Application Guidelines | AIGC Lighting Innovation Design Award - Special Award of the 11th Asian Lighting Design Awards

The AIGC Lighting Innovation Design Award is a distinctive award under the 11th "Asian Lighting Design Awards." It focuses on the cross-border integration of AIGC (Artificial Intelligence Generated Content) technology and lighting design, aiming to recognize outstanding lighting conceptual design works that achieve creative breakthroughs, technological innovations, and artistic expressions using AIGC tools, thereby promoting the development of the lighting industry towards digital and intelligent innovation.

Applications for the Asian Lighting Design Awards opened on December 31, 2025. In addition to the special award, this edition of the awards continues to retain six competition categories: individual buildings, temporary structures, road, bridge and park projects, interior spaces, cultural and tourism lighting, and light and shadow art.

Applicant Eligibility and Scope

Lighting design institutions and design faculty and student teams from colleges and universities worldwide are eligible to apply. The application scope is as follows:

1. Indoor and outdoor lighting environment design effects (including commercial spaces, public spaces, urban blocks, landscape lighting, etc.);
Light and shadow art installations, interactive lighting designs, and immersive lighting project effects;

2. Lighting design conceptual proposals (unimplemented);

3. Corporate project conceptual proposal solicitation category: Participate in the solicitation of conceptual design works for lighting projects initiated by enterprises. Specific requirements from enterprises can be found in the latest announcements from the AALD Secretariat.

Application Requirements

1. Innovation: AIGC tools must be used as the core creative auxiliary means. The work should demonstrate the innovative application of AIGC in creative conception, proposal generation, effect optimization, parameter simulation, and other stages, rather than simply serving as a tool for post-beautification.

2. Originality: The work must be original to the applicant. Plagiarism and infringement of others' achievements are strictly prohibited, and there should be no intellectual property disputes. If third-party materials (such as models or workflows) are involved, their sources must be indicated, and proof of usage authorization must be provided.

3. Compliance: The content must comply with national laws and regulations as well as public order and good customs. It should not contain discriminatory or vulgar content and should balance cultural connotations with social value.

Benefits for Winners

1. Basic Benefits: Awarding of official honor certificates and trophies, promotion of winning works through the association's official website and industry media, etc.;

2. Exclusive Benefits: If the applicant is a design faculty and student team from a college or university and their work wins the highest honor of this special award, the organizing committee will cover the transportation and accommodation expenses for one student representative from the team to attend the award ceremony.

Application Timeline

1. Application Period

Application Deadline: March 31, 2026

First Batch Applications: December 31, 2025 - February 14, 2026

Second Batch Applications: February 15, 2026 - March 31, 2026

2. Evaluation and Award Process

Evaluation Meetings: April-May 2026

Announcement of Winners: May 2026

Award Ceremony: June 8, 2026