The Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction has announced 20 winning projects for the 2025 Holcim Foundation Awards, spanning Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and North America. All winners were showcased at an event in Venice on November 20, 2025, which was streamed globally.
The Awards recognize sustainability across all scales, from an intimate 200-square-meter semi-permanent school in a Kenyan forest to large and mega-scale urban regeneration projects serving millions of people in cities such as Madrid, Dhaka, and Shenzhen.
There were five grand prize winners and 15 regional winners. The Five grand Prize winners are recognized for exemplary sustainable and regenerative design.
Grand Prize
This year’s Grand Prize winners turn constraint into capability. They reuse, regenerate, and invite people in, showcasing resourceful design solutions local communities and city planners alike can adopt for a better tomorrow.
Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation
Regional
Asia Pacific:
Gelephu Mindfulness City – Gelephu, Bhutan | BIG – BJARKE INGELS GROUP
Healing Through Design – Bengaluru, India | THE AGAMI PROJECT / A THRESHOLD
Old Dhaka Central Jail Conservation – Dhaka, Bangladesh | FORM.3 ARCHITECTS
Pingshan River Blueway Landscape – Shenzhen, China | SASAKI ASSOCIATES, INC.
Europe
Art-Tek Tulltorja – Pristina, Kosovo | RAFI SEGAL A+U, OFFICE OF URBAN DRAFTERS, ORG PERMANENT MODERNITY, STUDIO REV
School in Gaüses – Girona, Spain | TED’A ARQUITECTES
The Crafts College – Herning, Denmark | DORTE MANDRUP
The Southern River Parks – Madrid, Spain | ALDAYJOVER ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE
Latin America:
Barrio Chacarita Alta Housing – Asunción, Paraguay | MOS ARCHITECTS & ADAMO FAIDEN
Return of the Lost Gardens – Medellín, Colombia | CONNATURAL
Schools for Flood-Prone Areas – Porto Alegre, Brazil | ANDRADE MORETTIN ARQUITETOS ASSOCIADOS, SAUERMARTINS
Sesc Parque Dom Pedro II – São Paulo, Brazil | UNA ARQUITETOS
Middle East & Africa:
Brookside Secondary School – Asaba, Nigeria | STUDIO CONTRA
Qalandiya: the Green Historic Maze – Qalandiya, Palestinian Territories | RIWAQ – CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
Waldorf School – Nairobi, Kenya | URKO SÁNCHEZ ARCHITECTS
Zando Central Market – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | THINK TANK ARCHITECTURE
North America:
Buffalo Crossing Visitor Centre – Winnipeg, MB, Canada | STANTEC ARCHITECTURE
Lawson Centre for Sustainability – Toronto, ON, Canada | MECANOO ARCHITECTEN
Moakley Park – Boston, MA, United States | STOSS LANDSCAPE URBANISM
Portland Intl. Main Terminal – Portland, OR, United States | ZGF
More Information – https://awards.holcimfoundation.org/
Images: Courtesy of Holcim Foundation