The LafargeHolcim Forum is dedicated to the topic of “Re-materializing Construction” – and will be held in Cairo in April 2019. Picture: iStock Photo - Nirian.

The LafargeHolcim Forum is dedicated to the topic of “Re-materializing Construction” – and will be held in Cairo in April 2019. Pictured: Entrance to the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Christine Binswanger, Senior Partner, Herzog & de Meuron based in Basel, Switzerland. Photo courtesy: Katalin Deér.

Norman Foster, Founder and Chairman of Foster + Partners; and Chairman of the Norman Foster Foundation, has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of his Droneport concept at the Arsenale, which is designed to transport medical supplies to remote regions in Africa using unmanned flying vehicles.

The Forum pursues the question of how the building and construction industry can adapt to be leaner – and will be held in Cairo in April 2019. Pictured: Suez Canal Bridge.

Laila Iskandar, former Egyptian Minister of Urban Renewal & Informal Settlements. Photo: courtesy Middle East Monitor.

LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for North America prize handover ceremony, Chicago

The International LafargeHolcim Forum is a tri-annual series of expert conferences for the professional exchange on the topic of sustainable construction – the next Forum will be held in Cairo in April 2019. Pictured: Construction at the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Diébédo Francis Kéré is Principal of Kéré Architecture, based in Berlin, Germany.

Anne Lacaton, Principal, Lacaton & Vassal Architectes, France at the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction 2017 jury meeting for Europe in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Rt Hon Simon Upton is Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment | Te Kaitiaki Taiao a Te Whare Pāremata, Aotearoa New Zealand and was a member the Board of the Holcim Foundation (2004-17).