The 2019 International CEMEX Building Awards will feature 32 projects from 14 countries.
The 32 finalists were recently announced for the competition that recognises the best and most innovative construction projects worldwide.
This year’s award will feature 14 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Spain, France, Mexico, Montenegro, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, and the United Kingdom.
The CEMEX Building Awards are one of the most recognised competitions in the construction industry, fostering a culture of sustainability and innovation by recognising projects and professionals who are leading the way to new and better industry practices.
The International Award is divided into five categories: Residential Housing, Economic Housing, Building, Collective Space, and Infrastructure. It also has four special awards: Universal Accessibility, Innovation in Construction, Social Value, and Sustainable Building.
Some of the representative projects are the Palacio de Congresos and the Hotel Palma de Mallorca in Spain; the Water and Light Pavement in France; and the Finca La Caja School in Costa Rica, among others.
The international finalists of the 2019 CEMEX Building Award can be found on:
https://www.cemex.com/media/building-award/winners#_2019-international-edition-finalists
The jury that determined the winners was made up of 16 judges with extensive experience in the construction sector from six different countries: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, the United States, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. The awards ceremony will be held in Mexico City on 7th November 2019, after announcing the winners of the Mexico Edition.
The Mexican sculptor, Miguel Ángel González, created the statuette that is presented to the winners. Combining black marble and concrete, the award’s inspiration comes from humans’ transformation of the materials at their disposal into elements of architectural, construction, and design expression.