We are very pleased and honored to announce that the prize for the winning design of the Land Art Generator Initiative's (LAGI) first international design competition which was held this year in the UAE, will be sponsored by MASDAR. Masdar is Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted initiative advancing the development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable and alternative energy technologies and solutions. The company serves as a link between today's fossil fuel economy and the energy economy of the future—developing the "greenprint" for how we will live and work tomorrow. Backed by the stability and reputation of the Mubadala Development Company, an investment vehicle of the government of Abu Dhabi, Masdar is dedicated to the emirate's long-term vision for the future of energy.

The winning team will be announced and awarded the prize at the 2011 World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi (January 17-19, 2011) with the award ceremony taking place as part of the Land Art Generator exhibition at the Masdar stand.

The 2010 LAGI design competition was launched earlier this year on January 18th at the most recent World Future Energy Summit, and so it is fitting that the award should be announced at the WFES 2011 summit.

On June 4, we received hundreds of amazing entries from over 40 countries around the world. The designs are innovative in both science and aesthetics. We were thrilled by the number and the quality of the ideas that were put forward. It could not have been a greater success.

It is gratifying to see that there are so many people who care so deeply about the health of our natural environment and the beauty of our constructed one.

A select jury panel consisting of 20 local and international artists, architects, academicians, industry leaders and writers have reviewed the entries and the winning design has been determined. All the designs will be posted on the Land Art Generator Initiative BLOG SITE (about three per week throughout the autumn) until the award ceremony at which the winner will be announced.

Meanwhile, the winning team will be called and notified in confidence on Monday, August 9th so that they can prepare to be flown in and accommodated for their attendance at the announcement ceremony in Abu Dhabi.