Academy Award winners set new benchmarks
Sunday 15 August 2010 11:39 AM
 A diverse set of winners from across the globe, including an arts, culture and heritage centre in South Africa, a children’s rehabilitation unit in Mexico, a mixed-gender inpatient facility for adults with acute mental illness in the UK, a digital arts programme and a commode, led the celebrations at the prestigious Design & Health International Academy Awards in Toronto, Canada on 9 June.
Presented by Dr Ray Pentecost (pictured), president of the American Institute of Architects, Academy of Architecture for Health on the final evening of the Design & Health Canada 2010 International Symposium, 22 awards were made across 12 categories to winning projects and teams.
Chaired by John Wells-Thorpe, an architectural writer and historian and former chair of an NHS Trust, the awards were judged by some of the leading researchers and practitioners in the field.
Prof Alan Dilani, director general of the International Academy for Design & Health, commented: “We have been honoured this year with a remarkable set of winners, providing inspiration to future generations and demonstrating the importance of design as a tool for improving human health, wellbeing and quality of life.”
Click here to view the winning schemes
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