Next Generation prize handover taken by storm

Winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Latin America

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    LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Latin America second day program, San José

    Celebrating the Next Generation prize winning teams from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (l-r): Tomás Pont Apóstolo and Stefano Romagnoli (1st prize); Mariela Marchisio, Dean of Architecture, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; María Augustina Nieto, Lucía Uribe Echevarria, María Belén Pizarro, Ángela Ferrero and Seizen Uehara (3rd prize); Awards Coordinator from Holcim Argentina Laura Marina Gomez; event guest Javier Giorgis; and Juan Cruz Serafini (1st prize).

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    LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Latin America prize handover ceremony, San José

    Winners of the Next Generation 3rd prize for Public facility towers (l-r): María Augustina Nieto, Lucía Uribe Echevarria, María Belén Pizarro, Ángela Ferrero and Seizen Uehara all from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.

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    LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Latin America second day program, San José

    Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the LafargeHolcim Foundation congratulates the Next Generation 3rd prize winners (l-r): Mariela Marchisio, Dean of Architecture, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; María Augustina Nieto, Lucía Uribe Echevarria, María Belén Pizarro, Ángela Ferrero and Seizen Uehara.

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    LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Latin America second day program, San José

    Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the LafargeHolcim Foundation introduces the winning team of the Next Generation 3rd prize. Their “Public facility towers” project’s twofold objective is to provide an array of services for low-income populations as well as to increase social interaction among citizens.

The path of Tropical Storm Nate across Central America and the Caribbean – with heavy winds and torrential rain pummelling Costa Rica – delayed the journey of the Next Generation 3rd prize winning team from Argentina. The group of five students from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba were unable to reach San José in time for the LafargeHolcim Awards ceremony for Latin America, so received their prize at the farewell dinner the day following the ceremony.

Last updated: October 06, 2017 San José, Costa Rica

The path of Tropical Storm Nate across Central America and the Caribbean – with heavy winds and torrential rain pummelling Costa Rica – delayed the journey of the Next Generation 3rd prize winning team from Argentina. The group of five students from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba were unable to reach San José in time for the LafargeHolcim Awards ceremony for Latin America, but the inconvenience didn’t dampen the team’s spirit.

Mariela Marchisio, Dean of Architecture at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba received the Next Generation prize on behalf of the winning team at the ceremony. The Next Generation winning team of Ángela Ferrero, María Augustina Nieto, María Belén Pizarro, Seizen Uehara and Lucía Uribe Echevarria arrived in San José on the day following the Awards ceremony and participated in the site tours with other winning teams and invited guests.

At the farewell dinner, there was a perfect opportunity to present the team with their Next Generation prize to enthusiastic applause. The aim of their project is to insert new small towers within the informal fabric of Córdoba, Argentina. The project’s twofold objective is to provide an array of services for low-income populations as well as to increase social interaction among citizens.