Holcim awards for sustainable construction in Asia Pacific
Friday, 5 December 2008
The winners of the second Holcim Awards Competition-2008 for sustainable construction from across Asia Pacific were announced in New Delhi recently, says a press release.
Total prize money of US $270,000 was handed over to ten projects that show future-oriented and tangible approaches to urban renewal and development, energy efficiency and affordable housing.
A rural planning design for a suburban village in Beijing received the top prize of $100,000.
Low-impact greenfield university campus in Vietnam received silver award of $50,000. The awards was presented to a project to build a new 40ha university campus in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam designed by Japanese architect Kazuhiro Kojima.
The bronze award of $25,000 for an energy-efficient office complex was given in India. The submission by American architect Mark Igou and Indian builder Sanjay Chawla was commended for optimising shading and daylighting in a planned office building on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.
Acknowledgement prizes for projects in Pakistan, China and India received prizes for their approaches to building design, urban development and urban renewal.
For the first time, the Holcim awards competition included a category for the visions of young architects and designers up to the age of 35. First prize was awarded to an ecosystem revitalisation blueprint for Suzhou Creek, Shanghai, China by Taiwanese student Boon Ting Teo. Second prize for a redevelopment strategy for the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India, was conferred upon German students Jens Kaercher and Lukas Schwind.
Total prize money of US $270,000 was handed over to ten projects that show future-oriented and tangible approaches to urban renewal and development, energy efficiency and affordable housing.
A rural planning design for a suburban village in Beijing received the top prize of $100,000.
Low-impact greenfield university campus in Vietnam received silver award of $50,000. The awards was presented to a project to build a new 40ha university campus in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam designed by Japanese architect Kazuhiro Kojima.
The bronze award of $25,000 for an energy-efficient office complex was given in India. The submission by American architect Mark Igou and Indian builder Sanjay Chawla was commended for optimising shading and daylighting in a planned office building on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.
Acknowledgement prizes for projects in Pakistan, China and India received prizes for their approaches to building design, urban development and urban renewal.
For the first time, the Holcim awards competition included a category for the visions of young architects and designers up to the age of 35. First prize was awarded to an ecosystem revitalisation blueprint for Suzhou Creek, Shanghai, China by Taiwanese student Boon Ting Teo. Second prize for a redevelopment strategy for the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India, was conferred upon German students Jens Kaercher and Lukas Schwind.