2026 TIDA New Zealand Homes – Entry is now open

Entry details can be completed online HERE

Entry is now open for 2026 TIDA Homes. 

Please read the entry requirements, terms and conditions below before clicking through to the online entry form.

Entries close: Thursday, 1 October

There are four entrant categories: 

• Architect 

• Building Designer 

• Group Home Builder

• Interior Designer

Projects can be: 

• New Homes – primary residences including single family homes, suburban homes, rural homes etc 

• Holiday Homes

• Renovated Homes – including additions and alterations 

• Interiors only – your work on the home only involved interior design

• Apartments

Entry is open to homes that were completed in 2025 and 2026.

There is no charge for entry – and you may submit more than one entry, but each entry must be on a separate entry form.

Once we receive your entry, we will email you a link so you can upload: 

• hi-res image files 

• plan(s) 

• client brief/design rationale 

Key dates: 

Tuesday 19 August – entries open 

Thursday 1 October – entries close 

Thursday 12 November – results announced

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

Entries must include:

1. PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHY

Please supply no less than 8 photographs of the entry project, suitable for publication, including exterior and interior views.

• Acceptable file types are hi-res jpg up to a maximum of 15MB per image

For renovation projects, it would be helpful for judges if you include any ‘before’ images available. These do not need to have been professionally taken – snaps will do. 

2. PLANS

• Please supply at least one detailed floor plan. Additional elevations and drawings may also be submitted, up to a maximum of 6
• For renovation projects, please also include before plans or drawings, if available
• Maximum plan file size is 20MB per image.
• Acceptable file types are jpg and pdf

nb DWG files can not be accepted.

3. CLIENT BRIEF/DESIGN RATIONALE

Up to 500 words outlining the main client requirements, any specific challenges and how these were overcome 

You may supply your text as bullet points, if you wish

Please supply as a Word doc or pdf 

4. VIDEO

Entrants are encouraged to supply a 30-60 second video run-through of the project, which may be taken on a phone, as an aid to the judges as well as to be potentially posted to Trends social pages. 

This is not a requirement for entry, and entrants who do not provide this video will not be penalised.

If you have had professional video produced of your project, this can also be included in your entry submission as an additional resource for judges, and may be included in any feature we produce on the project. 

You can provide the video as a link to it uploaded on YouTube or Vimeo. Or, if it has not been uploaded to one of these sites, you can supply the video file at the same time as you supply the images.

JUDGING 

Judges will assess entries on the following criteria:

• How the design fulfilled the requirements of the client’s brief
• How the design was developed in response to its site and surroundings
• Overall functionality – including creativity and space design
• Aesthetics – architectural style, detailing and materials

AWARDS & PRIZES 

The winners in each TIDA category will receive an extensive promotional package across Trends channels – including the trendsideas.com website, the TrendsProperty.com website, Trends eNewsletters, Trends social channels including Trends Facebook page with 135,000 followers, Trends Instagram, and partner channels.

The winners also proceed to the International section of the TIDAs, to be judged alongside winners of other awards programmes to find the 2026 TIDA International Home of the Year.

The judges, at their discretion, may also recognise Runners-up and Highly Commended entries.

All award recipients will receive a TIDA certificate and award logo to use in their own marketing and promotion.

Entry details can be completed online HERE

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