The results of the five regional contests are in for the International Holcim Awards competition, and now all eyes are on the upcoming selection of the three final Global Awards winners. Now in its fourth edition, the competition encourages building solutions and visions that go beyond convention to address the challenges of sustainability.
The final result is scheduled to be announced in April 2015, and the three winners of the global prizes will get to share the prize money of $350,000.
The jury tasked to judge the 15 finalists from the regional contests will be headed by Mohsen Mostafavi , Dean of Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. The panel also includes:
Marc Angélil , Senior Dean, Chair of Architecture & Design, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
Alejandro Aravena , Executive Director, Elemental, Chile
Maria Atkinson AM , Sustainability Business Advisor; and Founding CEO, Green Building Council of Australia, Australia
Meisa Batayneh Maani , Founder and principal architect at maisam architects and engineers, Jordan
Yolanda Kakabadse , President, WWF International, Ecuador
Matthias Schuler , Professor of Environmental Technology, Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University, USA; and Founder, Transsolar Energietechnik, Germany
Rolf Soiron , Chairman, Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Switzerland
Following projects qualified as winners in their respective regions to compete for the coveted Global Awards title:
Europe Regional Winners - read more
Holcim Awards for Europe - Gold: Anthropic Park: Freshwater ecological reserve and remediation, Saline Joniche, Italy. Main authors: Francisco Leiva, Grupo aranea, Alicante,Spain; Marco Scarpinato, AutonomeForme, Palermo, Italy. Further authors: Marta García Chico, Grupo aranea; Lucia Pierro, AutonomeForme
Holcim Awards for Europe - Silver: Public Condenser: Low-cost flexible university building, Paris, France Main authors: Gilles Delalex, Yves Moreau and Thomas Wessel-Cessieux, Muoto, Paris, France. Further authors: Igrec Ingénierie; Bollinger + Grohmann Ingenieure; Alternative Consulting, all Paris, France; Novorest Ingénierie, Montreuil, France
Holcim Awards for Europe - Bronze: The Commons: Participatory urban neighborhood, Vienna, Austria Main authors: Enrique Arenas, Luis Basabe and Luis Palacios, Arenas Basabe Palacios arquitectos, Madrid, Spain. Further authors: Christian Seethaler, Mascha & Seethaler; Thomas Proksch, Land in Sicht Landschaftsarchitektur; Robert Korab, Raum & Kommunikation; Andreas Käfer, Traffix Verkehrsplanung, all Vienna, Austria
North America Regional Winners - read more
Holcim Awards Gold 2014 - North America: Poreform: Water absorptive surface and subterranean basin, Las Vegas, NV, USA Main authors: Amy Mielke, Water Pore Partnership, New York, NY, USA; Caitlin Gucker-Kanter Taylor, Water Pore Partnership, Woodbridge, CT, USA Further author: Keller Easterling, Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, CT, USA
Holcim Awards Silver 2014 - North America: Rebuild by Design: Urban flood protection infrastructure, New York, NY, USA Main Authors: Bjarke Ingels, Thomas Christoffersen, Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Daniel Kidd and Jeremy Siegel, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group; Laura Starr, Stephen Whitehouse, Andrea Parker and Melon Wedick, Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects & Planners; James Lima, James Lima Planning + Development; Steven Baumgartner, Buro Happold Engineering and Byron Stigge, Level Agency for Infrastructure, all New York, NY, USA; Matthijs Bouw and Ivo de Jeu, One Architecture, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Christina Kaunzinger, Green Shield Ecology, Bridgewater, NJ, USA; Edgar J. Westerhof, ARCADIS, New York, NY, USA; Daniel Payne, AEA Consulting, Beacon, NY, USA; Prem Krishnamurthy, Project Projects, New York, NY, USA
Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 - North America: Hy-Fi: Zero carbon emissions compostable structure, New York, NY, USA Main author: David Benjamin, The Living architecture lab, New York, NY, USA Further authors: Danil Nagy, John Locke, Damon Lau, Ray Wang, Jim Stoddart, Dale Zhao, Nathan Smith, Christo Logan and Dan Taeyoung, The Living architecture lab, New York, NY, USA; Matt Clark and Shaina Saporta, Arup engineering, New York, NY, USA; Eben Bayer, Sam Harrington and Garrett Scheffler, Ecovative Design, Green Island, NY, USA; Gina Albanese, Kristal Reid and Byron Trotter, 3M, St. Paul, MN, USA
Latin America Regional Winners - read more
Holcim Awards for Latin America - Gold 2014: Articulated Site: Water reservoirs as public park, Medellín, Colombia Authors: Mario Camargo and Luis Tombé, Colectivo 720, Cali, Colombia
Holcim Awards for Latin America - Silver 2014: Arboreal Platform: Low-impact timber rainforest center, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Costa Rica Authors: Román Cordero, PLUG architecture, Mérida, Mexico Further author: Izbeth Mendoza, PLUG architecture, Mérida, Mexico
Holcim Awards for Latin America - Bronze 2014: Children’s House: Pedagogically-aligned school, San Andrés Payuca, Mexico Main authors: Julio Amezcua and Francisco Pardo, AT103, Mexico City, Mexico Further authors: Ariel Rojo Design Studio, Esrawe Studio, Entorno Taller de Raisaje, all Mexico City, Mexico and ROW Studio, Cadena + Associates Concept Design ®, Monterrey, Mexico
Africa + Middle East Regional Winners - read more
Holcim Awards Gold 2014 - Africa Middle East - Eco-Techno Park: Green building showcase and enterprise hub, Ankara, Turkey Authors: Onat Öktem and Zeynep Öktem, ONZ Architects, Ankara, Turkey
Holcim Awards Silver 2014 - Africa Middle East - Evergreen City: Urban pine forest rehabilitation, Beirut, Lebanon Main author: Raëd Abillama, Raëd Abillama Architects, Metn, Lebanon Further authors: Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine, Associaton for Forests Development & Conservation, Jdeideh, Lebanon; Youssef Abillama, Maintenance Management Group, Antelias, Lebanon
Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 - Africa Middle East - Incremental Construction: Low-cost modular housing scheme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Main author: Dirk Donath, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany Further authors: Brook Haileselassie, Asgedom Berhe, Helawie Sewnet and Sarah Yusuf, Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building, Construction & City Development (EiABC), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Peter Dissel, Afro-European Engineers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jakob Mettler, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany
Asia Pacific Regional Winners - read more
Holcim Awards Gold 2014 - Asia Pacific: Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand Main authors: Jariyawadee Lekawatana, Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand; Singh Intrachooto, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Chak Cherdsatirkul, Kaomai Lanna Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand Further authors: Felix Baroux, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux, France; Pacharapan Ratananakorn, Pratchaya Lertrucksadee, Nattapong Chumkesorn, Tamfun Vatayanon, and Sorawut Kittibanthorn, Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand
Holcim Awards Silver 2014 - Asia Pacific: Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal Main authors: Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith, MOS Architects, New York, NY, USA
Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 - Asia Pacific: Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka Main author: Milinda Pathiraja, Robust Architecture Workshop, Colombo, Sri Lanka Further author: Ganga Ratnayake, Robust Architecture Workshop, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bustler will keep you posted about the announcement of the Global Awards winners.
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