We stand at a pivotal moment in history.
Five hundred years ago, the Renaissance liberated knowledge and art, reaffirming that humanity is the measure of all things.
Today, artificial intelligence lowers the barriers to creation, yet risks replacing human originality with standardized outputs. This poses a fundamental question: as technology advances boundlessly, how shall humanity remain central?
We hold the conviction that technology ought to serve humanity. True progress does not lie in making machines imitate humans, but in empowering people to more fully be themselves.
On the 10th anniversary of the GAC Design Award, under the theme "Renaissance", we invite young designers worldwide to create human-centered land mobility solutions for GAC Motor, AION or HYPTEC that will serve the next decade. We invite you to explore how the Al-era Renaissance will redefine future mobility and shape the new age with your design.
The 2026 GAC Design Award spans across three key regions: Asia, Europe, and North America.
Please submit your work according to the region of your participation.
1. Personal Profile
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
2. Design Portfolio
Format: Submit two A3 JPG files in landscape format (minimum resolution: 300 DPI), smaller than 10M.
Content: Present your design inspiration, the conceiving process of your design proposal, and the final version of your design proposal (the proposal can include but not limit to front 45-degree view, rear 45-degree view, side view, sketches, renderings, and digital modeling).
Additionally, you are welcome to submit supplementary materials to provide a more comprehensive understanding of you and your work, including but not limited to:
Project introduction documents or videos, brand positioning analysis, creative concept videos, product experience manuals
Recommended formats: 16:9 PDF, JPEG, or MP4 files (each file not exceeding 50M; videos should be under 3 minutes and 100M).
1. The GAC Design Award is open to students. Only individual application is accepted.
2. If any false information is found, the organizing committee will have the right to disqualify the participant and pursue the corresponding legal responsibility.
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1. The intellectual property rights and usage rights of all shortlisted works shall be exclusively owned by GAC. GAC reserves the right to utilize the submissions without further notification to or separate consent from the participants.
2. GAC reserves the right to refrain from awarding any prizes if no qualified candidate is selected.
3. GAC shall possess the final right of interpretation with respect to all rules, information, and results of the GAC Design Award.
1. Winers of the above awards wil receive the oficial certificates and trophies of the GAC Design Award, as well as internship opportunities in the GAC Design Center.
2. Winners of the Champion Award. Runner-up Award. and Second Runner-up Award wil have their works produced into scale models and be hired on a priorit basis.