Results of the Screenings

The preliminary screening based on maquette was held on Thursday September 4, 2025 and eight (8) selected works as prize nominees and thirty-six (36) maquette winnings were chosen from a total of 185 entries.

The applicants producing those selected works, ranged in age from their 30s to 60s, were chosen for their distinctive and creatively rich works.

The works selected were incorporate architectural elements befitting the competition theme of “Creating New Spaces Where Sculpture and Architectural Space Meet”, suggesting that the actual works will also demonstrate a high level of completion.

There was a wide variety of materials and works with new expressions that evoke the changes of the times were also noticeable. Three of the eight winners had been selected in the past, and it was interesting to see the competition for the prize between them and other five winners who were selected for the first time.

The eight winners now begin to work on their actual works in preparation for the second round of judging, which is scheduled to take place from late February to early March 2026.