Regional LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 Middle East Africa
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LafargeHolcim Awards Gold 2017 Middle East Africa winners for Religious and secular complex, Dandaji, Niger (l-r): Iranian architect Yasaman Esmaili and Nigerien architect Mariam Kamara.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Silver 2017 winner Fatima-azzahra Bendahmane, Ecoactiva, Casablanca, Morocco for Elementary school and craft training center, Aït Benhaddou, Morocco.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Bronze 2017 winners (l-r): Ronan Glynn, Joana Dabaj, Riccardo Conti and Luca Astorri of CatalyticAction, Lebanon & United Kingdom.
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Main prize winners (l-r): Fatima-azzahra Bendahmane, Morocco (Silver); Yasaman Esmaili, Iran/USA and Mariam Kamara, Niger/USA (Gold); and Joana Dabaj, Riccardo Conti, Luca Astorri and Joana Dabaj, Lebanon/United Kingom (Bronze).
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Acknowledgement prize winner Steven Holl Architects, New York, USA represented by Senior Associate JongSeo Lee for Ascending Array: Miracle for Africa Foundation central library, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Acknowledgement prize winner TAMassociati of Trieste and Venice, Italy represented by (l-r): Massimo Lepore and Raul Pantaleo for Reel to Real: Maisha Film Lab headquarters, Kampala, Uganda.
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Acknowledgement prize winners (l-r): Gahee Van and Wonjoon Han of VHAN and Sookhee Yuk, Make Africa Better, all Seoul, South Korea for Refrigerating Jar: Shea butter storage for Nyingali community, Karaga District, Ghana.
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Acknowledgement prize winners (l-r): Philip Murungi and Andrew Amara of Studio Flame, Kampala, Uganda for Through the Looking-Glass: Odek Center for Nodding Disease, Odek, Uganda.
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Winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards Acknowledgement prizes (l-r): JongSeo Lee representing Steven Holl Architects (USA for project in Malawi); Massimo Lepore and Raul Pantaleo (Italy for project in Uganda); Philip Murungi and Andrew Amara (Uganda); and Gahee Van, Wonjoon Han and Sookhee Yuk (South Korea for project in Ghana).
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Winner of the LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation 1st prize 2017 Middle East Africa Heidi van Eeden, University of Pretoria, Cape Town, South Africa for Brick-Works: Brick kiln and incremental development project, Soshanguve, South Africa.
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Winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation 2nd prize 2017 Middle East Africa (l-r): Ghaith Abi Ghanem, Beirut, Lebanon and Nour Madi and Jad Melki of Ghaith&Jad, Beirut, Lebanon for Recovering Aleppo: Rubble recycling units, Aleppo, Syria.
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Winner of the LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation 3rd prize 2017 Middle East Africa Nada Nafeh, The American University in Cairo, Egypt for (In)formal Pattern Language: Designing processes for informal settlements, Cairo, Egypt.
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Winner of the LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation 4th prize 2017 Middle East Africa Noor Marji, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan for Steps of Amman: Urban stair and library, Amman, Jordan.
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Winners of the Next Generation prizes for young professionals and students (l-r): Nour Madi, Ghaith Abi Ghanem and Jad Melki (Lebanon, 2nd prize); Noor Marji (Jordan, 4th prize); Nada Nafeh (Egypt, 3rd prize); and Heidi van Eeden (South Africa, 1st prize).
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LafargeHolcim Awards Gold 2017 Middle East Africa – Legacy Restored.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Silver 2017 Middle East Africa – Weaving and Stamping.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Bronze 2017 Middle East Africa – Pavilion Re-claimed.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2017 Middle East Africa – Ascending Array.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2017 Middle East Africa – Reel to Real.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2017 Middle East Africa – Refrigerating Jar.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2017 Middle East Africa – Through the Looking-Glass.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation 1st prize 2017 Middle East Africa – Brick-Works.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation 2nd prize 2017 Middle East Africa – Recovering Aleppo.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation 3rd prize 2017 Middle East Africa – (In)formal Pattern Language.
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LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation 4th prize 2017 Middle East Africa – Steps of Amman.
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/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-0-0)/a17meagong-10.jpg "Religious and secular complex, Dandaji, Niger")
/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-0.0534530682061175-0)/a17measima-02.jpg "Elementary school and craft training center, Aït Benhaddou, Morocco")
/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-0.0106906136412279-0)/a17meabrlb-02.jpg "Adaptive reuse for refugee education, the El Marj, Lebanon")
/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-0-0)/a17meaacmw-02.jpg "Miracle for Africa Foundation central library, Lilongwe, Malawi")
/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-0-0.032051282051282)/a17meaacug-maisha-02.jpg "Maisha Film Lab headquarters, Kampala, Uganda")
/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-2.85896660619499-0)/a17meaacgh-02.jpg "Shea butter storage for Nyingali community, Karaga District, Ghana")
/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-0.0106906136412279-0)/a17meaacug-odek-02.jpg "Odek Center for Nodding Disease, Odek, Uganda")
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/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-0-0)/a17meang3eg-02.jpg "Designing processes for informal settlements, Cairo, Egypt")
/c(738-1.33333333333333-100-0-0)/a17meang4jo-04.jpg "Urban stair and library, Amman, Jordan")
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The winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 winners for Middle East Africa have been announced in Nairobi, Kenya. The eleven winning projects share in USD 330,000 prize money, and illustrate how sustainability in building is rapidly gaining significance in the Middle East Africa region.
Winners
Gold | USD 100,000 | Dandaji, Niger
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Silver | USD 50,000 | Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Bronze | USD 30,000 | El Marj, Lebanon
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Acknowledgement prizes
Acknowledgement prize | USD 20,000 | Lilongwe, Malawi
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Acknowledgement prize | USD 20,000 | Kampala, Uganda
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Acknowledgement prize | USD 20,000 | Karaga, Ghana
/c(280-1.33333333333333-100-2.85896660619499-0)/a17meaacgh-01.jpg "Refrigerating Jar")
Acknowledgement prize | USD 20,000 | Odek, Uganda
/c(280-1.33333333333333-100-0.0106906136412279-0)/a17meaacug-odek-01.jpg "Through the Looking-Glass")
"Next Generation" prizes
"Next Generation" 1st prize | USD 25,000 | Soshanguve, South Africa
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"Next Generation" 2nd prize | USD 20,000 | Aleppo, Syria
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"Next Generation" 3rd prize | USD 15,000 | Cairo, Egypt
/c(280-1.33333333333333-100-0-0)/a17meang3eg-01.jpg "(In)formal Pattern Language")
"Next Generation" 4th prize | USD 10,000 | Amman, Jordan
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/c(235-1.33333333333333-78.75-11.6666666666667-1.25)/a17_mea__media_gold_esmaili_kamara_02.jpg "Exploring the importance of pursuing sustainable construction")
/c(235-1.33333333333333-100-5.41666666666667-0)/a17_mea_bronze_glynn_dabaj_conti_astorri_1.jpg "Local solutions to enhance the quality of life")
