 |
Gold Award
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Acknowledgement prizes
“Next Generation” prizes
V Madridu byly vyhlášeny výsledky evropského kola Holcim Awards
Publisher
Martin Rosa
15.10.2008 00:05
Martin Rosa
15.10.2008 00:05
Gold Award
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Acknowledgement prizes
“Next Generation” prizes
Madrid/Spain – September 26, 2008 – Winners of the second European Holcim Awards competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction were announced at a ceremony in Madrid. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to ten projects that demonstrate the latest in eco-friendly and sustainable approaches from the building and construction industry.
The competition is run in parallel in five regions of the world by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction to promote sustainable responses to the technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues affecting building and construction.
> Gold Award to a government quarter development in Budapest
> Silver for landscape design in Slovenia
> Bronze to an alpine shelter in Switzerland
> Acknowledgement prizes for projects in Belgium, Italy and Serbia
> “Next Generation” prizes for architects from Sri Lanka, Spain and Finland
Independent jury of international experts in architecture and sustainability
Almost 5000 projects from 90 countries were entered in the second Holcim Awards competition. The European submissions were evaluated by an independent jury hosted by ETH Zurich: Harry Gugger (Head of Jury, Switzerland), Saverio Banchini (Spain), Luis Fernández-Galiano (Spain), Lucy Musgrave (UK), Hans-Rudolf Schalcher (Switzerland), Klaus Sedlbauer (Germany), Klaus Töpfer (Germany), Jean-Philippe Vassal (France), and Nathalie de Vries (Netherlands) used the “target issues” for sustainable construction developed by the Holcim Foundation to evaluate submissions. The “target issues” address the triple bottom line of balanced environmental performance, social responsibility, and economic efficiency. They are also relevant to building and architectural quality, and recognize the urgency of putting into action significant advancements that can be applied on a broad scale.
First in a series of five ceremonies
The prizes for the region Europe were conferred at the awards ceremony held in the CaixaForum in Madrid attended by more than 300 representatives of government, business, architecture and related disciplines from more than 20 countries. President of the regional government of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, and Holcim CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Markus Akermann welcomed guests. Former President of the Spanish Congress of Deputies and long-time member of the European Commission, Manuel Marín González, provided a keynote speech emphasizing the important leverage of sustainable construction in the European context.
The announcement of the Holcim Awards winners for region Europe was the first of five ceremonies to be held. The results for North America, Latin America, Africa Middle East and Asia Pacific will be announced in the forthcoming weeks. The three best projects (gold, silver and bronze) from each region automatically qualify the global Holcim Awards competition. The projects will be further evaluated by a global jury and the winners announced in Switzerland in May 2009.
The Holcim Awards is an international competition of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. The competition seeks innovative, future-oriented and tangible sustainable construction projects and provides prize money of USD 2 million per three-year competition cycle. The Holcim Awards are run in cooperation with renowned partner universities on all continents: ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; Tongji University, China; Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico; and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
> www.holcimawards.org
The Holcim Foundation is supported by Holcim Ltd and its Group companies in more than 70 countries, but is independent of its commercial interests. Holcim is one of the world’s leading producers of cement and aggregates, and was recently named “Leader of the Industry” in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the fourth year in succession.
> www.holcim.com
The competition is run in parallel in five regions of the world by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction to promote sustainable responses to the technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues affecting building and construction.
> Gold Award to a government quarter development in Budapest
> Silver for landscape design in Slovenia
> Bronze to an alpine shelter in Switzerland
> Acknowledgement prizes for projects in Belgium, Italy and Serbia
> “Next Generation” prizes for architects from Sri Lanka, Spain and Finland
Independent jury of international experts in architecture and sustainability
Almost 5000 projects from 90 countries were entered in the second Holcim Awards competition. The European submissions were evaluated by an independent jury hosted by ETH Zurich: Harry Gugger (Head of Jury, Switzerland), Saverio Banchini (Spain), Luis Fernández-Galiano (Spain), Lucy Musgrave (UK), Hans-Rudolf Schalcher (Switzerland), Klaus Sedlbauer (Germany), Klaus Töpfer (Germany), Jean-Philippe Vassal (France), and Nathalie de Vries (Netherlands) used the “target issues” for sustainable construction developed by the Holcim Foundation to evaluate submissions. The “target issues” address the triple bottom line of balanced environmental performance, social responsibility, and economic efficiency. They are also relevant to building and architectural quality, and recognize the urgency of putting into action significant advancements that can be applied on a broad scale.
First in a series of five ceremonies
The prizes for the region Europe were conferred at the awards ceremony held in the CaixaForum in Madrid attended by more than 300 representatives of government, business, architecture and related disciplines from more than 20 countries. President of the regional government of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, and Holcim CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Markus Akermann welcomed guests. Former President of the Spanish Congress of Deputies and long-time member of the European Commission, Manuel Marín González, provided a keynote speech emphasizing the important leverage of sustainable construction in the European context.
The announcement of the Holcim Awards winners for region Europe was the first of five ceremonies to be held. The results for North America, Latin America, Africa Middle East and Asia Pacific will be announced in the forthcoming weeks. The three best projects (gold, silver and bronze) from each region automatically qualify the global Holcim Awards competition. The projects will be further evaluated by a global jury and the winners announced in Switzerland in May 2009.
The Holcim Awards is an international competition of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. The competition seeks innovative, future-oriented and tangible sustainable construction projects and provides prize money of USD 2 million per three-year competition cycle. The Holcim Awards are run in cooperation with renowned partner universities on all continents: ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; Tongji University, China; Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico; and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
> www.holcimawards.org
The Holcim Foundation is supported by Holcim Ltd and its Group companies in more than 70 countries, but is independent of its commercial interests. Holcim is one of the world’s leading producers of cement and aggregates, and was recently named “Leader of the Industry” in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the fourth year in succession.
> www.holcim.com
0 comments
add comment
