• Live Webinar – May 28

    Holcim Awards prize winners from Ghana and Lebanon on “architectural acupuncture” where small projects create a big impact.

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  • Building with Nature

    Research in Practice Grant (RPG) recipient elevates vernacular riverside architecture in Brazil

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  • Urban renewal in Dhaka

    BRAC University unveils ground-breaking sustainable campus that creates much-needed amenity in the heart of the city

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Holcim Awards

The world’s most significant competition for sustainable design - showcasing projects that contribute to the transformation of the building sector.

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The next Holcim Awards competition will open for entries in late 2024 and close in early 2025.

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On a mission to accelerate the global movement for sustainable construction

Founded in 2003, the Holcim Foundation was one of the first organizations to define and promote the key principles of sustainability for the built environment. Today, we are more committed than ever to ensuring that leading-edge thinking and best practice solutions are placed in the hands of everyone.

About the Holcim Foundation

Watch a 2-minute video about the Holcim Foundation - a non-profit organization, dedicated to accelerating the global movement for sustainable architecture, design and construction.

Learn more about Who we are and how we are organized to achieve our Our Vision for a future built environment in which both people and planet can thrive.

How we support systems change

The Holcim Foundation aims to identify, discuss, and democratize the latest leading-edge thinking and best practice in sustainable construction from around the globe. We focus on three main objectives as an organization to achieve this mission:

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