Regional Holcim Awards Ceremony 2014 Africa Middle East

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 for “Eco-Techno Park: Green building showcase and enterprise hub, Ankara, Turkey” (l-r): Howayda Al-Harithy, Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Africa Middle East and Professor of Architecture, American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim for Africa Middle East; winners Onat and Zeynep Öktem, ONZ Architects, Turkey; and Bernard Fontana, CEO of Holcim Ltd.

Celebrating the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 winner “Eco-Techno Park: Green building showcase and enterprise hub, Ankara, Turkey” (l-r): Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim for Africa Middle East; winners Onat and Zeynep Öktem, ONZ Architects, Turkey; and Bernard Fontana, CEO of Holcim Ltd.

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Silver 2014 in the host city to “Evergreen City: Urban pine forest rehabilitation, Beirut, Lebanon” (l-r): Benedikt Vonnegut, CEO of Holcim Lebanon; Howayda Al-Harithy, Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Africa Middle East and Professor of Architecture, American University of Beirut; winners Yasmina Khalifé, Raëd Abillama, Bilal Hamad, Mayor of the City of Beirut; winners Youssef Abillama, Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine; and Bernard Fontana, CEO of Holcim Ltd.

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 for “Incremental Construction: Low-cost modular housing scheme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (l-r): winners Asgedom Berhe, Dirk Donath, jury members Fasil Giorghis, Chair of Conservation of Urban and Architectural Heritage, Addis Ababa University and Howayda Al-Harithy (head of jury) Professor of Architecture, American University of Beirut; Bernard Fontana, CEO of Holcim Ltd; and winner Brook Haileselassie.

Accolades for all Holcim Awards main prize winners (l-r): Brook Haileselassie, Dirk Donath and Asgedom Berhe (Bronze), Zeynep and Onat Öktem (Gold), and Raëd Abillama, Youssef Abillama, Yasmina Khalifé and Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine (Silver).

Presentation of the Acknowledgement prize for “Adaptive Re-Use: Women’s center and playground, Beit Iksa, Palestine” (l-r): Amer Moustafa, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Africa Middle East and Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; winners Shatha Safi and Khaldun Bshara, Riwaq – center for architectural conservation, Ramallah, Palestine; Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim for Africa Middle East.

Presentation of the Acknowledgement prize for “Chicoco Radio: Community building designed for urban flooding, Port Harcourt, Nigeria” (l-r): Amer Moustafa, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Africa Middle East and Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; winners Kunlé Adeyemi, NLÉ Works, Lagos, Nigeria; Marco Cestarolli, NLÉ Works, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Michael Uwemedimo, CMAP, Port Harcourt, Nigeria; Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim for Africa Middle East.

Presentation of the Acknowledgement prize for “Co-op Capacity Building: Community farming and market hub, Kigali, Rwanda” (l-r): Amer Moustafa, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Africa Middle East and Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; winners Pamela Larocca, Urban Future organization, Milan, Italy and Costanza La Mantia, Bantu Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa; Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim for Africa Middle East.

Presentation of the Acknowledgement prize for “Weaving Publicness: Socially-integrated office building with sustainable façade, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (l-r): Amer Moustafa, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Africa Middle East and Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; winners Wes Degreef, BC architects, Brussels, Belgium; Adeyabeba Tadesse Hailemariam, ABBA architects, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and Ken De Cooman, BC architects, Brussels, Belgium; with Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim for Africa Middle East.

Presentation of the Acknowledgement prize for “White Canvas: Health center and school in refugee camp, Bassikounou, Mauritania” (l-r): Amer Moustafa, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Africa Middle East and Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; winners Attila Szabadics and Mónica Rácz, ArchSus Group, Pécs, Hungary; Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim for Africa Middle East.

Representatives of all five Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize-winning teams with projects in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mauritania, Palestine and Rwanda are congratulated by Amer Moustafa, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Africa Middle East and Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (4th from right) and Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim for Africa Middle East (3rd from right).

Presentation of the “Next Generation” 1st prize for “Bio-Mimicry: Water research center, Fika Patso Dam, South Africa” (l-r): Daniel Irurah, jury member and Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture & Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; winner Jurie Swart, South Africa; and Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the Holcim Foundation, Switzerland.

Presentation of the “Next Generation” 2nd prize for “Destroyed City Told: Earthquake memorial and archaeological museum, Agadir, Morocco” (l-r): winners Laurent Sanz and Chamss Doha Oulkadi, BOM architecture, Agadir, Morocco / Paris, France; Daniel Irurah, jury member and Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture & Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; winner Mohamed Belhouari; and Dominique Drouet, CEO of Holcim Morocco.

Presentation of the “Next Generation” 3rd prize for “Machinarium: Regenerative urban catalyst and textile production, Pretoria, South Africa” (l-r): Daniel Irurah, jury member and Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture & Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; winner Heidi van Eeden, University of Pretoria, South Africa; and Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the Holcim Foundation, Switzerland.

Presentation of the “Next Generation” 4th prize for “Waste to Energy: Urban energy recovery and development concept, Beirut, Lebanon” (l-r): winners Romy El Sayah, Yara Rahme, Marylynn Antaki, Mira Boumatar, all American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Benedikt Vonnegut, CEO of Holcim Lebanon; Daniel Irurah, jury member and Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture & Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; and winner Christina Attiyeh, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Presenting the Holcim Awards main prize-winning projects: Howayda Al-Harithy, Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Africa Middle East and Professor of Architecture, American University of Beirut.

Presenting the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize-winning projects: Amer Moustafa, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Africa Middle East and Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Presenting the “Next Generation” prize-winning projects: Daniel Irurah, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Africa Middle East and Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Planning University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

“How do we make the city sustainable and smart?” Bilal Hamad, Mayor of the City of Beirut, Lebanon.

Bernard Fontana, CEO of Holcim Ltd and Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Holcim Foundation, Switzerland.

Welcoming more than 200 guests to the AUB campus, Ahmad Dallal, Provost of the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.

The Regional Holcim Awards Ceremony for Africa Middle East 2014 at the Bathish Auditorium in West Hall Building at the American University of Beirut.

Winners of the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 for “Eco-Techno Park: Green building showcase and enterprise hub, Ankara, Turkey” (l-r): Onat and Zeynep Öktem, ONZ Architects, Turkey.

Winners of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 for “Incremental Construction: Low-cost modular housing scheme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (l-r) Brook Haileselassie, Dirk Donath and Asgedom Berhe.

Benedikt Vonnegut, CEO of Holcim Lebanon welcomed guests at the Holcim Awards Africa Middle East dinner following the prize presentation ceremony.

The Regional Holcim Awards Ceremony for Africa Middle East 2014 at the Bathish Auditorium in West Hall Building at the American University of Beirut.

Onat Öktem of ONZ Architects, Turkey, winner of the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 for “Eco-Techno Park: Green building showcase and enterprise hub, Ankara, Turkey”.

Zeynep Öktem of ONZ Architects, Turkey, winner of the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 for “Eco-Techno Park: Green building showcase and enterprise hub, Ankara, Turkey”.

Raëd Abillama of Raëd Abillama Architects, Lebanon, winner of the Holcim Awards Silver 2014 for “Evergreen City: Urban pine forest rehabilitation, Beirut, Lebanon”.

Dirk Donath of Bauhaus University, Germany winner of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 for “Incremental Construction: Low-cost modular housing scheme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia”.

South African Jurie Swart won the “Next Generation” 1st prize 2014 for “Bio-Mimicry: Water research center, Fika Patso Dam, South Africa”.

Chamss Doha Oulkadi of BOM architecture, France, winner of the “Next Generation” 2nd prize 2014 for “Destroyed City Told: Earthquake memorial and archaeological museum, Agadir, Morocco.”

Mira Boumatar (left), Marylynn Antaki and team from American University of Beirut, Lebanon won the Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 4th prize 2014 for “Waste to Energy: Urban energy recovery and development concept, Beirut, Lebanon”.

Howayda Al-Harithy, Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Africa Middle East and Professor of Architecture, American University of Beirut provided an overview of the jury process and the “target issues” for sustainable construction used as a basis for the evaluation of submissions in the competition.

Bernard Fontana, CEO Holcim Ltd, explained at the media briefing how Holcim wants to use its position as a global industry leader and through the Holcim Awards competition to support sustainability beyond the Group’s plants and distribution chains.

Edward Schwarz, General Manager, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland presented an introduction to the Holcim Foundation and the Holcim Awards competition at the media briefing.

Local, regional and international media representatives attended the briefing.

Byblos is said to be the oldest inhabited city in the world with remains of civilizations dating from about 7,000 BC. The whole town is a miniature reflection of Lebanon’s history.

Byblos is said to be the oldest inhabited city in the world with remains of civilizations dating from about 7,000 BC. The whole town is a miniature reflection of Lebanon’s history.

Through the Roman path, the walking tour includes visits to the Phoenician, Roman and Crusader ruins. The sandstone buildings of the historic souks from Ottoman times, with their dark wooden doors and ironwork grilles, and the cobblestone streets are surrounded by outlined historic landscapes and traditional Lebanese houses.

Beirut City center is the name given to Beirut’s historical and geographical core, the vibrant financial, commercial, and administrative hub of the country. Its post-war reconstruction and regeneration constitutes one of the most ambitious contemporary urban developments.

Farewell dinner on the rooftop of the Gray Hotel in Beirut.

Farewell dinner on the rooftop of the Gray Hotel in Beirut.