The Davidson Prize launches 2026 brief ‘Changing the Game: Building Play into Housing’
In 2026, the Davidson Prize is inviting multidisciplinary teams to explore play for all, with the aim of generating new thinking and solutions that inspire vitality, joy and opportunities for interaction both inside and outside our homes. The Davidson Prize is an annual design ideas competition, established in 2020, to promote design innovation and encourage […]
Monument by Rhys Warrington is granted the second Davidson PlayGC bursary with The Royal Court
Together with PlayGC Theatre Company, the Alan Davidson Foundation is proud to announce that two further Davidson PlayGC Bursaries have been awarded in partnership with the Royal Court Theatre, London. The next bursary will support playwright Rhys Warrington and his new play Monument, which will be staged from December 2026 to January 2027. The award […]
Alan Davidson Foundation partners with HomeGrown Plus for Venice Biennale Fellowship
The Alan Davidson Foundation has joined forces with HomeGrown Plus and the British Council to send two emerging artists to Venice for a month during the art edition of the 2026 Venice Biennale. HomeGrown Plus is a not for profit organisation that addresses issues of diversity in architecture and the wider built environment. It works […]
Celebrating Student Success at King’s College London
Marie Chamillard, the Foundation Director, joined Trustee Colin Reid at the annual reception held at King’s College London to celebrate their students success and the achievements of the university’s academic community. During the evening, guests heard inspiring stories from two alumni who shared their journeys since graduating and reflected on the paths that have led […]
Kanmi Olukanni wins the Alan Davidson Under 26 Prize at the 8th John Ruskin Prize
Trustee Colin Reid attended the 8th John Ruskin Prize award ceremony in January, where he presented the Alan Davidson Under 26 Prize to Kanmi Olukanni for his striking charcoal drawing me, myself and I. The prize recognises outstanding work by a young artist and celebrates emerging creative talent, with Olukanni’s powerful and introspective piece standing […]
Foundation attends ACORD National Meeting on Neurodegenerative Disease Research
The Foundation attended the national meeting of the ACORD collaboration, held in November 2025 at UCL in London. Despite being among the few non scientists in the room, the Foundation trustees found it fascinating to hear about the range of research tackling dementia and motor neurone disease, and to see the UK’s leading MND scientific […]
Trustee Caite Healy speaks on championing creativity and MND care with The Big Draw
Alan Davidson Foundation Trustee Caite Healy recently spoke with The Big Draw about the charity’s mission to support cutting-edge research and care for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) alongside championing creativity in the arts and architecture. In the interview, Caite reflects on Alan’s life and enduring legacy as an architect, artist and innovator, whose vision continues […]
Trustees attend a special dinner in honour of Euan MacDonald
Trustees Caite Healy and Jane Craik attended a very special dinner in Edinburgh on Wednesday 8th October, to celebrate the many successes of the Euan MacDonald Centre Founder, Euan MacDonald. The dinner was part of a two-day research symposium (8th – 9th October) hosted in honour of Euan. Euan MacDonald lived with MND for over […]
Q&A: Colin Reid on the Alan Davidson Foundation’s mission and the Longitude Prize on ALS
Alan Davidson Foundation Trustee Colin Reid recently spoke to the team behind the Longitude Prize on ALS, a global challenge prize designed to accelerate innovation in the search for effective treatments for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In the interview, Colin shares the Foundation’s ambition to help make ALS preventable or curable through pioneering research and […]
The Foundation attends launch of groundbreaking Longitude Prize on ALS in London
The Foundation was proud to attend the launch of the Longitude Prize on ALS, held in London on June 25th. The event marked a significant milestone in the global effort to accelerate treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND). Among the speakers was the Managing Director of […]
