| About the Holcim Awards | Since the establishment of the HolcimFoundation in 2003, the Holcim Awards (in the meantime LafargeHolcim Awards) have been recognizing forward-looking projects worldwide that combine sustainable construction solutions with architectural excellence. The aim of the competition is to promote solutions for the design of buildings, landscapes, materials and visions in the construction sector that go beyond conventions and address the challenges of sustainability in its broadest understanding. In each 3-year cycle, the Awards offer a total of USD 2 million in prize money and support the international perception of projects and concepts from architecture, engineering, urban planning, materials science, construction technology and related fields. Awards are given to projects in two categories: professional projects and next-generation student projects. The Awards are open for participation in a first stage in five global regions. Subsequently, in the second stage, the winners of the regions participate in the global awards. Further information on the website of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction |
| Schedule | Information about the schedule of the 7th Holcim Awards cycle will be announced on the Holcim Foundation website, where you can also sign up for a newsletter. Webseite der Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction |
| Promoter | The Holcim Awards is an initiative of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction based in Switzerland. The independent foundation is sponsored by Holcim Ltd. in cooperation with its regional companies. The Holcim Foundation counts upon competent support, especially in the technical field. Some of the world’s leading technical universities act as partners to the Holcim Awards. They define the evaluation criteria to be used for the competitions and host the panels that judge the entries. Partner universities include: • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA, USA • Tongji University (TJU) in Shanghai, China • Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil • University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa • Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) in Mexico City, Mexico • Ecole Supérieure d’Architecture de Casablanca (EAC), Morocco • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), in Mumbai, India • American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon • Tsinghua University (THU) in Beijing, China • University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Competition Regions | Entries in the competition are allocated to a region based on the location of the project (not the location of the Main Author). These regions are based on five geographic areas: Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa/Middle East, and Asia Pacific. For submissions where no site has been selected, “Region” is defined by the country of residence of the Main Author. |
| Prizes | Prizes at both, the Regional and Global Awards, levels total USD 2 million for each three-year competition cycle. |
| Participation | In the past cycles, the Holcim Awards were open for participation in two categories: Holcim Awards (main category) Entries in the Holcim Awards (main category) may be submitted by the project’s design team which consists of the author(s) and all other persons responsible for the project. Eligible for participation are private or public promoters/investors or architects / planners / engineers involved in the project, providing that they hold the right of authorship or are participating in agreement with the person(s) holding the right of authorship. Legal entities and design teams must name an authorized representative who will act as the responsible contact person (Main Author). All authors must be at least 18 years of age. “Next Generation” (young professionals and students category) In addition, there are the "Next Generation" awards for students' ideas and visions. Eligible for this category are projects within the framework of university programs at the bachelor's level or above (master's or doctorate). Eligibility has also been defined in part by age in the cycles. |
| Projects of Previous Cycles | Overview Holcim Awards 2005-2021 |
| Projects admitted to participation | Projects that present sustainable solutions to technological, ecological, socio-economic and cultural challenges of modern construction are eligible to apply. Eligible are projects that have already reached an advanced design stage and whose construction has not begun before the day the awards are announced. |