For the International Edition of the CEMEX Building Award 2016, 62 finalists from 20 different countries in North America, South America, Asia and Africa will compete in 5 main categories and and 4 special prize categories. The award, given by CEMEX— the Mexican multinational building materials company—recognizes the best architecture and construction projects that highlight innovation aesthetic and constructive uses of concrete.
The projects that are now set to compete at a global level range from a cultural center in Poland to a school and Spain and even a dam in the US. See this year’s finalists below and see the previous winners here.
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
Los Samanes House / Arq. Carlos Campuzano Castelló
Anapoima, Colombia
Los Samanes House / Arq. Carlos Campuzano Castelló. Anapoima, Colombia. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Vistas a la Colina / Grupo Leumi
San José, Costa Rica
Vistas a la Colina / Grupo Leumi. San José, Costa Rica. Image © Grupo Leumi
Forty West / Machado and Silvetti Associates
Giza, Egypt
Forty West / Machado and Silvetti Associates. Giza, Egypt. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
The Inside House / Ignacio Vicens y Hualde, José Antonio Ramos Abengózar
Madrid, Spain
The Inside House / Ignacio Vicens y Hualde, José Antonio Ramos Abengózar. Madrid, Spain. Image © Ricardo Santonja
Lumina / Arquitectonica & Heller Manus
San Francisco, USA
Lumina / Arquitectonica & Heller Manus. San Francisco, USA. Image © CEMEX
Gala Tower / SULARC – Ricardo Peña Prieto
Berthe, Haiti
Gala Tower / SULARC – Ricardo Peña Prieto. Berthe, Haiti. Image © SULARC
“H” House / Róger Valerio Arquitectura
Managua, Nicaragua
"H" House / Róger Valerio Arquitectura. Managua, Nicaragua. Image © Alfredo Zúñiga
La Vista on The Green / Arq. Eric Aicardi
Panamá, Panamá
La Vista on The Green / Arq. Eric Aicardi. Panamá, Panamá. Image © Eleazar Planas
Gardenia 1691 / Díaz Paunetto Arquitectos, LLC, Arq. Víctor Díaz Paunetto, Arq. Ariel Santiago, Danniely Staback, Arq. Nestor Lebrón, Arq. Jimmie Vélez, Arq. Jorge González
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Gardenia 1691 / Díaz Paunetto Arquitectos, LLC, Arq. Víctor Díaz Paunetto, Arq. Ariel Santiago, Danniely Staback, Arq. Nestor Lebrón, Arq. Jimmie Vélez, Arq. Jorge González. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Image © Arq. Víctor Díaz Paunetto
Stanza II Tower / Higinio Llames, Grupo HCR
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Stanza II Tower / Higinio Llames, Grupo HCR. Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. Image © Ricardo Briones
One Tower Bridge / Michael Squire, Squire & Partners
London, United Kingdom
One Tower Bridge / Michael Squire, Squire & Partners. London, United Kingdom. Image © Karim Merie
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Palmar / Camilo Santamaría Arquitectura y Urbanismo
Madrid, Colombia
Palmar / Camilo Santamaría Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Madrid, Colombia. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
El Mostakbal / Engineering Authority
Cairo, Egypt
El Mostakbal / Engineering Authority. Cairo, Egypt. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Deca Homes Resort and Residences / 8990 Housing Development Corporation
Davao, Philipines
Deca Homes Resort and Residences / 8990 Housing Development Corporation. Davao, Philipines. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Altos de la Sabana / Studio Domus
Guatemala, Guatemala
Altos de la Sabana / Studio Domus. Guatemala, Guatemala. Image © Alejandro Guzmán
Santillana Residential / Arq. Edgar Niño
Panamá, Panamá
Santillana Residential / Arq. Edgar Niño. Panamá, Panamá. Image © Eleazar Planas
Jardines Del Fresno. Stage I / Taller de Proyectos Cronos S.R.L., Arq. Melva Taveras
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jardines Del Fresno. Stage I / Taller de Proyectos Cronos S.R.L., Arq. Melva Taveras. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic . Image © Ricardo Briones
BUILDING
AUDI North Terminal / Wolff & Müller
Hamburg, Germany
AUDI North Terminal / Wolff & Müller Hamburg, GermanyAUDI North Terminal / Wolff & Müller. Hamburg, Germany. Image © Auto Wichert
Quala Tocancipá Productive Center / Arq. Daniel Bonilla, Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá, Gerencia de Infraestructura Quala S.A.
Tocancipá, Colombia
Sabana Business Center / Grupo Leumi
San José, Costa Rica
Sabana Business Center / Grupo Leumi. San José, Costa Rica. Image © Grupo Leumi
Accor Tahrir Hotel / EHAF Consulting Engineers, Dr.Ezz Eldin Fahmy, Dr. Hussein
Cairo, Egypt
Accor Tahrir Hotel / EHAF Consulting Engineers, Dr.Ezz Eldin Fahmy, Dr. Hussein. Cairo, Egypt. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Oak House School / Trasbordo Arquitectura y Gerencia de Construcción S.L.
Barcelona, Spain
Oak House School / Trasbordo Arquitectura y Gerencia de Construcción S.L.. Barcelona, Spain. Image © Enrique Cabeza de Vaca
Frontignan Media Centre / Tautem Architecture
Frontignan, France
Frontignan Media Centre / Tautem Architecture. Frontignan, France. Image © Luc Boegly
Technical Institute for Training and Productivity / Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes
Salamá, Guatemala
Technical Institute for Training and Productivity / Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes. Salamá, Guatemala. Image © Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes
Kinam Hotel / BO TAO
Petion Ville, Haiti
Kinam Hotel / BO TAO. Petion Ville, Haiti. Image © Frederic Alexis, Verdy Verna
Pacaya Lodge & Spa / Arq. Andrés Rubio, Arq. Kevin Cantley, Cooper Carry
Catarina, Nicaragua
Pacaya Lodge & Spa / Arq. Andrés Rubio, Arq. Kevin Cantley, Cooper Carry. Catarina, Nicaragua. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Soho Panamá / Arq. Virgilio Carvajal
Panamá, Panamá
Soho Panamá / Arq. Virgilio Carvajal. Panamá, Panamá. Image © Eleazar Planas
Flyspot / Lewicki, Łatak Architekci
Mory, Poland
Flyspot / Lewicki, Łatak Architekci. Mory, Poland. Image © Flyspot
San Fernando de la Carolina Hospital / Bonnin-Orozco Architects
Carolina, Puerto Rico
San Fernando de la Carolina Hospital / Bonnin-Orozco Architects. Carolina, Puerto Rico. Image © Axel Díaz Jiménez, Wanda Jiménez & José Montañez
Amanera by Aman Resorts / John Heah, Heah & Co., Franc Ortega
Río San Juan, Domincan Republic
Amanera by Aman Resorts / John Heah, Heah & Co., Franc Ortega Río. San Juan, Domincan Republic. Image © Juan Lopez Spratt
COLLECTIVE SPACE
Kamadhenu Yoga Center / Carolina Echeverri Burckhardt, Alberto Burckhardt Concha
Subachoque, Colombia
Kamadhenu Yoga Center / Carolina Echeverri Burckhardt, Alberto Burckhardt Concha. Subachoque, Colombia. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Viva La Guácima Park / Garnier Arquitectos, DLR Group
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Viva La Guácima Park / Garnier Arquitectos, DLR Group. Alajuela, Costa Rica. Image © Bilco S.A.
Platinum Club / Saboor
Cairo, Egypt
Platinum Club / Saboor. Cairo, Egypt. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
CKK Jordanki / Menis Arquitectos, Arq.Fernando Menis
Toruń, Poland
CKK Jordanki / Menis Arquitectos, Arq.Fernando Menis. Toruń, Poland. Image © Menis Arquitectos, Sebastian Klorek
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.
Slavonice, Czech Republic
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o. Slavonice, Czech Republic. Image © Tomas Soucek
INFRASTRUCTURE
Alternative Routes El Quimbo Hydroelectric / Consorcio Obras Quimbo (CSS Constructores S.A., CASS Constructores &CIA S.C.A., Sonacol S.A.S.)
Garzón, Colombia
Alternative Routes El Quimbo Hydroelectric / Consorcio Obras Quimbo (CSS Constructores S.A., CASS Constructores &CIA S.C.A., Sonacol S.A.S.). Garzón, Colombia. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Bridge over Tárcoles River / Camacho & Mora
Alajuela, Costa Rica
New Assiut Barrage & Hydro-power Plant.
Assiut, Egypt
New Assiut Barrage & Hydro-power Plant. Assiut, Egypt. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Dubai International Airport, Concourse D / Dar Al Handasah
Dubai, UAE
Dubai International Airport, Concourse D / Dar Al Handasah. Dubai, UAE. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Tempe Town Lake Dam / Architekton
Tempe, USA
Tempe Town Lake Dam / Architekton. Tempe, USA. Image © CEMEX
La Libertad Hydroelectric / Ing. Javier Luengo Delgado
Colomba Costa Cuca, Guatemala
La Libertad Hydroelectric / Ing. Javier Luengo Delgado. Colomba Costa Cuca, Guatemala. Image © CODOCSA S.A.
RSA5 Residue Storage Area / Caribbean Enterprises Inc.
May Pen, Jamaica
RSA5 Residue Storage Area / Caribbean Enterprises Inc.. May Pen, Jamaica. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Alternate route Country Club- Sabana Grande Stage 2 / Alcaldía de Managua
Managua, Nicaragua
Alternate route Country Club- Sabana Grande Stage 2 / Alcaldía de Managua. Managua, Nicaragua. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Manzanillo International Terminal, Berth-8, Marine Works / Berger Abam
Colón, Panamá
Manzanillo International Terminal, Berth-8, Marine Works / Berger Abam. Colón, Panamá. Image © Intercoastal Marine, Inc.
LNG Terminal / SNC Lavalin Services
Świnoujście, Poland
LNG Terminal / SNC Lavalin Services. Świnoujście, Poland. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY
Leon XIII Educational Institution- Chiloé / Tamayo Montilla Arquitectos LTDA
Soacha, Colombia
Leon XIII Educational Institution- Chiloé / Tamayo Montilla Arquitectos LTDA. Soacha, Colombia. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
ANDE Savings and Loan Office / Arq. Enrique Cháves
Limón, Costa Rica
ANDE Savings and Loan Office / Arq. Enrique Cháves. Image © Willy Calderón
Technical Institute for Training and Productivity / Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes
Salamá, Guatemala
Technical Institute for Training and Productivity / Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes. Salamá, Guatemala. Image © Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes
CKK Jordanki / Menis Arquitectos, Arq. Fernando Menis
Toruń, Poland
CKK Jordanki / Menis Arquitectos, Arq. Fernando Menis. Toruń, Poland. Image © Menis Arquitectos, Sebastian Klorek
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.
Slavonice, Czech Republic
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.. Slavonice, Czech Republic. Image © Tomas Soucek
Comprehensive Renovation of the Streets in Colonial City / Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Cooperación S.L.
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Comprehensive Renovation of the Streets in Colonial City / Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Cooperación S.L.. Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
Kubik Confort 145 / Kubik Lab S.A.S.
Bogotá, Colombia
Kubik Confort 145 / Kubik Lab S.A.S.. Bogotá, Colombia. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Faculties Building UNIBE / Stagno Studio Arquitectos
San José, Costa Rica
Faculties Building UNIBE / Stagno Studio Arquitectos. San José, Costa Rica. Image © Van der Laat & Jiménez S.A.
Mivida / EMAAR
Cairo, Egypt
Mivida / EMAAR. Cairo, Egypt. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Oak House School / Trasbordo Arquitectura y Gerencia de Construcción S.L.
Barcelona, Spain
Oak House School / Trasbordo Arquitectura y Gerencia de Construcción S.L.. Barcelona, Spain. Image © Enrique Cabeza de Vaca
Picayune Strand Restoration Project, Faka Union Pump Station / Parsons Government Services
Naples, USA
Picayune Strand Restoration Project, Faka Union Pump Station / Parsons Government Services. Naples, USA. Image © CEMEX
Deca Homes Resort and Residences / 8990 Housing Development Corporation
Davao, Philipines
Deca Homes Resort and Residences / 8990 Housing Development Corporation. Davao, Philipines. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Frontignan Media Centre / Tautem Architecture
Frontignan, France
Altos de la Sabana / Studio Domus
Guatemala, Guatemala
Altos de la Sabana / Studio Domus. Guatemala, Guatemala. Image © Alejandro Guzmán
Corcione Business Plaza / Mallol y Mallol
Panamá, Panamá
Corcione Business Plaza / Mallol y Mallol. Panamá, Panamá. Image © Eleazar Planas
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.
Slavonice, Czech Republic
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.. Slavonice, Czech Republic. Image © Tomas Soucek
Hotel & SPA Emotions By Hodelpa / Arq. Karen Acosta, Arq. Esther Burgos, Taller de Arquitectura Terminaciones Exclusivas
Playa Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic
Hotel & SPA Emotions By Hodelpa / Arq. Karen Acosta, Arq. Esther Burgos, Taller de Arquitectura Terminaciones Exclusivas. Playa Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. Image © Ricardo Briones
CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION
Quala Tocancipá Productive Center / Arq. Daniel Bonilla, Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá, Gerencia de Infraestructura Quala S.A.
Tocancipá, Colombia
Icon Building / Javier Rojas
San José, Costa Rica
Icon Building / Javier Rojas. San José, Costa Rica. Image © Willy Calderón
Suez Highway
Cairo, Egypt
Suez Highway Cairo, Egypt. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Oak House School / Trasbordo Arquitectura y Gerencia de Construcción S.L.
Barcelona, Spain
Oak House School / Trasbordo Arquitectura y Gerencia de Construcción S.L.. Barcelona, Spain. Image © Enrique Cabeza de Vaca
Lumina / Arquitectonica & Heller Manus
San Francisco, USA
Lumina / Arquitectonica & Heller Manus. San Francisco, USA . Image © CEMEX
Flex Space 10 Building / Arq. Carlos Carrasco
Panamá, Panamá
Flex Space 10 Building / Arq. Carlos Carrasco. Panamá, Panamá. Image © Eleazar Planas
LNG Terminal / SNC Lavalin Services
Świnoujście, Poland
LNG Terminal / SNC Lavalin Services. Świnoujście, Poland. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Aeronautical & Aerospace Institute of Puerto Rico / Toro Arquitectos
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Aeronautical & Aerospace Institute of Puerto Rico / Toro Arquitectos. Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Image © Paola Quevedo
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.
Slavonice, Czech Republic
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.. Slavonice, Czech Republic. Image © Tomas Soucek
Amanera by Aman Resorts / John Heah, Heah & Co., Franc Ortega
Río San Juan, Dominican Republic
Amanera by Aman Resorts / John Heah, Heah & Co., Franc Ortega. Río San Juan, Dominican Republic. Image © Juan Lopez Spratt
SOCIAL VALUE
Green City Low Income Housing Macroproject / Camilo Santamaría
Soacha, Colombia
Green City Low Income Housing Macroproject / Camilo Santamaría. Soacha, Colombia. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
La Carpio Theme Park / Arq. Adriana Alvarado, Arq. Rosy Hidalgo
San José, Costa Rica
New Assiut Simple Cycle Power Plant
Assiut, Egypt
New Assiut simple Cycle Power Plant Assiut, Egypt. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Tempe Town Lake Dam / Architekton
Tempe, USA
Tempe Town Lake Dam / Architekton. Tempe, USA. Image © CEMEX
Deca Homes Resort and Residences / 8990 Housing Development Corporation
Davao, Filipinas
Deca Homes Resort and Residences / 8990 Housing Development Corporation Davao, Filipinas. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Technical Institute for Training and Productivity / Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes
Salamá, Guatemala
Technical Institute for Training and Productivity / Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes. Salamá, Guatemala. Image © Departamento de Diseño e Infraestructura del Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad, Ing. David Lepe Cervantes
Pacaya Lodge & Spa / Arq. Andrés Rubio, Arq. Kevin Cantley, Cooper Carry
Catarina, Nicaragua
Pacaya Lodge & Spa / Arq. Andrés Rubio, Arq. Kevin Cantley, Cooper Carry. Catarina, Nicaragua. Image Courtesy of CEMEX Building Award
Fiftieth Avenue Road Improvement Chanis Sector / Construtora Norberto Odebrecht
Panamá, Panamá
Fiftieth Avenue Road Improvement Chanis Sector / Construtora Norberto Odebrecht. Panamá, Panamá. Image © Eleazar Planas
Flyspot / Lewicki, Łatak Architekci
Mory, Poland
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.
Slavonice, Czech Republic
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.. Slavonice, Czech Republic. Image © Tomas Soucek
Amanera by Aman Resorts / John Heah, Heah & Co., Franc Ortega
Río San Juan, República Dominicana
Amanera by Aman Resorts / John Heah, Heah & Co., Franc Ortega. Río San Juan, República Dominicana. Image © Juan Lopez Spratt
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