The IOC, IPC and IAKS awards take place in Cologne

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This year’s winners of the international architecture awards for sports and leisure facilities have been unveiled at a ceremony in Cologne, Germany. At the festive gala on October 27, 2015, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) presented the much-coveted medals for exemplary architecture.

The jury for the 2015 IOC/IAKS Awards commended three facilities with gold certifications, seven with silver and 14 with bronze. The IPC/IAKS Distinction for accessible sports facilities was given to four participants. The prize-winning projects cover 15 countries worldwide, while a total of 130 projects in 30 countries have participated in this year’s competition.

Special achievements

The most successful architects of the competition were Danish firm Keingart – the creative minds behind the Athletics Exploratorium in Odense (gold) and Tornhøjhallen in Aalborg (bronze), both in Denmark. In addition, Ruben Reddy Architects from South Africa received both the IOC/IAKS silver award and the IPC/IAKS Distinction for the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia.

Canada and Switzerland are the most successful nations, claiming a total of four prizes each. Two sports facilities for the London Olympics are among the winners – the London Aquatics Centre from Zaha Hadid Architects and the London 2012 Shooting Venue from Magma Architecture. Two FIFA World Cup stadia have also been awarded prizes – the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador (Schulitz Architekten and Tetra Arquitetura) and the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre (Hype Studio Arquitetura).

The IPC/IAKS Distinction commends the accessibility of sports facilities and other buildings. This year, 37 projects were submitted for the award. The four prize-winning facilities are located in Puerto Rico, Honduras, Canada and Russia.

The IOC, IPC and IAKS also presented, for the third time, the Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals, rewarding innovative designs and strategies for sports and leisure facilities. The competition is targeted at young architects, landscape architects and designers who are still studying, or who are in the first two years of their careers.

This prize has attracted 43 young planners and designers from 19 countries. The jury awarded a gold medal to Cyprus and a silver medal to Canada. Bronze was awarded to project teams from Greece, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the USA.

Winners of the 2015 IOC/IAKS Awards

Gold

• Athletics Exploratorium in Odense, Denmark

Architects: Keingart

• Ciutadella Park Sports Centre in Barcelona, Spain

Architects: Battle i Roig Arquitectes

• Naturbad Riehen, Switzerland

Architects: Herzog & de Meuron

Silver

• London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom

Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects

• Palais Thermal Pool in Bad Wildbad, Germany

Architects: Kaufmann Theilig & Partner

• Baths of Géronde in Sierre, Switzerland

Architects: NAU

• Sargans Sports Centre, Switzerland

Architects: Blue Architects and Ruprecht Architekten

• Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia

Architects: Ruben Reddy Architects, SIC Mostovic

• Prince Arthur’s Landing in Thunder Bay, Canada

Architects: Brook McIlroy

• Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil

Architects: Schulitz Architekten and Tetra Arquitetura

Bronze

• Archery Hall and Boxing Club in Tokyo, Japan

Architects: FT Architects

• NCC Rideau Canal Skateway Facilities in Ottawa, Canada

Architects: CSV Architects

• London 2012 Shooting Venue, United Kingdom

Architects: Magma Architecture Ostermann & Kleinheinz

• Blocs & Walls Climbing Center in Copenhagen, Denmark

Architects: Powerhouse Company

• Regent Park Aquatic Centre in Toronto, Canada

Architects: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects

• BG Zehnergasse in Vienna, Austria

Architects: GABU Heindl Architektur

• Centre sportif Jules Ladoumegue in Paris, France

Architects: DFA Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

• Tornhøjhallen in Aalborg, Denmark

Architects: Keingart

• Luanda Multisports Pavilion, Angola

Architects: Berger Architects

• Bossard Arena in Zug, Switzerland

Architects: Scheitln Syfrig Architekten

• Stade Léo Lagrange in Toulon, France

Architects: archi5

• Landhausplatz in Innsbruck, Austria

Architects: LAAC Architects | Stiefel Kramer Architecture

• Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Architects: Hype Studio Arquitetura

• Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden

Architects: C F Møller and Krook & Tjäder Arkitekter

Winners of the 2015 IPC/IAKS Distinction

• Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center in Guayama, Puerto Rico

Architects: SCF Architects

• University Sports Complex in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Architects: Victor Cuadra Burlero + UNAH Department of Infrastructure

• Edmonds Community Centre in Burnaby, Canada

Architects: CEI Architecture

• Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia

Architects: Ruben Reddy Architects and SIC Mostovic

Winners of the 2015 Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals

Gold

• Sports4Peace by Philippos Michael and Panayiotis Savva (Cyprus)

Silver

• Actus by Vincent Morissette (Canada)

Bronze

• Athens Urban Park by Kallirroi Taroudaki and Antonia Vavanou (Greece)

• Daegu Sports Court by Mauricio Vieto Perez (United Kingdom), Natalie Kwee (Singapore) and Caio Caesar Barboza (USA)

October 30, 2015

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