The RIBA's 2009 Honorary Fellows

RIBA Presents Fourteen Honorary Fellowships

n award ceremony tonight, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will present fourteen new Honorary Fellowships of the RIBA to men and women from a wide range of backgrounds, including art, engineering, health, journalism and the environment. Honorary Fellowships reward the particular contributions people have made to architecture in its broadest sense: its promotion, administration and outreach; and its role in the nation's cultural life and progress towards sustainability. The lifetime honour is conferred annually. The RIBA's 2009 Honorary Fellows are: Peter Ackroyd - writer Stephen Bayley - architecture and design critic Loren Butt - mechanical engineer David Fisk - engineer Michael Ingall - developer Doreen Lawrence - supporter of architecture and founder of the Stephen Lawrence Trust Laura Lee - client and oncology nurse, involved in developing Maggie's Centres Duncan Michael - engineer Jonathan Porritt - environmentalist Allain Provost - landscape architect Andrew Scoones - supporter of architecture Richard Sennett - writer James Turrell - artist Madelon Vriesendorp - artist "This year's RIBA Honorary Fellows form a distinguished list and I am delighted to welcome them into the Institute," said RIBA President Sunand Prasad. "In addition to being highly influential and inventive within their respective fields, they have had a significant impact on the architectural profession and I am very much looking forward to working with them over the coming months to marry their work with that of architects."

This year's RIBA Honorary Fellows jury was chaired by the President of the RIBA, Sunand Prasad and made up of: Peter Davey OBE, writer; Sir Jeremy Dixon, Dixon Jones Ltd; Kenneth Frampton, Ware Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University; Despina Katsikakis, DEGW; Pankaj Patel, Patel Taylor and Jane Wernick Hon FRIBA, engineer. At the ceremony the RIBA will also be presenting one of the world's most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal for architecture, to Alvaro Siza. The 2008 International Fellowships will also be awarded to seven non-UK architects and partnerships who have made an outstanding contribution to architecture. 2009 marks the 175th Anniversary of the RIBA. In celebration of this milestone, the RIBA has commissioned a poem by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, which will be unveiled at this evening's ceremony.

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UGL, Understanding Group and Leader

UGL, Understanding Group and Leader

Welcome to participate in a UGL course at Hyper Island. We have arranged UGL courses for twelve years. We are now one of Swedens biggest organizers of UGL courses and one of few companys who can offer UGL in english. This is your chance to take your business and private life to a completely new level. Apply now! At Hyper Island we consider the UGL (Understanding Group and Leader) to be one of the best educations in leadership and personal growth in the world. So far 200 000 people have taken this intense course. What is a UGL? UGL provides training in how a group develops and matures over time, what happens in the group during the course of this development and what behaviour or actions promote or inhibit constructive development. Within UGL, this is referred to as group dynamics. The course also deals with the problems and possibilities of leadership related to the development of the group’s maturity, and what style of leadership will promote both task solving and group development. What UGL can do for you The overall objective of the course is for the participants to become more effective as group members, leaders and trainers. During this course you will have the opportunity to: - participate in an experiential (experience based) learning model - increase insight into your own personality - learn to identify and to handle conflict - learn to communicate in a direct and clear way - learn to give and to receive effective feedback - learn to recognize different phases of a group’s development - understand that there is a need for different leadership styles - increase self-confidence and self-insight

How does it work? Throughout the UGL course, learning occurs through experience of situations reflecting group dynamics and understanding your own role in these situations or dynamics. Each group consists of 8-12 people and two certified UGL facilitatorswho make up activities to make sure they suit the members of the group. We have found some lovely locations for the UGL-course where the members stay for five whole days. Said about UGL

”I attended my UGL in October 2005. It was a definite eye-opener for me and I have, through the course itself and the people who were in it, developed a much higher level of self esteem and understanding for myself. The UGL has probably saved me a few years of inefficiency and mistakes as a leader. Today I am working as a consultant in personal-, group- and organisation development.” /Sarah Ejermark, Insight

Have a look here to find out what other partcipants have said about the course!

Apply now! It is time to learn something new about your self. UGL is a knowledge that you will carry with you for the rest of your life! Click here to find out our dates and costs.

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In Vision International Art Competition

In Vision International Art Competition

In Vision, online International Art Competition, is for artists working within the genre of Visionary, Fantasy, Mystical, Sci_Fi, Surrealism or artists that feel their work stretches and pushes the parameters of our imagination. Artists working in these styles tend to express themselves through a creative process which transcends the physical world and portrays a wider vision of awareness. Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. Discovering possibilities that others do not see is what visionaries do best. The In Vision International Art Competition gives artists the opportunity to share hidden visions which have been portrayed and transformed into tangible objects; paintings, photographs, sculpture etc. IN VISION, a TOPTEN International Art Competition is for artists working within the genre of Visionary, Fantasy, Mystical, Sci_Fi, Surrealism or artists that feel their work stretches and pushes the parameters of our imagination. Artists working in these styles tend to express themselves through a creative process which transcends the physical world and portrays a wider vision of awareness. "Vision is the art of seeing things invisible." Discovering possibilities that others do not see is what visionaries do best. The IN VISION International Art Competition gives artists the opportunity to share hidden visions which have been portrayed and transformed into tangible objects; paintings, photographs, sculpture etc. We would like to encourage all of you to participate by sending in your best 5 images. THEME: Open MEDIA: All media; painting, digital, photography, watercolor, installation, sculpture, video, mixed media collage, textile, etc. DEADLINE DATE: March 31st, 2009 ENTRY FEE: €30,00 euro for 5 images (see left hand column, pay entry fee, for more info) JURY: to be announced

mber of the ARTROM Gallery GUILD (value €175.00 euro), which includes an on-line Artist Portfolio always viewable in the AGG Artist Member Directory plus an e-announcement (value €80,00 euro) sent thru the ARTROM PRess Service to our extensive opt-in mailing list of over 24,000 addresses.  Vouchers to enter another AG Competition will also be awarded. ALL TOP TEN Winners will be featured in the highly promoted on-line “The TOPTEN IN VISION Winners’ Exhibition in April 2009.  NOTIFICATIONS: When we receive your images and payment you will be notified via e-mail that you are officially entered in the Jury review process.  To enter "TOPTEN, IN VISION " on-line juried International Art Competition you can use our easy entry form or send everything in an e-mail to: competitions@artromgallery.com. Three steps to enter: > prepare and send your images  > fill out entry form > pay entry fee

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YLVP 09

SI Young Leaders Visitors Program 2009 Connecting Leaders for Positive Change The Swedish Institute Young Leaders Visitors Program (YLVP) is an intercultural leadership program with focus on social media as a tool for positive change. The program invites young opinion-makers from Sweden and selected countries in the MENA region who are actively working for social change in their respective contexts. Young Leaders Visitors Program (YLVP) 2009 invites applicants from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Sweden. The Swedish Institute is looking for visionaries who are in the position to make a difference and committed to positive change. Do you know anyone that would be well-suited to participate in the program? Deadline for applications is March 15, 2009. For more information about the program: www.si.se/ylvp Presentation on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXkOOw6KaY0 The Swedish Institute | Sharing Sweden with the world The Swedish Institute (SI) is a public agency that promotes interest in Sweden abroad. SI seeks to establish cooperation and lasting relations with other countries through active communication and cultural, educational and scientific exchanges. For more information see www.si.se