IOC/IPC/IAKS Architecture Prizes 2017

This award is aimed at increasing the accessibility of all sports and leisure facilities and architectural structures in order to offer all people, regardless of their physical abilities, opportunities to practise and view sport freely and without barriers.

Category Award
Type International, Award, Open, Single-Stage, Onymous
Genre Sports
Country Cologne, Germany
RegDeadline 31 March 2017 GoogleCal iCal
31 March 2017 (via Online)
Eligibility The entry must be jointly submitted by the designer/architect and the owner (or operator) of the facility.
Target Field The facilities must have been erected and gone into operation between 1 January 2010 and 31 March 2016 and must have been in successful operation for at least one year.

Description
- A: Major outdoor stadiums
Outdoor stadiums for competitions and events, e.g. for ball games, athletics and other uses - with large spectator facilities
- B: Community outdoor grounds and public areas
Outdoor grounds, public areas, school and educational facilities for sport, leisure, recreation and touristic uses, e.g. for ball games, athletics, skating/boarding, urban trend sports - with small or no spectator facilities
- C: Multipurpose halls and major arenas
Multipurpose halls and major arenas for competitions and events, e.g. for indoor sports and other uses - with large spectator facilities
- D: Indoor facilities for sports, leisure and recreation
Indoor facilities consisting of several building components or as well of only a single building component for competition, training, trend sports, leisure, recreation and touristic uses - with small or no spectator facilities
- E: Pools, spas and wellness facilities
Indoor and outdoor pools, combined pools, spas and thermal pools, wellness and health facilities, for sports, leisure, recreational and touristic uses
- F: Specialized facilities for sports, leisure and recreation
Indoor and outdoor facilities for special sports, leisure and recreational activities, e.g. for Alpine and Nordic skiing, motor racing, mountain biking, canoeing, rowing, sailing, golf, equestrianism and shooting as well as beach sports, free climbing etc.

Jury
Not yet announced

Prize
Exhibition and Publication

Entry Fee
100 Euros

Timetable
The prize-giving ceremony for the awards will be on 7th November 2017 at the 25th IAKS Congress in Cologne.

Links
Past winners

Organizer
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

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