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    • LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction

    The LafargeHolcim Foundation was created in 2003 to raise awareness of the important role that architecture, engineering, urban planning and the building industry have in achieving a more sustainable future. It is an initiative of LafargeHolcim, and expresses its commitment to sustainable development.

     

    LafargeHolcim Awards

    The LafargeHolcim Awards for Sustainable Construction is the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design. The international competition recognizes projects and visionary concepts that go beyond balancing environmental performance, social responsibility, and economic growth, thereby exemplifying architectural excellence and a high degree of transferability. Each competition cycle spans three years, from announcement to completion and a total of USD 2 million in prize money is awarded. The 6th LafargeHolcim Awards competition was open for entries from June 2019 until February 2020.

    Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Awards juries in five regions of the world (Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific) met virtually in June and July 2020. The international panels of experts nominated the competition winners using the “target issues” for sustainable construction.

    All nominated prize winners have been informed and the verification process successfully completed. Up to 11 prizes will be conferred in each region: Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards and four Acknowledgement prizes in the Main category, as well as four prizes in the Next Generation category. The regional LafargeHolcim Awards winners will now be announced and celebrated in 2021. 

    The main category prize winners of the regional competition automatically qualify for the Global Awards competition. An independent panel of internationally renowned experts will select Global Awards Gold, Silver and Bronze, and a Wild Card prize. The Global LafargeHolcim Awards winners will be announced and celebrated in 2021.

     
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      Global LafargeHolcim Awards 2018 winners

      From left to right: LafargeHolcim Awards main prize winners for North America (2014) – David Benjamin, The Living, New York (Bronze); Caitlin Taylor & Amy Mielke, Water Pore Partnership, New York (Gold); and Kai-Uwe Bergmann, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen/New York & Matthijs Bouw, One Architecture, Amsterdam (Silver).
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      Members of the Global LafargeHolcim Awards jury 2018

      Building sustainably to improve communities. The winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards prizes in Asia Pacific (2017) were celebrated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
     

    LafargeHolcim Forum

    The LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction is a tri-annual series of conferences on a specific topic of sustainable construction, conducted in collaboration with the Foundation’s associated universities. The multi-day event is an academic platform for architects, engineers, planners, and construction specialists of all generations and geographic locations.

    In addition, the LafargeHolcim Forum provides master and doctoral students from the Foundation’s associated universities with an opportunity to network with some of the world’s leading professionals. This dialog brings the visions of young professionals to the symposium. Each LafargeHolcim Forum is complemented by the release of academic publications. Since its inception, the Foundation has conducted six Forums. The 7th LafargeHolcim Forum will take place in Brazil in 2022.

     
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      LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 - Some of the delegates from 55 countries

      At the heart of the LafargeHolcim Forum are the four parallel workshops on selected aspects of the main topic. Experts present current projects and case studies from their research, which are then discussed by the group. The workshop topics are then developed further through brainstorming sessions, group work, thought experiments, or panel discussions.
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      LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 - Lord Norman Foster

      Sustainable construction essentially has to do with our future. That’s why the next generation of architects and engineers is given a dedicated platform at the LafargeHolcim Forum – 25 teams participated in the Student Poster Competition.
     

    Disseminating knowledge

    The LafargeHolcim Foundation seeks to globally interlink knowledge and to encourage sustainable responses to the built environment. It promotes outstanding approaches to sustainable construction via print and online publications, maintains a comprehensive Internet presence, and engages on social media.

     
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      A new space for the local community

      Post-graduate students presented their concepts in a poster exhibition that showcased their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction. The LafargeHolcim Forum on “Re-materializing Construction” in Cairo, Egypt (2019) brought together faculty members and students from leading technical universities associated with the LafargeHolcim Foundation.
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      A team effort for the local community

      The LafargeHolcim Forum on “Re-materializing Construction” was held in Cairo, Egypt (2019). 350 leading thinkers from 55 countries visited sites that provided a local contextualization of the global discussions. The excursions were curated by the American University in Cairo and examined archeological heritage, water challenges, new vernacular, and desert cities.