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Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015

United Kingdom Architecture News - Dec 04, 2014 - 11:50   5006 views

Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015

From 6,000 entries to 3 winners:Global Holcim Awards 2015

15 projects out of more than 6,000 submissions in the 4th International Holcim Awards competition are automatically qualified for the elite phase of the competition: the Global Holcim Awards 2015 with total prize money of USD 350,000.

The Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards winners from each of the five regions of the world will be evaluated by the Global Holcim Awards 2015 jury headed by Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University (USA) and include Marc Angélil, Senior Dean of Architecture and Urban Design at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Alejandro Aravena, Principal of Elemental (Chile),Maria Atkinson, Founding Director of the Australian Green Building Council (Australia),Meisa Batayneh Maani, Principal of maisam architects and engineers (Jordan), Yolanda Kakabadse, President of WWF International (Ecuador), Matthias Schuler, Principal of Transsolar (Germany), and Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation (Switzerland).

The finalist projects to be built in 13 countries reflect a broad variety of the current interpretation of sustainable construction combined with architectural excellence and enhanced quality of life beyond technical intervention.

Here 's the finalists!

Austria

Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015

Participatory urban neighborhood
Vienna, Austria
Main Author Enrique Arenas Laorga - Arenas Basabe Palacios arquitectos, Madrid, Spain; Luis Basabe Montalvo - Arenas Basabe Palacios arquitectos, Madrid, Spain; Luis Palacios Labrador - Arenas Basabe Palacios arquitectos, Madrid, Spain
Further Author(s) Andreas Käfer - Traffix Verkehrsplanung; Robert Korab - Raum & Kommunikation, Vienna, Austria; Thomas Proksch - Land in Sicht Landschaftsarchitektur, Vienna, Austria; Christian Seethaler - Mascha & Seethaler ZT, Vienna, Austria
Colombia
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Water reservoirs as public park
Medellín, Colombia
Main Author Mario Fernando Camargo Gómez - Colectivo720, Cali, Colombia; Luis Orlando Tombé Hurtado - Colectivo720, Cali, Colombia

 Costa Rica

Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015

Low-impact timber rainforest center
Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Costa Rica
Main Author Román Jesús Cordero Tovar - PLUG architecture, Mérida, Mexico
Further Author(s) Izbeth Katia Mendoza Fragoso - PLUG architecture, Mérida, Mexico
Ethiopia
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Low-cost modular housing scheme
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Main Author Dirk Donath - Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany
Further Author(s) Brook Haileselassie - EiABC-Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Asgedom Berhe - EiABC-Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Helawie Sewnet - EiABC-Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Sarah Yusuf - EiABC-Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Peter Dissel - Afro-European Engineers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Jakob Mettler - Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany
France
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Low-cost flexible university building
Paris, France
Main Author Gilles Delalex - Muoto, Paris, France; Yves Moreau - Muoto, Paris, France; Thomas Wessel-Cessieux - Muoto, Paris, France
Italy
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Freshwater ecological reserve and remediation
Saline Joniche, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Main Author Francisco Leiva - Grupo aranea, Alicante, Spain; Marco Scarpinato - AutonomeForme, Palermo, Italy
Further Author(s) Marta García Chico - Grupo aranea, Alicante, Spain; Lucia Pierro - AutonomeForme, Palermo, Italy
Lebanon
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Urban pine forest rehabilitation
Beirut, Lebanon
Main Author Raëd Abillama - Raëd Abillama Architects, Lebanon
Further Author(s) Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine - Associaton for Forests Development & Conservation, Lebanon; Youssef Abillama - Maintenance Management Group, Antelias, Lebanon
Mexico
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Pedagogically-aligned school
San Andrés Payuca, Mexico
Main Author Francisco Pardo - AT103, Mexico City, Mexico; Julio Amezcua - AT103, Mexico City, Mexico
Nepal
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Locally-adapted orphanage and library
Kathmandu, Nepal
Main Author Hilary Sample - MOS Architects, New York, USA; Michael Meredith - MOS Architects, New York, USA
Sri Lanka
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Community library and social recuperation
Ambepussa, Sri Lanka
Main Author Milinda Pathiraja - Robust Architecture Workshop, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Further Author(s) Ganga Ratnayake - Robust Architecture Workshop, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Thailand
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Bird sanctuary
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Main Author Jariyawadee Lekawatana - Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand; Singh Intrachooto - Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Chak Cherdsatirkul - Kaomai Lanna Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Further Author(s) Felix Baroux - École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux, France; Pacharapan Ratananakorn - Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand; Pratchaya Lertrucksadee - Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand; Nattapong Chumkesorn - Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand; Tamfun Vatayanon - Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand; Sorawut Kittibanthorn - Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand
Turkey
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Green building showcase and enterprise hub
Ankara, Turkey
Main Author Onat Öktem - ONZ Architects, Ankara, Turkey; Zeynep Öktem - ONZ Architects, Ankara, Turkey
USA
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Zero carbon emissions compostable structure
New York, NY, USA
Main Author David Benjamin - The Living, New York, USA
Further Author(s) Danil Nagy - The Living, New York, USA; John Locke - The Living, New York, USA; Damon Lau - The Living, New York, USA; Ray Wang - The Living, New York, USA; Jim Stoddart - The Living, New York, USA; Dale Zhao - The Living, New York, USA; Nathan Smith - The Living, New York, USA; Christo Logan - The Living, New York, USA; Dane Taeyoung - The Living, New York, USA; Matt Clark - Arup New York, New York, USA; Shaina Saporta - Arup New York, New York, USA; Eben Bayer - Ecovative Design, Green Island, USA; Sam Harrington - Ecovative Design, Green Island, USA; Gina Albanese - 3M Minnesota, Saint Paul, USA; Kristal Reid - 3M Minnesota, Saint Paul, USA; Byron Trotter - 3M Minnesota, Saint Paul, USA
USA
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Water absorptive surface and subterranean basin
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Main Author Amy Mielke - Water Pore Partnership, New York, USA; Caitlin Gucker-Kanter Taylor - Water Pore Partnership, New York, USA
Further Author(s) Keller Easterling - Yale University, New Haven, USA
USA
Finalists and jury of the Global Holcim Awards 2015
Urban flood protection infrastructure
New York, NY, USA
Main Author Kai-Uwe Bergmann - BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, New York, USA; Bjarke Ingels - BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, New York, USA; Matthijs Bouw - One Architecture, New York, USA; Thomas Christoffersen - BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, New York, USA; Daniel Kidd - BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, New York, USA; Jeremy Siegel - BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, New York, USA; Laura Starr - Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners, New York, USA; Stephen Whitehouse - Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners, New York, USA; Andrea Parker - Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners, New York, USA; Melon Wedick - Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners, New York, USA; James Lima - James Lima Planning + Development, New York, USA; Steven Baumgartner - Buro Happold Engineering, New York, USA; Byron Stigge - Level Agency for Infrastructure, New York, USA; Ivo de Jeu - One Architecture, New York, USA; Christina Kaunzinger - Green Shield Ecology, Bridgewater, USA; Edgar J. Westerhof - ARCADIS, USA; Daniel Payne - AEA Consulting, Beacon, USA; Prem Krishnamurthy - Project Projects, New York, New York, USA