Sandra Piesik Lecture: 18th April, 19.00
Royal Geographical Society with IBG, London
Sandra Piesik will be giving a lecture introduced by Alexander Maitland, official biographer of the British explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger. In this lecture, palm-leaf architecture will be used as a case study to explore ways of re-introducing ancient knowledge to today’s world.
If you would like to attend the Lecture or for further information on the exhibition visit the Royal Geographical Society’s with IBG website.
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John May Lecture: 2nd May, 18.00
Scott Brownrigg: 77 Endell Street, London
John May author of Hand-Made Houses and Other Buildings gave a presentation based on his book about the world of Vernacular Architecture which includes methods in how to revive traditional building skills in modern times.
Email Natalie Clerke on natalie-clerke@article-25.org to register your interest
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Article 25 Fundraising Pub Quiz
The Smithfield Tavern, 105 Charterhouse Street, London EC1M 6HR
Join us on Wednesday 21 March 2012 at 7:00 pm to support Mark Ackerley who will be running the London Marathon 2012 to raise vital funds for Article 25.
£7.50 each or (£30 for a team of 5)
Tickets can be purchased through
Mark Ackerley: mackerley@ahmm.co.uk
Article 25 Fundraising team: laura-holden@article-25.org
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Architects in International Development
Thursday 8th March, 6:00 pm, Fountain Street 40, Belfast, BT1 5EE
This evening Katja Ortiz and Daithi Mac Laimhin will be presenting our work at the PLACE in Belfast. Using the Vocational Training Centre for former child soldiers project in Uganda as a case study, they will discuss lessons learned from the field that can improve practice in the UK and the importance of bringing professional skills to the communities we aim to help.
This will be an opportunity to learn about international development and how you can apply your skills to change the life of vulnerable population around the world.
This is our first event in Northern Ireland, and we hope to use it as springboard to build relationships with the architectural community in Belfast.
Click here to visit the PLACE website.
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The New Architecture of Aid: The Role of Private Capital
Article 25 & RIBA Knowledge Community Event
Wednesday 29th February, 18:00 – 20:00 , Penoyre & Prasad, 28-42 Banner Street, EC1Y 8QE
The nature of overseas development is changing. The global economic crisis is affecting the ability and rational of OECD countries to provide development aid, and the rise of the BASIC countries is changing global patterns of poverty, forcing the world to re-examine the traditional donor-recipient relationship between the Global South and Global North.
In this context the nature and number of actors providing development assistance is also changing. Global philanthropic and private capital investments are playing an increasingly prominent role in overseas markets and in delivering development projects.
Join us for the third event in our Development and Disaster Relief in the 21st Century series. This event will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with the changing nature of overseas development assistance with the aim of discovering how private capital investment will shape the framework for aid delivery and development.
Click here to download a detailed brief.
Speakers on the evening include:
- Ian Goodfellow, Partner, Penoyre & Prasad (Chair)
- Vinay Nair, Business Development Europe, Acumen Fund
- Rachel Sayers, Partner, FCBStudios
- Alison Holder, Senior Private Sector Advisor, Save the Children
- Dr Noshua Watson, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
For a detailed write-up of the event, please click here.
Speaker presentations are also available here.
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International Practice in Participatory Planning
Tuesday 28th February – 16:00 – 17:00 – RICS, 12 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AD
RICS and The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment share a common vision of the built environment. Central to that vision is the understanding that sustainable places cannot be created without first understanding the local context in which communities live.
Our practical experience has shown us that, regardless of location, the conditions for sustainable development cannot be created without the skills, knowledge and support of the local population. Effective development planning can only be achieved, therefore, where community engagement is paramount.
Against this background, RICS and The Prince’s Foundation have agreed to collaborate on the compilation and communication of good practice of participatory planning with local communities in international contexts. With the participation of leading practitioners in the field, we will publish a practical guide to community planning, supported by case studies in different global contexts.
This publication will regroup a number of case studies demonstrating successful projects through community engagement, in various countries. It will also be part of RICS’ Sustainability in Practice paper series.
International Practice in Participatory Planning – online forum and launch event
In order to create this compilation of exemplary practices, an online discussion forum is now live. This forum will also provide a valuable resource where practitioners can ask questions, find answers, exchange views and even develop professional partnerships.
The International Practice in Participatory Planning initiative will be launched on 28 February at the RICS London offices.
The event will offer you the chance to contribute to the International Practice in Participatory Planning’s publication, as well as to hear from leading practitioners in the field about how locally led projects can enhance people’s ability to adapt and respond to climate change, the sharpest and most immediate impacts of which will fall on poor communities in the developing world.
Speakers include:
- Robin Cross, Article 25 CEO
- Michael Newey, RICS Vice President
- Hank Dittmar, Chief Executive, Princes’ Foundations
- Darshana Gothi Chauhan, Urban Design Consultant
- Kathryn Anderson, Urban Design Director, Barton Willmore
- Sarah Ernst, Communications Manager, Architecture Sans Frontières-UK
- Charles Green, Marine Manager, Crown Estates
- John Tracey-White, RICS Sustainable Development Advisor
- Tony Mulhall, Associate Director, RICS Professional Groups and Forums
For more information click here
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Article 25 Networking Breakfast
Article 25 will be held a Networking Breakfast on Tuesday 7th February 2012 from 8.15 am to 10.00 am at the offices of Penoyre & Prasad LLP, 28-42 Banner Street, London.
Click here to read our HQ Blog.
fbe 65th Anniversary Christmas Party
Tuesday 6th December 2011
The charity social event of the year!
The Forum for the Built Environment (FBE) is a leading independent built environment networking organisation, with over 2000 members nationwide from a wide variety of backgrounds – multinational construction companies, cost consultants, architects and designers, property developers, engineers, planners and consultants, legal & financial specialists and other service professionals.
The London branch held a Christmas Party on behalf of Article 25, at Shoreditch Town Hall and managed to raise £5000 for our projects around the world.
Please contact Emily Ward on 020 7033 3104 or emily.ward@amida-recruit.com for information and how to become involved in future events.
Visit the fbe website to learn more about this event or email fundrasing@article-25.org.
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On the 1st of December original drawings of the Square Mile by 100 prominent architects and artists were auctioned at Argent’s German Gymnasium, part of the spectacular new Kings Cross Development. The drawings were produced for “10×10 – Drawing the City” and form a unique showcase of British architectural heritage.
Contributors such as Lord Norman Foster, Norman Ackroyd and several ex-RIBA presidents, each allocated one 160m2 square in a 10×10 grid covering the Square Mile, took to the pavements of London to produce a truly distinctive and dynamic collection. The resulting works highlighted some of the most beautiful aspects of the city as well as the hidden and forgotten details that are regularly overlooked. 10×10 is a unique concept, with the designers of the City collaborating during one weekend and turning their gaze back to the built environment they helped to create as well as providing a commentary and critique on the constantly changing landscape of central London.
Initiated by architects Tim Makower and Stephen Taylor and supported by Argent, Sotheby’s, GHA and Skye Cooks 10×10 looks set to become an annual and international event. The auction event was a fantastic success beyond and raised over £70,000 for Article 25, much needed funds that will go a long way to help us achieve our goals in 2012. Watch this space for updates on the next 10×10 event: Portrait of a City that will hit London in November 2012.
Click here to visit the 10×10 website.
If you would be interested in sponsoring a square for Article 25, please get in touch: fundraising@article-25.org
For more information or any queries email: ten-by-ten@article-25.org
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Climate Change: Bridging the Gap Debate
10th November, 2011
Few people would dispute the need to mobilise funds to support developing countries deal with the effects of climate change. As World Leaders prepared for the COP 17 talks in November in Durban, South Africa’s climate capital, UK professionals and policy makers had a unique opportunity to use their expertise and experience to steer and lead the debate in these critical talks.
Article 25, The Young Fabians and the Sponge Network held an event to explore the impacts of climate change on rapidly urbanizing countries in the global South and the response of industrialized nations in the run up to COP 17. This event saw professionals from a range of backgrounds to engage in the climate change debate and bring unique viewpoints to the table.
The speakers included:
- Michael Jacobs – Visiting Professor at LSE, The Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change & the Environment
- Timothy Ash Vie – Head of Negotiations Support, Climate and Development Knowledge Network
- Tom Hay – Business Development Oversight Manager, International Power
- Alfredo Stein, Professor at the University of Manchester
The event will also include breakout sessions to explore some of the topics in greater detail.
For more information click here.
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The John Parry Kings Hill Golf Classic 2011
Sunday 23rd October 2011, 10am – Kings Hill Club, Kent
This year, the John Parry Kings Hill Golf Classic was organised in aid of Article 25.
“I normally arrange a day for clients, suppliers and friends every year and it was easy to up the cost slightly and make it in aid of Article 25, it was great turnout considering it was arranged at short notice in the middle of half term on a Sunday and the day of the rugby world cup final.” John Parry
The course sure tested the skills of the participants with its long fairways, troublesome roughs and beautifully sculptured greens. The day, however, turned out to be one of the loveliest, warmest days of Autumn so far. To top it of, John managed to secure a few great pieces to auction which pushed the total money raised to £715.
The John Parry Kings Hill Classic 2011 was indeed back and better than ever and from the whole of Article 25 we would like to thank John Parry for his great work and contagious enthusiasm.
John Parry works at Marstan Press and first became involved in Article 25 in June 2011. He has since been incredibly helpful and supportive of the work we do. He has also just finished his incredible 22 mile swim challenge, the distance of the English Channel, to raise funds for Article 25 and Children in need, which you can also still support.
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Innovation in Mapping
Tuesday, 9th August, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Penoyre & Prasad, 28 Banner Street, London, EC1Y 8QE
The increasing frequency and complexity of disasters has required innovation in response from the humanitarian community. Coupled with a rapid rise in employable technologies, approaches to enhancing citizen participation, information assimilation and rehabilitation have been revolutionised.
This event will examine two distinct types of mapping which have arisen as a result of complex disaster situations and which allow development professionals to respond quickly, identify areas of greatest need and act in a way that enhances long-term social and economic sustainability.
We will focus on the Emergency Market Mapping Analysis (EMMA) tool, developed by the International Rescue Committee, which examines local and global supply chains to identify disruption points in post disaster situations, and open source humanitarian mapping and information management lead by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.
The event will also give attendees the chance to participate in interactive sessions engaging with the mapping technologies and approaches that are beginning to define and facilitate humanitarian response, helping to raise awareness about the practical limitations of these approaches as well as ways to overcome them.
Speakers
- Dr Stuart Chalmers, RIBA Knowledge Communities
- Karri Goeldner Byrne, Director of Economic Recovery, International Rescue Committee
- Harry Wood, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Download event Flyer: Innovations in Mapping
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Objects of Change Auction, Exhibition & Art Competition
16 – 19 May 2011, La Galleria, Pall Mall
‘Objects of Change’ was a high-profile exhibition and auction of art by renowned artists and architects. Celebrating the inspirational power of sculpture, architecture and 3D art, the event raised essential funding for buildings which better the lives of some of the poorest people on Earth.
The exhibition was free and open to the general public for 4 days in the lead up to the auction.
Pieces by:
Lord Norman Foster – Tadao Ando - Christo - Lord Richard Rogers – Sir Terence Conran - Robert Venturi + Denise Scott Brown – Tom Bloxham – Professor Sir Colin Stansfield Smith – Langlands + Bell - Rafael Lozano-Hemmer – Massimilliano Fuksas - Will Alsop - Eric Owen Moss - Thomas Heatherwick – Takasaki Masaharu - Édouard François – Peter Eisenmann - Ken Shuttleworth – Chris Wilkinson - Giacomo Costa - Patrick Hughes – Professor Hans Hollein -Bjarke Ingels - Roger Mavity - Odile Decq - John Lyall - Rob Ryan - Toyo Ito - Karl Singporewala – Sir Peter Cook – Peter Murray – Steve Edge + Sylvie Tata - Albert France-Lanord – Angela Brady – Rafael Viñoly
The live auction took place on Thursday 19 May at La Galleria. The silent auction ran from Friday 15 April until the end of the live auction on Thursday 19 May.
Download: Auction Catalogue (Digital Edition) [updated 4:50 pm 10/5/11]
For details of the winners of the ‘Objects of Change’ art competition click here.
‘Art for Architecture’ 2009
‘Objects of Change’ followed the success of ‘Art for Architecture’ which raised over £50,000 for Article 25 in 2009. Nearly forty pieces were donated by recognised architects and artists including Zaha Hadid, Tracey Emin, Anthony Gormley, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Long, Sir Terence Conran, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw and Lord Norman Foster, an Article 25 Trustee.
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Technology and Development: The Potential for a Bright Future
24th March 2011, 6:00pm, Pringle Brandon, London
The Sponge Sustainability Network and RIBA Development and Disaster Relief Knowledge Community are joining forces once again and this year’s event will be exploring the potential use of technology in providing built environment solutions to the developing world.
Click here to download more details about the event including speakers.
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Building Green: Is ‘eco-friendly’ building feasible in developing countries?
Wednesday 16 March, 6.30pm, Conway Hall, Holborn
Join a panel of industry experts to discuss the key issues, needs and restraints for ‘building green’ initiatives in the context of international development.
A huge thank you to our panel of experts:
Chair: Sunand Prasad – Article 25 Trustee
Pre-recorder contribution: Janez Potočnik – EU Commissioner for the Environment (view here)
Expert Panel:
- Camillo Boano (Director, Building and Urban Design in Development University College London)
- Dr Rajat Gupta (Reader in Architecture and Co-director of Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Brookes University)
- Tony Lloyd-Jones (Principle Lecturer, University of Westminster)
- Maurice Mitchell (Reader in the Department of Architecture and Spatial Design, London Metropolitan University)
Click here to download more details about the event.
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FREE SCHOOLS: Is there a role for the Built Environment?
December 2010
Since the axe fell on BSF initiatives the landscape has changed in the way that education is delivered and the approach to the provision of school buildings.
A number of industry professionals joined Article 25 and our expert panel at Task Systems Showrooms, 85 Great Eastern Street, to discuss the prospects and pitfalls that “Free Schools” have to offer the built environment.
A huge thank you to our expert speakers:
- Sarah Williams (Director, Aedas Architects)
- Tom Legge (New Schools Director, Place Group)
- Ronnie Smylie (Deputy Head Teacher, Wren Academy)
This early morning event provided invaluable information about the topic of free schools, and has most definitely set the stage for future networking events. Keep an eye out for updates.
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BD Architect of the Year Awards
November 2010
Article 25 was proud to be the Sponsored Charity of the BD Architect of the Year Awards for the second year! The charity casino proved to be a huge hit among guests in London and a great success for life-saving building projects globally. This year’s event raised nearly £2500 which will make a huge difference to the lives of our beneficiaries in Uganda, Haiti, and Sierra Leone.
Catch up on all the results of the awards on BDonline.
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MSF Symposium at UCL
14 October 2010
Article 25′s Education and Communications Officer Nina Neeteson was on the panel at symposium hosted by UCL entitled ‘What can students do for global health?’
The evening was a fantastic success and an opportunity for Nina to highlight the need for students beyond the built environment sector to engage with the crucial role of architecture and disaster risk reduction; in this case in the field of global public health.
Click here to see photostream and videolink.
The panel consisted of a group of experts including:
- Professor Anthony Costello (Director, UCL Institute of Global Health)
- Professor David Heymann (Chairman, UK Health Protection Agency Board)
- Dr Sidney Wong (MSF UK Board of Directors)
- Jonnie Currie (Final year medical student, National coordinator of MedSIN UK 2009-2010)
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Wine Tasting & Networking Evening
October 2010
An evening of delicious wine and fantastic company
A big thank you to all those who attended our wine tasting event at The Menier Gallery, Southwark on Tuesday October 26th. We managed to raise a phenomenal £2000 to help fund Article 25′s vital projects around the world.
We would also like to thank Ehrmanns, for generously providing us with the Faritrade wine from the Stellar Organics winery in South Africa. In addition, thank you to Balls Brothers for donating 10% of their proceeds from orders taken on the night to Article 25.
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Royal Parks Success for Article 25…again!
10th October 2010
It was a beautiful Sunday this weekend as 15 more Article 25 supporters made their way through 13.1 miles of London Royal Parks to cross the finish line at the 3rd annual Royal Parks Half Marathon.
A huge congratulations and thank you to all our team members who took part, raising over £5000 for Article 25′s life saving building projects!
A special congratulations to JANE LAWS of Paul Davis + Partners who was not only the fastest A25 runner, but also the second fastest in her category with a time of 1:28:54!
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David Tittle Runs 40 miles for Haiti!
18th April 2010
A huge thank you to David Tittle from MADE in Birmingham who completed “A Conventry Way Challenge”, a 40 mile run on 18th April. Although an avid runner, this is the first time David attempted such a long distance and finished in 9 hours, a tremendous achievement! Read more about the journey and a play by play of the event from David’s family on David’s blog.
In the process, David raised over £1000 towards the Article 25 Haiti appeal, where we are working on a long term post-earthquake reconstruction programme. You can still support David’s amazing challenge!
David – we applaud you!!!
If you’re a runner like David and fancy a slightly shorter challenge please do give us a call and we can give you lots of advice on future challenges.
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Green Tea Architects Cycle Cuba Challenge
November 2009
Extra special thanks to the team from Green Tea Architects who spent 6 months training and raising money in preparation for their Cuban Bike Challenge. Anne Dixon, Julia Wyatt and Krystyna Kwasniewska. The 380 km, quite strenuous bike ride took them through some fantastic Cuban landscape. In the process the ladies raised over £5500.
There is still time to sponsor their efforts…simply go to: www.justgiving.com/greenteaincuba
Of course if you would like to follow in their footsteps and challenge yourself by cycling Cuba, trekking the Great Wall of China, or climbing Kilimanjaro, email Lisa and we’ll get you started!
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Architect of the Year 2009
August 2009
Article 25 is honoured to be the sponsored charity of the Architect of the Year Awards 2009, taking place on Thursday 5th November at the InterContinental London.
The Architect of the year Awards 2009 are aimed at rewarding the practices behind excellent built projects. Last year more than 1,000 of the UK’s top architects and clients attended the Awards to witness the presentation of the trophies, and this years event is set to be even bigger!
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World Architecture Festival
August 2009
The world’s biggest architectural summit has teamed up with a leading UK architectural charity for those in greatest need worldwide.
The World Architecture Festival (WAF), to be held in Barcelona this November, has joined forces with UK humanitarian architecture charity, Article 25, to raise funds for building projects in some of the poorest countries in the world.
Visitors will be able to learn more about Article 25 and the work they do in the Festival’s thematic exhibition, ‘Less Does More’ and help raise funds for the charity through donations and purchasing raffle tickets for many prizes including original artworks, lithographs and photographs by famous architects and artists.
Article 25’s Chief Executive, Dr Victoria Harris, said, ‘We are delighted to be working with WAF to raise vital funds for some of our projects this year. The provision of architectural responses to world crises is vital for sustainable development and reaching the Millennium Development Goals. For us, this is a significant partnership allowing us to raise awareness of our work and of architecture’s contribution to the global community.’
In 2008 alone, over 200 million people were affected by natural or man-made disasters¹. The funds raised with WAF will contribute to the funding of a number of essential Article 25 projects working on disaster reconstruction as well as post conflict development. Projects include the development of child-friendly schools in eastern Sierra Leone, sports facilities in Lesotho and Ethiopia and an incredible undertaking working with the governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia to preserve a 75 hectare area of the remaining Gola Rainforest as a nature reserve. This will necessitate the planning of a new village and reserve headquarters to serve the area. Dr Harris said, ‘The ethos of Article 25 is that there should never be a life or livelihood lost for the want of the built solution that will serve or preserve it. There should also not be a habitat destroyed or a sustainable solution unrealised. Architects are vital in contributing to world problems with built solutions”.
“Working with architects worldwide and WAF allows us to continue this valuable work that will save and create livelihoods, safeguard precious natural resources and contribute significantly to the post conflict security of the people of Sierra Leone.”
Paul Finch, WAF programme director said, “We are delighted to be working with Article 25, a truly internationalist organisation doing great work for communities in trouble. Its core belief that good architecture can and should improve and empower communities is one that we fully support, and we urge visitors to seek out Article 25 at WAF in November and donate generously either before or at the event.”
¹Figures taken from the IFRC Word Disaster Report 2009
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Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence
June 2009
The Urban Land Institute has announced Article 25 as a winner of the 2009 ULI Annual International Awards for Excellence in the Asia Pacific Region, for our Seismically Resistant Sustainable Housing in post-earthquake North West Pakistan.
The ULI awards recognise achievement in architectural and engineering projects that exhibit outstanding design, construction and value for money. Article 25’s project, completing nearly 100 new homes, was shortlisted for the final of the Asia Pacific region along with mixed-use regeneration initiatives in Beijing and Daegu, Korea, and Namba Parks – a 1.15 hectare park resting on an eight level retail development in Osaka, Japan. The 31st annual Award for Excellence was presented to Article 25 CEO Dr Victoria Harris at the Real Estate Investment World Gala Dinner in Singapore on 24th June. Dr. Harris commented: “We are very grateful to the ULI jury for their recognition of both Article 25 and of the power of architecture to change the lives of the people who need it most.”
Pakistan was devastated by the earthquake of 8th October 2005, during which about 73,000 people lost their lives. Another 3 million people were left homeless after the collapse of 6,000 dwellings. The rural regions of Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Jareed, North West Frontier Province, were particularly badly hit but remained isolated from many sources of aid, which are often targeted to more obvious urban centres. Following the initial devastation, homelessness and unemployment rose whilst the local economy struggled to recover. Article 25 partnered with local charity Muslim Aid, a charity with close links in the local communities, to rebuild homes in these regions.
You can read more about our work in Pakistan by visiting the project page.
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MIPIM
March 2009
Article 25 is the first ever charity to WIN Diploma of Special Recognition at MIPIM:
At the 2009 MIPIM Awards ceremony, Article 25 received a “Diploma of Special Recognition” for our innovative project designing and building Earthquake Proof Sustainable Housing in Pakistan. The judges were won over by the quality and the importance of the work Article 25 achieved in Pakistan. At just 3 years old, Article 25 is one of the youngest ever organisations to win an honour at the MIPIM awards and is also the first ever charity.
Every year, the MIPIM awards recognise entrepreneurs who designed notable projects in various categories. “This project demonstrates how architecture adds value in every context and has the power to save and change lives”, said Article 25 Chair, Jack Pringle who collected the award, “Article 25 has always known that architecture can improve the future of communities and this project shows how important good building is not only in improving lives – but in saving lives.”
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