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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pedagogically-aligned school

San Andrés Payuca, Mexico

Main Author Francisco Pardo - AT103, Mexico City, Mexico; Julio Amezcua - AT103, Mexico City, Mexico

Nepal

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

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

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

Green building showcase and enterprise hub

Ankara, Turkey

Main Author Onat Öktem - ONZ Architects, Ankara, Turkey; Zeynep Öktem - ONZ Architects, Ankara, Turkey

USA

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

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

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

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