An abandoned wooden home with 3D printed walls (above) in China, a rammed-earth community arts space in Kampala and a children's play pavilion with air-purifying bioreactors in Poland are among the 235 projects longlisted across 15 architecture categories.

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A restaurant with a curved metal-mesh ceiling in London, a textured beige ceramic home interior in Kyiv and a playful red brick-clad rooftop cafe in South Korea's Gyeonggi-do province (above) are just a few of the 150 longlisted projects in the interiors categories.

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A bionic design to help with walking difficulties, a touring festival to champion nightlife and youth counterculture (above) and a chunky stripped-back bathroom collection are just three of the 123 longlisted project selected across the nine design categories.

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The 93 projects longlisted for the six sustainability categories include a biomaterial construction block made from a sugarcane by-product, a residential building wrapped in colonnades of tree trunks (above) and a collection of colourful tiles made of paper waste.

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The shortlists will be announced from 9 to 16 October. The winners will be unveiled at our Dezeen Awards event in November.

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Dezeen Awards celebrates the world's best architecture, interiors and design. Now in its sixth year, it has become the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.

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