World Habitat Awards
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The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations International Year of Shelter for the Homeless.
Two awards are given annually to projects from the global South as well as the North that provide practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to current housing needs, which are capable of being transferred or adapted for use elsewhere.
Entries are assessed by a panel of international judges and an award of £10,000 is presented to the two winning projects at the annual UN-HABITAT global celebration of World Habitat Day.
[edit] Previous winning projects
| Year | Project | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects | Cuba |
| 2007 | ZukunftsWerkStadt Leinefelde | Germany |
| 2006 | Building and Construction Improvement Programme | Pakistan |
| 2006 | Johannesburg Housing Company | South Africa |
| 2005 | Energy Efficient Straw-bale Housing Project | China |
| 2005 | Solar Housing Renovation Project in Gårdsten | Sweden |
| 2004 | La Paz Post-earthquake Reconstruction Programme | El Salvador |
| 2004 | The Eldonian Village, Liverpool | United Kingdom |
| 2003 | Rural Health and Environment Programme, Orissa | India |
| 2003 | The Prince George, New York | United States of America |
| 2002 | Architect in the Community Programme | Cuba |
| 2002 | Setagaya-Ku Fukasawa Symbiotic Housing, Tokyo | Japan |
| 2001 | Orangi Low-cost Housing Programme, Karachi | Pakistan |
| 2001 | East Lake Commons Conservation Community, Atlanta | United States of America |
| 2000 | New Living Program, Perth | Australia |
| 2000 | Chagas 2000 | Bolivia |
| 1999 | Promotion of Woodless Construction | Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger |
| 1999 | The Grow Home, Montreal | Canada |
| 1998 | Wintringham Port Melbourne Hostel, Melbourne | Australia |
| 1998 | The Grameen Bank Low-cost Housing Programme | Bangladesh |
| 1997 | Urban Management in Curitiba - Building Full Citizenship | Brazil |
| 1997 | The Europahaus Project, Langenhagen | Germany |
| 1996 | Tatry and Arbour Mill Non-profit Housing Project, Toronto | Canada |
| 1996 | Viviendas del Hogar de Cristo, Guayaquil | Ecuador |
| 1995 | Build Together Programme | Namibia |
| 1995 | Tent City, Boston | United States of America |
| 1994 | Skotteparken Low-energy Housing Project, Ballerup | Denmark |
| 1994 | Indore Habitat Project | India |
| 1993 | Ju'er Hutong Courtyard Housing Project, Beijing | China |
| 1993 | Housing Cooperative Ludwig-Frank, Mannheim | Germany |
| 1992 | The Kampung Improvement Programme, Surabaya | Indonesia |
| 1992 | Tampines New Town | Singapore |
| 1991 | Attic Flats Project | Czech Republic |
| 1991 | The Core Shelter Housing Project | Philippines |
| 1991 | The Frank G. Mar Community Housing Project, Oakland | United States of America |
| 1990 | National Housing Programme, 1986-90 | Costa Rica |
| 1990 | Reconstruction of Hiroshima City; Danbara Redevelopment Project | Japan |
| 1989 | Ismailia Development Projects | Egypt |
| 1989 | Industrial Habitat Project, Givisiez | Switzerland |
| 1988 | One Million House Programme | Sri Lanka |
| 1988 | St Vincent de Paul Shelter, San Diego | United States of America |
| 1987 | Rural Housing Programme | Malawi |
| 1987 | Walter Segal Self-build Housing Project, London | United Kingdom |
| 1986 | Sonatala Milan Sangha, West Bengal | India |
| 1986 | Batikent Project, Ankara | Turkey |
[edit] References
Press Release: The World Habitat Awards 2006 - UN-HABITAT, September 27, 2006. [1]
[edit] See also
World Habitat Awards official website
Building and Social Housing Foundation
World Habitat Day - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) [2]
