Global Holcim Awards 2009

Holcim Awards Gold 2009 global:
"River remediation and urban development scheme", Fez, Morocco



The medina of the Moroccan royal city of Fez is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. However its continuing decline threatens this prestigious title. The project, River Remediation and Urban Development Scheme, aims to revitalize the heavily polluted and barely visible river Fez. By returning to this ancient heart its dynamic soul, urban renewal and life quality will follow.
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Holcim Awards Silver 2009 global:
"Low-impact greenfield university campus", Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam



In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, a new Low-Impact Greenfield University Campus is being built. The project acknowledges the needs of both people and the environment. The design of this unique complex was informed by computer analyses of wind and activity flows. Rather than an imposing structure, the architecture merges seamlessly with the landscape.
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Holcim Awards Bronze 2009 global:
"Sustainable planning for a rural community", Beijing, China



Subsistence living conditions drive millions of China’s rural poor into the cities. Concurrently farming land is converted to new uses. Sustainable Planning for a Rural Community is a pilot project in Beijing’s urban sprawl. It demonstrates how much needs to be done to keep people in rural settings – and how much can be done.
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prize hand-over ceremony, Beijing, China, June 19, 2009
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Holcim Awards "Innovation" prize 2009 global:
"Self-contained day labor station", San Francisco, USA



In many US cities day laborers use street corners as informal hiring sites. For hours on end they wait by the roadside and in parking lots, often in the hot sun and without any amenities, in the hope of securing a day’s work for a day’s pay. The Self-Contained Day Labor Station aims to improve the life quality of those who find themselves on the edge of the American Dream.
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prize hand-over ceremony, San Francisco, USA, May 31, 2009
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