(listed alphabetically by project country)
 | Belgium: City hall and civic center recycled from former factory, Oostkamp
Carlos Arroyo, Carlos Arroyo Arquitectos, Spain
Converts a former factory into a new City Hall and Civic Center for the city of Oostkamp by not only recycling the main structure and materials but also reusing the space itself.
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 | Brazil: Urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub, São Paulo
Alfredo Brillembourg, Urban Think Tank, Brazil
A multifunctional public building in a São Paulo favela that prevents further erosion and mudslides while providing social and cultural infrastructure to the local community.
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 | Burkina Faso: Secondary school with passive ventilation system, Gando
Diébédo Francis Kéré, Kéré Architecture, Germany
A school project using only solar and wind power to create an indoor climate conducive to learning, provides jobs and training, and repairs the environment through reforestation.
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 | Canada: Regional food-gathering nodes and logistics network, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Mason White & Lola Sheppard, Lateral Office, Canada
A network of regional food-gathering nodes in Canada’s high arctic territory that establishes new foundations for a sustainable, more independent economy.
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 | Chile: Sustainable post-tsunami reconstruction master plan, Constitución
Alejandro Aravena, ELEMENTAL S.A., Chile
A strategic earthquake/tsunami response that uses forests to dissipate the energy of waves through friction and implements specific restrictions on ground floor spaces in the risk zone.
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 | Germany: Urban renewal and swimming-pool precinct, Berlin
Tim Edler, realities united, Germany
An urban plan which transforms an under-utilized arm of the River Spree in Berlin into a natural 745m-long “swimming pool” in the heart of the historic city.
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 | Italy: Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts, near Scilla
Philippe Rizzotti, Philippe Rizzotti Architects, France
Viaducts on a recently bypassed expressway are converted into vertical homes, transforming an existing structure for a completely different use that brings new economic potency.
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 | Malaysia: Ecologically-designed retail and commercial building, Putrajaya
Kenneth Yeang, T. R. Hamzah & Yeang International Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
A 14-level commercial and retail building that uses integrative engineering to create a sustainable building organism which showcases best practice design.
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 | Mexico: Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez
Jose Castillo, arquitectura 911sc, Mexico
A master plan that strengthens community networks in an urban area suffering from increasing violence due to its strategic position for drugs and arms trafficking.
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 | Morocco: Training center for sustainable construction, Marrakesh
Anna Heringer, Architect, Germany
A training center using nearby resources, earth construction and the local workforce to generated employment using sustainable practices in the construction sector.
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 | Pakistan: Locally-manufactured cob and bamboo school building, Jar Maulwi
Eike Roswag, Ziegert Roswag Seiler Architekten Ingenieure, Germany
A project that upgrades a traditional locally-sourced cob building technique with effective low-tech measures to build new classrooms in a school for underprivileged girls.
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 | Palestine: Sustainable refurbishment of a primary school, near Al Azarije
Claudia Romano, ARCò - Architettura e Cooperazione, Italy
A low-tech school refurbishment that improves natural ventilation and thermal insulation, and also generates a positive impact on the students of a Bedouin community.
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 | Thailand: Urban agriculture and factory conversion, Bangkok
Isavaret Tamonut, TTH Trading Co., Ltd, Thailand
A factory site and adjacent land converted for urban agriculture reintroduces elements of self-sufficiency and reconnects a city culture to food production and consumption.
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 | USA: Energy and water efficient border control station, Van Buren, Maine
Julie Snow, Julie Snow Architects, USA
A zero net energy border control station that meets stringent regulations for safety, operation and durability and yet is a highly aesthetic structure marking the national frontier.
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 | USA: Zero net energy school building, Los Angeles
Gloria Lee, Swift Lee Office, USA
A pre-fabricated system for zero energy school buildings on multiple campuses throughout Los Angeles using “off-the shelf” components and modular panels.
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