A glass tower distillery in Scotland, a performing arts centre for refugee communities made from earth bricks in Uganda and a larch timber structure designed to protect an archaeological site in Iceland (pictured) are among the 262 projects longlisted across 17 architecture categories.

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A holiday cabin with a hat-shaped aluminium roof in Sweden (pictured), a former bank turned contemporary hotel in London and a food hall with art-deco features in Macau are among the 189 longlisted projects in the 13 interiors categories.

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A billowing, pillowy modular seating system by Adam Goodrum for Nau, a pendant lamp made from a combination of wool and bioplastic by Studio Truly Truly for Rakumba (pictured) and a light informed by a "celestial body in motion" made from post-consumer aluminium by Sabine Marcelis for Hydro are among the 192 longlisted projects selected across the 14 design categories.

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An elongated extension to a 1970s terrace in London, a minimalist store clad with tactile bars of soap also in London (pictured) and the first hotel in the USA claimed to be carbon-positive in Denver are among the 80 projects longlisted in the five sustainability categories.

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Winners will be announced at the annual Dezeen Awards party in London on 25 November. Tickets for the party will be available for purchase next week. Get ready and keep your eyes peeled to be the first to secure your tickets for the design event of the year!

All longlisted entrants have received badges and links to their individual page on Dezeen. Please share the news and remember to tag us on social media using the #dezeenawards hashtag!

The next stage of Dezeen Awards 2025 will see all longlisted projects assessed by our illustrious judges, who will decide the shortlists. The shortlists will be announced from 6 to 13 October.

Drop us a line at awards@dezeen.com if you have any questions and someone from the team will get back to you.

Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The eighth edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley's architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.

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