International LafargeHolcim Awards for Sustainable Construction open for entries Call for exemplary construction projects, visionary design concepts. The LafargeHolcim Awards is a programme that seeks leading projects of professionals as well as bold ideas from the next generation that combine sustainable construction solutions with architectural excellence. The 6th cycle of the international competition is open for entries until February 25, 2020. The Awards offer a total of US$ 2 million in prize money and foreground projects and concepts from architecture, engineering, urban planning, materials and construction technology, and related fields. Submissions in the LafargeHolcim Awards main category includes sustainable construction projects that are at an advanced stage of design, with a high probability of realization. In this category, construction/fabrication must not have started before January 1, 2019.
The Awards Next Generation category seeks visionary design concepts and bold ideas that are at a preliminary stage of design, including design studio and research work. To participate in this category, authors may not be older than 30 years of age. Students and young professionals are welcome to enter the Awards main category with projects that have reached an advanced stage of design. The competition is adjudicated by a group of independent expert juries drawn from five geographic regions of the world. These experts will evaluate submissions using the comprehensive “target issues” for sustainable construction of the LafargeHolcim Foundation.
The criteria covers innovation and transferability; ethical standards and social inclusion; resource and environmental performance; economic viability and compatibility; and contextual and aesthetic impact. The competition promotes circular thinking and the reduction of CO2 emissions across all disciplines. It identifies the ideas with the highest potential to tackle today’s challenges to increasing urbanization and to improve quality of life. Submitting entries in the competition is free and must be made in English using a web-based form to provide informationon authorship, a project summary, technical details, as well as project images and/or illustrations. A “Step-by-step” guide explains the process in detail and shows how to prepare an entry at www.lafargeholcim-awards.org Since 2003, the
LafargeHolcim Foundation advances the discourse on sustainable construction mainly through its Awards, the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design. The Foundation is an initiative of LafargeHolcim, the global leader in building materials and solutions. About LafargeHolcim LafargeHolcim is the leading global building materials and solutions company serving masons, builders, architects and engineers all over the world. Group operations produce cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete which are used in building projects ranging from affordable housing and small, local projects to the biggest, most technically and architecturally challenging infrastructure projects.
As urbanization increasingly impacts people and the planet, the Group provides innovative products and building solutions with a clear commitment to social and environmental sustainability. With leading positions in all regions, LafargeHolcim employs around 80,000 employees in more than 80 countries and has a portfolio that is equally balanced between developing and mature markets.
