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Sustainable reconstruction plan is Elementary!
Handover: Global Holcim Awards Finalist 2012 certificate
Alejandro Aravena of ELEMENTAL SA was presented with a Global Holcim Awards Finalist 2012 certificate for the Sustainable post-tsunami reconstruction master plan of Constitución in Chile that produces not only a new, but also an enhanced urban space.
Santiago, Chile – March 26, 2013

4th International Holcim Forum to examine the “Economy of Sustainable Construction”
Three-day symposium at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay)
Experts from all continents will meet in Mumbai at the 4th International Holcim Forum for Sustainable Construction in April 2013. The conference will examine the paradigm shift associated with growing awareness of the considerable economic potential of sustainable development.
Zurich, Switzerland – January 14, 2013

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Publications

Foundations 14 – Celebrating global prizes
January 2013
A village party in Burkina Faso concluded the 3rd competition cycle: About 3,000 people attended the impressive ceremony for the winner of the Global Holcim Awards Gold. Read more about all global prize hand-over events and other main activities of the Foundation in 2012.

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Third Holcim Awards – Sustainable Construction 2011/2012
Forward-looking sustainable construction projects in focus
New book presents a global overview of contemporary approaches to sustainability based on Holcim Awards 2011/2012 winning entries.

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School project in Burkina Faso using a hybrid building technique wins top prize
Global Holcim Awards Gold 2012 prize handover in Lausanne, Switzerland
Top prize-winner praised for its approach to using traditional building materials combined with contemporary technologies that also actively involves the local population in the construction process.
Lausanne, Switzerland – October 12, 2012

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Towards waste-free concrete fabrication without conventional molds
Handover of Global Holcim Innovation 3rd prize
A research project by students at the AA School of Architecture that investigates fabricating complex concrete elements without conventional molds was presented with an inaugural Global Holcim Innovation prize.
London, United Kingdom – September 10, 2012

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Videos

“A vision to produce complex surfaces with minimal waste”
Silvan Oesterle and Fabio Gramazio

Project authors of the Global Holcim Innovation 1st prize for 2012 Silvan Oesterle and Fabio Gramazio explain the impact of their reusable free-form formwork system. Their approach creates large scale structural concrete construction without generating the high volume of waste associated with conventional methods.

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“Combining traditional construction techniques with modern technology in a very clever way”
Ilka Ruby

Exhibition curator and architectural critic, Ilka Ruby, explains how in each project of the exhibition “Machen! – the German winners of the Holcim Awards 2011/2012”, benchmarks for sustainability have been incorporated into the design phase rather than considered a technical add-on.