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The results from the third annual The Architects Chair competition have been shared by Buildner. This year as always, entrants were judged based on the functionality, comfort, aesthetics, materiality, craftsmanship, construction, and versatility of their designs.Prizes worth a total of 7,000 ($7,600 USD) were awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners in increments of 3,000 ($3,280), 1,500 ($1,640), and 1,000 ($1,100). Another 1,000 Student Award winner, 500 ($550) Sustainability Award, and six honourable mentions were included in the 2025 edition.Buildner says it helps continue a tradition of design that has been a vital creative outlet through which architects looking to "represent their unique style in a single piece of furniture."The third edition includes a specially printed book featuring 60 select designs taken from the previous two iterations (the most recent which can be viewed here). The results from the 2025 can be viewed below.1st Place +Buildner Student Awa...