Holcim for Architects

Partnering for sustainable construction

Build progress with us.

At Holcim, we collaborate with sustainable building partners to build the sustainable, resilient cities of tomorrow.

We work across the entire value chain to bring to life the vision of architects, the precision of engineers and the ambition of developers.

Our low-carbon, circular and energy-efficient solutions turn bold concepts into high-performance reality, making sustainable construction possible at every scale.

PARTNERSHIPS

Holcim x Alejandro Aravena

Holcim partnered with Alejandro Aravena's ELEMENTAL to advance sustainable and resilient housing during the 2025 Venice Biennale.

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Holcim x Zaha Hadid Architects

Striatus is a first-of-its-kind 3D concrete printed bridge, using concrete at its best with minimal material use.

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Holcim x Norman Foster Foundation

Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation opened a conversation about making sustainable building possible for all during the 2023 Venice Biennale.

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Phoenix

Building on the innovations of Striatus, Phoenix is made with 10 tons of recycled materials.

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The new Essential Homes prototype

The new prototype has been developed for rollout in Latin America.

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Empowering Your Projects with High-Performance Solutions

With our sustainable offering and premium brands, we offer high-value Building Materials and Building Solutions to serve our customers across the built environment – from infrastructure to industry and buildings – with integrated end-to-end solutions.

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Events and Interviews

Kunlé Adeyemi, transforming buildings into carbon sinks

MVRDV’s vision for a sustainable future

Alejandro Aravena, transforming buildings into carbon sinks

Thomas Coldefy’s vision for a sustainable future

Embedding sustainable architecture: Q&A with Henning Larsen’s Kritika Kharbanda

Holcim and Zaha Hadid Architects for London Festival of Architecture

Holcim and architects team up for more circular cities

Dezeen x Holcim Concrete Icons

From SOM to BIG and Carlo Ratti, discover Holcim’s interviews with prominent architects

Zaha Hadid Architects, can denser cities curb climate change?

Building Conversations, interviews from Venice Biennale 2021

Norman Foster explaining Shelter Holcim project

Holcim x Norman Foster Foundation Shelters Workshop

Discover our Building Icons

At Holcim, we are Building Icons in cities worldwide. Built by iconic people, they showcase our circular, resilient, low-carbon, energy-efficient and smart solutions.

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Zurich Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland

Wood Wharf, London, United Kingdom

The Ellinikon, Athens, Greece

The Square, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Roche Towers, Basel, Switzerland

Recygénie, Gennevilliers, France

Gymnasium Brügelmannstrasse, Cologne, Germany

European Patent Office, Vienna, Austria

Living Tomorrow, Vilvoorde, Belgium

Discover the Holcim Innovation Hub

Advancing net-zero building

The Holcim Innovation Hub, Lyon, France, showcases our sustainable building solutions and serves as a co-creation lab to accelerate low-carbon, circular and energy-efficient construction.