International Accessibility Symbol Design Competition

18 January 2022

INTERNATIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SYMBOL DESIGN COMPETITION

INTERNATIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SYMBOL DESIGN COMPETITION
The International Union of Architects (UIA) and Rehabilitation International (RI) are jointly inviting submissions for a twenty-first century symbol of accessibility to represent their core values of rights and inclusion, independence, physical and virtual accessibility for all, including people with disabilities.
The challenge is therefore to develop a new symbol of accessibility that better represents the variety of people who use buildings and other types of built environments. The competition invites professional architects and graphic designers as well as architectural and graphic design students to design a new graphic symbol of accessibility, to be proposed to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for adoption as the new international symbol of accessibility.

ELIGIBILITY
Entries will be accepted from individuals as well as teams.
Each individual/team can submit only one entry.

PRIZES
First, Second and Third Prize Winners will be awarded, in addition to up to three (3) Honorable Mentions, at the discretion of the Jury.
First Prize: US$5,000.00 and certificate; 
Second Prize: US$2,500.00 and certificate; 
Third Prize: US$1,500.00 and certificate,
Up to 3 Honorable Mentions US$500.00 and certificates

JURY
Zhang Haidi (China), Rehabilitation International President 
Anna Crider (USA), Past President  of the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) 
Barry Gray (UK),ISO/TC 145/SC 1/WG/4 “Graphical Symbols”, Convenor and BSI Committee PH/8 Graphical Symbols and Signs, Chair
Mikhail Terentiev (Russia), Chairperson of the All-Russian Society of Disabled People (ARSDP) 
Allen Kong (Australia), Work Programme Director UIA Architecture for All (AfA)  
Safaa Issa Abdou (Egypt), Alternate Jury Member, Professor of Architecture, faculty of Engineering, Menofia University, Egypt

TIMELINE
Competition announced and launched:  18 January 2022
Deadline for the receipt of questions:  14 February 2022
Answers for the questions: 25 February 2022
Submission Deadline: 25 March 2022, 17:00, Paris time
Jury Meeting:  07 April 2022
Winners Announcement:  18 April 2022
Award Ceremony:  To be held virtual/in-person in conjunction with UIA Forum in Madrid

PROCEDURE
Please submit your submission on the UIA Submission Platform.
Submissions made by email or post will not be accepted.
The language of the competition is English.
Participation in the competition is free of charge.

INFORMATION 
See the competition brief here.
Competitors may direct questions to e.bonin@uia-architectes.org with the subject line “International Accessibility Symbol Design Competition“. 

The International Union of Architects (UIA) is an international non-governmental organisation based in Paris. Established in 1948, it is the only organisation representing architects across the globe working to unify architects, influence public policies on construction and development, and advance architecture in service to the needs of society.
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