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mobile health clinic to combat hiv/aids crisis in africa |
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Type:
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competition
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Registration Deadline:
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1/11/2002
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Submission Deadline:
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1/11/2002
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Open to:
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professionals and students
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Entry Fee:
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US $35 |
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Awards: |
1st,2nd & 3rd places, with 10 honorable mentions. special award for
best student entry. international exhibition, publication and prototype
built of winning entry.
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Jury:
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shigeru ban, reuben mutiso, rick joy, kate bourne [iavi] and dr.
peter lamptey [impact]
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architecture for humanity challenges designers to develop mobile health
clinic to combat hiv/aids crisis in africa
http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
mobile hiv/aids health clinic for africa
on may 1st, architecture for humanity, a non-profit organization that
promotes architecture and design solutions to global, social and
humanitarian crises,launched its 2002 international design competition. for
this year's project, participants are asked to develop designs for a fully
equipped, mobile, medical unit and hiv/aids treatment center specifically
for use in africa.
since aids was first diagnosed 20 years ago, 65 million people have been
infected with hiv; 25 million have died. the disease continues to spread at
an ever-alarming rate. time and again medical professionals in the field
and hiv/aids researchers, in the u.s. and around the globe, have stated
that improved distribution of basic healthcare services is the key to
defeating this devastating pandemic.
no place illustrates the need for improved access to healthcare more than
africa. in sub-saharan africa alone, close to 6,000 people die of aids
every day and an additional 14,000 are infected with hiv according to the
international aids vaccine initiative. by the launch of this competition,
this year alone 1,000,000 people died of aids. it is estimated that
three-quarters of the world's aids population lives in sub-saharan africa;
most have no access to lifesaving drugs, testing facilities or even basic
preventative care. one of the major factors inhibiting medical
professionals in africa from treating this disease is the inability to
access vast areas of the continent with adequately equipped facilities.
about the competition
on may 1, 2002, architecture for humanity launched the mobile hiv/aids
health clinic design competition. the goal of this competition is to create
a fully equipped mobile unit to be used by medical professionals throughout
the african continent. in addition to testing, prevention and treatment,
this easily transportable unit will disseminate information regarding the
virus and provide basic healthcare services.
'architects and designers have not only an opportunity,' said frank gehry,
architecture for humanity advisory board member, 'but a professional
obligation to help to end this crisis. we need to employ the same caliber
of design talent and innovative use of materials we use in commercial
projects to create a viable solution to the hiv/aids epidemic.'
submission deadline and criteria
a detailed set of design criteria, developed by a team of advisors, is
available at www.architectureforhumanity.org. the deadline for design
submissions is november 1, 2002. in mid-november a team of internationally
renowned architects, hiv/aids professionals, and representatives from
relief and research organizations in the field will jury the entries.
finalists will be announced on world aids day [december 1, 2002] at an
exhibition to be held in new york city. money raised from the $35* entry
fee, donations and additional fundraising activities will be used to build
a prototype of the winning concept. once developed, it is hoped that
refined versions of this cost-effective and mobile design can be built for
africa-and eventually, easily replicated in other regions around the world.
about architecture for humanity
founded in 1999, architecture for humanity is a volunteer non-profit
organization set up to promote architectural and design solutions to
global, social and humanitarian crises. noted advisory board members
include architects shigeru ban [japan], frank gehry [u.s.], rodney harber
[south africa] and reuben mutiso [kenya]. for this project, the advisory
board has been joined by hiv/aids medical professionals kate bourne [iavi,
u.s.], dr. johannes van dam [horizons project, population council], dr.
sunanda ray [safaids, zimbabwe], and dr. michael sweat [john hopkins
university, u.s.].
in 1999, architecture for humanity launched its first venture, an
international competition to design five-year transitional housing for
kosovo's returning refugees. with more than 200 entries from 30 countries,
the competition was an overwhelming success. selected entries were
exhibited in four countries and were featured in more than 30 newspapers
and design publications. publicity from these exhibitions helped in part to
raise $80,000. all proceeds were donated to war child, an international
children's charity, and used to create housing, schools and medical
facilities in bosnia, kosovo, liberia, sierra leone and other war-torn
areas. prototypes of two winning entries have already been built; two more
are currently in development.
contact:
cameron sinclair
founder/executive director
[email protected]
1-646-765-0906
for more information visit http://www.architectureforhumanity.org or
contact: [email protected].
*entry fee is waived from submissions from developing countries.
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