“Strong visionary quality” – Holcim Awards Jury

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    Project entry 2011 - Energy self-sufficient water desalination facility, Córdoba, Argentina: SED spatiality.

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    Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 1st prize 2011 Latin America presentation for Energy self-sufficient water desalination facility, Córdoba, Argentina (lr): José Cantillana, CEO of Holcim Argentina congratulates winners Mauro Ivan Barrio and Matias Damian Martin, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC), Argentina

The jury was impressed by the comprehensive and broad approach and strong visionary quality of the project. The daringness of the project was appreciated, to risk the controversial question of accepting a scenario with a pessimistic basis that leads to potentially catastrophic consequences for the urban landscape. Raising this utopia, the project shows in an intelligent way that a careful integration of technological, social and aesthetic components can lead to optimistic perspectives.

Last updated: July 07, 2011 Mexico City, Mexico