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    Frank Barkow of Barkow Leibinger Architects based in Berlin presents the Global Holcim Innovation 2nd prize 2012 winning project “Low-cost apartments incorporating smart materials”, Hamburg, Germany.

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    Tim Edler of realities united based in Berlin presents the Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2012 winning project “Urban renewal and swimming-pool precinct”, Berlin, Germany.

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    Francis Kéré presents the Global Holcim Awards 2012 Gold winning project “Secondary school with passive ventilation system”, at the launch of Machen! – Die Deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012, a new publication of the Holcim Foundation which brings to life the six Holcim Awards 2011/12 prize-winning projects with were submitted by authors from Germany located on three continents.

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    Main authors of Global Holcim Awards prize winners featured in the book “Machen! – Die Deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012” presented their projects to 120 invited guests from architecture, engineering, authorities and the construction industry (l-r): Frank Barkow, Barkow Leibinger Architects; Tim Edler, realities united and Diébédo Francis Kéré, Kéré Architecture (all from Berlin).

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    (l-r): Leo Mittelholzer, Holcim Germany, Volker Roscher, Architektur Centrum Hamburg, and main authors of Global Holcim Awards prize winning projects featured in the book “Machen! – Die Deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012”: Frank Barkow, Barkow Leibinger Architects; Tim Edler, realities united and Diébédo Francis Kéré, Kéré Architecture (all from Berlin).

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    Publication announcement - Machen! – Die Deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012

Machen! – Die Deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012 is a new publication of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction which brings to life the six Holcim Awards 2011/12 prize-winning projects with were submitted by authors from Germany and that are located on three continents. Written by Jeanette Kunsman and edited by Ilka and Andreas Ruby, the evocative text and informative illustrations document a broad variety of responses to the global need for sustainable construction and highlight in particular their contributions to enhance the quality of life. Available in German only.

Last updated: April 25, 2012 Hamburg, Germany

Machen! – Die Deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012 is a new publication of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction which brings to life the six Holcim Awards 2011/12 prize-winning projects with were submitted by authors from Germany and that are located on three continents. Written by Jeanette Kunsman and edited by Ilka and Andreas Ruby, the evocative text and informative illustrations document a broad variety of responses to the global need for sustainable construction and highlight in particular their contributions to enhance the quality of life. Available in German only.

Written by Jeanette Kunsman and edited by Ilka and Andreas Ruby, the evocative text and informative illustrations document a broad variety of responses to the global need for sustainable construction and highlight in particular their contributions to enhance the quality of life. German project authors were responsible for two prize-winning projects built on home soil: the Global Holcim Awards 2012 Bronze “Urban renewal and swimming-pool precinct” in Berlin by realities:united, and the Acknowledgement prize 2011 winning “Low-cost apartments incorporating smart materials” in Hamburg by a team led by Barkow Leibinger.

Credits for the top prize winning Global Holcim Awards Gold 2012 “Secondary school with passive ventilation system” in Burkina Faso by Kéré Architects, and for the Holcim Awards Gold 2011 Asia Pacific “Locally-manufactured cob and bamboo school building" in Pakistan by Eike Roswag and his team in Pakistan also go to Germany. Rounding out a strong performance of submissions by German professionals is the Holcim Awards Bronze 2011 Africa Middle East winner “Training center for sustainable construction” in Morocco by Anna Heringer and her team, as well as Acknowledgement prize 2011 winner “Medium rise timber office building in low-to-no carbon emissions district” in Finland by Sauerbruch Hutton Architects.

From the first three cycles of the Holcim Awards competition, an impressive 13 projects are linked to German professionals. The book provides an opportunity to reflect on these prize-winning projects, many of which are already completed or under construction. This book is available in German only. A further publication in English, Third Holcim Awards – Sustainable Construction 2011/2012 covers all 53 prize-winning projects of the 3rd International Holcim Awards competitions across 2011 and 2012.

Machen! – Die Deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012
Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Berlin/Zürich 2012
Texts: Jeanette Kunsmann, Ilka & Andreas Ruby, Ruby Press, Berlin
Layout: Belgrad, Berlin

Extended second edition 2012
Paperback, 136 pages, 30 cm x 24 cm
ISBN: 978-3-9813436-7-0