At A Glance

Encouraging young talents Recognizing the critical importance of encour- aging the future generation of industry profes- sionals, the LafargeHolcim Foundation supports promising talents on various levels. LafargeHolcim Awards The competition features a Next Generation category, enabling young professionals up to 30 years to participate with visionary projects and bold ideas. Four Next Generation prizes are conferred in each of the competition regions. Next Generation Awards Lab The workshops offer Next Generation prize win- ners from the Awards competition a platform to exchange ideas on a global level. LafargeHolcim Forum While the Awards competition enables young tal- ents to challenge their approaches against their peers, the invitation to the Foundation’s Forum makes the experts of tomorrow a part of today’s debate. Research in Practice Grants To support the development of knowledge re- quired to meet the challenges in the construction industry of the 21 st century, the Foundation offers three Research in Practice Grants for a two-year period. The program mentors and financially supports young practitioners in conducting ground-breaking, practice-related research in the field of sustainable construction. Top: Exchanging ideas between generations at the student poster competition as part of the LafargeHolcim Forum 2016. Center: Next Generation prize winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 Middle East Africa. Bottom: Participants of the inaugural LafargeHolcim Next Genera- tion Awards Lab 2015 in New York City, USA.

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