November 6, 2015

• More than 630 projects participated in XXIV edition
• The “Lorenzo H. Zambrano” Lifetime Achievement Award and the “Architect Marcelo Zambrano” scholarship were also awarded

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced the winners of the XXIV Edition of the CEMEX Building Award at an awards ceremony held in the Colegio Vizcainas, a nonprofit educational institution in Mexico City.

This year’s CEMEX Building Award received 637 entries in the Domestic Edition and 36 entries in the International Edition. The participants’ buildings were constructed in Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States.

A 17-member jury, comprised of experts from the building industry, scholars, government institutions, and private organizations from eight different countries, evaluated the projects submitted. The winning entries were recognized for the diversity of their technical, conceptual, and aesthetic solutions as applied to their design, construction, or use.

The CEMEX Building Award recognizes the finest international buildings in three different categories, along with two special prizes. The Domestic Edition recognizes Mexican projects in nine separate categories, as well as four special prizes.

The winners of the XXIV Edition of the CEMEX Building Award are:

International Winners by Category:

Housing
BC House
Huixquilucan, State of Mexico
Project Representatives: Architect Daniel Sampson Farji, Architect Emilio Ades Cohen

Institutional-Industrial
Santa Maria de los Caballeros Chapel
Bogota, Colombia
Project Representative: Architect Felipe Gonzalez Pacheco Mejia

Infrastructure and Urbanism
Metro 4
Budapest, Hungary
Project Representative: Palatium Stúdió kft.

Winners of International Special Prizes

Sustainable Building
La Cueva (The Cave)
Ocampo, Mexico
Project Representative: Dolores Maximino

Accessibility Congruence
Mulini Beach
Rovinj, Croatia
Project Representative: Saša Begović

Mexico Winners by Category

Single-Family Housing*
BC House
Huixquilucan, State of Mexico
Project Representatives: Architect Daniel Sampson Farji, Architect Emilio Ades Cohen

Vargas House
Queretaro, Queretaro
Project Representative: Architect Isaac Broid

*Tied vote

Low-Income Housing
Álika Residential
Veracruz, Veracruz
Project Representative: Architect Javier Antonio Ruiz Anitua

Medium and High-End Residential Complex
Amsterdam Building
Mexico City
Project Representative: Architect Jorge Hernandez de la Garza

Educational and Cultural Building
La Cueva (The Cave)
Ocampo, Coahuila
Project Representative: Dolores Maximino

Public Services and Assistance
San Bernabe Community and Sports Center
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Project Representative: Architect Felipe Pich-Aguilera Baurier

Commercial and Mixed Uses
Continental Guadalajara Santa Anita
Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco
Project Representative: Engineer Roberto Burgos

Industrial Building Development
VENTIKAS I & II Wind Farm
General Bravo, Nuevo Leon
Project Representatives: Ventika S.A.P.I. de C.V., Ventika II S.A.P.I. de C.V., Acciona Energia Servicios Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.

Urbanism*
Cuexcomatitlan Malecon
Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco
Project Representatives: Tlajomulco City Council, Ismael del Toro Castro, Antonio Salazar Gomez, Engineer David Miguel Zamora Bueno

Urban Renewal of Interceptor Channel (Section 2)
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Project Representatives: LM Arkylab, Secretariat of Public Works of Aguascalientes

*Tied vote

Infrastructure
Viaduct II Manzanillo
Manzanillo, Colima
Project Representative: Engineer Alejandro Ordaz Chavez

Winners of Special Prizes Mexico

Sustainable Building
La Cueva (The Cave)
Ocampo, Coahuila
Project Representative: Dolores Maximino

Accessibility Congruence
Morelos Street
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Project Representatives: Indira Kempis Martínez, Engineer Gabriel Eugenio Todd Alanis

Social Impact*
Eco Petreo
Espita, Yucatan
Project Representatives: M.A.A. Architect Roman J. Cordero Tovar, Architect Izbeth Katia Mendoza Fragoso

Cuexcomatitlan Malecon
Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco
Project Representatives: Tlajomulco City Council, Ismael Del Toro Castro, Antonio Salazar Gomez, Engineer David Miguel Zamora Bueno

*Tied vote

Innovation in Techniques and Construction Processes
VENTIKAS I & II Wind Farm
General Bravo, Nuevo Leon
Project Representatives: Ventika S.A.P.I. de C.V. Ventika II S.A.P.I. de C.V., Acciona Energia Servicios Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.

The complete list of winners, along with photos and further details of the projects recognized, is available at the following links:

International winners: www.cemexbuildingaward.com

Mexico winners: www.premioobrascemex.com

The “Lorenzo H. Zambrano” Lifetime Achievement Award was given to the Spanish architect Rafael Moneo for his invaluable architectural work, as well as his contributions to education and construction in Spain and other countries. A graduate of the ETSAM Architecture School in Madrid, Rafael Moneo (1937, Tudela, Navarra, Spain) has earned the highest awards for architectural achievement, including the Pritzker Prize in 1996 and the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts in 2012. Among his outstanding works are the Expansion of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain; the Roman Art Museum in Merida, Spain; and the Columbia University Laboratories Building in New York, USA. An exhibit of Rafael Moneo’s work will be displayed at the Museum of Mexico City in 2016.

For more information on the “Lorenzo H. Zambrano” Lifetime Achievement Award, please visit: http://www.cemexmexico.com/PremioObra/VidaObra.aspx

The “Architect Marcelo Zambrano” scholarship is intended to promote young architects whose academic and professional work show enormous potential for improving the culture of construction and design in Mexico. The scholarship provides financial support for a graduate program at an internationally recognized university. The winner of the ninth edition of the scholarship was Architect Andrea Soto, a graduate of ITESO in Guadalajara, Mexico, whose work shows a deep involvement in urban development, architectonic and urban culture, and a commitment to the improvement of community life. Andrea Soto will study for a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

For more information on the “Architect Marcelo Zambrano” scholarship, please visit: www.becaarqmarcelozambrano.com

The CEMEX Building Award is one of the most renowned competitions in the architecture and construction sector. It has been celebrated every year since 1991. Next year, the CEMEX Building Award will commemorate its 25th anniversary, and its call for entries will open in February 2016.

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