The Finalists: Global Holcim Awards 2012
15 projects qualified to enter the Global Holcim Awards competition – three winners from each of the five regional Holcim Awards competitions held in 2011. This nine-minute video introduces the top projects from the third Holcim Awards competition that demonstrate an ability to stretch conventional notions about sustainable building and also balance environmental, social and economic performance – while also exemplifying architectural excellence and a high degree of transferability.
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Global Holcim Awards 2012 - Finalists
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Projects are ordered alphabetically by country
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Belgium: City hall and civic center recycled from former factory, Oostkamp
Main author: Carlos Arroyo, Carlos Arroyo Arquitectos, Spain
Further author: Vanessa Cerezo, Carlos Arroyo Arquitectos, Spain
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Brazil: Urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub, São Paulo
Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner, Urban-Think Tank (U-TT), Brazil
Winner: Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012
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Burkina Faso: Secondary school with passive ventilation system, Gando
Author: Diébédo Francis Kéré, Kéré Architecture, Germany
Winner: Global Holcim Awards Gold 2012
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Canada: Regional food-gathering nodes and logistics network, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Main author: Mason White & Lola Sheppard, Lateral Office, Toronto, ON, Canada
Further authors: Nikole Bouchard, Fionn Byrne, Ali Fard and Matthew Spremulli, Lateral Office, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Chile: Sustainable post-tsunami reconstruction master plan, Constitución
Main author: Alejandro Aravena, ELEMENTAL S.A., Chile
Further authors: Víctor Oddó, Gonzalo Arteaga, Fernando García-Huidobro, Diego Torres, Cristián Martínez, and Juan Cerda, ELEMENTAL S.A., Chile, Alejandro Gutiérrez, Arup, United Kingdom, Eugenio Tironi, Tironi Asosciados, Chile
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Germany: Urban renewal and swimming-pool precinct, Berlin
Main author: Tim Edler, realities:united, Germany
Further authors: Jan Edler, realities:united, Germany; Denise Dih, DODK, Germany; Heiko Sieker, Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Dr. Sieker, Germany; Anna Lundqvist, Christian Bohne, Man Made Land, Germany
Winner: Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2012
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Italy: Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts, near Scilla
Main author: Philippe Rizzotti, Philippe Rizzotti Architects, France
Further authors: Samuel Nageotte, Samuel Nageotte Architecture, France; Tanguy Vermet and Manal Rachdi, Off Architecture, France
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Malaysia: Ecologically-designed retail and commercial building, Putrajaya
Main author: Kenneth Yeang, T. R. Hamzah & Yeang International Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
Further author: Tengku Robert Hamzah, T. R. Hamzah & Yeang International Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
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Mexico: Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez
Main author: Jose Castillo, arquitectura 911sc, Mexico
Further author: Saidee Springall, arquitectura 911sc, Mexico
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Morocco: Training center for sustainable construction, Marrakesh
Main author: Anna Heringer, Germany
Further authors: Elmar Nägele, Austria; Salima Naji, Morocco; Martin Rauch, Baukunst GmbH, Austria; Ernst Waibel, Nägele Waibel Architects, Austria
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Pakistan: Locally-manufactured cob and bamboo school building, Jar Maulwi
Author: Eike Roswag, Ziegert Roswag Seiler Architekten Ingenieure, Germany
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Palestine: Sustainable refurbishment of a primary school, near Al Azarije
Main author: Claudia Romano, ARCò - Architettura e Cooperazione, Italy
Further authors: Diego Torriani, Alessio Battistella, Luca Trabattoni, Carmine Chiarelli, Valerio Marazzi, and Alberto Alcalde Villacampa, ARCò - Architettura e Cooperazione, Italy
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Thailand: Urban agriculture and factory conversion, Bangkok
Main author: Isavaret Tamonut, TTH Trading Co., Ltd, Thailand
Further authors: Singh Intrachooto, Osisu, Thailand, Jariyawadee Lekawatana, Phuttipan Aswakool, Vichayuth Meenaphant, Manassak Senachak, Marisa Charusilawong, Architect Kidd Co., Ltd, Thailand, Chaiyot Pinitjirsamut, C-Insight Co., Ltd, Thailand, Piroj Chaimongkol, Weint Engineering and Management Co., Ltd., Thailand
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USA: Energy and water efficient border control station, Van Buren, Maine
Main author: Julie Snow, Julie Snow Architects, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Further author: Matthew Kreilich, Julie Snow Architects, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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USA: Zero net energy school building, Los Angeles
Main author: Gloria Lee, Swift Lee Office, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Further authors: Nathan Swift, Swift Lee Office, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Peter Simmonds, IBE Consulting Engineers, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA, Steve Ratchye, Thornton Tomasetti Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA, and Tom Waldron, Butler Manufacturing Company, Santa Ana, CA, USA
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