“A thorough study of the needs of the future users” – Holcim Awards Jury

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    Project entry 2011 - Library with integrated community outreach, Rosario, Argentina: Public terrace.

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    Representatives of the winning team of the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2011 Latin America for Library with integrated community outreach, Rosario, Argentina (l-r): Gaston Atelman, Martín Fourcade and Alfredo Tapia, AFT Arquitectos, Argentina

The jury recognizes the mature quality of the overall project and its well-balanced architectural contextual qualities. The thorough study of the needs of the future users is seen as its strongest element together with the elegant transcription of modesty into the architectural language, using a simple plywood frame construction that creates a highly suitable human atmosphere.

Last updated: July 07, 2011 Mexico City, Mexico