Asia Pacific winners of the Holcim Awards for sustainable construction announced in Singapore
Innovative architecture focused on infrastructure for communities
The Holcim Awards Gold 2011 for Asia Pacific (USD 100,000) was awarded to a project that upgrades
a traditional building method with effective low-tech measures through engineering and design. The
Earthen School Tipu Sultan Merkez, in a small village near Lahore, Pakistan and designed by architect
Eike Roswag of Ziegert Roswag Seiler Architekten Ingenieure, Germany, is constructed using a cob (clay,
sand, water, and straw) lower-floor combined with an upper floor made of earth-filled bamboo walls.
Intense research on cob construction resulted in a significant increase in strength and durability, and
extended maintenance intervals compared to former approaches.
Holcim Awards Silver went to the conversion of a former textile factory and adjacent land into a 1.4ha
agricultural production site and retail outlet in central Bangkok. The Urban Farm Urban Barn designed by
a project team led by Isavaret Tamonut of TTH Trading reintroduces elements of self-sufficiency while
also reconnecting food production and consumption.
Holcim Awards Bronze was awarded to a team led by architect Ken Yeang of T R Hamzah & Yeang
International for a 14-level commercial and retail building located in Malaysia’s federal administrative city
of Putrajaya. The building brings together state-of-the-art technologies appropriate for high-quality use in
two interconnected towers that use vegetation to actively reduce energy consumption, provide solar
shading, and create comfortable spaces considering all requirements of utilization.
Six Acknowledgement prizes were shared between three projects in Indonesia, two in India and
one in Japan. The “Next Generation” (student category) prizes were awarded to project visions for
urban transit cycling in Beijing, urban planning and revitalization of Navi Mumbai, and a
decentralized sanitation system near New Delhi.
The Holcim Awards ceremony for Asia Pacific in Singapore concluded the series of five events and
followed the presentation of winners in Casablanca, Milan, Buenos Aires and Washington, DC. Details
about all Holcim Awards 2011 winners including project submissions and high-resolution images of the
projects and ceremonies are available at www.holcimawards.org
Winners of Holcim Awards Gold, Silver and Bronze in each region qualify for the Global Holcim
Awards 2012. In addition, all prize-winning projects at the regional level – including the
Acknowledgement and “Next Generation” winners – will compete for Global Holcim Innovation
prizes. Winners of the global prizes will be announced in April 2012.
For more details please visit:
info@holcimfoundation.org | www.holcimawards.org