The winners of the 2024-2025 Italian A'Design Award have been announced! The Shantou Marriott Hotel, designed by PLD, stood out from tens of thousands of works from 115 countries around the world and became the gold medalist, accounting for only 1% of the total. This is another international top-level design honor that the project has won, following its platinum award at the MUSE Design Awards in 2024.

The Italian A 'Design Award&Competition was founded in 2010 and is currently the largest and most comprehensive annual design competition in the world. It is also one of the world's leading design awards and is known as the' Oscars of European design '.

The Italian A 'Design Award is held annually and attracts designers, artists, architects, design studios, architectural firms, creative agencies, brands, companies, and institutions from nearly 200 countries to participate in the award by nominating their best works, projects, and products. The judging panel consists of over 200 authoritative individuals from different countries with backgrounds in art, design, academia, and other fields. They are invited to form the world's largest and most influential competition judging panel. Out of tens of thousands of entries, only 10% of them make it to the first round of evaluation. The expert judging panel uses anonymous scoring to ultimately determine the winner of the competition.

According to official website data, there were nearly 10000 entries in this competition, and a total of 1363 global works won various awards: 51 works won the highest honor - Platinum A 'Design Award, 147 works won the Gold A' Design Award, 407 works won the Silver A 'Design Award, and 487 works won the Bronze A' Design Award.

Gold Winner 2025

A'design Award & Competition

Nestle between mountains and overlooking the sea, The Shantou Marriott Hotel seamlessly blends modern luxury with meticulously curated design elements that pay homage to the region's rich cultural heritage. It aims to provide guests with a sophisticated retreat where comfort and elegance everywhere, leaving visitors deeply impressed by its unique spatial experience.

 

 

MARRIOTT HOTEL

SHANTOU

A clear river flows around the county, with clouds rising from Dongzhou to connect with Xizhou
There is still a recluse Xu looking west, playing a flute and leaving the river tower

Qing Huishiqi's "Hanjiang"

 

SHANTOU

For millennia, the Hanjiang River has carried its sediment downstream, gradually shaping a sandbar along the coast, aptly named "Shan". This city, Shantou, became the cradle of Chaoshan civilization. PLD etches the temporal memories of this region into space, allowing every traveler to glimpse the genetic imprint of Chaoshan Culture.

▲ Front desk

Between the shifting dance of light and shadow,lies the tender embrace of homecoming—a return to the heart.

 

" Guests arrive as if returning home, hearts wandering far with the scenery."

Sitting by the stream, hear the zither’s song;
Leisurely sipping tea, converse of seasons past and present.

 

" A sumptuous feast, a flavor of life."

▲ Lobby Lounge

A jug of sake, the moon as my guest;

Tea mist lingers, ancient texts my rest.

 

" The flavors seep into the heart, while time simmers gently. "

▲  All Day Dining

▲  Man Ho

Swallows pierce the clouds, returning to ancient boughs;

Sweet well water of hometown——Wherever I wander, longing never parts.

 

" Here, enjoy the poetry outside the city."

Paul Liu. Liu Bo
PLD Liu Bo Interior Design.1996

Paul is convinced that there exists a beauty capable of transcending boundaries—between East and West, antiquity and modernity, fashion and timelessness—and he has made this pursuit the shared goal for his team and himself. Recognizing that mastery in one’s craft knows no limits, he has come to understand through the creation of soul-stirring works that true freedom springs from self-discipline, and spaciousness emerges from unity. The timeless classics that defy the confines of Eastern or Western forms, enduring through the ages, must inevitably stem from the profound reverence rooted in the human heart.

——Paul Liu Liu Bo