November 8, 2019

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today the winners of the CEMEX Building Award 2019 at a ceremony celebrated on November 7, 2019, in Mexico City.

The CEMEX Building Award 2019 received 441 entries in the Mexico Edition, from which 17 were recognized as winners in their respective categories and/or special prizes.

The International Edition received 32 project entries from 14 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, France, Mexico, Montenegro, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the UK.

The jury of this edition was comprised of renowned architects and engineers from six countries: Colombia, the Dominican Republic, France, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, and the United States. The jury evaluated the projects for their construction and architectural processes and solutions, incorporation of sustainability features, and value creation for present and future societies.

The CEMEX Building Award recognizes the most acclaimed architectural and construction projects in Mexico and in the world in five categories and four special prizes.

The First Place winners of the 2019 CEMEX Building Award are:

International Winners by Category:

Residential Housing
LivinnX, 18 Street
Bogota, Colombia

Affordable Housing
Residential Passages
Bogota, Colombia

Building
Solaz Los Cabos
Los Cabos, Mexico

Collective Space
Central Pavilion in Metropolitan Park "La Mexicana"
Mexico City, Mexico

Infrastructure
Villa Vásquez Wastewater Treatment Plant
Villa Vasquez, the Dominican Republic

Winners of International Special Prizes

Sustainable Building
BioEngineering Center ITESM Campus Querétaro
Queretaro, Mexico

Construction Innovation
Water and Light pavement
L'haÿ les roses, France

Social Value
Finca La Caja School*
San Jose, Costa Rica

Urban renovation of Veracruz waterfront*
Veracruz, Mexico

*Tied vote

Universal Accessibility
Works for the revitalization of the public space of Panama City
Panama, Panama

Mexico Winners by Category

Residential Housing
Erasto House
Mexico City, Mexico

Affordable Housing
Centeno
Mexico City, Mexico

Building
Solaz Los Cabos
Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Collective Space
Central Pavilion in Metropolitan Park "La Mexicana"
Mexico City, Mexico

Infrastructure
West II Emitter Tunnel
Mexico City, Mexico

Winners of Mexico Special Prizes

Universal Accessibility
Torre Iris – Via Cordillera
Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Sustainable Building
BioEngineering Center ITESM Campus Querétaro
Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico

Social Value
Urban renovation of Veracruz waterfront
Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

The list of winners is available in the following link:

https://www.cemex.com/media/building-award/winners

As is the tradition with each CEMEX Building Award ceremony, the “Lorenzo H. Zambrano” Prize recognized the trajectory and impact of great personalities in the fields of architecture and construction, whose work is significant and memorable for Mexico and internationally.

The 2019 “Lorenzo H. Zambrano” Prize was granted to Architect Benjamin Romano in recognition of his wide trajectory of buildings all over the world. An example of his work is the iconic Torre Reforma in Mexico City, Mexico.

During the event, the “Architect Marcelo Zambrano” Scholarship was granted to Architect Juan Benavides, who graduated from the Universidad de Monterrey and is already undertaking his master’s degree in Architecture and Urban Design at TU Delft in the Netherlands.

For 12 years, through the “Architect Marcelo Zambrano” Scholarship, CEMEX has fostered the development of recently graduated young architects, whose academic and professional work demonstrates enormous potential to contribute decisively and innovatively to the progress of Mexico’s culture of construction and design.

The CEMEX Building Award recognizes the talent and vision of architects and engineers who envision sustainable buildings for the benefit of present and future generations. Celebrated since 1991, the CEMEX Building Award has consolidated its position as one of the most renowned competitions in architecture and construction.

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