CEMEX Building Award - Innovation and creativity in construction

CEMEX Building Award

The CEMEX Building Award is a contest created and organized by CEMEX, which every year seeks to award the best of construction in Mexico and in different countries where the company operates.

Throughout the realization of this contest, CEMEX encourages the culture of continuous innovation in construction, acknowledging the constructive talent of those who make the best buildings possible.


The CEMEX Building Award

The CEMEX Building Award

The award started in Mexico, however, since 2004 an International Edition is also held where countries like Germany, Australia, Austria, Bosnian & Herzegovina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Spain, United States of America, Philippines, France, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic and Thailand have participated.

In Mexico there are 9 categories in which entries participate with an additional 4 special awards.

Categories:
  • Single family housing
  • Low income housing
  • Medium and high-end residential complex
  • Educational and cultural building
  • Public services and assistance
  • Commercial and mixed use
  • Industrial building development
  • Urbanism
  • Infrastructure
Special Awards:
  • Congruence in accessibility
  • Sustainable building
  • Social impact
  • Innovation in techniques and construction processes

For all other countries, the international edition of the CEMEX Building Award offers 3 categories and 2 special awards.

Categories:
  • Housing
  • Institutional/industrial
  • Infrastructure and urbanism
Special Awards:
  • Congruence in accessibility
  • Sustainable building

*Some countries may vary their categories.

Participating projects in Mexico and in the International Edition must use CEMEX products in at least 50% of the total of its construction. For Mexico the participant projects must be finished one year prior to the call for entries, and for the International Edition, the participant projects can be finished two year previous.

The winners of the award are announced in the prize giving ceremony, which is held each year in Monterrey, Mexico.

The CEMEX Building Award Book

The CEMEX Building Award Book

The CEMEX Building Award book is released each year to showcase participants.

These publications are made every year and gather the best of architecture and construction. Their goal is to give a graphic testimony of the winning projects, the most outstanding works, and the talent of those who look to transcend through their creativity.

To obtain more information about the CEMEX Building Award in Mexico CLICK HERE

If you wish to participate and you are out of Mexico, contact the responsible for the contest in your country:

Country Contact
Bangladesh Paul Victor Aquino
paulvictor.aquino@cemex.com
Bosnia & Herzegovina Marija Lucic
marija.lucic@cemex.com
China Stone Tang
stone.tang@cemex.com
Colombia Gabriela Díaz
gabriela.diazdelcastillo@cemex.com
Costa Rica Jazmin Duran
jazmin.durancortes@cemex.com
Croatia Marija Lucic
marija.lucic@cemex.com
Dominican Republic Leandro Sebele
leandrogabriel.sebele@cemex.com
Guatemala Rommel Ramírez
rommel.ramirez@cemex.com
Malaysia Paul Víctor Aquino
paulvictor.aquino@cemex.com
Montenegro Marija Lucic
marija.lucic@cemex.com
Nicaragua Ana Gabriela López
anagabriela.lopez@cemex.com
Panama Gina Iveth Forte
ginaiveth.fortet@cemex.com
Philippines Paul Víctor Aquino
paulvictor.aquino@cemex.com
Poland Katarzyna Gorniak-Lojek
katarzyna.gorniaklojek@cemex.com
Puerto Rico Jadyrah Escobar
jadyrah.escobar@cemex.com
Spain Antonio Jiménez
antonio.jimenezgalvez@cemex.com
United Arab Emirates Ian Conant Norville
ian.norville@cemex.com

Important Dates - 2012

Important Dates - 2012 March
  • Launch of the XX CEMEX Building Award Book

April
  • International edition closing date
    *Closing date may vary according to each country

May 7
  • Closing date for entries (Mexico)

June
  • Jury Deliberation

July 27
  • Announcement of finalists

October
  • Awards Ceremony – Monterrey, Mexico

View the 2010 winning projects on Flickr

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