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The Art Gallery of New South Wales traces its origins to a public meeting on April 24, 1871, which established an “Academy of Art” for the purpose of promoting the fine arts through lectures, art classes and regular exhibitions.

The Gallery sought inspiring concepts for how it could create a unique, authentic, inspiring and agile 21st century art museum.

This was a two-stage competition, officially endorsed by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), the city of Sydney, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and the International Union of Architects (UIA).

The Egyptian Ministry of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements (MURIS) and the Governorate of Cairo organized an international competition by invitation for the development and design of the master plan of the Maspero triangle district, with an area of 35 ha in downtown Cairo.

The goal of this competition was to inspire an urban design that exemplifies community diversity, showcases heritage, protects the environment and preserves the diversity of its residents.

This international architectural competition was organised by the Ministry of Public Works of the Italian Government for the University of Calabria with two primary objectives: 

• Establish a general expansion framework for the University;
• Select an architect who would be responsible for a considerable proportion of the buildings.

In response to the desire to relocate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Jeddah to the capital city of Riyadh, an international competition for the realisation of new headquarters for the Ministry was launched.

The international competition was organised by the European Union Council to restructure the Residence Palace in Brussels. 

In conformity with the UNESCO-UIA regulations, this competition received the approval of the International Union of Architects – UIA. 

This international ideas competition was organised by the People’s Government of Tanggu District for the urban planning of Yujiapu District in Tianjin muncipality.

This international competition for the extension of Victoria Palace in Bucharest was organised by the Prime Minister Chancellery of Romania in cooperation with Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism. This site houses the head offices of the Romanian government.

This invitation-only competition, including a pre-selection stage, was approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA).

The Colombo Port City Development Project (CPCDP) Competition was conducted according to the UIA International Design Competitions Guidelines – interpreting and implementing the UNESCOStandard Regulations for International Competitions in Architecture and Town-Planning.

The client for this competition was CHEC Port City Colombo (Private) Ltd. (CPCC). They were the Chief Developers for the Colombo Port City Development Project (CPCDP), to be built in Sri Lanka on reclaimed land adjoining Colombo Fort to the east and Colombo South International Container Port to the north.

The implementation of the Colombo Port City Development Project was a concerted effort of the partnership between the Government of Sri Lanka and CHEC Port City Colombo (Private) Ltd.

TIF-HELEXPO, a national exhibition and conference organizer based in Thessaloniki, Greece, organised an international multidisciplinary project competition with prequalification for the design of Thessaloniki ConfEx Park, located in the heart of Thessaloniki, currently home to 1.1 million people and Greece’s second largest city.

The UIA endorsed the international, restricted two-phase architecture competition for the design of the new headquarters for the Kuwait Foundation of Sciences (KFAS), a private, non-profit organisation dedicated to progress and to the advancement of the society through science and technology.