Holcim Awards 2023
Jury meetings uncover the most exemplary projects in sustainable design
From jury meetings to due diligence for nominated projects

The Holcim Awards 2023 competition has moved into an exciting phase with all five regional jury meetings completed, and the due diligence process for nominated projects now under way.
Our panels of renowned international experts considered a total of 500 submissions that met the formal criteria of entry in the competition. The jury members who span the globe used a custom-made online evaluation tool to review submissions, backed up by Zoom meetings, to enable rich discussions and leverage the depth of experience of the jurors.
On a mission to accelerate the global movement for sustainable construction
Founded in 2003, the Holcim Foundation was one of the first organizations to define and promote the key principles of sustainability for the built environment. Today, we are more committed than ever to ensuring that leading-edge thinking and best practice solutions are placed in the hands of everyone.
About the Holcim Foundation
Watch a 2-minute video about the Holcim Foundation - a non-profit organization, dedicated to accelerating the global movement for sustainable architecture, design and construction.
Learn more about Who we are and how we are organized to achieve our Our Vision for a future built environment in which both people and planet can thrive.
How we support systems change
The Holcim Foundation aims to identify, discuss, and democratize the latest leading-edge thinking and best practice in sustainable construction from around the globe. We focus on three main objectives as an organization to achieve this mission:
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Ideas
We spark, interrogate and promote the most important ideas for sustainable construction
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Network
We support a global and intergenerational community of architecture, design and construction changemakers
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Solutions
We conduct international Awards competitions to build a pipeline of innovative construction approaches
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