Regional and global phase
The LafargeHolcim Awards competition opens with five regional LafargeHolcim Awards competitions and is followed by the Global LafargeHolcim Awards. The regional LafargeHolcim Awards are based on five geographic areas: Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East Africa, and Asia Pacific. Entries in the competition are allocated to a region based on the location of the project.LafargeHolcim Awards main and Next Generation category
There are two categories within the competition: The LafargeHolcim Awards main category of the competition is open to architects, planners, engineers, and project owners that showcase sustainable responses to technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues affective contemporary building and construction. The fifteen projects that receive LafargeHolcim Awards Gold, Silver, or Bronze in the five regions are then qualified for the competition for the Global LafargeHolcim Awards. The Next Generation category is open for students and young professionals not older than 30. The category seeks visionary design concepts and bold ideas including design studio and research work.Evaluation criteria
Submissions in both categories are evaluated by independent juries, using five "target issues" to define sustainable construction. Three of these align with the triple bottom line concept of balanced social, environmental and economic performance. The two remaining target issues define contextual and aesthetic impact, as well as innovation and transferability.Juries
The independent juries consist of renowned experts from architecture, engineering, planning, and the construction industry.Prizes
The total prize money for each cycle of the regional and global LafargeHolcim Awards competitions is US$2 million.Global Awards winning projects
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