The 4th International Holcim Awards

ZURICH — The 4th International Holcim Awards 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. The competition has two categories with different requirements:

Holcim Awards (main category)
Project has reached an advanced stage of design with high probability of execution
Execution of the project may not have started before July 1, 2013
All authors must be at least 18 years of age (date of birth March 24, 1996 or earlier)
“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 2, 1982 and March 24, 1996)
Execution of the project may not have started before July 1, 2013
Evaluation process

Submissions will be judged by a panel of international experts based on Holcim’s established target issues:

• Innovation and transferability (progress);
• Ethical standards and social equity (people);
• Environmental quality and resource efficiency (planet);
• Economic performance and compatibility (prosperity); and
• Contextual and aesthetic impact (proficiency).

Submissions are being accepted until March 24, 2014. For more information, visit www.holcimfoundation.org.