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| German Natural Stone Award - now a European-wide competition  The German Natural Stone Award, one of the most noted architecture prizes in Germany, will be organized as a European-wide competition for the first time in 2011 and be given the sub-title "European Architecture + Stone".The competition for theGerman Natural Stone Award 2011 focuses on natural stone as an exemplary building material in terms of its consideration of the environment, sustainability and energy efficiency. The award is presented to building concepts in Europe that represent examples of high architectural quality, technically innovative applications and cost-effective construction using natural stone.The award is for the exemplary design and technically modern construction of projects in Europe, in which mainly natural stone from Europe is used and the work is performed by natural stone contractors. The award is given to finished buildings in which natural stone assumes special architectural importance as a building material and which represent exemplary solutions for the design of our environment. The German Natural Stone Award 2011 is a recognized architecture prize and includes prize money of € 30,000.It was presented for the first time in 1981. One or more projects completed after 1 January 2005 can be entered for the award. Projects already presented can be entered again if they have not previously received an award. Admission is open to architects, interior designers and landscape architects who are the intellectual creators and planners of buildings completed in Europe. An article on the competition and award winners will be published in the Baumeister magazine for architecture and in a special issue. This can be obtained via the Deutscher Naturwerkstein-Verband (DNV), Würzburg. The winners will receive their awards at a presentation ceremony, which will take place at the international natural stone exhibition Stone+tec 2011 in Nürnberg on 22June 2011. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |