Winners of the Holcim Awards 2008 for region Africa Middle East
Holcim Awards Gold 2008
Gold: River remediation and urban development scheme, Fez, Morocco
Main authors: Aziza Chaouni, architect, Extramuro LLP, Fez, Morocco and Takako Tajima, urban planner,
Los Angeles, USA
Holcim Awards Silver 2008
Silver: Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda
Author: Koji Tsutsui, architect, Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates, Tokyo, Japan
Holcim Awards Bronze 2008
Bronze: Lighthouse tower with low-carbon footprint, Dubai, UAE
Author: Shaun Killa, architect, Atkins PLC, Dubai, UAE
Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prizes 2008
Low-impact environmentally-responsive house, Cape Town, South Africa
Authors: Jessica Tami Cohen and Andrew Justin Cooke, architects, Architecture Co-op, Cape Town,
South Africa
School infrastructure from local resources, Vele and Vryheid, South Africa
Authors: Steve Kinsler and Derek van Heerden, architects, East Coast Architects, Durban, South Africa and
Gregg Sherkin, Oprah’s Angel Network, Chicago, USA
Stabilized earth visitors’ center, Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa
Main author: Peter Rich, architect, Lerotholi Rich Associated Architects, Johannesburg, South Africa
TunaHAKI integrated theater and orphanage, Moshi, Tanzania
Authors: Hollmén Reuter Sandman Architects, Espoo and Helsinki, Finland and Armstrong Cohen Architecture,
Gainesville, USA
Xeritown responsive urban planning strategy, Dubai, UAE
Main author: SMAQ – architecture urbanism research, Berlin, Germany and X-Architects, Dubai, UAE
Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 1st prizes 2008
Amphibious dwellings in informal settlements, Lagos, Nigeria
Author: Akinlabi A. Afolayan, architect, Niles Bolton Associates, Atlanta, USA
Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria
Author: Magnus Larsson, student, Stockholm, Sweden
Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 3rd prize 2008
Waterfront sustainable development concept, Mombasa, Kenya
Authors: Maranga Njoroge, architect, and Benedette Nthale, designer, ATS, Nairobi, Kenya