Holcim Foundation Awards 2025

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation discusses the Awards prize winners from North America with Chair of Jury, Jeanne Gang, Founding Partner, Studio Gang, USA.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation discusses the Awards prize winners from Middle East & Africa with Chair of Jury, Lina Ghotmeh, Founding Principal, Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture, France.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation discusses the Awards prize winners from Latin America with Chair of Jury, Sandra Barclay, Principal, Barclay & Crousse Architecture, Peru.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation discusses the Awards prize winners from Europe with Chair of Jury, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Founding Partner, Snøhetta, Norway.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation discusses the Awards prize winners from Asia Pacific with member of the jury, Theresa Yeung, Director & East Asia Board Member, Arup, Hong Kong.

The 2025 Awards trophies feature the Holcim Foundation’s icosahedron—a 20-sided geometric form adopted as a visual metaphor for the multidimensional nature of sustainable construction.

Before the Awards ceremony began (l-r): Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Snøhetta, Norway (Chair Jury Europe); Theresa Yeung, Arup, Hong Kong (jury member Asia Pacific); Sandra Barclay, Barclay & Crousse Architecture, Peru (Chair Jury Latin America); Laura Viscovich, Holcim Foundation; Lina Ghotmeh, Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture, France (Chair Jury Middle East & Africa); and Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang, USA (Chair Jury North America).

Members of all 20 Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning teams celebrate together with members of the five regional Awards juries.

Gathering at the Teatro Piccolo for the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 ceremony, held in Venice on 20 November 2025.

The 2025 Awards trophies feature the Holcim Foundation’s icosahedron—a 20-sided geometric form adopted as a visual metaphor for the multidimensional nature of sustainable construction.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; North America Jury Chair Jeanne Gang, Founding Partner, Studio Gang, USA; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Buffalo Crossing Visitor Centre in Canada by Stantec Architecture; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; North America Jury Chair Jeanne Gang, Founding Partner, Studio Gang, USA; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Portland International Main Terminal in USA by ZGF; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; North America Jury Chair Jeanne Gang, Founding Partner, Studio Gang, USA; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Lawson Centre for Sustainability in Canada by Mecanoo Architecten; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Middle East & Africa Jury Chair Lina Ghotmeh, Founder & Principal, Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture, France; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Waldorf School in Kenya by Urko Sanchez Architects; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Middle East & Africa Jury Chair Lina Ghotmeh, Founder & Principal, Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture, France; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Brookside Secondary School in Nigeria by Studio Contra; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Middle East & Africa Jury Chair Lina Ghotmeh, Founder & Principal, Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture, France; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Zando Central Market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by THINK TANK Architecture; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Latin America Jury Chair Sandra Barclay, Principal, Barclay & Crousse Architecture, Peru; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Barrio Chacarita Alta Housing in Paraguay by MOS Architects & Adamo Faiden; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Latin America Jury Chair Sandra Barclay, Principal, Barclay & Crousse Architecture, Peru; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Sesc Parque Dom Pedro II in Brazil by Una Arquitetos; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Latin America Jury Chair Sandra Barclay, Principal, Barclay & Crousse Architecture, Peru; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Return of the Lost Gardens in Colombia by Connatural; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Europe Jury Chair Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Founding Partner Snøhetta, Norway; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for The Southern River Parks in Spain by Aldayjover Architecture and Landscape; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Europe Jury Chair Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Founding Partner Snøhetta, Norway; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for School in Gaüses in Spain by TEd'A Arquitectes; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Europe Jury Chair Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Founding Partner Snøhetta, Norway; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for The Crafts College in Denmark by Dorte Mandrup; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; APAC Jury Member Theresa Yeung, Managing Principal & East Asia Board Member, Arup, Hong Kong; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Gelephu Mindfulness City in Bhutan by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; APAC Jury Member Theresa Yeung, Managing Principal & East Asia Board Member, Arup, Hong Kong; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Pingshan River Blueway Landscape in China, Sasaki Associates; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; APAC Jury Member Theresa Yeung, Managing Principal & East Asia Board Member, Arup, Hong Kong; Members of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 winning team for Healing Through Design in India, The Agami Project / A Threshold; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; North America Jury Chair Jeanne Gang, Founding Partner, Studio Gang, USA; Members of the Grand Prize winning team for North America for Moakley Park in USA - Stoss Landscape Urbanism; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Middle East & Africa Jury Chair Lina Ghotmeh, Founder & Principal, Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture, France; Members of the Grand Prize winning team for Middle East & Africa for Qalandiya: the Green Historic Maze in the Palestinian Territories - Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Latin America Jury Chair Sandra Barclay, Principal, Barclay & Crousse Architecture, Peru; Members of the Grand Prize winning team for Latin America for Schools for Flood-Prone Areas in Brazil - Andrade Morettin Arquitetos Associados and sauermartins; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; Europe Jury Chair Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Founding Partner Snøhetta, Norway; Members of the Grand Prize winning team for Europe Art-Tek Tulltorja in Kosovo, Rafi Segal A+U Office of Urban Drafters, ORG Permanent Modernity and Studio Rev; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

Laura Viscovich, Executive Director, Holcim Foundation; APAC Jury Member Theresa Yeung, Managing Principal & East Asia Board Member, Arup, Hong Kong; Members of the Grand Prize winning team for Asia Pacific for Old Dhaka Central Jail Conservation in Bangladesh, FORM.3 architects; Priya Pawar, Awards Program Manager, Holcim Foundation.

The five Grand Prize winners were celebrated alongside 15 Holcim Foundation Awards regional winners celebrating groundbreaking sustainable design projects across Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, and North America.

Origin: The Reunion with the Lost Gardens - Medellín, Colombia | CONNATURAL

Portland International Airport Main Terminal - Portland, OR, United States | ZGF

Moakley Park - Boston, MA, United States | STOSS LANDSCAPE URBANISM

Lawson Centre for Sustainability - Toronto, ON, Canada | MECANOO ARCHITECTEN

Buffalo Crossing Visitor Centre - Winnipeg, MB, Canada | STANTEC ARCHITECTURE

Zando Central Market - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | THINK TANK ARCHITECTURE

Waldorf School - Nairobi, Kenya | URKO SÁNCHEZ ARCHITECTS

Qalandiya: The Green Historic Maze - Qalandiya, Palestinian Territory | RIWAQ – CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION

Brookside Secondary School - Asaba, Nigeria | STUDIO CONTRA

Sesc Parque Dom Pedro II - São Paulo, Brazil | UNA ARQUITETOS

Schools for Flood-Prone Areas - Porto Alegre, Brazil | ANDRADE MORETTIN ARQUITETOS ASSOCIADOS, SAUERMARTINS

Barrio Chacarita Alta Housing - Asunción, Paraguay | MOS ARCHITECTS & ADAMO FAIDEN

The Southern River Parks - Madrid, Spain | ALDAYJOVER ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE

The Crafts College - Herning, Denmark | DORTE MANDRUP

School in Gaüses - Girona, Spain | TED'A ARQUITECTES

Art-Tek Tulltorja - Pristina, Kosovo | RAFI SEGAL A+U, OFFICE OF URBAN DRAFTERS, ORG PERMANENT MODERNITY, STUDIO REV

Pingshan River Blueway Landscape - Shenzhen, China | SASAKI ASSOCIATES

Old Dhaka Central Jail Conservation - Dhaka, Bangladesh | FORM.3 ARCHITECTS

Healing Through Design - Bengaluru, India | THE AGAMI PROJECT / A THRESHOLD

Gelephu Mindfulness City - Gelephu, Bhutan | BIG – BJARKE INGELS GROUP