UIA invites UAP members to join the Friendly and Inclusive Spaces’ Awards 2017
The International Union of Architects (UIA), a global federation of national associations of architects in 124 countries and territories, has invited members of the United Architects of the Philippines to join the second edition of the ‘Friendly and Inclusive Spaces’ Awards which was recently launched. The Awards recognise and promote inclusive design – from buildings and public spaces to research – and are open to all architect members of UIA member sections. Entries can be submitted online, from 28 September until 20 December 2016, at https://uiafriendlyspaces.awardsplatform.com/.
The UIA Friendly and Inclusive Spaces Awards are being administrated by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), based in Dublin. An international expert jury will short-list projects from around the world and the category winners will be announced the UIA World Congress in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2017.
The awards promote the idea that quality in architectural design is for everyone and that it is essential that well-designed buildings and spaces are suitable for all users regardless of their age, ability or cultural background. Friendly spaces benefit from good design that is sensitive to people’s needs with clear circulation and orientation. The driving vision is the creation of ‘enabling’ environments through good architecture.
Eligibility and Entry
Eligible are built works designed by architect member(s) of UIA Member Section that have been completed since 30 November 2013. Works may include: new buildings and public spaces, and rehabilitation or adaptive reuse of existing or historic buildings and places. A special award will be given to an architect(s) for evidence-based design research that makes a significant contribution to improved quality of life through facilitating a better understanding of user-centred design and its application to the design of the built environment.
The ‘Friendly and Inclusive Spaces’ Awards are hosted on the online platform Awards Force, where projects can be entered on https://uiafriendlyspaces.awardsplatform.com/.
There is a fee of €50 for Stage 1 entries and a subsequent fee of €150 for Stage 2 to facilitate the printing of exhibition panels. Following short-listing by regional juries (Stage 1) an international Jury (Stage 2) will decide on the winning projects. The winner of each category will be announced at the UIA World Congress in Seoul in September 2017.
The International Jury is composed of: Vassilis Sgoutas, Greece, Past President UIA (Jury Chairman); Krzysztof Ingarden, Poland, (Medal Winner Durban 2014); Krzysztof Chwalibog, Poland, Co-Director UIA Architecture for All WP; Fionnuala Rogerson, Ireland, Co-Director UIA Architecture for All Work WP; Joseph Kwan, Hong Kong, Co-ordinator, UIA Region IV Architecture for All WP; Eduardo Elkouss, Spain, Co-ordinator Region lll UIA Architecture for All WP
For further information on the ‘Friendly and Inclusive Spaces’ Awards, contact RIAI Communications Manager, Dr. Sandra O’Connell, soconnell@riai.ie or Awards Administrator, Claudia O’Dwyer, codwyer@riai.ie.
