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“Being amongst peers that share the same passion for sustainable architecture and design feels really inspiring!” – Priscilla Namwanje, at the Holcim Awards Next Generation Lab in Lausanne, Switzerland. The lab brought together student and young professional prize winners of the Holcim Awards competition from Europe, Middle East Africa, and Asia Pacific to receive their trophies, present their prize-winning concepts, and forge a network for future exchange.

We brought together some of the brightest young minds in architecture, urbanism and design from Europe, Middle East Africa and Asia Pacific. The Next Generation Awards Lab gathered the Holcim Awards winners in the young professionals category to receive their trophies, present their prize-winning concepts, and forge a network for future exchange.

We held a workshop with a hand-selected group of next generation experts on how to transform the built environment. The two-day Next Generation Accelerator (NGX) workshop created a set of ideas on how the Foundation can partner and support the industry’s rising stars to achieve transformation at scale.

As a researcher at the Holcim Research & Development (R&D), Hélène Lombois-Burger talks about the potential of 3D printing to support sustainability: achieving energy efficiency, lowering the cost of construction, reducing our environmental footprint, and meeting high standards of aesthetics, health, comfort, and well-being.

The Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction wishes you, your family and friends all the best for a safe, happy and prosperous 2022.

The Norman Foster Foundation Re-Materializing Housing Workshop took place from 15-19 November 2021 with the support of the Holcim Foundation. The construction sector uses an extensive amount of material resources and is responsible for the use of material compounds that are harmful to both humans and the environment. It is not enough to talk about more efficient steps to take within the existing systems but time for a real paradigm shift’.

Watch the announcement of all 33 Main Category winners of Global and regional Holcim Awards. The winners of the global Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction showcase the cutting edge of approaches to sustainable design, green architecture, and materials innovation.

Author comment by Barbara Buser, Architect, baubüro in situ, Basel, Switzerland on Extending the Cycle in Switzerland – Upgrade using circular material flows.

The winners of the Holcim Awards main category prizes for Asia Pacific have been announced. The winning projects from Australia, Cambodia, China, the Philippines, and Vietnam focus on sustainability through policy and technological innovation.

The winners of the Holcim Awards main category prizes for Latin America have been announced. The winning projects from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico focus on water as a central element.

The winners of the Holcim Awards main category prizes for Middle East Africa have been announced. The winning projects from Cabo Verde, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Uganda and Yemen focus on empowering construction projects.

A social housing project to improve living conditions and social inclusion of workers in the Special Economic Zones.

Holcim Awards de Plata en Latinoamérica - Instalaciones para procesamiento de frutos secos con involucramiento comunitario en la cuenca del Amazonas. Ganador: Gustavo Utrabo, Estúdio Gustavo Utrabo, São Paulo, Brasil

Se han anunciado los ganadores de los premios de la categoría principal de los Holcim Awards para América Latina. Los proyectos ganadores de Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador y México se centran en el agua como elemento central. Más información en: https://www.holcimfoundation.org/awards/6th-cycle/latin-america/Winners

Premio Holcim Awards Acknowledgement Latinoamérica - Proyecto de densificación urbana flexible y regenerativa. Ganadores: Agustin Berzero, Valeria Jaros, Emilia Darricades, Tomás Quaglia y Maximiliano Torchio, Córdoba, Argentina

Premio Holcim Awards Acknowledgement Latinoamérica - Proyecto de regeneración ambiental en un antiguo zoológico de Mendoza. Ganadores: Leticia Alfaro y Guillermo Lesch, lesch.alfaro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Holcim Awards de Bronce en Latinoamérica - Vivienda con eficiencia energética para agricultores que viven en las montañas. Ganadores: Carlos Betancourt, Aldo Hurtado y equipo, Espacio Colectivo Arquitectos, Cali, Colombia; Sebastián Contreras y equipo, Estación Espacial Arquitectos SAS, Barichara, Colombia

Holcim Awards Global de Plata y Holcim Awards de Oro en Latinoamérica - Projecto de diseño paisajístico para recuperación ambiental y sustentabilidad social. Ganadores: Sebastián Mejía, Edgar Mazo y equipo, Connatural, Medellín, Colombia

Author comment by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours, Pranlas-Descours Architect-Urban Planner and Sylvie Ravalet, CSTB both Paris, France on Agrarian Enrichment in China – Sustainable urban and agricultural system.

Statement of congratulations by Professor Yu Gang, Secretary General, Chinese Society for Urban Studies on a Sino-French MoU to build world-class low carbon cities including the Holcim Awards winning Agrarian Enrichment in China.