| 6th Holcim Awards 2020/21 |
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| “Winning this Holcim Awards prize... |
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| Table of Contents |
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| Driving sustainability and circular economy / Edward Schwarz |
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| Target Issues for sustainable construction / Marc Angélil & Cary Siress |
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| Overview of all prize winning projects |
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| Silver - Restoring Common Ground - Participatory design process for social cohesion in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Global Holcim Awards 2021 |
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| Global jury meeting: “Remarkable progress since the regional phase” |
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| Gold – New again and again – Extending the Cycle in Switzerland |
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| Silver – Back to nature – Wetland Vitality in Colombia |
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| Bronze ex aequo – Slow architecture – Cultural Interlude in Morocco |
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| Bronze ex aequo – Giving nature a boost – Propagated Sanctuary in Vietnam |
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| Commended projects – Rebuilding Erupts in Cabo Verde; Connective Threads in Jordan; High-Performance Tower in Australia; Empowering the Homeless in the Philippines |
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| Regional Holcim Awards 2020 |
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| Virtual regional jury meetings: “Personal appearance took a back seat” |
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| Regional juries |
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| Europe |
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| Gold – Extending the Cycle – Upgrade using circular material flows in Winterthur, Switzerland |
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| Bronze - Towering Virtuoso - Carbon neutral cultural centre precinct in Skellefteå, Sweden |
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| Acknowledgement - Data Propelled - Design process optimizing sustainability factors in Hamburg, Germany |
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| Acknowledgement - Integrated Big Box - Adapted megastore for the inner city in Vienna, Austria |
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| Acknowledgement - Resource Circulation - Urban infrastructure integrated into a natural landscape in Bordeaux, France |
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| Acknowledgement - Rural Catalyst - Farmhouse conversion and aged care facility in Siewiller, France |
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| NextGen 1st - Accumulating Shelter - Dune reconstructive bayside infrastructure in Cádiz, Spain |
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| NextGen 1st - Tessellated Cleansing - Bioremediation tiles for water purification from London, United Kingdom |
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| NextGen 1st - Thermal Processor - Waste energy recovery for residential use in Zurich, Switzerland |
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| NextGen 1st - Transforming Collectivity - Community housing for socially empowered living in Brussels, Belgium |
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| Global Finalist - Extending a hand - Restoring Common Ground in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Global Finalist - Informative architecture - Towering Virtuoso in Sweden |
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| North America |
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| Gold - House as Garden - Self-sustaining collaborative neighborhood in Chicago, USA |
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| Silver - Indigenous Wellness - Community engaged healthcare and cultural center in Yellowknife, Canada |
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| Bronze - Emerald Gateway - Symbiotic urban green infrastructure belt in Boston, USA |
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| Acknowledgement - Hydroculus Cooling - Evaporative and radiant thermal comfort in Tuscon, AZ, USA |
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| Acknowledgement - (Re)constructed Block - Suburban live-work community in Detroit, USA |
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| NextGen 1st - Unmaking Architecture - Demolition and re-use materials management tool in New York, USA |
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| NextGen 2nd - Off the Wall - Building components from food production byproducts in Waterloo, Canada |
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| NextGen 3rd - Performative Landscapes - Contextual reconversion at industrial site in Tampa Bay, FL, USA |
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| NextGen 4th - Pure Inhale - Plant-based design module research in New Haven, CT, USA |
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| Global Finalist - A living organism - House as Garden in Illinois, USA |
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| Global Finalist - A place for holistic healing - Arctic Indigenous Wellness Center in Canada |
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| Global Finalist - Plural infrastructure - Emerald Gateway in Massachusetts, USA |
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| Latin America |
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| Gold - Wetland Vitality - Landscape design for environmental recovery in Bogotá, Colombia |
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| Silver - Collective Harvest - Community-engaged nut processing facility in Laranjal do Jari, Brazil |
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| Bronze - Vernacular Greenhouse - Energy-efficient housing for farmers in Bogotá, Colombia |
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| Acknowledgement - Accommodating Above - Minimalist housing units for urban densification in Quito, Ecuador |
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| Acknowledgement - Creative Space - Arts complex for youth engagement in Canalejas, Mexico |
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| Acknowledgement - Housing Infill - Regenerative and flexible urban densification in Cordoba, Argentina |
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| Acknowledgement - Park Evolution - Revitalised recreation landscape at former zoo in Mendoza, Argentina |
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| NextGen 1st - Buoyant Housing - Riverside living and community complex in Manaus, Brazil |
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| NextGen 2nd - Fluid Buffer - Urban flood mitigation and recreation infrastructure in Resistencia, Argentina |
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| NextGen 3rd - Improving Market - Urban commercial rejuvenation and capacity building in Mexico City, Mexico |
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| NextGen 4rd - Protective Canopy - Landscape revitalization and botanical pavilion in Bogotá, Colombia |
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| Global Finalist - Adding a political statement - Collective Harvest in Brazil |
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| Global Finalist - Shifting focus to the land - Vernacular Greenhouse in Colombia |
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| Middle East Africa |
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| Gold - Growing Social Fabric - Urban restoration and community hub in East Jerusalem |
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| Silver - Post-war Reconstruction - Heritage recovery for community enhancement in al Mukalla, al Shihr, Yemen |
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| Bronze - Rebuilding Erupts - Post-disaster community reactivation facility in Chã das Caldeiras, Cabo Verde |
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| Acknowledgement - Connective Threads - Refugee shelters using upcycled textile waste in Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan |
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| Acknowledgement - Cultural Interlude - Music school and ecotourism center in M’hammid El Ghizlane, Morocco |
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| Acknowledgement - Inundation Harvest - Urban flood mitigation using ancient techniques in Bandar-e Kong, Iran |
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| Acknowledgement - Urban Movement - Multi-modal urban transport scheme in Kampala, Uganda |
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| NextGen 1st - Connective Infrastructure - Inter-scale design for community integration in Kampala, Uganda |
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| NextGen 2nd - Living Memorial - Cemetery reconfiguration for urban greening in Amman, Jordan |
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| NextGen 3rd - Plastic Extractor - Multi-purpose recycling facility in Freetown, Sierra Leone |
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| NextGen 4th - Earthen Education - School reinterpreting vernacular architecture in Basra, Iraq |
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| Global Finalist - Building on cultural heritage - Growing Social Fabric in East Jerusalem |
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| Global Finalist - An integral way of thinking - Post-War Reconstruction in Yemen |
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| Global Finalist - Living with the volcano - Rebuilding Erupts in Cabo Verde |
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| Asia Pacific |
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| Gold - Agrarian Enrichment - Sustainable urban and agricultural system in Lanzhou, China |
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| Silver - Ancient Rejuvenation - Urban revitalisation as alternative to demolition in Shenzhen, China |
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| Bronze - High-performance Tower - Energy-efficient urban high-rise in Sydney, Australia |
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| Acknowledgement - Empowering the Homeless - Self-financing residential complex in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines |
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| Acknowledgement - Green-Blue Network - Nature-based urban drainage infrastructure in Shenzhen, China |
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| Acknowledgement - Propagated Sanctuary - Urban forest and economic catalyst in Hanoi, Vietnam |
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| Acknowledgement - Upgrading Labor - Social housing to improve worker conditions in Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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| NextGen 1st - Recovered Foreshore - Waterfront sanitation and community infrastructure in Mumbai, India |
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| NextGen 2nd - Towers of Strength - Multi-functional amenities and services in informal settlement in Mumbai, India |
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| NextGen 3rd - Mangrove Recovery - Coastal erosion and economic enhancement system in Samut Prakan, Thailand |
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| NextGen 4th - Buoyant Amenity - Floating sanitation facility upgrade in Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| NextGen 4th - Cultivated Envelope - Vernacular green façade system in Pune, India |
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| Global Finalist - Metropolitan villages - Agrarian Enrichment near Lanzhou, China |
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| Global Finalist - Upgrading heritage - Ancient Rejuvenation in Shenzhen, China |
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| Global Finalist - From box to space - High-Performance Tower in Australia |
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| Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction |
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| Expressing perfect proportions |
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| Adapted prize winner announcements |
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| Imprint |
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| “Winning this Holcim Awards prize... |
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