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Image gallery - Holcim Awards 2008 Latin America
Silver: Low-energy university mediatheque, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Project images
Longitudinal section.
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Plans of the Mediatheque.
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Plans for the support building.
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Construction section.
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Detail of the 30m cantilever.
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View of the main entrance foyer.
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Eastern façade of the PUC-Rio Mediatheque.
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Illustrating the positioning of the Mediatheque on the PUC-Rio campus.
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Interior view.
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Façade/construction scheme.
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Global Holcim Awards 2009 finalist submission
Project description
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Buidling structure and construction strategy
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Designs
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Relevance to target issues
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Interior designs
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Longitudinal section
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Transversal section
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Photos of winners and prize hand-over
Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Latin America: (l-r) Carlos Bühler, Otavio Leonido Riberio, Angelo Bucci and João Paulo Meirelles Faria.
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Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Latin America (l-r): José Luis Cortés (Head, Regional Jury), Enrique Norten (Member, Holcim Foundation Advisory Board), Markus Akermann (Chairman, Holcim Foundation), Angelo Bucci (Silver Award main author), Carlos Bühler (CEO Holcim Brazil), Clarissa Della Nina
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Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Latin America winners.
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Further information
Overview including project images, self-appraisal, and jury report
(PDF, 2.2 MB)
Holcim Awards 2008
Latin America
Media release
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Jury members
Award winners
Gold - Urban integration of an informal area, Medellín, Colombia
Silver - Low-energy university mediatheque, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bronze - Solar water heating and rainwater tower, Florianópolis, Brazil
Acknowledgement
prize winners
Ecological river remediation park, Morelia, Mexico
Energy-efficient medical and social center, São Paulo, Brazil
Mountain trail for land preservation and urban demarcation, Bogotá, Colombia
Multi-modal transport hub upgrade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Post-earthquake reconstruction, San Lorenzo of Tarapacá, Chile
Sanitation and river remediation, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
"Next Generation"
prize winners
Coastal fog-harvesting tower, Huasco, Chile
Eutropia low-cost and space-efficient social housing, Mexico City, Mexico
Agriculture facility for inner-city voids, Campinas, Brazil
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