UNESCO, in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) and with the financial support of Italy through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), has opened an international, single-stage architectural design competition to select a winning design for the Construction of a Protective Shelter over Trench I at the Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan Archaeological Site in the State of Palestine. Тhe competition is an international open call conducted in open procedure and endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA), inviting submissions from architects and engineers worldwide. Three selected projects will be awarded financial prizes and the winner receives the contract for the development of the detailed design.

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UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is hosting a visual identity design contest for the 2016 World Press Freedom Day event and calling all interested designers to participate. The organizers are looking for designs that encapsulate the idea of culture of openness and transparency. It should consider that everyone should have the rights to publicly held information (except in very specific cases) and that access to quality information has the potential to improve quality of life. The Winner of the competition will be remunerated to create the “global look” for World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2016 for print and online uses. Up to nineteen (19) designs will receive honorable mention and all selected designs will be featured on UNESCO’s dedicated website for the 2016 World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2016.

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