Holcim Awards is one of the most significant competitions in the field of sustainable construction, having gained a reputation and international recognition. The $ 2 million competition has begun accepting entries for the fourth time. Ready-made professional projects and conceptual ideas (in the "Next Generation" nomination) in the field of architecture, construction, engineering, landscape design and urban environment design, building materials and technologies can participate. You can apply online at www.holcimawards.org in English until March 24, 2014.
Holcim Awards main category ("main category") is open to architects, planners, engineers, builders and construction firms who are able to demonstrate sustainable building principles by addressing technological, environmental and cultural challenges, as well as having an impact on modern construction and architecture. Start of construction (or development of technologies for the manufacture of materials and construction products) - not earlier than July 1, 2013.
In addition, the Holcim Awards is looking for innovative ideas for category "Next Generation" … In this nomination, applications are accepted from young professionals and students 18-30 years old (date of birth July 2, 1982 - March 24, 1996), project implementation - no earlier than July 1, 2013.
The fourth International Holcim Awards will be held at the initiative of the Swiss Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction in five regions simultaneously (2013-2014) and will end with the final stage in 2015. The awards ceremonies will be held at the end of 2014 in Moscow (for the Europe region), Toronto (North America), Medellin (Latin America), Beirut (Africa and the Middle East) and Jakarta (for the Asia-Pacific region).
Online application
You can apply for participation in the competition through the on-line form in English on the website of the award, which indicates the authors, a description of the project, compliance with the five "main criteria" of the competition, technical data, illustrations and photos. Full instructions for filling out the application >>
Jury members - world famous architects and academics
Independent experts on the jury evaluate each application to ensure that it meets five “target issues” that underpin progressive and sustainable construction. Three of them are based on the concept of interaction between social, environmental and economic spheres. Others touch on functional and aesthetic impact, as well as innovation and realism. The jury is chaired by Jean-Philippe Vassal (Europe), Toshiko Mori (North America), Bruno Stagno (Latin America), Howayda Al-Harithy (Africa and the Middle East) and Rahul Mehrotra (Asia-Africa). Full list of jury members >>
Support from world renowned technical universities
The partners of the Holcim Awards competition are the world's leading technical universities. The Swiss Higher Technical School of Zurich (ETH Zurich) leads the Center for Technical Compliance at the Holcim Foundation. Other partner universities that host independent jury members are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Tongji University (China), University of São Paulo (Brazil), University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa), Ibero-American University (Mexico), Graduate School of Architecture (Morocco), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Mumbai), American University of Beirut (Lebanon), Tsinghua University (China) and University of Melbourne (Australia).
More than 150 projects in 10 years
The winners of the previous cycles of the Holcim Awards were projects from 40 countries of the world. Their topics range from improving living conditions in developing communities to the most modern and sophisticated technical solutions. More about the winning projects >>
Holcim Foundation, a non-profit foundation created with the support of Holcim Ltd and Holcim Group companies in more than 70 countries around the world. Holcim is an international concern, founded in 1912 in Switzerland, the world leader in the production and supply of cement, aggregates for concrete (crushed stone, gravel and sand), as well as ready-made concrete and asphalt mixtures.
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