Architecture Is Construction
Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
48,00 €
By Jana Revedin and Marie-Hélène Contal
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Description
Architecture Is Construction showcases the work of the 2025 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture winners, embodying the principles of sustainable development through innovative, context-sensitive construction practices. It highlights the transformative potential of architecture that respects cultural heritage, engages communities, and emphasizes environmental stewardship. The book delves into experimental designs, rehabilitation of existing structures, and groundbreaking material usage that prioritize ecological and social sustainability. With in-depth interviews and project analysis, it provides a compelling narrative on how architecture can foster a harmonious balance between human habitation and the natural world, making it a must-read for anyone passionate about the future of sustainable living and architectural innovation.
The winners of the “Architecture Is Construction” Global Award for Sustainable Architecture will be announced on May 6, 2025.
With contributions by Marie-Hélène Contal, Marta Maccaglia, Jana Revedin, and the winners.
Details
| Weight | 950 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 26 × 24,5 × 30 mm |
| With contributions by | Marie-Hélène Contal, Marta Maccaglia, and Jana Revedin |
| Language | English |
| Features | Hardback, full color, stich bound, embossing |
| Size | 24,5 x 26 cm / 9.6 x 12.2 in |
| Illustrations | approx. 200 illustrations |
| Page count | 144 pages |
| Publication Date | May 6, 2025 |
| ISBN | 978-3-96680-035-8 |
About the Award
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture was founded in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, together with the Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine, the cultural partner of the award. The Global Award Community, which now consists of 80 contemporary architects from around the globe who have received the award, works towards a sustainable architectural ethics and fosters research, experimentation and transmission in the fields of sustainable architecture, urban renewal and academic social responsibility. It defines architecture as an agent of empowerment, self-development and civic rights.
The Global Award is under the patronage of UNESCO.
The scientific jury – chaired by Jana Revedin, founder and president of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture – is composed of :
Catherine Chevillot, President, Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France
Marie-Hélène Contal, architect, Dean of the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture, Paris, France
Professor Dr. Jacopo Galli, architect, IUAV University, Venice, Italy
Professor Spela Hudnik, architect, Ljubljana University, Slovenia
Professor Dr. Deniz Incedayi, architect, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Jana Revedin, architect, founding president of the Global Award for Sustainable ArchitectureTM, Venice, Italy
Honorary member: Professor Chris Younès, psychosociologist, doctorate and HDR in philosophy, École Spéciale d’Architecture
Global Award Winners 2007-2024
2024: Iyas Shahin and Wesam Al Asali (IWLab), Damascus – Andrés Jaque, New York – Klaus K. Loenhart, Graz – Ciro Pirondi, São Paulo – Marina Tabassum, Dhaka
2023: Benedetta Tagliabue, Barcelona – Xu Tiantian, Bejing – Simon Teyssou, Le Rouget-Pers – Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Copenhagen – RAAAF (Ronald Rietveld & Erik Rietveld), Amsterdam
2022: Martin Rauch, Schlins, Vorarlberg – Anupama Kundoo, Auroville, Berlin – Okan Bal & Ömer Selçuk Baz, Yalin Architectural Design, Istanbul – Dorte Mandrup, Copenhague – Gilles Clément, Crozant
2021: Teresa Moller, Santiago – Solano Benitez & Gloria Cabral, Asuncion – Severiano Porto, Manaus – José Cubilla, Asuncion – Richard Sennett, London
2019: Rozana Montiel, Mexico – Werner Sobek, ILEK, Stuttgart – Ersen Gürsel, Istanbul – Ammar Khammash, Amman – Jorge Lobos, EAHR, Copenhagen
2018: Boonserm Premthada, Bangkok Project Studio, Bangkok – Raumlabor, Berlin – Marta Maccaglia, Associacion Semillas, Pangoa – Nina Maritz, Nina Maritz, Windhoek – Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal, Frédéric Druot, Paris
2017: Takaharu Tezuka + Yui Tezuka, Tokyo – Brian MacKay-Lyons & Talbot Sweetapple, Halifax – Assemble, London – Sonam Wangchuk, Leh, Ladakh – Paulo David, Funchal
2016: Patrice Doat, Grenoble – Derek van Heerden & Steve Kinsler, East Coast architects, Durban – Kengo Kuma, Tokyo – Gion Antoni Caminada, Vrin – Patama Roonrakwit, Case Studio, Bangkok
2015: Marco Casagrande, Helsinki – Santiago Cirugeda, Seville – Jan Gehl, Copenhagen – Juan Roman, Talca – Rotor, Brussels
2014: Christopher Alexander, Arundel – Tatiana Bilbao, Mexico – Adrian Geuze, West 8, Rotterdam – Bernd Gundermann, Auckland – Martin Rajnis, Prague
2013: José Paulo Dos Santos, Porto – Ted Flato & David Lake, Lake-Flato, San Antonio – Kevin Low, Kuala Lumpur – Marie Moignot & Xavier De Wil, MDW, Brussels – Al Borde, Quito
2012: Salma Samar Damluji, Beirut – Anne Feenstra, Kabul – Andreas Gjertsen & Yashar Hanstad, TYIN Tegnestue, Oslo – Philippe Madec, Paris – Suriya Umpansiriratana, Bangkok
2011: Shlomo Aronson, Jerusalem – Carmen Arrospide Poblete, Patronate MachuPicchu, Cuzco – Teddy Cruz, San Diego – Anna Heringer, Laufen – Vatnavinir, Reykjavik
2010: Steve Baer, Albuquerque – Phil Harris & Adrian Welke, Troppo, Darwin – Junya Ishigami, Tokyo – Giancarlo Mazzanti, Bogota – Snohetta, Oslo
2009: Patrick Bouchain Paris – Thomas Herzog, Munich – Bijoy Jain, Studio Mumbai, Mumbai – Francis Kéré, Berlin – Sami Rintala, Bodø
2008: Alejandro Aravena, Santiago – Fabrizio Carola, Naples – Andrew Freear, Rural Studio, Auburn – Philippe Samyn, Brussels – Carin Smuts, Cape Town
2007: Françoise-Hélène Jourda, Paris – Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu, Hangzhou – Hermann Kaufmann, Schwarzach – Stefan Behnisch, Stuttgart – Balkrishna Doshi, Ahmedabad
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