Awards 2025 Last Call

Newsletter — January 2025

As we dive into a very promising year ahead, we’re excited to share inspiring project updates that elevate the standards of sustainable design, including previous Awards winning projects BRAC University by WOHA in Dhaka, and urban infill initiative Haus 2+ by Office ParkScheerbarth in Berlin.

Last updated: January 14, 2025

What new sources of inspiration and transformation will the next Holcim Foundation Awards uncover? There’s still time to enter - or share the word - so we can continue to showcase leading-edge thinking and best practice solutions from around the world.

Register by February 11, 2025 - Awards 2025

Don’t miss your chance to showcase your sustainable design project and compete for a share of the USD 1M prize pool, awarded to 20 winners across 5 regions worldwide. Be part of sustainable design’s most significant competition and join the ranks of industry-changing architects, engineers, and urban planners.

  • Cost: Free to enter
  • Prize: 20 winners, USD 1M prize pool
  • Deadline: February 11, 2025 - registrations close
  • Awards Ceremony: November 20, 2025, at the Holcim Foundation’s Venice Forum event during the Venice Biennale of Architecture
  • Eligibility: Client-supported projects of all scales in the late-stage design phase, not yet completed by February 11, 2025

BRAC University Campus - Project Film

Singapore-based urban design and architecture firm WOHA’s recently opened BRAC University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, represents a transformative vision of sustainability – both environmental and social. Recognized with a Holcim Foundation Award in 2017, and completed in 2023, the campus exemplifies how architecture can harmonize with local contexts while addressing broader global challenges.

In our Words with Winners series, we chatted with WOHA Co-founder Wong Mun Summ, an architect known for pioneering sustainable design in tropical climates, who led the project with a focus on creating a positive urban and social impact. He explains how the approach reflects WOHA’s ethos of social sustainability – designing for people and fostering well-being.

Maximizing Impact: Urban Infill - Event Recap

At our Berlin Awards Talk, experts in architecture, engineering, and sustainability explored urban infill's transformative potential and bold development standards.

The event spotlighted Haus 2+ at Holzmarkt, a Holcim Foundation Award winner by Office ParkScheerbarth, showcasing how socially engaging design can elevate neighbourhoods. Discover the visionary ideas and watch the panel replay for inspiration shaping tomorrow's cities!

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