CEMEX Building Award 2021 winners are announced
Published by Emily Thomas,
Deputy Editor
World Cement,
After a year of suspension due to the pandemic, 406 entries of the Mexico Edition participated in the CEMEX Building Award 2021, with 21 being recognised in their respective category and/or Special Awards.
The International Edition received 51 finalist project entries from 15 countries: Germany, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Spain, France, Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
The jury for this edition was made up of 17 renowned architects and engineers from six countries: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Dominican Republic. This jury evaluated the candidate projects for the construction and architecture processes and solutions used, the incorporation of sustainability to the buildings, and the value these buildings generate for present and future societies.
The CEMEX Building Award comprises five categories and four special awards that recognise the most acclaimed architecture and construction projects in Mexico and worldwide.
International Winners by Category:
Residential Housing
Casa Piedra Acapulco
Acapulco, Mexico
Affordable Housing
Corazón de Tierra
Merida, Mexico
Building
Tortosa Courts
Tortosa, Spain
Collective Space
Teleclub with Thermal Mattresses
Noviercas, Spain
Infrastructure
Damping works for storm drainage in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
Winners of International Special Prizes
Universal Accessibility
Centro de Danza y Coreografía del Valle, CDCV
Cali, Colombia
Sustainable Construction
Academy of Fine Arts* Cetinje, Montenegro
Pool and Pavilion at Oak House School* Barcelona, Spain
*Tied vote
Innovation in Construction
Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame
Monterrey, Mexico
Social Value
Vera Angelita School
San Ramon, Nicaragua
Mexico Winners by Category
Residential Housing
Casa Piedra Acapulco
Acapulco, Guerrero
Affordable Housing
Corazón de Tierra
Merida, Yucatan
Building
Silkworm Sanctuary
San Pedro Cajonos, Oaxaca
Collective Space
Reflection Space
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Infrasctructure
Bridge No. 4 at kilometer 32+000 of the Toluca to Naucalpan highway Estado de Mexico
Winners of Mexico Special Prizes
Sustainable Construction
ESTOA – University of Monterrey
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Innovation in Construction
Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Social Value
“Señor de Tula” Sanctuary
Jojutla, Morelos
As is the tradition with each CEMEX Building Award ceremony, the ‘Lorenzo H. Zambrano’ Prize recognised the trajectory and impact of great personalities in the fields of architecture and construction, whose work is significant and memorable for Mexico and internationally.
The 2021 ‘Lorenzo H. Zambrano’ Prize was granted to Engineer Roberto Meli Piralla, of Italian origin, in recognition of his work outside his country, with an excellent career and countless projects carried out worldwide.
During the ceremony, CEMEX recognised the winner of the 2021 ‘Architect Marcelo Zambrano’ Scholarship, awarded to Architect Paola Tovar Luján, a graduate of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She is already studying for her master's degree in Architecture and Urban Design at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands.
For 15 years, through the ‘Architect Marcelo Zambrano’ Scholarship, CEMEX has fostered the development of young, recently graduated architects whose academic and professional work shows enormous potential to contribute decisively and innovatively to the progress of the construction culture and design in Mexico.
The CEMEX Building Award recognises the talent and vision of architects and engineers who design sustainable buildings for the benefit of present and future generations. Since 1991, the Building Award has established itself as one of the most relevant competitions in architecture and construction.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/15112021/cemex-building-award-2021-winners-are-announced/
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