Holcim launches $2.0m competition for sustainable construction projects
Friday, 8 June 2007
FE Report
The second Holcim Awards competition to promote sustainable construction worldwide has been launched.
The prize money for the five regional competitions and the global awards totals $2.0 million (20 lakh). The awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation to encourage and inspire a sound environment that goes beyond convention to address the challenges of sustainability.
The global competition showcases sustainable responses to technological, environmental, socio-economic and cultural issues, affecting contemporary building and construction.
The awards are open to anyone involved in projects in the area of sustainable construction - architects, planners, engineers, or project owners. All building projects are eligible for the competition if the construction had not started before June 1, 2007.
The first phase of the competition will select the regional winners in 2008, who will automatically qualify for the global competition to be held in 2009. Entries in the competition can be submitted until February 29, 2008 at www.holcimawards.org.
In addition to the construction projects at an advanced stage of design, the awards seek visions and ideas at a conceptual level. This special category is open for professionals younger than 35 years of age.
Independent juries in five regions of the world will evaluate the submissions of the competition using a five-point definition of sustainable construction.
These 'target issues' serve as a yardstick to measure the degree to which a building contributes to sustainable development. Three of the five target issues align with the primary goals of the Rio Agenda - balanced environmental, social, and economic performance. One target issue applies specifically to building - the creation of good buildings, neighborhoods, towns and cities.
A further target issue recognises the need for significant advancements that can be applied on a broader scale - ecological quality and energy conservation, economic performance and compatibility, ethical standards and social equity, contextual and aesthetic impact, and quantum change and transferability.
The juries of the competition are internationally renowned architects and academics - Harry Gugger of Switzerland, an architect and author (for Europe region), Adele Naude Santos, dean of architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (for North America), Jose Luis Cortes, dean of architecture at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico (Latin America), Joe Addo, an architect of Ghana (Africa and Middle East), and Ashok Lall, an architect of India (Asia Pacific). Charles Correa of India will chair the jury of the global Holcim Awards competition.
The second Holcim Awards competition to promote sustainable construction worldwide has been launched.
The prize money for the five regional competitions and the global awards totals $2.0 million (20 lakh). The awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation to encourage and inspire a sound environment that goes beyond convention to address the challenges of sustainability.
The global competition showcases sustainable responses to technological, environmental, socio-economic and cultural issues, affecting contemporary building and construction.
The awards are open to anyone involved in projects in the area of sustainable construction - architects, planners, engineers, or project owners. All building projects are eligible for the competition if the construction had not started before June 1, 2007.
The first phase of the competition will select the regional winners in 2008, who will automatically qualify for the global competition to be held in 2009. Entries in the competition can be submitted until February 29, 2008 at www.holcimawards.org.
In addition to the construction projects at an advanced stage of design, the awards seek visions and ideas at a conceptual level. This special category is open for professionals younger than 35 years of age.
Independent juries in five regions of the world will evaluate the submissions of the competition using a five-point definition of sustainable construction.
These 'target issues' serve as a yardstick to measure the degree to which a building contributes to sustainable development. Three of the five target issues align with the primary goals of the Rio Agenda - balanced environmental, social, and economic performance. One target issue applies specifically to building - the creation of good buildings, neighborhoods, towns and cities.
A further target issue recognises the need for significant advancements that can be applied on a broader scale - ecological quality and energy conservation, economic performance and compatibility, ethical standards and social equity, contextual and aesthetic impact, and quantum change and transferability.
The juries of the competition are internationally renowned architects and academics - Harry Gugger of Switzerland, an architect and author (for Europe region), Adele Naude Santos, dean of architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (for North America), Jose Luis Cortes, dean of architecture at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico (Latin America), Joe Addo, an architect of Ghana (Africa and Middle East), and Ashok Lall, an architect of India (Asia Pacific). Charles Correa of India will chair the jury of the global Holcim Awards competition.