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Sydney’s Atlassian Central is the first Australian project to win a major prize in the Holcim Awards, taking home bronze for what is set to be the world’s tallest timber tower. The Holcim Awards were launched in 2005 to showcase the important role of architecture, engineering, urban planning and the building industry in achieving a […]
Zaha Hadid Architects has teamed up with ETH Zurich and Holcim to design the first-of-its-kind 3D-printed bridge in Venice. Dubbed Striatus, the 16-metre-long bridge is located in the Giardini della Marinaressa in the city’s European Cultural Centre, and is freestanding and assembled without mortar. “Striatus”, a Latin word meaning grooved, reflects the “structural logic” and […]
Global building materials and aggregates company Holcim has just released its new low carbon ECOPact concrete onto the Australian market. Unveiled in April 2021, ECOPact reduces embodied carbon by 30 to 60 per cent, using “upcycled waste by-products” in place of natural resources. Holcim designed the product after pledging to achieve net zero carbon emissions […]
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