NEXT GENERATION THIRD PRIZE:
Pretoria, South Africa
The proposed scheme redefines understandings
of industry, proposing a new system of resource
exchange between specific production processes.
The design explores synergies between a textile
manufacturing facility, agricultural fields, and a
sewage treatment plant to create a “Machinarium”
of mutually-interrelated systems and subsystems,
all working together in a sustainable environment
– exploring new architectural typologies which
may transform the future of cities.
NEXT GENERATION FOURTH PRIZE:
Beirut, Lebanon
An industrial quarter currently suffers from an
overflow of waste, recurrent power outages, and a
lack of skilled labour. Overflowing landfills are in
dire need of an emergency waste plan.
The project offers a set of sustainable solutions
for reactivating the area, transforming waste
into energy, and reinstating local artisanship.
The project combines a waste-to-energy plant
with public facilities and is aimed at raising
public awareness regarding an unsustainable
condition. AD
The International Holcim Awards competition recognises innovative projects and future-oriented concepts
on regional and global levels. They are designed to encourage architects, planners, engineers and project
owners to go beyond conventional notions of sustainable construction in their work and to harmonize
economic, ecological and social concerns. Projects and concepts in the fields of architecture, landscape
architecture, urban design, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and related fields are eligible for
entry in the competition. Each competition cycle spans three years, from announcement to completion and
a total of two million US dollars in prize money is awarded.
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