5th International LafargeHolcim Awards for Sustainable Construction

The LafargeHolcim Awards is the most significant global competition in sustainable design. 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 to improve quality of life.

The competition is now open for registration until March 21, 2017 at 14:00hrs (UTC). The 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:

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.

https://www.lafargeholcim-foundation.org/AwardApplication/lafargeholcim-awards-2016-2017/overview

Schedule 

- Competition opens July 4, 2016 at 14:00 hrs UTC
- Q&A platform and Helpdesk from July 4, 2016 until closing
- Close of registration March 21, 2017 at 14:00 hrs UTC
- Jury meetings by region June to July 2017
- Awards ceremonies by region from September to November 2017