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Holcim Awards competition |
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The second Holcim Awards competition to promote sustainable construction worldwide is now open from June 1, 2007. Entries in the competition can be submitted until February 29, 2008 at www.holcimawards.org. The prize money for the five regional competitions and the global awards totals USD two million. The Awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation to encourage and inspire a built environment that goes beyond convention to address the challenges of sustainability.
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The global competition showcases sustainable responses to technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues affecting contemporary building and construction. The Awards are open to anyone involved with projects in the area of sustainable construction – architects, planners, engineers, or project owners. All building projects are eligible for the competition if construction had not started before June 1 of this year. The first phase of the competition will select regional winners in 2008 that will automatically qualify for the global competition to be held in 2009.
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In addition to construction projects at an advanced stage of design, the Awards competition seeks visions and ideas at a conceptual level. This special category is open for professionals younger than 35 years of age.
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To carry out the competition the Holcim Foundation works closely with leading technical universities: the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA; Tongji University (TJU) in Shanghai, China; Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) in Mexico City, Mexico; and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa. These universities host the jury meeting in their regions. The Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil is an associated university of the Foundation.
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The Holcim Awards competition 2005/06 attracted more than 3,000 submissions from 120 countries. Joint winners of the global Awards Gold were an urban integration project in Caracas, Venezuela, and the design for a new main railway station in Stuttgart, Germany. The global Awards Silver went to a regional masterplan and renewal strategy for the Mulini Valley near Amalfi, Italy and Bronze to a low-cost housing and urban renewal project in Montreal, Canada. Details about all 46 prize-winning projects and the Holcim Foundation are available at:
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Related information |
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Stay informed |
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Register to receive updates on the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction by email
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