IAKS, IOC and IPC award international architecture prizes for sports facilities

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announce this year's winners of their international architectural awards for sports and leisure facilities. The prize-giving ceremony took place during the 22nd IAKS Congress in conjunction with FSB – International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities – on 26th October 2011 in Cologne.

A jury with international personalities honoured five projects with IOC/IAKS Gold Medals, nine with Silver, five with Bronze and argued for three Special Prizes. Seven participants were awarded with an IPC/IAKS Distinction. The winning entries come from 14 countries worldwide.

The prizes were handed out by IAKS Vice President Horst Huber, IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IOC Member Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu.

This year's country with the biggest number of winning projects is South Africa with one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze Medal as well as one Special Prize.

The most successful sports facility is the Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver: The Oval won the IOC/IAKS Gold Medal as well as the IPC/IAKS Distinction for Accessibility.

The IOC/IAKS Award is the only international architecture competition for sports and leisure facilities. This year 135 teams of operators and designers from 38 countries took part in the IOC/IAKS Award. In the 24 year old history this competition for sports facilities has never

previously seen such number of registered participants.

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, 50 entries have been received, this also is a new all-time high.

This year, the IOC, the IPC and the IAKS also launched the first 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 two years of their professional practice.

A total of 29 entries from 14 countries of North America, Europe, Africa and Asia have been submitted. The jury awarded one Gold, one Silver and two Bronze Medals.

The winners of the IOC/IAKS Award 2011:

Gold:
• Cape Town Stadium, South Africa
Architect: gmp - von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
• Foshan Pearl Gymnasium, China
Architect: Mitsuru Senda+Enviroment Design Institute
• Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: Cannon Design Architecture, Inc.
• Bled Rowing Centre, Slovenia
Architect: Multiplan Arhitekti
• The New Holmenkollen Ski Jump, Oslo, Norway
Architect: JDS Architects

Silver:
• National Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Architect: Boogertmann + Partner, together with Populous
• 3D Athletics Track, Elda, Spain
Architect: Subarquitectura
• Athletes' building, Hemer, Germany
Architect: Kersten+Kopp Architekten
• Bourbon Beans Dome, Hyogo, Japan
Architect: Endo Shuhei Architect Institute
• Sjakket Youth Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
• Zamet Centre, Croatia
Architect: 3LHD architects
• Municipal Sports Hall, Podčetrtek, Slovenia
Architect: Enota
• Wellness Orhidelia, Podčetrtek, Slovenia
Architect: Enota
• Amiens Football Training Centre, France
Architect: Chartier – Corbasson

Bronze:
• Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Architect: gmp - von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
• Nansha Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China
Architect: Architectural Design And Research Institute of SCUT
• ETH Sports Center, Zurich, Switzerland
Architect: H. Dietrich, M. Untertrifaller, Ch. Stäheli Architektur
• Pürgg Natural Pool, Austria
Architect: KREINERarchitektur ZT GmbH
• Metro Skate Park, Burnaby, Canada
Architect: Spectrum Skatepark Creations Ltd. & Space2Place Landscape Architects

Special Prize:
• Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Architect: ARG Design/ Architecture for Humanity
• Deodoro Sports Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Architect: BCMF Architects
• Karokh Skate Park, Afghanistan
Architect: Maier Landschaftsarchitektur/Betonlandschaften

The winners of the IPC/IAKS Distinction 2011
• 3D Athletics Track, Elda, Spain
Architect: Subarquitectura
• CAU Gymnasium, Beijing, China
Architect: Architecture Design And Research Institute
• Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: Cannon Design Architecture, Inc.
• Bourbon Beans Dome, Hyogo, Japan
Architect: Endo Shuhei Architect Institute
• Ronald McDonald Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Architect: Fact Architects
• Swimming Opera House Wuppertal, Germany
Architect: Planungsbüro Rohling AG Architekten und Ingenieure
• Killarney Community Pool, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: Hughes Condon Marler Architects

The winners of the Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals 2011.

Gold:
• 'Cycle Track' by Anna Kuchmenko, Ukraine
Silver:
• 'Green Wave' by Julia Schaller and Claudia Jäkel, Germany
Bronze:
• 'comp_activity' by Julian Schäfer & Yun Kyeong Hoh, Germany
• 'The kit' by Veronique Allard-Buffet, Emma Lee, Amir N. Ahmadi, Niven Ibrahim, John Kotsampouikidis and Mohamed Siddiqui, Canada 

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) is the only organisation for sports facilities recognised by the IOC. IAKS and its members in over 110 countries are specialists in all aspects concerning sports and leisure facilities.

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