Alan Davidson Foundation award a £5,000 grant to the Hospital of Neuro-disability
Alan Davidson Foundation awarded a £5,000 grant to the Hospital of Neuro-disability towards a research project into the care and treatment of people who require long term-care. In September 2021 the Foundation awarded a £5,000 grant to the Hospital of Neuro-disability towards a research project into the care and treatment of people who require long […]
Archiboo returns with a relaunched Alan Davidson Award for 2021 harnessing the power of storytelling
This new award is for a project that is utilising powerful storytelling to engage audiences in new and innovative ways. While static imagery and physical models continue to play an important role, stories about future places and buildings are becoming more immersive as new technologies and creative approaches continue to expand the range of what’s […]
Runners from around the world take part in a virtual 5km for HD5K 2021
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, runners competed individually from their own location using an app, tracking and timing their run. Prizes were distributed to the fastests and participants raising the most funds. We are so grateful for the various fundraising activities, entry fees and generous donations. Including our match funding, we are delighted that the event […]
The Alan Davidson Foundation is delighted to be launching The Davidson Prize 2021
One of Alan’s wishes was for the Foundation to create a new architecture prize focussing on the design of a contemporary home. Home was important to Alan, as an architect, he strongly believed that every human should have a home, as a right. He particularly supported various charities helping those who do not have a […]
Commemorating Alan on what should have been his 60th birthday
To commemorate our dear Alan on what should have been his 60th birthday on July 9th 2020, we put together 60 photos, drawings, images of his life. Happy birthday Alan, you are always with us. https://vimeo.com/436095422 Read more about Alan Davidson >
The Alan Davidson Award 2020 is calling for entries, looking for visualisations that immerse the viewer
The Award is open to architectural visualisers and architectural visualisation studios and images must be available to view online. Alan Davidson pioneered the art of architectural visualisation and Hayes Davidson, which he set up in 1989, was the first studio dedicated to producing computer-generated imagery for architectural studios. From the outset Hayes Davidson’s imagery changed […]
The Foundation is delighted to be sponsoring two of The Big Draw’s awards in 2020
The Alan Davidson Foundation is delighted to be sponsoring two of The Big Draw’s awards in 2020. As a visualiser, Alan always had a pen in his hand, a black PaperMate Fineliner to be precise. As well as being a 3D artist, Alan drew by hand constantly, on everything he could find. He would talk […]
The Foundation increase the gift to MNDA with a donation of £40,000 for HD5K 2020
In the middle of the first lockdown in May 2020, the yearly HD5K run in Hyde Park had to be cancelled and was hastily organised as a virtual event. Despite restrictions and uncertainties in this troubling time, runners took part from their local parks and raised £2,860 for MNDA. The Foundation, already committed to match […]
The archiboo web awards 2019 has re-named one of their awards in memory of Alan Davidson
The archiboo web awards 2019 has re-named one of their awards in memory of Alan Davidson. Judges are looking for visualisations that immerse the viewer, with their own character that allow for more informed and richer conversations about the built environment. The Award The Award is open to architectural visualisers and architectural visualisation studios and […]
HD5K is back for 2019, a 5K race in London’s Hyde Park, raising money for MNDA
On the 16th May 2019, a hundred and twenty of the UK’s top architects and designers competed in a 5K race in London’s Hyde Park. The event, ‘HD5K’ was conceived and organised by Hayes Davidson, and raised – for the second year in a row – over £60,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Practices […]
