The International Union of Architects (UIA) has launched the International Innovative Health Design Awards, organised by the UIA Public Health Group and open to all architects around the world.
THEMES AND OBJECTIVES
In keeping with its mission to mobilise architects to design for health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 UIA General Assembly declared 2022 the UIA Year of Design for Health.
The International Innovative Health Design Awards aim to celebrate the essential role that architects play in social and environmental well-being and to address how architecture and architecture research focused on Design for Health, can help to mitigate the impact of future calamities. The Awards seek to recognise innovative architectural design solutions addressing issues brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic. Architects are invited to submit entries in one of two categories: Built Work and Theoretical Work.
ELIGIBILITY
All practicing architects and architecture academics across the globe are eligible.
LANGUAGE
The official language of the Awards is English.
JURY
Built Work Category
Theoretical Category
PRIZES
There will be one (1) award allocated per award category. Awardees will be presented with certificates as well as free entrance to the UIA Congress and the award ceremony.
TIMELINE
The Awards presentation and exhibition will take place in at the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen, Denmark.
