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May 19, 2022 | Holcim Awards prize-winner interview | Yuzhong, China
/c(280-1.33333333333333-100-17.9166666666667-0)/a20apgocn-gl-06adj.png "A new planning approach brings agriculture and water to the heart of the city")
French architect Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours and his team lead this Holcim Awards winner, in association with the French Scientific & Technical Building Centre (CSTB). The proposal for sustainable urbanisation 50km south-east of Lanzhou in China will preserve both traditional villages and agrarian land. It also offers new water-management solutions in an increasingly arid area.
Read more »May 13, 2022 | Next Generation Accelerator (NGX) Workshop 2022 | Zurich, Switzerland
/c(280-1.33333333333333-100-7.29166666666667-0)/ngx22-316-hr.jpg "Workshop builds ideas on engaging with industry’s next generation of leaders")
The Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction held a workshop with a hand-selected group of next generation experts to plot future challenges and ideas on transforming the built environment. In a first-of-its kind event for the Holcim Foundation, the workshop brought together the 11 members of its Next Generation Accelerator (NGX) group representing ten countries and five continents – to develop suggestions for the Foundation’s future strategy and activities.
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/c(126-0.75-100-0-0)/awards2020-21-book-cover.png "Sixth Holcim Awards – Sustainable Construction 2020/2021")
/c(126-0.75-100-0-0)/constructingsustainability.jpg "Constructing Sustainability")
/c(358-1.33333333333333-100-0-31.25)/nff_day 1_15_noviembre_2021_g1a3716.jpg "Workshop Mentor, Dirk Hebel, during his introduction at the Norman Foster Foundation’s library.")
