Architecture
Main Station Stuttgart
Winner of the Global Holcim Awards Gold 2006
The design by the Dusseldorf architect Christoph Ingenhoven for the central station in Stuttgart was awarded a Global Holcim Award Gold 2006 on April 24, 2006 in Bangkok. The jury praised in particular the outstanding use of materials and structures and the expertise applied to regain urban space with a forward-looking design. Karl Gernandt, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Holcim Deutschland customer, called the project sustainable and future-oriented, among other things.
More than 1,500 projects from 118 countries were submitted for the Holcim Awards, which carry a total prize of $ 2 million. The new central station is the largest urban infrastructure project in South Germany and the starting point for "Stuttgart 21", the development programme for the construction work that is going to be carried out on the tracks that have fallen into disuse. As the routes now go underground the Schlossgarten - which is the most important public green space in Stuttgart - now stretches continuously over the new station. 28 light shafts provide natural light, smoke removal and cooling for the subterranean platforms. A concrete shell structure that has been reduced to an absolute minimum spans the platforms and connects the city centre with the historic Schlossgarten. No energy is required for heating, cooling or illumination, to the effect that the station is a zero-energy building. The project has received several international awards.
The prize-winners for the European region were announced on September 15, 2005. The "Stuttgart Central Station" project was awarded the second prize (Holcim Award Silver). The aim of the Holcim Foundation is to fi nd answers to technological, ecological, socio-economic and cultural questions that are of both regional and global signifi cance. Architectural excellence and improvements to the quality of life are integral parts of the Holcim Foundation's vision of sustainable construction.
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Holcim
Awards Bronze 2005 - Europe
"Metropol Parasol" - Sevilla, Spain |
With a high degree of competence,
the project demonstrates an innovative layering
of varied cultural and commercial programs that
serves to revitalize a historical town square.
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Directly
confronting the loss of public space, the work convincingly
integrates urban, architectural, and landscape design
to create a sustainable response to the contemporary
challenges facing the region.
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Torre
Agbar Barcelona |
The Agbar Tower is the latest
symbol to mark the Barcelona skyline, andis
the work of French architect Jean Nouvel. It
is an emblematic building, competing in height
with the two towers in the Olympic Port, and
has undoubtedly been the center of attention.
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It
is 142m high and consists of 35 floors and 4 underground
levels. Its design combines a number of different architectural
concepts, resulting in a surprising structure built
with reinforced concrete, covered with a facade of glass
and over 4,400 cut-out window openings. For more information,
visit:
www.bcninternet.com
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Zaha Hadid first
woman to become 2004 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture
Prize |
She is the 26th Pritzker Laureate
to be honoured and the third from the UK. The
State Hermitage Museum of St.Petersburg, Russia
will be the site for the ceremony awarding the
2004 Pritzker Architecture Prize to Zaha Hadid
on Monday, May 31.
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Every
year the Pritzker Architecture Prize honours a living
architect whose work demonstrates a combination of those
qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has
produced consistent and significant contributions to
humanity and the built environment through the art of
architecture. The prize was established in 1979 by The
Hyatt Foundation.
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European Union Prize
for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award |
is granted every two years
by the European Union and the Fundació
Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona, to acknowledge and
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In
this way, the Award draws attention to the major contribution
by European professionals to the development of new
ideas and technologies. At the same time, it offers
both individuals and public institutions an opportunity
to reach a clearer understanding of the cultural role
of architecture in the construction of our cities.
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