Cemex recognised 20 winners of the Cemex Building Award at a ceremony in Mexico City.
The award recognises the most acclaimed architectural and construction projects in five categories and four special prizes.
The jury, comprised of several representatives from the architectural and building industry and private organisations, evaluated projects for their construction and architectural processes and solutions. Entries were also assessed on their incorporation of sustainability features and value creation for present and future societies.
Cemex says the international edition received 63 project entries from 19 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Latvia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, the Philippines, and the United States.
The First Place winners of the 2018 Cemex Building Award are:
International Winners by Category
Residential Housing
Bruma House
Mexico City, Mexico
Representative: Architect Fernanda Canales
Affordable Housing
Salvatierra 150
Mérida, Mexico
Representative: Arturo Carrillo Ponce
Building
House/Office in Landshut
Landshut, Germany
Representative: Markus Neuber, Management Director, Civil Engineer, and Architect
Collective Space
Revitalization of the Boulevard upon the Oder in Wroc?aw
Wroc?aw, Poland
Representative: Jakub Wietrzny
Infrastructure
Mersey Gateway
Runcorn, England
Representative: Robert Preston
Winners of International Special Prizes
Sustainable Building
Salesforce Tower
San Francisco, United States
Representative: Joe Sostaric
Construction Innovation
Nueva Edificación Centro Médico Imbanaco
Cali, Colombia
Representative: Carlos Olano
Social Value
Foro Boca Concert Hall
Boca del Rio, Mexico
Representatives: Lic. Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez, Architect Michel Rojkind, Engineer Ricardo Bonoso del Río Santiesteban
Universal Accessibility
Revitalization of the Boulevard upon the Oder in Wroc?aw
Wroc?aw, Poland
Representative: Jakub Wietrzny
Mexico Winners by Category
Residential Housing
Bruma House
Mexico City, Mexico
Representative: Architect Fernanda Canales
Affordable Housing
Salvatierra 150
Mérida, Mexico
Representative: Arturo Carrillo Ponce
Building
Punta Caliza Hotel *
Holbox, Quintana Roo
Representative: Architect Salvador Macías, Architect Claudia Muñoz Vargas
Refugio para Mujeres Víctimas de Violencia
Michoacan
Representative: Origen 19° 41’ 53’’ N
* Tied vote
Collective Space
Zócalo 11 de julio amphitheater
Tijuana, Baja California
Representatives: Carlos Antonio Ortíz González
Infrastructure
Highway Palmillas Apaseo el Grande
Querétaro, Querétaro
Representative: Autovía Querétaro S.A. de C.V.
Winners of Mexico Special Prizes
Universal Accessibility
Tamazunchale II UASLP Campus
Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosí
Representative: Architect Manuel Fermín Villar Rubio
Sustainable Building
Victoria
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León
Representatives: Kenji Ulises López Rivera
Construction Innovation
Liverpool Esfera
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Representatives: Architect Ricardo Suárez
Social Value
Foro Boca Concert Hall *
Boca del Rio, Mexico
Representatives: Lic. Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez, Architect Michel Rojkind, Engineer Ricardo Bonoso del Río Santiesteban
Terminal de Camiones
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Representative: Architect Xavier Antonio Abreu Sacramento
* Tied vote
The Lorenzo H. Zambrano Award was granted to Engineer Javier Manterola in recognition of his wide trajectory of infrastructure development in Spain, other European countries, and Latin America.
Some of Manterola’s projects include Príncipe de Viana bridge, “La Pepa” bridge, and the Osera del Ebro bridge for high-speed trains in Spain.
The Architect Marcelo Zambrano Scholarship was presented to architect Nuria Benítez Gómez, who graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de México. She will study for a Master’s of Research in Architecture at the Royal School of Arts in London, England.
This award is granted to young architects who show potential for contributing to the improvement of the culture of construction and design in Mexico.
