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The UIA prizes, created in 1961, are awarded every three years during the UIA World Congress. They are of a thematic nature and are dedicated to the memory of the Union's first Presidents after whom they are name. |
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Winner: Karl Ganser (Germany)
The Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize was awarded to Karl Ganser, Director of the International Building Exhibition, for his work at "Emscher Park" and its impact on the ecological and social regeneration of an old industrial region.
Emscher Park, often termed the "building site of the future" has been instrumental in bringing about ecological and urban renewal in the Northern Ruhr district. This involves the conversion of the regional economy into a pattern compatible with environmentally-friendly products and production methods.
The jury felt that the Emscher Park experiment represents innovative regional environmental planning of sustainable quality, basically through reuse, maintenance and less land exploitation. Along with some buildings of architectural significance, it is an example of what is preferred from the perspective of environmental as well as cultural and historical preservation.
Honorary mention: Masterplan of the city of Shenzhen (People's Republic of China)
An honorary mention of the Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize was awarded to Shenzhen Urban Planning & Land Administration Bureau for the Masterplan for Shenzhen City. Shenzhen, China, has seen an enormous growth in population and its economy within a relatively short 15 year time frame. The development and application of a system of planning standards to meet both the physical and social needs of this rapid development is of utmost importance.
The jury commented with praise on the development of such comprehensive standards within so short a time frame. It expressed the hope that the realisation of the proposed plan will undergo continued refinement and improvements with the passage of time. In this regard, Shenzhen has set standards which can serve as the initial flexible point of reference for other cities in China and elsewhere that are rapidly growing, and which correspond to changing circumstances.
Winner: Ken Yeang (Malaysia)
The UIA Auguste Perret Prize for Applied Technology in Architecture is awarded to Ken Yeang of Malaysia. Ken Yeang pioneered the application of bioclimatic principles to the high-rise building as a new genre of the skyscraper typology.
The work of Yeang demonstrates a commitment to innovative design achieved within a commercially competitive context.
Educated at the Architectural Association School in London, Yeang earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge where he reseached ecological factors in the built environment and their application to building design. The application of theoretical propositions in ecological design provide a fresh structure to the ubiquitous conventional design of many tall buildings found throughout major cities of the world.
The jury felt that in a world increasingly assailed by pollution and scarcity of natural resources, Yeang has set a much needed example for environmentally friendly design strategies for the "green" skyscraper.
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Winner: Juhani Pallasmaa (Finland)
Juhani Pallasmaa is awarded the Jean Tschumi prize for Architectural Criticsm and Architectural Education
Since the early 1960's Juhani Pallasmaa has shown an exceptionally wide approach to the whole field of architectural education, criticism and practice. These activities have been interwoven like a fabric throughout his professional career, supporting and influencing one another.
The jury feels he has deeply explored both the cultural and philosophical aspects and the theoretical questions in architecture, through exhibitions, writings and lectures on a world-wide scale. He has effortlessly moved from the critical evaluation of the influence of Modernism and the detailed study of the Melnikov House in Moscow to the very special exhibition and book on Animal Architecture. Whatever his viewpoints have been he is always evaluating architecture in relation to and interacting with the other arts.
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| Work by Juhani Pallasmaa on animal architecture | Work by Juhani Pallasmaa on the Konstantin Melnikov House |
As Department Head and Professor of Architecture at Helsinki University of Technology, Pallasmaa gave the professional training programme a new and international profile and made it part of a world-wide active network.
The jury noted that Juhani Pallasmaa has over a long period of time had a strong impact both on architectural criticism and on the teaching of architecture far beyond his native Finland.
Honorary mention: Jennifer Taylor (Australia)
An honorary mention of the Jean Tschumi Prize for architectural criticism and architectural education was awarded to Jennifer Taylor, the well-known Australian educator and architectural critic.
Jennifer Taylor has a distinguished and multi-faceted career that has earned her the respect and esteem of architects and educators beyond the bounderies of her native country.
The jury felt that what has characterised her work has been the global perspective and more particularly the need to look at the architecture of a country in its wider regional context. She has thus been instrumental in bringing closer together the cultures and the architecture of Asia and Oceania.
As an architectural critic she has been responsible for much valuable thinking on individual buildings, thus enabling her to have a unique spherical picture of Australian architecture.
Jennifer Taylor is an architect, has taught at Australian universities and been visiting professor at several universities in other countries. She has been the recipient of many international awards such as the Japan Foundation Fellowship. She is the author of over 100 publications on architecture.
- Winner: Martin Treberspurg (Austria)
Martin Treberspurg is awarded the Sir Robert Matthew Prize for the Improvement of the Quality of Human Settlements.
Martin Treberspurg's work has special significance because it addresses a typical problem of Europe today; that of upgrading of the housing areas built after the war and into the 1960's. In this work he has dealt with a variety of existing settlements, focusing on cost efficiency combined with liveability and ecologically sound thinking. The jury observed that his approach to energy consciousness can be seen both in passive solar solutions and in carefully detailed ventilation systems.
Treberspurg has developed solutions for reducing noise pollution while still opening the housing space to light and creating good microclimates with efficient energy saving through planting, reorganisation and in-fill construction.
He has used his know-how in the development and design of buildings and area projects, both for ownership housing and rental units, thus addressing society in a broader dimension as a whole. The jury felt his design solutions create an athmosphere of sustainability, awareness, liveability and local identity.
Honorary mention: Development & Construction Branch of the Hong Kong Housing Department
An honourable Mention for the Sir Robert Matthew Prize for the improvement in the Quality of Human Settlements is awarded to the Hong Kong Housing Department.
The rapid transformation of Hong Kong during the past 45 years has had a tremendous impact upon its economy, the population growth and the pace of land development. Having nearly 80 % of its land area hilly, marginally developable or economically costly to develop, Hong Kong has been challenged to solve high density overcrowding, infrastructure and quality of life deficiencies.
When high density occupation is planned on extremely limited land, the only solution seems to be the " skyscraper ". The question may be asked whether man can adapt physically and psychologically to living and working in tall buildings and whether there are no other solutions.
The jury noted the significant impact of the Hong Kong Housing Department in addressing these issues in a determined and systematic manner. That things have gotten significantly better there can be no doubt. Jurors noted that the "first wave" has ended and encouraged continued progress toward improving the "quality of life" issues which of necessity must constantly be re-evaluated in terms of the repetitive and rather standardised solutions which of necessity come with any programme of this type.