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Holcim Awards
Introduction
Regional
Holcim Awards 2010
Global
Holcim Awards 2009
Regional
Holcim Awards 2008
Europe
North America
Latin America
Africa Middle East
Asia Pacific
Global
Holcim Awards 2006
Regional
Holcim Awards 2005
Holcim Awards 2008 North America
Silver: Self-contained day labor station, San Francisco, USA
Type of project:
Architecture (Infrastructure)
Start of construction:
February 2009
Main authors:
Liz Ogbu, designer, and John Peterson, architect, Public Architecture, San Francisco, United States
Presentation of the Global Holcim Awards "Innovation" prize 2009 (l-r): John Petersen, "Innovation" prize winner, Architect, Public Architecture/Peterson Architects, San Francisco; Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, New York, and member of the global jury; Liz Ogbu, “Innovation” prize winner, Designer, Public Architecture, San Francisco; and Enrique Norten, Principal and founder, TEN Arquitectos and member of the global jury.
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Self-contained day labor station, San Francisco, USA
High-resolution images/photos available for download.
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view photos of Global Holcim Awards "Innovation" prize hand-over, San Francisco, USA - May 31, 2009
view photos of Regional Holcim Awards Silver 2008 prize hand-over, Montreal, Canada - October 17, 2008
view Global Holcim Awards 2009 submission
Global Holcim Awards "Innovation" prize 2009
May 8, 2009 - "Innovation" prize for
"Self-contained day labor station", San Francisco, USA
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Interview with Liz Ogbu
Alternative Channel, a web-based hub for independent news and opinions about sustainable development interviewed the Awards winners in the context of the Holcim Awards 2008 North America in Montreal.
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Further information
Overview including project images, self-appraisal, and jury report
(PDF, 2.2 MB)
Holcim Awards 2008
North America
Media release
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Jury members
Award winners
Gold - Solar 2 Green Energy, Arts and Education Center, USA
Silver - Self-contained day labor station, USA
Bronze - Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Canada
Acknowledgement
prize winners
Evergreen Brick Works heritage site revitalization, Canada
Minimal-impact North Vancouver Outdoor School, Canada
Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, USA
"Next Generation"
prize winners
Microstructure research for building skins, Cambridge, USA
Residential density for urban spaces, Toronto, Canada
Responsive urban downtown activity center, USA
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