With just over two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024, last year's entrants detail the benefits of winning and give advice to participants.

"Winning the award gave me more confidence in my career direction. Such a prestigious award is very important for my future career opportunities," Yann Pu, founder of Yann Design Studio, told Dezeen.

"Winning both design and furniture design project of the year with my Combo Bench and Obsidian Chair has had a very significant impact on my work's recognition and client trust, there has been no limit to the possibilities of collaborations," Pu added.

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Read on to find out what some of last year's winners had to say:

FOG Architecture claimed interiors project of the year with its To Summer flagship store in Beijing, China. This project transformed a 280-year-old courtyard house into the flagship store for the fragrance brand To Summer.

"The awards can be used as a yardstick reference to see what designers are creating and what stories they are trying to tell. More importantly, through the awards we can recognise outstanding projects and colleagues and motivate one another," co-founder of FOG Architecture Yu Zheng said.

ZaoZuo Architecture Studio won residential project of the year with the Mi Luo City Duan Wu Community Villager Relocating Project in Yueyang City, China.

It is a rural resettlement housing project, involving the demolition and resettlement of nearly 400 rural families in six local villages.

"I was surprised when we received the award for residential architecture last year," lead architect of ZaoZuo Yue Shen told Dezeen.

"Perhaps the justification for us winning came from the project's social value, with the award focusing on the project's public good."

Studio X4 was shortlisted in the health and wellbeing interior category for its Self Revealing meditation space in Taipei City, Taiwan.

Exponents of experimental design, lead architect Liyu Cheng reminds participants to express their originality: "Whether you are an expressive or more conservative designer, try to communicate in your own way and see how your ideas stand among numerous other design works."

"The process of applying for these awards will help you review your design trajectory and find your next step," Cheng added.

Shisuo Design's Somekh Building renovation in Shanghai claimed heritage project of the year.

The studio explained why the complex nature of such projects meant that they were pleased to be recognised. "Compared with new sites, the renovation projects need to solve more complex problems and demand more comprehensive capabilities from today's designers," Shisuo Design co-founders Sanif Xu and Chang Shan said.

"The renovation of a historic building is not just about restoring and presenting history, but also requires careful and precise intervention to create new spaces that both follow historical precedents and meet current functional needs."

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Dezeen Awards China 2024 in partnership with Bentley

Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards which celebrates the best architecture, interiors and design in China. The annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley's architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.