Studio Ini and Summary among winning studios in Dezeen Awards first ever public vote

MAD Architects, Wang and Söderström and four other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote.

A total of 62,447 votes were cast and verified across all 42 categories across architecture, interiors and design. The results of the public votes for the Dezeen Awards 2020 studio categories are listed below.

All public vote winners announced this week

Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote winners in the architecture, interiors and design project categories have all been announced previously this week.

Dezeen Awards winners announced in November

The public vote is separate from the main Dezeen Awards 2020 judging process, in which entries are assessed by professional judges. We'll be announcing the Dezeen Awards 2020 winners online from 23 – 25 November.

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Read on to find out the winners:

MAD has won the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for architect of the year

Architect of the year

34% – MAD Architects (winner)
18% – Lever Architects
16% – NADAAA
14% – Alison Brooks Architects
10% – Studio Gang
8% – Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect

Summary has won the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for emerging architect of the year

Emerging architect of the year 

42% – Summary (winner)
18% – Kooo Architects
16% – Gad Line+ Studio
14% – Proctor and Shaw
10% – Mamou-Mani

Studio VDGA has won the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for interior designer of the year

Interior designer of the year

33% – Studio VDGA (winner)
28% – Yabu Pushelberg
19% – Norm Architects
14% – Esrawe Studio
6% – Atelier Alter

Youth Studio has won the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for emerging interior designer of the year

Emerging interior designer of the year

29% – Youth Studio (winner)
17% – Formafatal
16% – Atelier Tao+C
14% – NC Design and Architecture
12% – Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge
7% – Esoteriko
5% – NJ+ Arquitetos

Studio INI has won the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for designer of the year

Designer of the year 

28% – Studio INI (winner)
24% – Form Us With Love
20% – Formafantasma
17% – Nelly Ben Hayoun
11% – Fuseproject

Wang and Söderström has won the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for emerging designer of the year

Emerging designer of the year 

27% – Wang and Söderström (winner)
23% – The Liminal Space
22% – Hans Ramzan
16% – Shadar Livne
12% – Valdís Stenarsdottir