International Sustainable Design Competition 2017

Overview

The LafargeHolcim Awards is the most significant global competition in sustainable design. Organized by the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, the competition identifies the ideas with the highest potential to tackle today’s challenges to increasing urbanization and to improve quality of life.

The competition is now open for registration until March 21, 2017 at 14:00hrs (UTC). The competition is open for projects in architecture, building and civil engineering, landscape and urban design, materials, products and construction technologies that contribute to the five “target issues” for sustainable construction.

Entry in the competition is free of charge, and there are no requirements to include specific building materials (such as concrete) or environmental technqiues in the design. The competition has two categories with different requirements:

LafargeHolcim Awards (main category)

• Project has reached an advanced stage of design with high probability of execution 
• All authors must be at least 18 years of age (date of birth March 21, 1999 or earlier)
• Execution (ie: physical construction) of the project may not have started before July 4, 2016

Next Generation (young professionals and students category)

• Visionary projects and bold ideas
• All authors must be between 18 and 30 years of age (date of birth between July 5, 1985 and March 21, 1999)
• Execution (ie: physical construction) of the project (if applicable) may not have started before July 4, 2016

Evaluation process

The juries consist of independent, renowned representatives from science, business and society. They evaluate entries against the “target issues” for sustainable construction.

Two categories with different requirements

The main category of the competition is open to architects, planners, engineers, project owners, builders and construction firms showcasing sustainable responses within contemporary building and construction. Projects must have reached an advanced stage of design, have a high probability of execution, and may not have started construction before July 4, 2016.

In addition, students and professionals up to the age of 30 years may submit visionary concepts, bold ideas and “blue-sky” solutions in the Next Generation category of the competition, irrespective of the probability of implementation of the project.

“Target issues” for sustainable construction

Submissions are evaluated according to five “target issues” for sustainable construction – taking a holistic view at sustainability. The “target issues” cover innovation and transferability; ethical standards and social inclusion; resource and environmental performance; economic viability and compatibility; and contextual and aesthetic impact.

Winners qualify for global LafargeHolcim Awards competition

The winners will be announced in the second half of 2017 at Awards ceremonies in each region. The main winners automatically qualify for the global LafargeHolcim Awards competition in 2018. The total prize money of the 5th International LafargeHolcim Awards cycle amounts to USD 2 million.

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