Supporting people who are change accelerators for sustainable construction
Founded in 2003, the Holcim Foundation was one of the first organizations to define and promote the key principles of sustainability for the built environment. Today, we are more committed than ever to ensuring that leading-edge thinking and best practice solutions are placed in the hands of everyone.
About the Holcim Foundation
Learn more about who we are and how we are organized to achieve our vision for a future built environment in which both people and planet can thrive.
About UsHow we support our community
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Education
We partner with academics and industry-leading practitioners to create educational opportunities that foster a systemic enquiry approach for emerging talents in the built environment.
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Awards
We organize the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design to uncover and elevate the work of professionals who are implementing real-world innovative approaches for sustainable construction.
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Events
We organize events that enable the transfer of ideas and best practices and that help to spark, interrogate, and promote leading-edge thinking and solutions for sustainable construction.
News
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Immersive Design-Build Workshop Inaugurates a New Cultural Beacon in Indonesia
The NGX Ambassador team was joined by 10 students from around the world to open a new dance school and performance venue.
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Wild Education: Designing for Nature in the City
The Holcim Foundation Awards Talks in London explored the role of urban biodiversity in creating sustainable cities, from innovative design to community engagement.
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Material Smart: Designing Low-Carbon Buildings
Exploring innovative approaches to reducing carbon footprints in construction from Germany and Switzerland
Awarded projects
Awards 2023 Winners
Our 2023 Awards winning projects and the teams behind them exemplify the growing global effort to provide holistic design and construction responses that advance multiple aspects of sustainable development.
About the Awards