Keyword: Heritage

Antalya Kepez Municipality, in cooperation with the Antalya Branch of the Chamber of Architects of Turkey, has announced the results of the 2022 edition of “The International Contextual Architecture Awards in memory of Architect Turgut Cansever”.

The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan have launched the fifth edition of the Baku International Architecture Award, an open, biennial award with the support of the UIA.

This competition was organised to erect a monument in honour of Prince Henry the Navigator (Henrique o Navegador or Infante Dom Henrique); he was the son of King John I of Portugal and lived in the 15th century.

This competition was approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA).

This competition was organised for the construction of a basilica in Syracuse by the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tears.

The competition programme was approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA).

This international competition was organised to design a memorial on the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland. 

The competition was organised over two stages by the International Auschwitz Committee with the technical assistance of the International Union of Architects (UIA). 

The International Committee of Dachau Elders organised a competition to build a monument on the camp’s former roll-call square to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its liberation.

The competition had the patronage of the International Dachau Committee and the approval of the International Union of Architects (UIA).

The purpose of this competition was to select the best spatial and museographic concept for the new MNIR, making it the most representative museum in Romania whilst also being meaningful at a European level. 

This competition was approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA). 

Expertise France, in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Culture and with the support of the European Union, announced the launch of the international one-stage design competition for the Requalification of Byrsa Acropolis and Rehabilitation of the Carthage National Museum in Tunisia on 6 September 2022.

The Municipality of Larissa in Greece organised an International Open Ideas Competition for the Design of the Surrounding Area of the Ancient Theatre A’ of Larissa.

UNESCO, with the collaboration of the Government of Afghanistan, organised an international open competition in 2014 for the design of the Bamiyan Cultural Centre.

The realisation of this project on one of the most prominent sites overlooking the Buddha Cliffs was made possible by the support of the Bamiyan Governor and Mayor, the Ministry of Information and Culture, the Ministry of Agriculture and the people of Bamiyan. This project is located near the UNESCO World Heritage property of Bamiyan, which has outstanding universal value.