COLUMBIA, MD, Nov 4, 2025 – Vectorworks has launched the Creative Genius Awards, a global competition recognizing designs in architecture, interior, landscape, and entertainment design. The program invites professionals to submit completed or in-progress work that showcases creative problem-solving and new approaches. Winners will receive prizes in cash and technology.
“Every bold idea starts with someone willing to think beyond limits,” says Vectorworks vice president of customer engagement John D’Addario. “With the Vectorworks Creative Genius Awards, we’re celebrating the innovators who reimagine what’s possible, challenge conventions, and inspire a global community of designers with their creativity. We’re excited to see the remarkable entries and the ways our customers’ ideas will continue to shape the future of design.”
One grand prize winner will be named in each of four categories: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design, and Entertainment Design. Each will receive $5,000, Vectorworks merchandise, and a tech bundle. A panel of Vectorworks judges including industry experts and design professionals will evaluate submissions based on design quality, use of Vectorworks tools, originality, presentation, and sustainability. Additionally, each category will include criteria that evaluate key elements of design:
- Architecture: Focus on adaptive reuse, contextual integration, and BIM workflows.
- Interior Design: Emphasis on experiential quality, spatial innovation, and material usage.
- Landscape Design: Consideration of ecological strategies, planting design, and site integration.
- Entertainment Design: Emphasis on immersive experiences, technical complexity, and use of Vectorworks Spotlight, and/or Braceworks, ConnectCAD, or the Showcase feature in Vectorworks Spotlight.
Designers can submit entries through Jan. 31, 2026, for consideration in the competition. Winners will be announced during the 2026 Vectorworks Open House event. All designs must be created in Vectorworks to qualify.
Source: Nemetschek Group
About Vectorworks
Vectorworks Inc., a subsidiary of the Nemetschek Group, is a BIM software company based in Columbia, MD. Founded in 1985, the company serves professionals in architecture, landscape architecture, and entertainment with a suite of design and BIM solutions available for Mac and Windows. Vectorworks has grown its global footprint to 85 countries and supports more than 685,000 users. The company employs about 300 people worldwide and maintains offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Japan. Over the years, Vectorworks has earned recognition in the industry, including being named a finalist at the 2025 Construction Computing Awards.