
- IAUD International Design Award
IAUD International Design Award
The International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) conducts activities aimed at achieving its basic objective: "To contribute to the healthy development of society, and improve the welfare of humanity as a whole, through further disseminating and actualizing of Universal Design (UD)."
In that vein, we will be presenting IAUD International Design Award, which will recognize groups and individuals who have conducted or proposed particularly noteworthy activities aimed at realizing a UD society in which everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnicity, culture, nationality, customs, or other factors - can live comfortably, without feeling any undue inconvenience.
IAUD International Design Award 2024

The IAUD International Design Award 2024 Awards Ceremony and Presentation was successfully held online on February 28th, 2025. It received appx.180 participants from 14 countries and as information accessibility, simultaneous interpretation (Japanese/English) and automatic captioning service were delivered.
2025.03.18 Updated

Ms. Onny Eikhaug, the chair of the Selection Committee and Executive Board (Former President), EIDD Design for All Europe, Founder, Innovation for All AS, commented on each winners.
2025.02.28 Updated

IAUD International Design Award 2024 had 36 entries, which are from 9 countries around the world; Brazil, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, UK and USA. Selection Committee judged the entries rigorously and impartially, and finally selected 3 Grand Awards, 7 Gold Awards, 6 Silver Awards and 11 Bronze Awards.
2025.02.28 Updated

IAUD will hold online event for “IAUD International Design Award 2024 Awards Ceremony / Presentation”, which internationally recognizes UD activities for the realization of a sustainable symbiotic society from 19:00 to 22:00 (JST) on February 28, 2025. There were 36 entries from 9 countries.
2025.02.05 Updated
2024.07.18 Updated

We are now accepting applications for the IAUD International Design Award 2024.
IAUD cordially invites you to apply for the awards of excellence in universal design.
2024.05.24 Updated
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IAUD will hold online event for “IAUD International Design Award 2024 Awards Ceremony / Presentation”, which internationally recognizes UD activities for the realization of a sustainable symbiotic society from 19:00 to 22:00 (JST) on February 28, 2025. There were 36 entries from 9 countries.
2025.02.05 Updated
2024.07.18 Updated

We are now accepting applications for the IAUD International Design Award 2024.
IAUD cordially invites you to apply for the awards of excellence in universal design.
2024.05.24 Updated