The ninth edition of the annual awards is in partnership with global technology company Trimble. Through connected hardware and software solutions, Trimble helps designers to transform the way they shape spaces and buildings as well as drive productivity in the process. Trimble's collaboration with Dezeen Awards demonstrates its ongoing commitment to inspiring and supporting creative excellence across the globe.

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