Built World Cup raises over £10,000 for RE:Ukraine
On Friday 25 April, ING and The Developer hosted the first Built World Cup charity football tournament in London. Twenty teams from across property, architecture, construction and consultancy went head to head over 58 games to be crowned the UK’s best built world football team and win the coveted Golden Pineapple.
Goals were scored; shots were saved; penalties were missed. Orange slices were handed out; new bruises will continue to present themselves for at least a week.
But it was architecture practice PRP who came out on top to lift the first Built World Cup Pineapple Trophy, beating Located-Kajima in the final.
Congratulations also to GIA, winner of the Pineapple Plate, and Native Land, winner of the “consolation Pineapple” Vase.
As the tournament’s host, ING gracefully lost out to Native Land in the Vase final, placing 18th overall out of respect. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it.
Ultimately, football was the winner. But behind the fun and games was a serious message. As part of ING’s 25th birthday celebrations we set ourselves the challenge of raising £25,000 for charity over the course of our anniversary year.
This event allowed us to bring together almost 200 friends from across the industry to raise vital funds to support rebuilding efforts in Ukraine, which has seen much of its built environment and heritage devastated since 2022.
We can now reveal that through entry fees and donations made on the day, over £10,000 has been raised for the RE:Ukraine Community Hub project in Vorzel, a suburb of Kyiv that was devastated during the early months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The RE:Ukraine Community Hub is a project designed and promoted by the charitable arm of leading Ukrainian architecture practice balbek bureau. It recognises that, in addition to other vital infrastructure such as housing, community hubs such as at Vorzel will play a vital role in not just the physical rebuilding of Ukraine but also the psychological rehabilitation of local communities, while also providing vital administrative services.
Thanks to the kind generosity of architecture & design recruitment agency The Crowd – whose sponsorship covered upfront costs, and whose team was the last one standing at the pub following the tournament – almost 100% of the entry fees will go directly towards the construction of the Community Hub.
Thank you to everyone who joined, supported and shared on social media. Please do continue to share your pictures, tagging #BuiltWorldCup – and I think it’s safe to say we’ll see you all again next year.