WINNERS JOSEPH RYKWERT, THE SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT, EMERGENCY ARCHITECTS FOUNDATION & ARQUITECTOS SIN FRONTERASThe UIA prizes honour professionals whose merits, talents or actions have made an international impact in specific sectors of architectural practice. The jury for the 2014 UIA prizes was comprised of the UIA Bureau members and met in Melbourne, Australia, on 5 May 2014. The winners will be presented with their awards on 6 August, in Durban (South Africa) during the next UIA congress. British architect, historian and critic Joseph Rykwert is the recipient of the Jean Tschumi Prize, awarded for education, criticism and the architectural history. An honourable mention was awarded to the Australian couple Haig Beck & Jackie Cooper for their internationally renowned publishing and criticism. The Seoul Metropolitan Government received the Sir Robert Matthew prize for the Yeongdeungpo Dosshouse Town housing renovation pilot project. This award recognizes quality facilities created for communities and their development. The Fondation architectes de l’Urgence and Arquitectos sin Fronteras (Spain) share the Vassilis Sgoutas Prize, which recognises architecture that serves the poorest populations and promotes inventive solutions to the problems of poverty and indigence. Four honourable mentions were awarded to: Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi for a prototype school designed for waterfront cities in Africa; the Norwegian team TYIN Tegnestue Architects, made up of of Yashar Hanstad and Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen, who identify themselves as "architects of necessity"; South African architect Carin Smuts, who designs sustainable equipment for marginal communities in the townships; and Australian architect Anna Rubbo, who founded Global Studio in 2005.
