UN Habitat Scroll of Honour Award was created by the United Nations Residential Centre in 1989 to encourage and recognize the countries, governments, organizations and individuals who have made great contributions to the development of housing. It is the highest standard reward for such activities. It is an award given by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in recognition of work carried out in the field of human settlements development. The aim of the award is to honour individuals and institutions instrumental in improving the living conditions in urban centres on the world.
Winners
Each year, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme receives a large number of projects nominated by governments after selection. Recommended candidates can be government/organization, individual or project and contents can be involved in any aspects of human settlements, such as housing, infrastructure, urban renewal, sustainable human settlements development, or post-disaster reconstruction.
Radinal Moochtar, Minister of Public Works (Special Citation)
Indonesia
1996
Winner
Country
Hou Jie, Minister of Construction (Special Citation)
China
Peter Kimm (Special Citation)
USA
Mohamed Hashi, Mayor of Hargeisa
Somalia
The late Sidhijai Tanphiphat
Thailand
Ministry of Local Government and Housing
Zambia
The SISCAT Group
Bolivia
Jnos SZAB
Budapest
1995
Winner
Country
Comunidades Programme State Government of Cear
Brazil
Foundation in Support of Local Democracy
Poland
Urban Community Development Office
Thailand
Gangadhar Rao Dattatri
India
Projet de Taza, Agence Nationale de lute contre l’Habitat Insalubre (ANHI)
Morocco
La cooprative des veuves de Save Duhozanye
Rwanda
Shanghai Municipal Housing Project
China
Joe Slovo (deceased)
South Africa
1994
Winner
Country
Qassim Sultan
United Arab Emirates
Bank Tabungan Negara (State Housing Bank of Indonesia)
Indonesia
Programme dHabitat Cooperatif
Senegal
Jorge E. Hardoy (deceased)
Argentina
Housing Development Administration
Turkey
1993
Winner
Country
Cités Unies Development
France
Build Together Programme
Namibia
Anthony Williams Bullard
United Kingdom
1992
Winner
Country
Intermediate Technology Development Group
United Kingdom
Shenzhen Housing Bureau
China
Habitat International Coalition
Mexico
East Wahdat Upgrading Project
Jordan
Earthquake Emergency Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Programme
Nepal
Rural Housing Reconstruction with Appropriate Technologies
Ecuador
Namuwongo Upgrading and Low-Cost Housing
Uganda
New Urban Communities in Egypt
Egypt
World Relief El Salvador Housing Reconstruction Project
El Salvador
Woodless Construction Project
Niger
Laurie Baker
India
Yona Friedman
USA
Mayor Jaime Lerner
Curitiba, Brazil
Rozanov Evgueni Grigorievich
Russian Federation
John F.C. Turner
United Kingdom
1991
Winner
Country
Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements
Costa Rica
Urban Development Authority
Singapore
Cooperative Housing Foundation
USA
National Housing Development Authority
Sri Lanka
Housing and Urban Development Cooperation
India
Housing Development Finance Corporation
India
Sengki Land-sharing Project
Thailand
Projet Assistance IECOSAT -
Burundi
Institute for Building Materials
Viet Nam
Tamako Nakanishi
Japan
Arch. Leandro Quintana Uranga
Venezuela
1990
Winner
Country
Lord Scarman
United Kingdom
Tangshan Municipal Government
China
Construyamos
Colombia
Craterre
France
Stone Town Conservation and Development Authority
United Republic of Tanzania
Human Settlement Foundation
Thailand
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, ILL
USA
1989
Winner
Country
Otto Koenigsberger
United Kingdom
Hassan Fathy
Egypt
Lauchlin Currie
USA
Habitat for Humanity International
USA
Evaluation Criteria
In order to ensure the authority of living award, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme hired a group of senior officials and experts to judge the candidates. After strict reviewing and screening materials of all the candidates, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme chooses the winners. Every year the number of awards by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme depends, generally below 10. Past winners are outstanding in the international, regional or national level of human living and have extensive influences. On every World Habitat Day, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme will hold the award ceremony in a prior selected city.
