Mayor of Medellín presents top prize to project in the host city
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Holcim Awards Latin America 2014 – Prize handover ceremony
Celebrating the Holcim Awards Gold for Medellín, presented in the city itself (l-r): project author Mario Camargo, Colectivo 720; Anibal Gaviria, Mayor of Medellín; project client, Juan Calle Restrepo, Empresas Públicas de Medellín and project author, Luis Tombé, Colectivo 720.
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Holcim Awards Latin America 2014 – Prize handover ceremony
Aníbal Gaviria, Mayor of Medellín, co-presented the Holcim Awards Gold for Latin America with representatives from Holcim. He noted the opportunity for the architectural concept of the project to be multiplied across many public water storage sites in the city of Medellín.
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Holcim Awards Latin America 2014 – Prize handover ceremony
Discussing the outcome of the Holcim Awards for Latin America (l-r): Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Switzerland; Anibal Gaviria, Mayor of Medellín, Colombia; and Jaime Hill, CEO Holcim Colombia.
Aníbal Gaviria, Mayor of Medellín, together with Andreas Leu, Member of the Executive Committee of Holcim Ltd, Jaime Hill, CEO of Holcim Colombia, and Bruno Stagno, Head of the Awards jury from Costa Rica, presented the Holcim Awards Gold for Latin America to a project to be constructed in the host city. Architects Mario Camargo and Luis Tombé together with Juan Calle, Director of EPM, received the top prize for their landscape and urban design project for a public park in Medellín.
Last updated: October 04, 2014 Medellín, Colombia
Aníbal Gaviria, Mayor of Medellín, together with Andreas Leu, Member of the Executive Committee of Holcim Ltd, Jaime Hill, CEO of Holcim Colombia, and Bruno Stagno, Head of the Awards jury from Costa Rica, presented the Holcim Awards Gold for Latin America to a project to be constructed in the host city. Architects Mario Camargo and Luis Tombé together with Juan Calle, Director of EPM, received the top prize for their landscape and urban design project for a public park in Medellín.
Aníbal Gaviria noted the opportunity for the architectural concept of the project to be multiplied across many public water storage sites in the city. Medellín was chosen as host city for the Holcim Awards ceremony in Latin America due to its commitment to sustainable infrastructure to meet community needs and ensure progress.