An apartment shortlisted for Dezeen Awards has been disqualified after an eagle-eyed commenter noticed that the images submitted were computer renders rather than photos.
Nassim Mansion, a three-bedroom residence designed by Singapore studio 0932 Design Consultants, was shortlisted for Apartment interior of the year at this year's awards.
But when the shortlist was announced last week, a regular commenter called Spadestick cast doubt on the project's images.
"Careful Dezeen, some projects you listed are unbuilt," Spadestick commented. "Just renders, very very good ones no doubt. Please question the submitting parties carefully."
Spadestick noticed that a round table in the apartment has a faceted edge rather than a smoothy curved one Dezeen contacted 0932 Design Consultants, which admitted that it had submitted computer-generated imagery (CGI) instead of photographs. The studio said it had completed the design work in 2018 but had not been involved in the delivery of the project. The client had instead worked with a different supplier.
Dezeen Awards rules state that entries "must include at least one photograph of the completed project". Photographs "must be unadulterated and genuine, although minor retouching is permitted". Renders are allowed to be submitted to support entries, but these must be clearly labelled as such.
The project has now been disqualified, reducing the shortlist for the award to the remaining five projects.
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