Holcim Awards 2023

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• Competition opens: February 6, 2023
• Registration deadline: March 30, (14:00hrs UTC)
• Jury evaluation: May/July 2023
• Nominee verification: August/September 2023
• Winners announced: November 18, 2023

• The Holcim Awards competition recognizes and promotes projects that combine sustainable design and sustainable construction with architectural excellence.
• The global competition is conducted in five geographic regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East Africa, and North America.
• Independent expert juries will evaluate submissions and nominate the winners.
• USD 1 million in total prize money (USD 200,000 per region) will be shared between winners of a Holcim Awards Gold, Silver, Bronze prize, and Acknowledgement prizes in each region.
• Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners from all regions will be invited to the prize announcement to be held at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023.

• The revised competition supports a redefined mission of the Foundation to accelerate the global movement for sustainable construction and stimulating the transfer of knowledge across the community.
• Holcim Awards will be held bi-annually starting from 2023, with results announced in the same calendar year.
• Entries are evaluated using the Foundation’s renewed goals for sustainable construction (Uplifting places, a Healthy planet, Viable economics, and Thriving communities).
• The entry process requests more detailed sustainability data points.

• Project must not have started construction before January 1, 2022.
• Projects may be at the following stages: detailed design, completed design, under construction, and completed construction.
• Projects must be client-supported – commissioned by a client for the purpose of real-world execution. The project submission must include contact details of the client who may be contacted for due diligence purposes if the project is nominated for a prize by the jury.

• Entry is free.
• Online entry form will be available from February 6, 2023.
• Entry content includes a project summary, details on the project author/team, images, and information on the sustainability data points that are most relevant to the project.
• Submissions must be in English.
• No limit to the number of entries an individual/team may submit.