CEMEX has announced 32 finalists that participated
in the International Edition of the 2019 CEMEX Building Award, a competition
that recognises the best and most innovative construction projects worldwide.
This year’s award will feature 14
countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Spain,
France, Mexico, Montenegro, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, the Czech Republic,
the Dominican Republic, and the UK.
The CEMEX Building Award is one
of the most recognised competitions in the construction industry, fostering a
culture of sustainability and innovation by recognising projects and
professionals who are leading the way to new and better industry practices.
The International Edition of the
CEMEX Building Award is divided into five categories: residential housing,
economic housing, building, collective space, and infrastructure. It also has
four special awards: universal accessibility, innovation in construction,
social value, and sustainable building.
Some of the representative
projects are the Palacio de Congresos and the Hotel Palma de Mallorca in Spain;
the Water and Light Pavement in France; and the Finca La Caja School in Costa
Rica, among others.
The jury that determined the
winners was made up of 16 judges with extensive experience in the construction
sector from six different countries: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, the US,
Panama, and the Dominican Republic.
The awards will be held in Mexico
City on 7 November 2019, after announcing the winners of the Mexico edition.
The Mexican sculptor Miguel Ángel González created that statuette that is presented to the winners. Combining black marble and concrete, the award’s inspiration comes from humans’ transformation of the materials at their disposal into elements of architectural, construction, and design expression.https://www.worldcement.com/the-americas/19092019/cemex-to-recognise-world-class-projects/
