Submitted by WA ContentsThe 19th Cycle of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture is Now Open for Entries!France Architecture News - Oct 26, 2024 - 12:25 html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"The 19th edition of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture launches today, on World Architecture Day. The Award's theme is "Architecture Is Transformation," dedicated to how we can transform the existing built environment, urban and rural infrastructures through sustainable design, and its material and immaterial dimensions.Created in 2006 by architect and researcher Jana Revedin, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture annually honours five international architects, urban planners or landscape designers who stand out in their commitment to sustainability.TimelineAward launch: World Architecture Day, October 7, 2024Deadline for questions:October 28, 2024Deadline for answers: November 4, 2024Deadline for submissions:January 20, 2025Jury meeting: May 5, 2025. Winners will be contacted by May 31, 2025.Official announcement of winners: Spring 2026 (date to be announced) at the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture SymposiumJury members- Jana Revedin, architect and founding president of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, Venice, Italy.- Marie-Hlne Contal, architect, Dean of the Ecole Spciale dArchitecture, Paris, France- Jacopo Galli, architect, Universit IUAV di Venezia, Venice, Italy- Spela Hudnik, architect, Ljubljana University, Slovenia- Deniz Incedayi, architect, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey- James Steele, architecture historian, PSU University Riyad, Saudi Arabia- Ashraf M. Salama, architect, Co-Director of the UIA Education Commission (UIA representative)Each year, two Global Award winners from former years, who are also experts in the chosen yearly theme, are invited to join the jury. For Architecture Is Transformation we are pleased to welcome:- Marta Maccaglia, architect, Lima, Peru- Boonserm Premthada, architect, Bangkok, ThailandAlternate juror - Nuno Soares, architect, Co-Director of the UNESCO-UIA Validation Board (UIA representative)Jury membersThe Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, which is endorsed by the UIA, recognises a nominees professional, scientific, social, and political engagement, not single projects. Participation is open to all architects, urban and landscape designers around the world, and submissions must be written in English.Read more information on the website.Top image courtesy of UIA.> via Global Award for Sustainable Architecture