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Holcim Awards competitions at a glance
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 Africa Middle East
Silver: Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda
Type of project:
Architecture (education)
Start of construction:
2007
Author:
Koji Tsutsui, architect, Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates, Tokyo, Japan
Koji Tsutsui (right) receiving the Global Holcim Awards 2009 finalist certificate from Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Holcim Foundation, in the context of the hand-over event for the Global Holcim Awards "Innovation" prize in San Francisco.
Update - finalist certificate hand-over event in San Francisco, May 31, 2009
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Silver: Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda
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view photos of Global Holcim Awards finalist certificate hand-over, San Francisco, USA - May 31, 2009
view photos of Regional Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Africa Middle East, Marrakech, November 13, 2008
view Global Holcim Awards 2009 finalist submission
"2nd Holcim Awards - Sustainable Construction 2008/2009"
Excerpt from the publication "2nd Holcim Awards - Sustainable Construction 2008/2009" featuring an essay on the project.
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(PDF, 6.2 MB)
Global recognition
Recognition for reaching the global phase of the Holcim Awards competition 2008/2009
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Further information
Overview including project images, self-appraisal, and jury report
(PDF, 2.2 MB)
more information
(Japanese only)
Holcim Awards 2008
Africa Middle East
Media release
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Jury members
Award winners
Gold - River remediation and urban development scheme, Fez, Morocco
Silver - Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda
Bronze - Lighthouse tower with low-carbon footprint, Dubai, UAE
Acknowledgement
prize winners
Low-impact environmentally-responsive house, Cape Town, South Africa
School infrastructure from local resources, Vele and Vryheid, South Africa
Stabilized earth visitors’ center, Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa
TunaHAKI integrated theater and orphanage, Moshi, Tanzania
Xeritown responsive urban planning strategy, Dubai, UAE
"Next Generation"
prize winners
Amphibious dwellings in informal settlements, Lagos, Nigeria
Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria
Waterfront sustainable development concept, Mombasa, Kenya
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