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Foundations 13_22.12.2011_MR:Layout 1 29.12.2011 11:28 Uhr Seite 1 And the winners are... From some 6,000 submissions in the third cycle of the Holcim Awards com- petition, the best were celebrated at five two-day events held in Casablanca, Milan, Buenos Aires, Washington D.C. and Singapore. Architects, other building pro- fessionals, and guests of Holcim came together to honor the 53 prize winners and to exchange ideas on the subject of sustainable construction. The winners of the regional main prizes are all nominated to compete for the Global Holcim Awards. All regional winners are eligible to compete for a Global Holcim Innovation prize. The two juries will make their selections in the first quarter of 2012. This issue of Foundations is dedicated to the groundbreaking projects showcased in the regional Holcim Awards 2011 presentations. High five: Julie Snow and Matthew Kreilich celebrate winning the Holcim Awards Bronze for the region North America for their project “Energy and water efficient border control station, Van Buren, ME, USA.” December 2011 Foundations 13_22.12.2011_MR:Layout 1 29.12.2011 11:29 Uhr Seite 2 Regional Holcim Awards: North America Page 10 Europe Page 6 Holcim Awards Gold Holcim Awards Gold Regional food-gathering nodes and Urban renewal and swimming-pool logistics network, Iqaluit, NU, Canada precinct, Berlin, Germany Holcim Awards Silver Holcim Awards Silver Zero net energy school building, City hall and civic center recycled from Los Angeles, CA, USA former factory, Oostkamp, Belgium Holcim Awards Bronze Holcim Awards Bronze Latin America Page 8 Energy and water efficient border control Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure station, Van Buren, ME, USA Holcim Awards Gold recycled from former freeway viaducts, near Scilla, Italy Acknowledgement prizes Urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub, São Paulo, Brazil Acknowledgement prizes Energy efficient university building, Lawrence, KS, USA Holcim Awards Silver High-density cottage garden structure, Appeltern, Netherlands Energy neutral portable classroom, Sustainable post-tsunami reconstruction Honolulu, HI, USA master plan, Constitución Chile High-efficiency concrete formwork technology, Zurich, Switzerland Energy, water and waste efficient military Holcim Awards Bronze installation, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, USA Low-cost apartments incorporating smart Urban regeneration master plan, materials, Hamburg, Germany Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Environmental center and bird-watching facility using recycled materials, Chicago, Medium rise timber office building in Acknowledgement prizes IL, USA low-to-no carbon emissions district, Ecological awareness and recreation Helsinki, Finland “Next Generation” prizes reserve, Banderilla, Mexico “Next Generation” prizes Reinforced mangrove protective Green university library, Santiago, Chile infrastructure, Miami, FL, USA Efficient fabrication system for geometrically complex building elements, Library with integrated community Temporary festival structure using London, UK outreach, Rosario, Argentina recyclable building components, Providence, RI, USA Materials reuse and regional trans- Recovery of the rail transport network, formation scheme, Gijón/Xixón, Spain Oaxaca Valley, Mexico Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada Bioluminescent devices for zero- Urban transit corridor and river remedia- electricity lighting, Seville, Spain tion master plan, Mexico City, Mexico “Next Generation” prizes Energy self-sufficient water desalination facility, Córdoba, Argentina Reinvigorated waterways for transportation and sustainable development, Puerto Suárez, Bolivia Densification and upgrade of university buildings, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Foundations 13 2 Foundations 13_22.12.2011_MR:Layout 1 29.12.2011 11:29 Uhr Seite 3 53 winners in 29 countries Asia Pacific Page 12 Holcim Awards Gold Locally-manufactured cob and bamboo school building, Jar Maulwi, Pakistan Africa Middle East Page 4 Holcim Awards Silver Holcim Awards Gold Urban agriculture and factory conversion, Secondary school with passive ventilation Bangkok, Thailand system, Gando, Burkina Faso Holcim Awards Bronze Holcim Awards Silver Ecologically-designed retail and Sustainable refurbishment of a primary commercial building, Putrajaya, Malaysia school, near Al Azarije, Palestine Acknowledgement prizes Holcim Awards Bronze Community structure to encourage Training center for sustainable social cohesion and development, construction, Marrakesh, Morocco Cepogo, Ngargorejo and Bongkok villages, Indonesia Acknowledgement prizes Post-earthquake housing renovation, Affordable building materials from Kobe, Japan recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria Primary healthcare center, Building implementing holistic near Dharmapuri, India architectural design, Masdar City, UAE Socially-integrated rural school, Sustainable public eco-tourism facility, Sukoharjo, Indonesia Cape Town, South Africa Urban renewal and transport circuit, Urban precinct reconstruction and New Delhi, India rehabilitation, Fez, Morocco Vertical informal settlement and waste “Next Generation” prizes recycling center, Jakarta, Indonesia Adaptive re-use of industrial site for “Next Generation” prizes urban agriculture, Pretoria, South Africa Bicycle use for commuting revitalization Passive floodplain agricultural system, project, Beijing, China Gohatsion, Ethiopia Town plan revitalization and urban Culturally-sensitive urban master plan, development, Navi Mumbai, India Agadir, Morocco Decentralized sanitation system, near New Delhi, India Foundations 13 3 Foundations 13_22.12.2011_MR:Layout 1 29.12.2011 11:29 Uhr Seite 4 Lively and emotional Winner of the Holcim Awards Gold, Diébédo Francis Kéré, congratulated by founding member of the Holcim Foundation Management Board, Claude Fussler. Ceremony for Africa Middle East in Casablanca, Morocco The first of the five regional Holcim Awards ceremonies took place on September 8 in one of the world's most beautiful Art Deco cities – in pulsating Casablanca. Rarely does a Holcim Awards event evoke as much emotion as here: the enthusiasm of the winners for their visions and prizes was immediately taken up by the audience of some 260 guests. During the festive dinner in the Palais du Méchouar the building professionals enjoyed inten- sive exchange with one another. On the thought-provok- ing guided tours the following day, it was confirmed that cosmopolitan Casablanca with its diversity and rich The winners of the Holcim Awards from across Africa and the architectural heritage, was an ideal location for the Middle East showed an enormous range of sustainable solutions ceremony. across a diverse region. Gold winners for Africa Middle East: Diébédo Francis Kéré and Foulane Bouhssine from Agadir, Morocco, served an array of Foundations 13 Dominique Mayer, Kéré Architecture, Germany. musical treats during the ceremony. 4 Foundations 13_22.12.2011_MR:Layout 1 29.12.2011 11:29 Uhr Seite 5 Winners in the main category of the Holcim Awards 2011 Africa Middle East Holcim Awards Gold Acknowledgement prize Secondary school with Affordable building materials passive ventilation system, from recycled agricultural Gando, Burkina Faso waste, Zaria, Nigeria Main author: Diébédo Authors: Charles Oluwole Francis Kéré, Kéré Job, Frédéric Pichelin, and Andreas Rosenkranz, At the poster exhibition immediately following the ceremony Architecture, Germany Bern University of Applied the guests had the opportunity to learn in detail about the Sciences, Architecture, prize-winning projects. Wood & Civil Engineering, Switzerland; and others Holcim Awards Silver Acknowledgement prize Sustainable refurbishment of Building implementing a primary school, near Al holistic architectural design, Azarije, Palestine Masdar City, UAE Authors: Giovanna Romano, Main authors: Bob Gysin, Diego Torriani, Alessio Rudolf Trachsel, Sebastian El Khouli, Nadja Heitz, and The banquet following the Awards ceremony took in a beautiful Battistella, Luca Trabattoni, Carmen Held, Bob Gysin setting – in the spectacular Palais du Méchouar. Carmine Chiarelli, Valerio Marazzi, and Alberto Alcalde Partner BGP Architekten, Villacampa, ARCò, Italy Switzerland; and others Holcim Awards Bronze Acknowledgement prize Training center for sustainable Sustainable public construction, Marrakesh, eco-tourism facility, Morocco Cape Town, South Africa Authors: Anna Heringer, Authors: Andrew Justin Germany; Elmar Nägele and Cooke and Jessica Tami Ernst Waibel, Austria; Martin Cohen, Architecture co-op, Javier de Benito, Holcim Area Manager for Africa Middle East, Rauch, Baukunst GmbH, South Africa with jury member Abderrafih Lahbabi, Ecole Supérieure Austria; Salima Naji, Morocco d’Architecture de Casablanca, Morocco. Acknowledgement prize Urban precinct reconstruction and rehabilitation, Fez, Morocco Authors: Michel Mossessian, mossessian & partners, UK; Casablanca is a laboratory for residential forms – the guests Yassir Khalil, Yassir Khalil could see this on informative tours held on the second day. Studio, Morocco Foundations 13 5 Foundations 13_22.12.2011_MR:Layout 1 29.12.2011 11:30 Uhr Seite 6 Stylish and elegant The Kataklò Athletic Dance Theatre by Olympic rhythmic gymnast Giulia Staccioli entertained the guests with a performance at once dynamic and subtle. Ceremony for Europe in Milan, Italy In the Italian economic metropolis Milan, the nearly 100- year-old Palazzo del Ghiacco provided an elegant setting for an atmospheric show on September 15. The gigantic former ice-skating hall with its impressive steel