News - 2010

Book announcement – “Re-inventing Construction”

Re-inventing Construction is a 440-page book featuring articles and case studies by 38 internationally renowned architects, engineers and scholars including Keller Easterling, Bjarke Ingels, Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, Amory Lovins, Elinor Ostrom, Jeremy Rifkin, Michel Rojkind, Werner Sobek, Michael Sorkin, and many others. The book was launched at three events hosted in sequence by the Swiss Federal University of Technology (ETH Zurich), the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) in Mexico City, and Architecture Forum Aedes in Berlin. Inspired by the 3rd International Holcim Forum held in Mexico City, the authors propose how architecture, engineering and construction must evolve so that considerations of sustainability are automatically embedded in the way that the built environment is designed, constructed, used and recycled.

Zurich / Switzerland, December 16, 2010

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Project updates on Holcim Awards winners now online

The new Holcim Projects section of the website reports on the progress of sustainable construction projects associated with the Holcim Foundation. The updates explain how projects including prize winners in the Holcim Awards competitions – have evolved from inspired ideas into tangible flagships of sustainable construction.

Zurich/Switzerland, November 10, 2010

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Harry Gugger joins Board of Holcim Foundation

Architect Harry Gugger has joined the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation. Harry Gugger is Full Professor of Architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and Principal of Harry Gugger Studio based in Basel, Switzerland. Previously, he was partner-in-charge at internationally renowned architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron in Basel.

Zurich/Switzerland, November 10, 2010

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Ghidul Pas-cu-Pas pentru înscrierea la competiţia Holcim Awards este acum disponibil şi în limba română

Ghidul Pas-cu-Pas oferă un sprijin suplimentar pentru vorbitorii de limba română, din moment ce formularul de înscriere online pentru Holcim Awards poate fi completată numai în limba engleză.

Bucureşti / România, 13 Octombrie 2010 —“Step-by-step” guide now available also in Romanian

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คู่มือแนะนำโดยละเอียด ภาษาไทย

คู่มือแนะนำโดยละเอียดสำหรับสมัครประกวดแบบโฮลซิม อวอร์ดส ภาษาไทย พร้อมใช้งานแล้ว สามารถส่งโครงการเข้าประกวดได้ถึงวันที่ 23 มีนาคม 2554 ที่ www.holcimwards.org โดยใช้ภาษาอังกฤษเท่านั้น

“Step-by-step” guide now available also in Thai"

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Magyarul is elérhető az Útmutató lépésről lépésre

Már magyarul is elérhető az Zürich/Svájc, 2010. szeptember 30. - Útmutató lépésről lépésre, amely a Holcim Awards versenyben való részvételhez szükséges.

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Groundbreaking progress on Holcim Awards winner and new initiatives in Fez, Morocco

Alongside growing interest in the Holcim Awards competition that is currently open for entries – there has been groundbreaking progress at the site of the Global Holcim Awards Gold 2009 winning project in the UNESCO World Heritage listed old town of Fez, Morocco.

Zurich/Switzerland, September 21, 2010

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Guia passo-a-passo agora disponível em português

Zurique/Suíça, 16 de setembro de 2010 - Está agora disponível um guia passo-a-passo em português sobre a participação no concurso Holcim Awards.

“Step-by-step” guide now available also in Portguese

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Concurso Holcim Awards – Guía "Step-by-step" ahora disponible en español

Zurich/Suiza, 26 de agosto de 2010 – Ya hay disponible una traducción al español de la guía “Step-by-step” que indica cómo acceder al 3er concurso internacional Holcim Awards.

“Step-by-step” guide now available also in Spanish

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3rd International Holcim Awards - Developing new perspectives for the future

Entries open in USD 2 million competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction

Zurich/Switzerland, July 1, 2010 – The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition offering a total of USD 2 million in prize money is open to: sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects; and materials, products and construction technologies. The Awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.

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"Re-inventing Construction"
3rd International Holcim Forum – Firework of future-focused ideas

Mexico City / Mexico – June 21, 2010 – Under the theme of “Re-inventing Construction” the 3rd International Holcim Forum served as a platform for 270 experts from 39 countries to investigate the issues further, and sparked a firework of future-focused ideas.

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3rd international Holcim Forum attracts broad global interest

Zurich / Switzerland – February 24, 2010 – Several hundred applications to attend the 3rd international Holcim Forum were received from more than 50 countries on all continents by the end of the registration period. Under the title of “Re-inventing Construction”, the symposium will be held at the Universidad Iberoamericana and feature opportunities for networking and discussion, keynote speeches, workshops, panel sessions and a full-day excursion to sites in Mexico City.

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