This year’s CEMEX Building Award received 480 entries in the Mexican Edition and 62 entries in the International Edition, including buildings constructed in 20 different countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
A jury comprised of 15 representatives from the architectural and building industry, scholars, and private organisations from 17 countries evaluated the projects submitted. The jury selected the winning works for their construction process, structural and architectural solutions, integral sustainability, and value creation for users and communities.
“Through the Building Award, CEMEX recognises the collaboration of clients, contractors, and authorities, who turn ideas into successful and sustainable construction projects,” said Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX. “During the 25-year history of the Award, CEMEX has witnessed noteworthy improvements in the building industry—from the widespread use of computer systems and innovative materials to the growing awareness of the importance of sustainability in all areas of our life.”
The CEMEX Building Award recognises the best projects in Mexico and the rest of the world in five categories and with four special prizes.
The winners of 2016 CEMEX Building Award are:
International Winners by Category
Residential Housing
Lumina
San Francisco, United States
Project Representative: Greg Miller
Affordable Housing
Altos de la Sabana
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Project Representative: Lic. Andres Guzman
Building
Amanera by Aman Resorts
Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic
Project Representative: Dolphin Capital Investors
Collective Space
MIB
Cholula, Mexico
Project Representative: Architect Rafael Barona Coghlan
Infrastructure
Restitution of Embankment in Tijuana-Ensenada Highway at KM 93
Ensenada, Mexico
Project Representative: Engineer Marco Antonio Santacruz
Winners of International Special Prizes
Universal Accessibility
CKK Jordanki
Toruń, Poland
Project Representative: Arkadiusz Biniek
Sustainable Building
Oak House School
Barcelona, Spain
Project Representatives: Architect Ignacio Capape Aguilar, Architect Justo Orgaz
Construction Innovation
MIB
Cholula, Mexico
Project Representative: Architect Rafael Barona Coghlan
Social Value
Guild House Slavonice
Slavonice, Czech Republic
Project Representative: Architect Stepan Valouch
Mexico Winners by Category
Residential Housing
Calderón de la Barca 79 *
Mexico City
Project Representatives: Architect Sonny Sutton Askenazi, Engineer Allan Dayan Askenazi
“L” House *
Queretaro, Queretaro
Project Representative: Architect Juan Alfonso Garduño Jardon
*Tied vote
Affordable Housing
Bodas 82
Mexico City
Project Representative: Engineer Jose Shabot Cherem
Building
Hacienda Niop
Champoton, Campeche
Project Representative: Architect Xavier Abreu Sacramento
Collective Space
MIB
Cholula, Puebla
Project Representative: Architect Rafael Barona Coghlan
Infrastructure
Restitution of Embankment in Tijuana-Ensenada Highway at KM 93
Ensenada, Baja California
Project Representative: Engineer Marco Antonio Santacruz
Winners of Special Prizes Mexico
Universal Accessibility
Manuel José Othón Theatre
Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi
Project Representatives: Architect Manuel Fermín Villar Rubio, Rectoría Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP)
Sustainable Building
Saqqara Residences
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Project Representative: Engineer Jorge Martinez Paez
Social Value
Filamentario Chapel
Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco
Project Representatives: Architect Paolino Di Vece Roux, Architect Francisco Morales Dufour
Construction Innovation
MIB
Cholula, Puebla
Project Representative: Architect Rafael Barona Coghlan
