November 6, 2014

• CEMEX Building Award has identified the best construction projects in different categories in Mexico and around the world for 23 years
• The “Lorenzo H. Zambrano” Lifetime Achievement Award and the “Architect Marcelo Zambrano” scholarship were also awarded
• More than 700 projects participated this year

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced the winners of the XXIII Edition of the CEMEX Building Award, recognizing buildings that stand out for their constructive, conceptual, technical, and aesthetic solutions.

On this edition, the CEMEX Building Award registration recorded 500 domestic buildings and 214 constructed in Bosnia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Guatemala, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Czech Republic, Thailand and United Kingdom.

The jury that evaluated all works consisted of 17 specialists from six different countries. Winning entries of the contest were selected by the new conceptual, technical, and aesthetic solutions applied in their design, construction or use.

The CEMEX Building Award selects the best buildings constructed in different countries, recognizing the most outstanding project in each of three categories, along with two special prizes.

In the edition of the event that is exclusive for projects Mexican, awards were given in nine categories, as well as four special prizes.

The winning projects of the XXIII Edition of the CEMEX Building Award are:

International Winners by Category

Housing
CR House
Bogota, Colombia
Project Representative: Architect Martín Halliday Rueda

Institutional-Industrial
Jumex Museum
Mexico City
Project Representative: Roberto Velázquez, Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo

Infrastructure and Urbanism
Cinta Costera III
Panama, Panama
Project Representative: Engineer Helio Boleira

Winners of International Special Prizes

Sustainable Building
Sport City Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Mexico
Project Representative: Sport City & Deportes Martí, Alicia Andonegni

Accessibility Congruence
Bernardino Cordero Bernard High School
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Project Representative: Architect José Antonio Rodríguez Barceló

Mexico Winners by Category

Single Family Housing
Narigua House
Santa Catarina, N.L.
Project Representative: Engineer Arturo Barbosa López

P House
Huixquilucan, Estado de Mexico
Project Representative: Architect Abraham Cherem

Low-Income Housing
Balcones de Ecatepec
Ecatepec, Estado de Mexico
Project Representative: IDECOP, Francisco Carreño Romero

Land + Self-built Housing
Ameca, Jalisco
Project Representative: Architect Carlos Ochoa Fernández

Medium and High-End Residential Complex
Tres Picos 97
Mexico City
Project Representative: D+S Architects, Architect Sonny Sutton Askenazi, Engineer Allan Dayan Askenazi

Educational and Cultural Building
Jumex Museum
Mexico City
Project Representative: Roberto Velázquez, Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo

Public Services and Assistance
Sombrerete Community Center 
Queretaro, Queretaro
Project Representative: Architect Juan Alfonso Garduño Jardón

Commercial and Mixed Uses
B"O Hotel
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas
Project Representative: Facto Arquitectura S.A. de C.V., Architect Jorge F. Márquez H.

Industrial Building Development
Underground Production Automated Hall SAPS
Atizapan de Zaragoza, Estado de Mexico
Project Representative: Architect Rafael Barona Coghlan

Urbanism
Canyon Recovery 
Atizapan de Zaragoza, Estado de México
Project Representative: Architect Rafael Barona Coghlan

Infrastructure
San Marcos Bridge
Xicotepec, Puebla
Project Representative: Engineer Jorge Alfredo Delgado Ramírez, Engineer Jorge I. Colonia Albornoz

Winners of Special Prizes Mexico

Sustainable Building
Sport City Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Project Representative: Sport City & Deportes Martí, Alicia Andonegni

Accessibility Congruence
Chufani Corporate Offices 
Querétaro, Querétaro
Project Representative: Architect Fernando Navarro Ortega

Social Impact
CRI Building 
Mexicali, Baja California
Project Representative: Constructora Valle Dorado S.A. de C.V., Engineer Gabriela Viridiana Chong de la Rosa

Innovation in Techniques and Construction Processes
Modular System in Concrete for Permeable Floors 
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Project Representative: Architect Luis Gabriel Orozco Padilla

To see the complete list of award winners, view images, and learn more about each project, visit the following links:

International winners: www.cemex.com/MediaCenter/BuildingAward/XXIIIEdition.aspx

Mexico winners: www.cemexmexico.com/PremioObra/GanadoresNacionalXXIIII.aspx

The “Lorenzo H. Zambrano Lifetime Achievement Award” was given to David Serur, recognized for his outstanding career of more than 40 years in the construction industry and his significant contribution to the Mexican engineering. For more information, visit the following link (Spanish only): www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ7O5sdRCPw

The “Architect Marcelo Zambrano” Scholarship, which supports young Mexican architects in their postgraduate studies, was awarded to Javier Garciadiego Ruiz, who will enroll in the Master or Urban Planning (Housing and Economic Development) in the NYU Wagner School, New York University. For more information, please visit the following link (Spanish only):

www.cemexmexico.com/PremioObra/BecaMarceloZambrano.aspx

CEMEX Building Award was first held in 1991 and is one of the most important events in the construction industry.

For more information about the CEMEX Building Awards, please visit (Spanish only): www.cemex.com/MediaCenter/BuildingAward.aspx

CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high-quality products and reliable services to customers and communities in more than 50 countries. CEMEX has a rich history of improving the well-being of those it serves through innovative building solutions, efficiency advancements, and efforts to promote a sustainable future.

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