University of British Columbia’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture to Host Awards for Sustainable Construction

VANCOUVER—Organized by the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, the competition identifies the ideas with the highest potential to tackle today’s challenges to increasing urbanization and improving quality of life.

The competition is open for projects in architecture, building and civil engineering, landscape and urban design, materials, products and construction technologies.

In June 2017 the jury will review all North American entries in both categories Main and Next Generation (under age 30). They will consider the merits of each based on five target issues for sustainable construction.

• Progress – Innovation and transferability
• People – Ethical standards and social inclusion
• Planet – Resource and environmental performance
• Prosperity – Economic viability and compatibility
• Place – Contextual and aesthetic impact

The competition has two categories with different requirements:
LafargeHolcim Awards (main category)

• Project has reached an advanced stage of design with high probability of execution 
• All authors must be at least 18 years of age (date of birth March 21, 1999 or earlier)
• Execution of the project may not have started before July 4, 2016

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 5, 1985 and March 21, 1999)
• Execution of the project (if applicable) may not have started before July 4, 2016

Evaluation process
The juries consist of independent, renowned representatives from science, business and society. They evaluate entries against the “target issues” for sustainable construction.
The competition is now open for registration until March 21, 2017 at 14:00hrs (UTC). There is no fee to enter.
Further information about the competition can be found HERE.