DAVID GARCIA RECEIVES UIA Innovation in Architectural Education Award

The UIA is pleased to announce David A. Garcia master program director for “Architecture and Extreme Environments” at the Royal Danish Academy, for the UIA Innovation in Architectural Education Award, organised by the UIA Education Commission and launched in November 2019, to celebrate innovation across cultural and geographic boundaries and to promote inspiring pedagogical practices contributing to the creation of sustainable environments.

The inaugural UIA Award for Innovation in Architectural Education recognised excellence in architectural and urban design education, focusing on innovative pedagogies that foster the development of sustainable environments across the five UIA Regions, while reflecting their broad diversity. Aligning with the UNESCO/ UIA Charter for Architectural Education, the Award emphasised the role of architecture and urban design education in addressing the societal and environmental challenges facing the built environment, and in articulating the opportunities those challenges create.

“In close collaboration with local communities who are situated in extreme environments globally, this programme impressively engages with all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while demonstrating great sensitivity to environmental issues and the integration of research into design.”