UIA

WHY AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ?

Competitions allow the horizons of command to widened by calling for international contributions whose aim is to:

• Witness an era (Georges Pompidou Centre - Paris)
• Symbolize a civilisation (Indira Gandhi Centre in New Delhi - National Museum of Seoul, Prado National Museum in Madrid)
• Arouse collective international interest (Alexandria Library, Convivial Spaces - Habitat II)
• Respond to new needs (Design of Bioclimatic Housing in Tenerife - Spain)
• Valorize neglected themes (Solutions to problems of the homeless - CINTUS)
• Encourage the progression of creativity
• Reveal talents
• Stimulate education (UNESCO Prize for Architecture, Habitat II, Living in the City)
• Emphasize the role of architects