Images - 6th Forum – “Re-materializing Construction”

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

Some 350 leading thinkers from architecture, engineering, urban planning, materials technology, and the building and construction industry from 55 countries met at the LafargeHolcim Forum held at the American University in Cairo, Egypt on April 4-6, 2019.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Mobile Workshop – Architecture Heritage

The Mobile Workshop on Architecture Heritage provided a glimpse into the current efforts of Egypt to save its rich cultural heritage, spanning over 8000 years.

Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, United Kingdom at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum on “Re-materializing Construction” held in Cairo, April 2019.

Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, United Kingdom at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum on “Re-materializing Construction” held in Cairo, April 2019.

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“Sustainability is inseparable from energy, and inseparable from the process of recycling.” – Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, United Kingdom

“Architecture is the easy part – in the end achieving a sustainable built environment is down to political will and generating optimism.” – Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, United Kingdom

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Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, United Kingdom surrounded by enthusiastic students from The American University in Cairo during a break in his keynote speech.

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“Visual impact is an important element, but social impact is intrinsic to sustainable design.” – Christine Binswanger, Senior Partner, Herzog & de Meuron, Switzerland at the 6th International LafargeHolcim Forum held in Cairo, 2019.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

A discussion following keynote addresses (l-r): Maria Atkinson AM, Founding CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia with keynote speakers Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder of Foster + Partners, United Kingdom and Christine Binswanger Senior Partner, Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, Switzerland, and also Alejandro Aravena Partner Architect & Executive Director of Elemental, Chile.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

In conversation after his keynote address at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum: Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder of Foster + Partners, United Kingdom – “Architecture is the easy part – in the end, achieving a sustainable built environment needs willpower, and it needs optimism!”

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

“How can we move fast enough and at the scale the planet needs to see?” – A discussion following keynote addresses (l-r): Maria Atkinson AM, Founding CEO, Green Building Council of Australia; Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, UK; Christine Binswanger, Senior Partner, Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, Switzerland; and Alejandro Aravena, Partner Architect & Executive Director, Elemental, Chile.

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In conversation after his keynote address at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum (l-r): Maria Atkinson AM, Founding CEO, Green Building Council of Australia with Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder of Foster + Partners, United Kingdom – “It’s about anticipating the future.”

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“It’s not about the façade, it’s about the footprint!” – A discussion following keynote addresses (l-r): Maria Atkinson AM, Founding CEO, Green Building Council of Australia; Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, UK; Christine Binswanger, Senior Partner, Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, Switzerland; and Alejandro Aravena, Partner Architect & Executive Director, Elemental, Chile.

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“How does this become the mainstream rather than the exception” – A discussion following keynote addresses with an audience of more than 2,000 people (l-r) Alejandro Aravena, Partner Architect & Executive Director, Elemental, Chile; Christine Binswanger, Senior Partner, Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, Switzerland; Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, UK; and Maria Atkinson AM, Founding CEO, Green Building Council of Australia.

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Maria Atkinson AM, Founding CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia and member of the Board, LafargeHolcim Foundation following the keynote speeches of Lord Norman Foster and Christine Binswanger – “How can we move fast enough, and at a scale the planet needs to see?”

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“The existing building is tomorrow’s new building material.” – Anne Lacaton, Principal, Lacaton & Vassal Architectes, France at the 6th International LafargeHolcim Forum held in Cairo, 2019.

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“The existing building is tomorrow’s new building material.” – Anne Lacaton, Principal, Lacaton & Vassal Architectes, France at the 6th International LafargeHolcim Forum held in Cairo, 2019.

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“We need to deconstruct preconceived ideas – embracing innovation and locally-sourced materials.” – Francis Kéré Principal, Kéré Architecture, Germany/Burkina Faso at the 6th International LafargeHolcim Forum held in Cairo, 2019.

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“We need to deconstruct preconceived ideas – embracing innovation and locally-sourced materials.” – Francis Kéré Principal, Kéré Architecture, Germany/Burkina Faso at the 6th International LafargeHolcim Forum held in Cairo, 2019.

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Alejandro Aravena, Partner Architect and Executive Director of Elemental, Chile and member of the Board, LafargeHolcim Foundation following the keynote speeches of Anne Lacaton and Francis Kéré – “We need to assert that it’s not about the façade, it’s the footprint!”

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Francis Kéré, Principal, Kéré Architecture, Germany – “We need to nourish not only our heads and our bodies, but also our hearts.”

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

“It’s not about the façade, it’s about the footprint!” – A discussion following keynote addresses (l-r): Maria Atkinson AM, Founding CEO, Green Building Council of Australia; Lord Norman Foster, Chairman & Founder, Foster + Partners, UK; Christine Binswanger, Senior Partner, Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, Switzerland; and Alejandro Aravena, Partner Architect & Executive Director, Elemental, Chile.

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“Current waste systems are designed to ‘eliminate’ the waste rather than ‘harvest’ the materials.” – Laila Iskandar, former Minister of Urban Renewal & Informal Settlements, Egypt at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum.

“Current waste systems are designed to ‘eliminate’ the waste rather than ‘harvest’ the materials.” – Laila Iskandar, former Minister of Urban Renewal & Informal Settlements, Egypt at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum.

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Laila Iskandar, former Minister of Urban Renewal & Informal Settlements, Egypt presents a keynote speech before the mobile workshops on Day Two of the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum.

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“‘Design against extinction’ or socio-ecological design is our mantra.” – Mitchell Joachim, Professor of Architecture & Urban Design at New York University (USA) at the LafargeHolcim Forum, April 2019.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Marc Angélil, Professor of Architecture & Design, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland and member of the Board and Head of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation moderated the 6th International LafargeHolcim Forum.

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Ahmed Sherif, Professor and Chairman, Department of Architecture, The American University in Cairo (AUC) welcomes guests to the 6th International LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction hosted by AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Khaled Abbas, Deputy Minister of Housing, Egypt describes current building projects and the urgent need for housing to more than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the LafargeHolcim Forum on the campus of the American University in Cairo.

Roland Köhler, Chairman of the LafargeHolcim Foundation welcomes more than 1,200 people to the opening session of the LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 on the campus of the American University in Cairo.

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Discussion on workshop conclusions (l-r): Stuart Smith, ARUP (UK), Anna Heringer, UNESCO Chair for Earthen Architecture (Austria), Werner Sobek, University of Stuttgart (Germany), Marilyne Andersen, EPFL Lausanne (Switzerland), and Harry Gugger, EPFL Lausanne (Switzerland).

Khaled Abbas, Deputy Minister of Housing, Egypt describes current building projects and the urgent need for housing to more than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the LafargeHolcim Forum on the campus of the American University in Cairo.

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Stuart Smith, Director of Arup, Germany/UK moderates a discussion with moderators from each of the four concurrent workshops.

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Marc Angélil (left), Professor of Architecture & Design, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland and member of the Board and Head of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation thanks representative of host American University in Cairo (AUC), Khaled Tarabieh, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Design, AUC, Egypt.

Changing paradigms: Materials for a world not yet built

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Dirk Hebel, Professor of Sustainable Construction, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany and member of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation introduces the Yellow Workshop – Changing paradigms: Materials for a world not yet built.

“We all have to be willing to open new doors.” – Werner Sobek, Werner Sobek, Director, Institute for Lightweight Structures & Conceptual Design, University of Stuttgart, Germany at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 held in Cairo.

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Discussions in the Yellow Workshop – Changing paradigms: Materials for a world not yet built.

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Moderators of the Yellow Workshop – Changing paradigms in the plenum (l-r): Werner Sobek, Director, Institute for Lightweight Structures & Conceptual Design, University of Stuttgart, Germany and Dirk Hebel, Professor of Sustainable Construction, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany.

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Leon van Paassen, Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment, Arizona State University, USA/Netherlands during the Yellow Workshop – Changing paradigms: Materials for a world not yet built.

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Marcella Hansch, Founder & CEO, Pacific Garbage Screening, Germany during the Yellow Workshop – Changing paradigms: Materials for a world not yet built.

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Werner Sobek, Director, Institute for Lightweight Structures & Conceptual Design, University of Stuttgart, and Founder, Werner Sobek Group, Germany during the Yellow Workshop – Changing paradigms: Materials for a world not yet built.

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Eva Pfannes, Director, Ooze Architects, Netherlands during the Yellow Workshop – Changing paradigms: Materials for a world not yet built.

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Vivian Loftness, Professor of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, USA at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum held at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt.

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Dirk Hebel, Professor of Sustainable Construction, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany and member of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation at the 6th LafargeHolcim Forum held at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt.

Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics

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Guillaume Habert, Professor of Sustainable Construction, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland and member of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation introduces the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

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Marilyne Andersen, Full Professor of Sustainable Construction Technologies and Head of the Laboratory of Integrated Performance in Design (LIPID), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne), Switzerland and member of the Board and of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation in discussion during the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

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Discussions during the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions during the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

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Stephen Lamb, Designer 7 Founder, Touching Earth Lightly, South Africa in the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

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In the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics (l-r): Frano Violich, Principal, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, Boston, USA and Marilyne Andersen, Full Professor of Sustainable Construction Technologies and Head of the Laboratory of Integrated Performance in Design (LIPID), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne), Switzerland and member of the Board and of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation.

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Discussions during the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions during the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Marilyne Andersen, Full Professor of Sustainable Construction Technologies and Head of the Laboratory of Integrated Performance in Design (LIPID), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne), Switzerland and member of the Board and of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation presents the outcomes of the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Marilyne Andersen, Full Professor of Sustainable Construction Technologies and Head of the Laboratory of Integrated Performance in Design (LIPID), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne), Switzerland and member of the Board and of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation presents the outcomes of the Green Workshop – Shifting the flows, pulling the strings: Stocks, flows, and their dynamics.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Green Mobile Workshop – Water Challenges

The Mobile Workshop on Water Challenges gave an overview of the availability of water resources in Egypt and related challenges facing the country.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Green Mobile Workshop – Water Challenges

The Mobile Workshop on Water Challenges gave an overview of the availability of water resources in Egypt and related challenges facing the country.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Green Mobile Workshop – Water Challenges

The Mobile Workshop on Water Challenges gave an overview of the availability of water resources in Egypt and related challenges facing the country.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Green Mobile Workshop – Water Challenges

The Mobile Workshop on Water Challenges gave an overview of the availability of water resources in Egypt and related challenges facing the country.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Green Mobile Workshop – Water Challenges

The Mobile Workshop on Water Challenges gave an overview of the availability of water resources in Egypt and related challenges facing the country.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Green Mobile Workshop – Water Challenges

The Mobile Workshop on Water Challenges gave an overview of the availability of water resources in Egypt and related challenges facing the country.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Green Mobile Workshop – Water Challenges

The Mobile Workshop on Water Challenges gave an overview of the availability of water resources in Egypt and related challenges facing the country.

LafargeHolcim Forum 2019 – Green Mobile Workshop – Water Challenges

The Mobile Workshop on Water Challenges gave an overview of the availability of water resources in Egypt and related challenges facing the country.

From manual to digital and vice versa: Digitalization, labor, and construction

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Philippe Block, Full Professor of Architecture & Structure, Department of Architecture (D-ARCH), ETH Zurich; Co-director of the Block Research Group (BRG); and member of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation introduces the Blue Workshop – From manual to digital and vice versa: Digitalization, labor, and construction.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Philippe Block, Full Professor of Architecture & Structure, Department of Architecture (D-ARCH), ETH Zurich; Co-director of the Block Research Group (BRG); and member of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation introduces the Blue Workshop – From manual to digital and vice versa: Digitalization, labor, and construction.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions during the Blue Workshop – From manual to digital and vice versa: Digitalization, labor, and construction.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Philippe Block, Full Professor of Architecture & Structure, Department of Architecture (D-ARCH), ETH Zurich; Co-director of the Block Research Group (BRG); and member of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation introduces the Blue Workshop – From manual to digital and vice versa: Digitalization, labor, and construction.

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Immad Ahmed, Executive Director, OBAT Helpers, USA during the Blue Workshop – From manual to digital and vice versa: Digitalization, labor, and construction.

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Anna Heringer, Honorary Professor, UNESCO Chair for Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures and Sustainable Development, Austria presents the outcomes of the Blue Workshop – From manual to digital and vice versa: Digitalization, labor, and construction.

Blue Mobile Workshop – New vernacular

Workshop investigating to what extent the trends of digitalization can offer new opportunities – From manual to digital and vice versa.

Blue Mobile Workshop – New vernacular

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The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

Blue Mobile Workshop – New vernacular

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

Blue Mobile Workshop – New vernacular

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

The Mobile Workshop on New Vernacular foregrounded the important role of traditional construction methods and materials in the production of Egypt’s historic and contemporary building stock, both formal and informal.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Karen Scrivener, Professor & Head of Laboratory of Construction Materials, Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne), Switzerland introduces the Orange Workshop – Catch 22: Material needs versus material impact.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Harry Gugger, Professor for Architectural & Urban Design, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne), Switzerland and member of the Board and of the Academic Committee, LafargeHolcim Foundation presents the outcomes of the Orange Workshop – Catch 22: Material needs versus material impact.

Orange Mobile Workshop – Desert cities

Orange Mobile Workshop – Desert cities

Orange Mobile Workshop – Desert cities

Orange Mobile Workshop – Desert cities

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Winners of the Student Poster Competition 1st prize (l-r): Roberto Villasenor, Armando Palacios, Juan Name Guzzy, and Carlos Vazquez – Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO) with M-E-X – Mercado Embarcadero Xochimilco.

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Student Poster Competition 2nd prize winners (l-r): Samy Aachati, Laila El Bardi and Meryem Kharmoudy – Ecole Supérieure d’Architecture de Casablanca (EAC) with Insertion of a Water Treatment Cycle.

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Winner of the Student Poster Competition 3rd prize: Eduardo Cortazar Cuilty – Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO) with Living Mexico City.

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Student poster competition – Highly commended: Shubham Haridas Bayskar – India with Community Farm Produced Processing and Storage.

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Student poster competition – Highly Commended (l-r): Jhanvi Yogesh Sanghvi and Bhavya Hemant Gandhi – National University of Singapore (NUS) with Feeding the City.

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Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

Student poster competition entrants (l-r) Meryem Kharmoudy, Samy Aachati and Laila El Bardi – Ecole Supérieure d’Architecture (EAC), Casablanca, Morocco with Insertion of a Water Treatment Cycle.

Student poster competition: Emily Kazanowski – University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada with Cows, Diapers & Bread.

Student poster competition: Claudia Carunchio – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil with Life Cycle and Lifetime.

Student poster competition (l-r): Jhanvi Sanghvi and Bhavya Hemant Gandhi – National University of Singapore with Seeding the City.

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Student poster competition: Marion Gelinas – University of British Columbia (UBC) with Autonomous Housing for an Indigenous Sovereignty.

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Student poster competition: Shubham Haridas Bayskar – India with Community Farm Produced Processing and Storage.

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Student poster competition: Thibaut Menny – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne) with Produce, Protect, Provide.

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Student poster competition (l-r): Wangzai Yu and Yang Zhang – Tsinghua University (THU) with Informal Habitat Re-Materialization.

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Student poster competition: Hermann Kamte – Cameroon with Lagos Wooden Tower.

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Student poster competition: Eduardo Gasparelo Lima – Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) with Mini: Design Study for Compact Housing.

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Student poster competition: Leticia El Zein – American University in Beirut (AUB) with Palm Fibers for Sustainable Roadways.

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Student poster competition (l-r): Lamiae Achiba, Fatima-Ezzahra Bennani and Dounia Bennani – Ecole Supérieure d’Architecture de Casablanca (EAC) with Wastewater Treatment.

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Student poster competition: Reem Gamil – The American University in Cairo (AUC) with Valley of the Potters.

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Student poster competition: Edward Mendoza – Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) with Timberwolf Towers.

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Student poster competition: Wanying Wu – Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) with Solar Habitat.

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Student poster competition: Mengyao He – Tongji University (TJU) with Rural Utopia.

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Student poster competition: Célia Küpfer – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne) with Reuse S to XL.

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Student poster competition: Yichen Zhu – Tongji University (TJU) with Regenerative Construction for Rural Revitalization.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

Student poster competition: Ali El Sinbawy – American University in Cairo (AUC) with Recycling the Intangible.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Discussions in the Student Poster Competition: 33 post-graduate students presented their innovative concepts living up to the “target issues” for sustainable construction in a poster exhibition.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

The LafargeHolcim Forum “Re-materializing Construction” with delegates from 55 countries was hosted by The American University in Cairo (AUC).

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Arriving for the start of Day One of the Forum: More than 350 leading thinkers from architecture, engineering, planning, and the construction industry met to accelerate their contributions to creating a more sustainable built environment.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum

More than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

More than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

More than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

More than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

More than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

More than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Coffee break during Day One of the Forum – more than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Coffee break during Day One of the Forum – more than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Coffee break during Day One of the Forum – more than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Coffee break during Day One of the Forum – more than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Coffee break during Day One of the Forum – more than 2,000 people attended the opening session of the Forum on the campus of the AUC.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Forum participants then travelled to Tahrir Square Campus of the American University in Cairo (AUC) for the concluding session in historic Ewart Hall, which has been the venue for watershed speeches in modern Egyptian history.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Forum participants then travelled to Tahrir Square Campus of the American University in Cairo (AUC) for the concluding session in historic Ewart Hall, which has been the venue for watershed speeches in modern Egyptian history.

6th LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction – Cairo, April 2019.

Forum participants then travelled to Tahrir Square Campus of the American University in Cairo (AUC) for the concluding session in historic Ewart Hall, which has been the venue for watershed speeches in modern Egyptian history.

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