PRESS RELEASE Cologne, 22 October 2013 Prize-winning sports and leisure facilities IAKS, IOC and IPC award international architecture prizes Prize-giving ceremony on 22 October 2013 in Cologne The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) have honoured this year s winners of their international architectural awards for sports and leisure facilities with a gala event. The prize-giving ceremony took place during the 23rd IAKS Congress in conjunction with FSB International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities on 22th October 2013 in Cologne. A jury with international personalities honoured three projects with IOC/IAKS Gold Medals, five with Silver, twelve with and argued for three Special Prizes. Five participants were awarded with an IPC/IAKS Distinction. The winning entries come from 13 countries worldwide. The prizes were handed out by IAKS President Dr. Stephan Holthoff-Pförtner, IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IOC Executive Board Member Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu. Von Gerkan, Marg and Partner from Hamburg (gmp) are the most successful architects of this year s competition. They designed Bao An Stadium in Shenzhen, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (both awarded a Gold medal) and Stadium Naradowy in Warsaw (). The London Olympic and Paralympic sports facilities achieved success as well. They won five prizes in total, among them two IPC/IAKS Distinctions for their outstanding offerings to persons with a disability. 1 / 5
The IOC/IAKS Award is the only international architecture competition for sports and leisure facilities. This year 95 teams of operators and designers from 30 countries took part in the IOC/IAKS Award. The IPC/IAKS Distinction is aimed at increasing the accessibility of all sports facilities and architectural projects in order to give opportunities to persons with a disability to practise and view sport freely and without barriers. For the IPC/IAKS Distinction, 31 entries have been received. This year, the IOC, the IPC and the IAKS also launched the second Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals on innovative designs and concepts for sports, leisure and recreational facilities. This award aims at young architects and designers currently studying architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and general design, and at young professionals being in their first 2 years of their professional practice. A total of 30 entries from 20 countries have been submitted. The jury awarded one Gold, one Silver and one Medal. The winners of the IOC/IAKS Award 2013 Gold Bao An Stadium in Shenzhen, China Architects: gmp - von Gerkan, Marg und Partner with South China University of Technology Superkilen in Copenhagen, Denmark Architects: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group with TOPOTEK 1 Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China Architects: gmp - von Gerkan, Marg and Partners with Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research and Tongji Design Institute 2 / 5
The winners of the IOC/IAKS Award 2013 (continuation) Silver London Olympic Stadium in London, United Kingdom Architects: Populous Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre in Edmonton, Canada Architects: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects in joint venture with HIP Architects Indoor Sports Stadium Milson Island, Australia Architects: Allen Jack+Cottier Architects Sports hall CPC Chiasso, Switzerland Architects: Baserga Mozzetti Architetti Auster Graz, Austria Architects: fasch&fuchs. Architekten PGE Arena Gdansk, Poland Architects: RKW Architekur + Städtebau Stadium Naradowy in Warsaw, Poland Architects: consortium gmp-jsk-sbp Fodbold Eksperimentarium Herning, Denmark Architects: GHB Landscape Architects with Centre for Sports and Architecture Heerenschürli in Zurich, Switzerland Architects: TOPOTEK1 with Dürig AG Lentpark Cologne, Germany Architects: Schulitz Architekten GmbH Hillcrest Centre Vancouver, Canada Architects: Hughes Condon Marler Architects The Stork Nest Farm Olbramovice, Czech Republic Architects: SGL Projekt Noor-e-Mobin sports hall in Bastam, Iran Architects: Arash nasiri & ensieh khamseh (FEA studio) 3 / 5
The winners of the IOC/IAKS Award 2013 (continuation) Karate-Dojo Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan Architects: KINO architects KAP 686 in Cologne, Germany Architects: Metrobox Architekten Max Aicher Arena in Inzell, Germany Architects: Behnisch Architekten with Pohl Architekten Lee Valley White Water Centre in Waltham Cross, United Kingdom Architects: FaulknerBrowns Architects Special Prize Olympic Handball Arena in London, United Kingdom Architects: Make Architects StreetMekka Copenhagen, Denmark Architects: BBP Arkitekter AS Skatepark Tanzania in Dodoma, Tanzania Architects: Maier Landschaftsarchitektur/Betonlandschaften The winners of the IPC/IAKS Distinction 2013 PGE Arena Gdansk, Poland Architects: RKW Architekur + Städtebau Community Centre West Vancouver, Canada Architects: Hughes Condon Marler Architects Abilities Centre Durham Whitby, Canada Architects: Mark Berest, B+H Architects Olympic Handball Arena London, United Kingdom Architects: Make Architects Lee Valley White Water Centre in Waltham Cross, United Kingdom Architects: FaulknerBrowns Architects 4 / 5
The winners of the Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals 2013 Gold Caribbean Arena by Aileen Gayko, Dresden (Germany) Silver Activity Centre Odessa by Anna Khrystoforova, Odessa (Ukraine) Acoustic Hammam by Matt Ceckiewicz, Berlin (Germany) IAKS The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities ist he only organization being recognized by the IOC in the field of sports facilities. The IAKS and its members in more than 110 countries world-wide are experts on all questions related to sports and leisure facilities. Further infomation: IAKS Eupener Straße 70 D-50933 Köln Germany Fon: +49-(0)221-16 80 23-0 Fax: +49-(0)221-16 80 23-23 info@iaks.org www.iaks.org Press portal: ftp://iaks.org User: ftp11082130-presse Password: iakspress http://www.youtube.com/user/iaksev1965/videos 5 / 5