Supporting people who are change accelerators 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
Learn more about who we are and how we are organized to achieve our vision for a future built environment in which both people and planet can thrive.
About UsHow we support our community
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Education
We partner with academics and industry-leading practitioners to create educational opportunities that foster a systemic enquiry approach for emerging talents in the built environment.
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Awards
We organize the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design to uncover and elevate the work of professionals who are implementing real-world innovative approaches for sustainable construction.
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Events
We organize events that enable the transfer of ideas and best practices and that help to spark, interrogate, and promote leading-edge thinking and solutions for sustainable construction.
News
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Eight Surprising Advantages of Retrofit over Demolition
The hidden benefits of restoring existing building stock with sustainable design
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Marrakesh hosts Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 jury for Middle East & Africa
Jury of leading professionals selects prize-winning projects for Middle East & Africa in Marrakesh
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Introducing the Holcim Foundation Fellowship Cohort for Europe in London
Meet the 16 young professionals selected for our Fellowship for Europe in London – Innovating Tomorrow’s Resilience
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Five Essentials for a Sustainable Campus
How Architecture and Design Shape Sustainability beyond Form and Fabric
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Lyon hosts Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 jury for Europe
Jury of leading professionals selects prize-winning projects for Europe in Lyon
Awarded projects
Awards 2023 Winners
Our 2023 Awards winning projects and the teams behind them exemplify the growing global effort to provide holistic design and construction responses that advance multiple aspects of sustainable development.
About the Awards