CEMEX has announced the international and national winners of the 25th anniversary edition of their CEMEX Building Awards at a ceremony in Mexico City. The CEMEX Building Award recognizes the best projects in Mexico and the rest of the world in five categories and with four special prizes. This year, the award received 480 entries in the Mexican Edition and 62 entries in the International Edition, including buildings constructed in 20 different countries.
The 2016 Awards honor the best architecture and construction projects built during 2015 that use concrete technologies in creative and innovative ways with a focus on sustainability and social well-being. Winners were selected based on the criteria of construction process, structural and architectural solutions, integral sustainability, and value creation for users and communities.
“Through the Building Award, CEMEX recognizes the collaboration of clients, contractors, and authorities, who turn ideas into successful and sustainable construction projects,” said Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX. “During the 25-year history of the Award, CEMEX has witnessed noteworthy improvements in the building industry—from the widespread use of computer systems and innovative materials to the growing awareness of the importance of sustainability in all areas of our life.”
International Winners by Category
Residential Housing
Lumina / Arquitectonica & Heller Manus. San Francisco, USA. Image © CEMEX
Lumina /
San Francisco, United States
Affordable Housing
Altos de la Sabana / Studio Domus. Guatemala, Guatemala. Image © Alejandro Guzmán
Altos de la Sabana
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Building
Amanera by Aman Resorts / John Heah, Heah & Co., Franc Ortega Río. San Juan, Domincan Republic. Image © Juan Lopez Spratt
Amanera by Aman Resorts
Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic
Collective Space
MIB
Cholula, Mexico
Infrastructure
Restitution of Embankment in Tijuana-Ensenada Highway at KM 93
Ensenada, Mexico
Winners of International Special Prizes
Universal Accessibility
CKK Jordanki / Menis Arquitectos, Arq. Fernando Menis. Toruń, Poland. Image © Menis Arquitectos, Sebastian Klorek
CKK Jordanki
Toruń, Poland
Sustainable Building
Oak House School
Barcelona, Spain
Construction Innovation
MIB
Cholula, Mexico
Social Value
Guild House Slavonice / ov-a/ ov architekti,s.r.o.. Slavonice, Czech Republic. Image © Tomas Soucek
Guild House Slavonice
Slavonice, Czech Republic
Mexico Winners by Category
Residential Housing (tied vote)
Calderón de la Barca 79 *
Mexico City
“L” House *
Queretaro, Queretaro
Affordable Housing
Bodas 82
Mexico City
Building
Hacienda Niop
Champoton, Campeche
Collective Space
MIB
Cholula, Puebla
Infrastructure
Restitution of Embankment in Tijuana-Ensenada Highway at KM 93
Ensenada, Baja California
Winners of Special Prizes Mexico
Universal Accessibility
Manuel José Othón Theatre
Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi
Sustainable Building
Saqqara Residences
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Social Value
Filamentario Chapel
Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco
Construction Innovation
MIB
Cholula, Puebla
For the full list of winners, photos, and further details about the projects, please visit the CEMEX media center.
Sig Nordal 