MAJOR PROJECTS
“ The Holcim Awards have not just been able to bring sustainability to the attention of the people but have also raised the standard and the quality of how professionals have to deal with it ”
- Alejandro Aravena of Elemental in Chile
For project details and video comments by the jury see : www . lafargeholcim-foundation . org / Projects / articulated-site
Silver : building skills through a community library A project in the rural town of Ambepussa near Colombo in Sri Lanka aims to reintegrate soldiers into post-war society . The community library , by Milinda Pathiraja and Ganga
Ratnayake of Robust Architecture Workshop , is made of rammed-earth walls and recycled materials . With the support of the army , young men were coached in building techniques through the construction process .
Mohsen Mostafavi comments : “ There is significant value in the basic message of the scheme – and the construction of a library that builds both the physical and social fabric of a community .”
18 D ecember 2015