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| Winners of First Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction USD 1 million in prize money was awarded to the best sustainable construction projects entered in the first global Holcim Awards competition. Joint winners of the Holcim Awards Gold were an urban integration project in Caracas, Venezuela, and the design for a new main railway station in Stuttgart, Germany. The winners were selected from 15 finalists from all continents, following on from a series of five regional competitions with more than 3,000 submissions from 118 countries. The Holcim Awards Silver went to a regional masterplan and renewal strategy for the Mulini Valley near Amalfi and Scala, Italy, Holcim Awards Bronze to a low-cost housing and urban renewal project in Montreal, Canada. The competition was launched by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction in collaboration with five of the world's leading technical universities in 2004. The Holcim Awards aim to promote innovative, future-oriented and tangible sustainable construction projects and reinforce stakeholder awareness of the importance architecture, engineering, and construction have in achieving a more sustainable future. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |