Regional Holcim Awards 2020 Latin America

Winner presentation to Wetland Vitality - Landscape design for environmental recovery, Bogotá, Colombia (l-r): Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Santiago Hurtado, Sebastián Mejia, and Edgar Mazo, Connatural, Medellín, Colombia; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City

Winner presentation to Wetland Vitality in Colombia - Landscape design for environmental recovery (l-r): Hashim Sarkis, Head of the Global Holcim Awards jury 2021; Erica Martinez, Edgar Mazo, Sebastián Mejia, Santiago Hurtado and Camila Angel of Connatural, Medellín, Colombia; Angelo Bucci, Member of the Global Holcim Awards jury 2021 and Co-founder and Principal of spbr arquitetos, São Paulo, Brazil; and Loreta Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020.

Winner presentation to Wetland Vitality - Landscape design for environmental recovery, Bogotá, Colombia (l-r): Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Holcim Foundation (at podium); Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Santiago Hurtado, Sebastián Mejia, and Edgar Mazo, Connatural, Medellín, Colombia; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

Wetland Vitality in Bogotá, Colombia - A landscape design project for environmental recovery and social sustainability. Winners: Sébastian Mejía, Edgar Mazo and team, Connatural, Medellín, Colombia

Winner presentation to Collective Harvest - Community-engaged nut processing facility, Laranjal do Jari, Brazil (l-r): Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Gustavo Utrabo, Estúdio Gustavo Utrabo, São Paulo, Brazil; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City

Winner presentation to Collective Harvest - Community-engaged nut processing facility, Laranjal do Jari, Brazil (l-r): Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Holcim Foundation (at podium); Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Gustavo Utrabo, Estúdio Gustavo Utrabo, São Paulo, Brazil; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

Collective Harvest in Laranjal do Jari, Brazil - A community-engaged nut-processing facility in the Amazon basin. Winner: Gustavo Utrabo, Estúdio Gustavo Utrabo, São Paulo, Brazil

Winner presentation to Vernacular Greenhouse - Energy-efficient housing for farmers, Bogotá, Colombia (l-r): Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Aldo Hurtado and Carlos Betancourt, Espacio Colectivo Arquitectos, Cali, Colombia Estacion Espacial Arquitectos, Barichara, Colombia; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City

Winner presentation to Vernacular Greenhouse - Energy-efficient housing for farmers, Bogotá, Colombia (l-r): Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Holcim Foundation (at podium); Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Aldo Hurtado and Carlos Betancourt, Espacio Colectivo Arquitectos, Cali, Colombia Estacion Espacial Arquitectos, Barichara, Colombia; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

Vernacular Greenhouse near Bogotá, Colombia - An energy-efficient farmhouse design for mountain farmers. Winners: Carlos Betancourt, Aldo Hurtado and team, Espacio Colectivo Arquitectos SAS, Calí, Colombia; Sebastian Contreras and team, Estacion Espacial Arquitectos, Barichara, Colombia

Winner presentation to Accommodating Above - Minimalist housing units for urban densification, Quito, Ecuador (l-r): Nicolás Viteri, El Sindicato Arquitectura, Quito, Ecuador; Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; María Reinoso Guerrero and Xavier Duque, El Sindicato Arquitectura, Quito, Ecuador; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City

Winner presentation to Accommodating Above - Minimalist housing units for urban densification, Quito, Ecuador (l-r): Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Holcim Foundation (at podium); Nicolás Viteri, El Sindicato Arquitectura, Quito, Ecuador; Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; María Reinoso Guerrero and Xavier Duque, El Sindicato Arquitectura, Quito, Ecuador; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

Accommodating Above in Quito, Ecuador - A project for minimalist urban housing units. Winners: María Reinoso Guerrero, Francisco Duque Salazar and Jaime Viteri Hidalgo, El Sindicato Arquitectura, Quito, Ecuador

Winner presentation to Creative Space - Arts complex for youth engagement, Canalejas, Mexico (l-r): Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Jorge Arvizu and Diego Ricalde, Estudio MMX, Mexico City; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City

Winner presentation to Creative Space - Arts complex for youth engagement, Canalejas, Mexico (l-r): Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Holcim Foundation (at podium); Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Jorge Arvizu and Diego Ricalde, Estudio MMX, Mexico City; and Lorena Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

Creative Space in Canalejas, Mexico - An arts complex for youth recreation and development. Winners: Jorge Arvizu Soto, Diego Ricalde Recchia, Emmanuel Ramírez Ruiz and Ignacio del Río Francos, Estudio MMX, Mexico City

Winner presentation for Housing Infill - Regenerative and flexible urban densification, Córdoba, Argentina (l-r): Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; project authors Valeria Jaros and Maria Emilia Darricades, Argentina; and Loreta Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City

Winner presentation for Housing Infill - Regenerative and flexible urban densification, Córdoba, Argentina (l-r): Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Holcim Foundation (at podium); Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; project authors Valeria Jaros and Maria Emilia Darricades, Argentina; and Loreta Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

Housing Infill in Córdoba, Argentina - A project for regenerative and flexible urban densification. Winners: Agustin Berzero, Valeria Jaros, Emilia Darricades, Tomás Quaglia and Maximiliano Torchio, Córdoba, Argentina

Winner presentation for Park Evolution - Revitalised recreation landscape at former zoo, Mendoza, Argentina (l-r): Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Guillermo Lesch and Leticia Alfaro, lesch.alfaro, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Loreta Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City

Winner presentation for Park Evolution - Revitalised recreation landscape at former zoo, Mendoza, Argentina (l-r): Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Holcim Foundation (at podium); Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; Guillermo Lesch and Leticia Alfaro, lesch.alfaro, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Loreta Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

Presenting the Holcim Awards winners from Latin America - Loreta Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020, Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

Park Evolution in Mendoza, Argentina - A nature regeneration project at a former zoo in Mendoza. Winners: Leticia Alfaro and Guillermo Lesch, lesch.lafaro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Danielle Gregorio, student at the University of São Paulo, Brazil for Buoyant Housing in Brazil – Riverside living and community complex.

Northeast facade view.

Winning team (l-r): Gimena Ponce Abba, María Rosario Ruiz Cabello, and María Florencia Ruiz Cabello students at the National University of Córdoba, Argentina for Fluid Buffer in Argentina – Urban flood mitigation and recreation infrastructure.

Fluid Buffer in Argentina – Urban flood mitigation and recreation infrastructure by Gimena Ponce Abba, María Florencia Ruiz Cabello, and María Rosario Ruiz Cabello, students at the National University of Córdoba, Argentina.

Pablo Goldin Marcovich, student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City for Improving Market in Mexico – Urban commercial rejuvenation and capacity building.

Improving Market in Mexico – Urban commercial rejuvenation and capacity building by Pablo Goldin Marcovich, student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City.

Winning team (l-r): Jhon Janer Salazar Ruiz, Juan Camilo Muñoz, and Lina Fernanda Valencia Lozano, students at the University of Valle, Cali, Colombia for Protective Canopy in Colombia – Landscape revitalization and botanical pavilion.

Protective Canopy in Colombia – Landscape revitalization and botanical pavilion by Jhon Janer Salazar Ruiz, Juan Camilo Muñoz, and Lina Fernanda Valencia Lozano, students at the University of Valle, Cali, Colombia.