The Association of Friends of Integration and the Society of Polish Urban Planners are once again organizing the Architectural and Urban Design Competition Accessibility Leader 2026.

purpose

awards

The competition is open to public buildings and spaces completed in the last five years. Awards will be given in eight categories:

- Public Space - for the best designed or modernized public space in terms of accessibility, open to the community. This category will be judged on squares, markets, squares, boulevards, parks, gardens, nature trails, beaches, playgrounds, recreational areas, sports areas, transportation and transportation spaces, among others;

- Large public facility - for a newly completed or adapted facility with a large area and complex service function, which is distinguished by the quality of adaptation to the needs of people with disabilities. This category evaluates such facilities as museums, sports facilities, hospitals, railroad stations, airline stations, bus stations and universities;

- Small public facility - for a newly completed or adapted facility with a uniform function and a relatively small area (up to 10,000 sq. m.), which stands out for the quality of adaptation to the needs of people with disabilities. This category evaluates such facilities as kindergartens, schools, district clinics, pharmacies, community centers, restaurants, local administration facilities, buildings used for banking, trade, catering, passenger services;

- Office/commercial facility - for a newly completed or adapted facility with an office or commercial function that is distinguished by the quality of adaptation to the needs of people with disabilities. In this category, retail outlets and office-type facilities (for example, banking facilities, office buildings or shopping centers) are evaluated;

- Residential/hotel facility - for a newly completed or adapted facility with a residential or hotel function that meets accessibility requirements to the greatest extent, or in which interesting and innovative accessibility solutions have been implemented;

- Historic building - for the best investment related to the modernization of a historic building taking into account the needs of people with disabilities;

- Architect/urban planner - a lifetime achievement award for an individual or firm whose designs are distinguished by consideration of the needs of people with disabilities;

- Accessibility Coordinator - a lifetime achievement award for individuals who are responsible for supporting people with special needs in accessing the services provided by a company or institution. The award is directed to accessibility coordinators, accessibility attorneys and attorneys for people with disabilities or their teams;

- Grand Prix - a special award for an outstanding company or institution (regardless of category).

A detailed description of the competition is included in the regulations.

prizes

Awards in the form of commemorative statuettes and diplomas. They will be presented by the President of the Republic of Poland.

competition chapter

The organizer, together with the co-organizer of the competition, will verify the submitted applications in terms of meeting the formal criteria, and then from among the applications that meet the formal requirements, will select a maximum of 30 architectural applications and a maximum of 5 candidates for the Accessibility Coordinator Award for presentation to the competition chapter.

In evaluating the submitted spaces and objects, the competition chapter will be guided by criteria that take into account the scope of application of urban and architectural solutions facilitating access for people with disabilities, their usefulness in promoting best practices in this area and the originality of the solutions, as well as their comprehensiveness and aesthetic value of the submitted implementations.

calendar

more information

terms

https://integracja.org/lider-dostepnosci-2026/

regulations

https://lider.integracja.org/regulamin