Professor Aziza Chaouni's Bureau EAST Fez River project is currently part of a large-scale world-touring exhibition presenting the finalists of the Index award, in the five universal categories. The exhibition is presented at a central public square in hosting cities – and always accessible and with free admission to showcase that the world can be improved in many ways through design.

Bureau EAST's entry is now on view in Copenhagen's Kongens Nytorv square.

more info: www.indexaward.dk

Kigge Hvid, CEO of INDEX:, explains, "INDEX:'s mission is to secure high-quality Design to Improve Life internationally. Therefore we inspire, collect, advocate, communicate, evaluate, connect and discuss Design to Improve Life globally."

Created in Denmark, INDEX: Design to Improve Life is in lockstep with tenets that made Danish design powerful in the last century – humanism, social understanding and democratic thinking.

With a wide global network called the Pioneers of Change, set across multiple disciplines,  three main tools to reach objectives are used: large scale public events, educational and informative programs, communication & outreach.

"We are perhaps best-known for our biennial presentation of the world's largest award for design," Kigge says, "a 500,000-euro purse divided evenly among winners in five categories and the only one focusing only on design that substantially improves the lives of people.”  

The award is given in five categories; Body, Home, Work, Play and Community.