The next generation has their say on the future of sustainable construction at LafargeHolcim Awards Labs

摘要

What will the future of sustainable construction look like? More than 50 young architects and engineers participated in the international LafargeHolcim Next Generation Awards Lab in Mexico City to share their ideas and experiences. Hosted by Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO), an associated university of the Foundation, the Next Generation Awards Lab provided a platform for young architects and engineers to further develop cutting-edge projects and exchange ideas -from innovative materials and individual buildings, through to solutions with regional and global impacts. Representing 25 countries, participants presented their prize-winning projects in four concurrent workshops. By doing so they applied for a two-year LafargeHolcim Research in Practice Grant (RPG), described by Marc Angelil, Head of the Academic Committee of the Foundation, as "vital support for developing the knowledge needed to proactively meet the practical challenges facing the materials industry and the built environment."