Announcement of IAUD Awards 2014 Winners

2014.11.12 Updated

AwordLogo IAUD Awards 2014 had 44 entries from all over the world. The Awards 2014 Selection Committee judged the entries rigorously and impartially and they selected 3 Grand Awards, 6 Gold Awards, 8 Silver Awards and 17 IAUD Awards of each category.

The IAUD Awards 2014 ceremony was held at the site of the "The 5th International Conference for Universal Design in Fukushima & Tokyo 2014" on November 11st, 2014 at Tokyo International Exchange Center.

CHAIRS INTRODUCTION & FULL CITATIONS

GRAND AWARDS (Joint Grand Award)

Joint Grand Award [Category of Public Space]: Universal design initiatives in facility development of the Aeon Group
AEON RETAIL Co.Ltd.

Joint Grand Award [Category of Business Strategy]: Improvement of manufacturing sites by Universal Design
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Joint Grand Award [Category of Business Strategy]: Development of Quantification Method of Universal Design and System for In-house Certification
Panasonic Corporation

GOLD AWARDS

Gold Award [Category of Future Generations]: Special assistance smartphone apps Assisting children who require special support
FUJITSU LIMITED / FUJITSU DESIGN LIMITED / Kagawa University

Gold Award [Category of Healthcare & Welfare]: Drip Stand "divo"
Okamura Corporation

Gold Award [Category of Innovation for Everyday Use & Emergency Situations]: The hybrid vacuum cleaner which also works as a power source
Panasonic Corporation

Gold Award [Category of Social Design]: Center for Usability and Aging Research (CUAR)
Center for Usability and Aging Research, University of Tsukuba

Gold Award [Category of Housing Equipment]: Lavatory Partition "Wavelet"; Research of The Arc Slide Door System and its Application & Development
Okamura Corporation

Gold Award [Category of Product Design]: The Shower
Panasonic Corporation

SILVER AWARDS

Silver Award [Category of Public Space]: The Digital Signage for Narita International Airport
NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CORPORATION / Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Silver Award [Category of Public Space]: AN EXPANDING HORIZON — GARDENS FOR EVERYONE
DIRTWORKS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, PC

Silver Award [Category of Transportation]: Improvement Technique for Universal Design of Urban Railway Station
KOREA RAILROAD Corp.

Silver Award [Category of Communication Design]: Learn & Play! Sign Language Dictionary
SoftBank Mobile Corp.

Silver Award [Category of Healthcare & Welfare]: Resyone
Panasonic Corporation

Silver Award [Category of Social Design]: Development of "U·Qui·Ch-kun", an app for identifying Banknotes for visually impaired people.
National Printing Bureau, Japan

Silver Award [Category of Housing Equipment]: A-La-Uno (Toilet with Armrests)
Panasonic Corporation

Silver Award [Category of Product Design]: Steam-less Rice Cooker
Home Appliance Engineering Dept. Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co.

IAUD AWARDS

IAUD Award [Category of Public Space]: LED Security Light
Panasonic Corporation

IAUD Award [Category of Future Generations]: Teaching Practice of "Diversity" Aiming for Symbiosis Society: A Case Study at Junior High School
Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University

IAUD Award [Category of Future Generations]: Promotion of cultural conservation through historical documents reproduction
Fuji Xerox Co., LTD.

IAUD Award [Category of Communication Design]: GRANNOTE & RAKURAKU COMMUNITY (Store Application)
FUJITSU DESIGN LIMITED

IAUD Award [Category of Communication Design]: To communicate information, we transform printed material and written information into a form that everyone can read.
Uni-Voice Business Plan&Planning Inc. / PLUS Voice

IAUD Award [Category of Communication Design]: Voice operable TV for multiple language
Panasonic Corporation

IAUD Award [Category of Interaction Design]: Car Navigation system (NR-MZ90 series)
Car Multimedia Engineering B Dept., Sanda Works, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

IAUD Award [Category of Healthcare & Welfare]: Table-top conversation support device
UNIVERSAL SOUND DESIGN Inc.

IAUD Award [Category of Healthcare & Welfare]: Smart Nursecar "Karre series"
Okamura Corporation

IAUD Award [Category of Social Design]: Strategic management process for disability employment in a holistic approach: creating inclusive work places (private sector)
"Will Share Association" & "King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang"

IAUD Award [Category of Sustainable Design]: a brick-type paper pack with no aluminum
ITO EN, LTD. / NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. / TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.

IAUD Award [Category of Housing & Architecture]: Dialogue in the Dark (DID) "House of Dialogue"
Dialogue in the Dark Japan / Sekisui House, Ltd.

IAUD Award [Category of Product Design]: Wall Controllers for Air Conditioner
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION AIR-CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS WORKS

IAUD Award [Category of Product Design]: Mitsubishi Hand Dryer "Jet Towel"
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Nakatsugawa Works Commercial & Industrial Ventilation Manufacturing Dept.

IAUD Award [Category of Product Design]: Vacuum Cleaner’s Grip-Handle which Reduce the Physical Load
Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co.

IAUD Award [Category of Product Design]: MELSEC iQ-R series
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Nagoya Works

IAUD Award [Category of Product Design]: Office Chair "Sylphy"
Okamura Corporation

CHAIRS INTRODUCTION & FULL CITATIONS

IAUD Awards 2014 Selection Committee

Chair of the Selection Committee：Roger Coleman （Professor Emeritus, Royal College of Art:UK）
Vice Chair of the Selection Committee：Fumikazu Masuda （Professor, Tokyo Zokei University: Japan）
Member the Selection Committee：

Francesc Aragall (President, Design for All Foundation: Spain)
Valerie Fletcher (Executive Director, Institute for Human-Centered Design: USA)
Toshiharu Arai （Professor Emeritus, Kanazawa College of Art: Japan）
Keiji Kawahara (Professor, Graduate School, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences / Executive Director, IAUD: Japan)