Global prizes for sustainable construction projects shining a light on innovative solutions worldwide. Leading sustainable construction projects from around the world are set to compete in the global phase of the Holcim Awards in 2012. The projects that received Holcim Awards Gold, Silver, or Bronze in each of the five regions of the world are [...]
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Asia Pacific winners of the Holcim Awards for sustainable construction announced in Singapore
The Holcim Awards Gold 2011 for Asia Pacific (USD 100,000) was awarded to a project that upgrades a traditional building method with effective low-tech measures through engineering and design. The Earthen School Tipu Sultan Merkez, in a small village near Lahore, Pakistan and designed by architect Eike Roswag of Ziegert Roswag Seiler Architekten Ingenieure, Germany, [...]
People-focused designs at the heart of sustainable construction
The Holcim Awards Gold 2011 for North America and USD 100,000 was awarded to the Arctic Food Network (AFN) regional food-gathering nodes and logistics infrastructure for the scattered Inuit communities in Northern Canada. The project by Lateral Office / InfraNet Lab based in Toronto and Princeton, New Jersey, enables a better distribution of local foods, [...]
Sustainable construction as a key to better urban life
The Holcim Awards Gold 2011 for Latin America and USD 100,000 was awarded to a team led by Alfredo Brillembourg of Urban Think Tank for a multifunctional public building in a favela of São Paulo, Brazil. The structure prevents further erosion and dangerous mudslides and provides social infrastructure to a community that is effectively separated [...]
Registrations for the Holcim Awards competition close soon
Registrations in the 3rd International Holcim Awards competition to promote sustainable construction will close on March 23, 2011 (14:00 GMT). The competition encourages building solutions and visions that go beyond convention to address the challenges of sustainability. The Holcim Awards (main category) is open to architects, planners, engineers, project owners, builders and construction firms with [...]
Call for entries: 3rd International Holcim Awards
The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition offering a total of USD 2 million in prize money is open to: sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects; and materials, products and construction technologies. The Awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.
Latest Issue - May/June 2012
In This Issue:
- The Alexander Forbes head office campus by Paragon Architects
- The New Jerusalem Children’s Home by 4D+A Architects
- The Quarterdeck by CHT Architects
- The 2012 Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards
- Paragon Architects profile
