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26 AUGUST 2014
UIA PRIZE FRIENDLY SPACES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
The UIA Work Programme, “Architecture for All” has organized, for the occasion of the UIA 25th
Congress in Durban, an international award to recognize constructions uniting architectural quality
and accessibility and whose designers have provided all users, without discrimination, quality of life
and function. The attractive, inclusive and sustainable buildings should have been completed on 1
January 2009. Part of the prize also recognizes architects whose research has contributed to promote
and advance the theory and practice of universal design
The results were announced in Durban at the Awards Ceremony, which took place on 6 August 2014
during the Congress of the International Union of Architects.
AWARDED REALISATIONS
• Nikiforidis-Cuomo Architects for the New Waterfront at Thessaloniki, Greece
• Ingarden and Ewy Architects for the Malopolska Garden of Arts, Krakow, Poland
• Alberto Ferrer and Teresa Hermida from SCF Architects for the Salvation Army Community Center in
Puerto Rico
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
• Jim Clemes Architects for the Belval Train Station, Luxembourg
• Force4 Architects with Cubo Architects for the Vandhalla Water Training & Rehabilitation Center,
Denmark
• Carrascal-Fernandez de la Puente Architects for the Palace of Justice, Burgos, Spain
• Daflos & Panagouli Architects for the Melissia Social Centre, Athens, Greece
• Allen Kong Architect for the Potter Street Redevelopment, Dandenong, Australia
• Conrad Gargett Riddel Ancher Mortlock Woolley Architects for the Old Government House, Brisbane,
Australia
• Ronald Lu & Partners Architects for the Revitalization of Pak Tsz Lane Park, Hong Kong
• Samoo Architects & Engineers for the Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
• Naniopoulos, Kalliagra, Papanikolaou Architect for the Prospelasis Project, Thessaloniki, Greece
AWARDED RESEARCH
Magda Mostafa, for her research ‘Autism ASPECTSS Design Index’
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Andreas Lauesen from Force 4 Architects for his project, “Accessible Everyday for Everybody”
Francisco Javier García-Mila Lloveras,Verônica Camisão and Eduardo Álvarez for their project,
“Operational Guidelines on Accessibility in Urban Development
Projects
MORE INFO
Fionnuala Rogerson
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Krzyzstof Chwalibog
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS