CEMEX Unveils Winners of the XXIII Building Awards

CEMEX has announced both the international and national winners of the XXIII Building Awards, which aim to recognize the best architecture and construction both internationally and within Mexico. All projects were reviewed by a panel of judges comprised of some of the most important and prestigious representatives of the industry at an international level.

The international awards recognizing housing, institutional/industrial and large-scale infrastructure projects that were built during 2013 and stand out for their constructive solutions, aesthetics and innovative techniques. Finalist projects ranged from Frank Gehry’s Biomuseo in Panama to Plan B Arquitectos’ Click Clack Hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, covering a range of countries and architectural styles.

The CEMEX Building Award is itself a unique piece of art created by Mexican sculptor Miguel Angel Gonzalez and made out of black marble and concrete.

Read on after the break for both the international and national winners…

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Category: Housing

CR House / H+H Arquitectos / Bogotá, Colombia

CR House / H+H Arquitectos. © Rodrigo Dávila . Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Tres Picos 97 / D+S Arquitectos/ México D.F.

Tres Picos 97 / D+S Arquitectos. © Héctor Velasco Facio . Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Natura Building/ Arq. Juan Felipe Cadavid Vásquez, Arq. Carlos Andrés García B. / Cali, Colombia

Natura Building / Arq. Juan Felipe Cadavid Vásquez, Arq. Carlos Andrés García B. © Jorge García, Javier Cano . Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Category: Institutional/Industrial

Jumex Museum / David Chipperfield Architects / México, D.F

Jumex Museum / David Chipperfield Architects. © René Castelán, Michel Jean Philippe. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Arena da Amazonia / gmp architekten / Manaos, Brazil

Arena da Amazonia / gmp architekten. © Alcides Netto. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Business Building of “Hidroelektrana na Drini” Company /MIT-arh d.o.o., Arq. Siniša Tatalović, Arq. Ognjen Krašna, Arq. Branislav Mitrović / Višegrad, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Business Building of "“Hidroelektrana na Drini”" Company / MIT-arh d.o.o. © MIT-arh d.o.o. archive. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

“Nohemí Morales de Arjona” Arts School / Arq. Rodolfo Solares / San Agustín Acasaguastlán, Guatemala

"Nohemí Morales de Arjona" Arts School / Arq. Rodolfo Solares. © Luis Roberto Lainez. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Category: Infrastructure & Urbanism

Cinta Costera III / Juan Herreros Arquitectos S.L. / Panamá, Panamá

Cinta Costera III / Juan Herreros Arquitectos S.L. © Gerardo Pesantez. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Portuguese Dam, Portuguese and Bucana Rivers Project / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Ponce, Puerto Rico 

Portuguese Dam, Portuguese and Bucana Rivers Project / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. © U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Colombia Ave. Underpass / Arq. Elly Burkhart / Cali, Colombia

Colombia Ave. Underpass in Santiago de Cali / Arq. Elly Burkhart. © Manuel Varona, Alejandro Perea. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Special Awards

Category: Accessibility

Bernardino Cordero Bernard High School / V Architecture PSC / Ponce, Puerto Rico

Bernardino Cordero Bernard High School / V Architecture PSC. © Aerial Architectural Photography Inc.. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Biomuseo / Frank Gehry & Associates / Panamá, Panamá

Biomuseo / Frank Gehry & Associates. © Gerardo Pesantez . Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Arena da Amazonia / gmp architekten / Manaos, Brazil

Arena da Amazonia / gmp architekten. © Alcides Netto. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Category: Sustainability

Sport City Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Sport City Oaxaca / Rootstudio. © Fidel Ugarte. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

Río Perdido Hotel / Apestegui- Blair Consultores / Bagaces, Costa Rica

Río Perdido Hotel / Apestegui- Blair Consultores. © Arq. Willy Calderón. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

MMG Tower / Forza Creativa / Panamá, Panamá 

MMG Tower / Forza Creativa. © Gerardo Pesantez. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

NATIONAL AWARDS (MEXICO)

Housing

Category: Single-family Home

Casa Narigua / Arq. David Pedroza Castañeda. © Sofía Flores Chapa. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Narigua House, Santa Catarina, Nuevo León
2nd: P House, Huixquilucan, México state
3rd: Murray House, México, D.F.
4th: Xafix House, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes

Category: Low-Income Housing

Balcones de Ecatepec / Arq. Alejandro Cadena Álvarez, Arq. Jorge García Santamaría. © María Fernanda Perezgrovas Martínez. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Balcones de Ecatepec, Ecatepec, Mexico state
2nd: Land + Self-built Housing, Ameca, Jalico
3rd: Fortunato Zuazua 48, Mexico, D.F.

Category: Medium and High-end Residential Complex

Tres Picos 97 / D+S Arquitectos. © Héctor Velasco Facio . Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Tres Picos 97
2nd: Hegel Apartments, México D.F
3rd: Central Park Interlomas (First Stage), Mexico, D.F.

Institutional/Industrial

Category: Education and Cultural

Jumex Museum / David Chipperfield Architects. © René Castelán, Michel Jean Philippe. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Jumex Museum
2nd: Sport City Oaxaca
3rd: Monte Sinai Preschool

Category: Public Services and Assistance

Sombrerete Park Community Center / Taller Activo. © Yoshihiro Koitani, g3arquitectos. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Sombrerete Park Community Center 
2nd: Federal Re-adaptation and Social Reinsertion Center
3rd: C5i Security Building

Category: Commercial and Mixed Uses

Hotel BO / Facto Arquitectur. © Jaime Navarro. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Hotel BO
2nd: DeCoteWinery
3rd: Hotel "Casa de las Palomas"

Category: Industrial Work Development

Underground Automated Production Room (SAPS) / Arquitecturame S.C. y Alto Desempeño. © Arq. Rafael Barona. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Underground Automated Production Room (SAPS)
2nd: Liverpool Distribution Center
3rd: Tecate Sustainable Industrial Park

Infrastructure & Urbanism 

Category: Urbanism

Canyon Recovery / Arquitecturame S.C. ARQme. © Arq. Rafael Barona. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Barranca Rehabilitation
2nd: Calle Compartida 16 de Septiembre
3rd: Ameba

Category: Infrastructure

San Marcos Bridge / Servicios Técnicos FCC. © Roberto Jorge Alcayaga. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: San Marcos Bridge
2nd: Contecon Manzanillo Container Terminal
3rd: Pedestrian Bridge

Special Awards

Category: Accessibility 

Chufani Corporate Offices / Arq. Francisco Martínez Droll, Arq. Jorge Salgado, Arq. Fernando Navarro Ortega. © Odín Guillén Quiroz, Manuel Hernández Stumpfhauser. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Chufani Corporation
2nd: UADY Psychology and Economics Departments
3rd: Monterrey Bus Terminal

Category: Social Impact

CRI Building / Constructora Valle Dorado. © Humberto Campos. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: CRI Building
2nd: Modernizing the Rural Roads
3rd: Urban Community Garden

Category: Innovation in Techniques and Construction Processes

Modular System in Concrete for Permeable Floors / Kinetica. © Kinetica. Image Courtesy of CEMEX

1st: Modular System in Concrete for Permeable Floors 
2nd: DeCote Vineyard
3rd: Ameba

Category: Sustainable Building

1st: Sport City Oaxaca
2nd: 7 Eleven
3rd: "Granja Vid" Ecological House

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Cite: Katie Watkins. "CEMEX Unveils Winners of the XXIII Building Awards" 06 Nov 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/564643/cemex-unveils-winners-of-the-xxiii-building-awards> ISSN 0719-8884

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