During the award ceremony, a video of the winning project was shown, “Intervention in Millennium Square and surroundings in Valladolid”
Yesterday evening at 9.15 pm, as prearranged, the Vice-President and Chief Executive of Sando, Luis Sánchez Manzano, opened the award ceremony for the presentation of the ABC and Sando 1st Prize for Sustainable construction at the Picasso Museum’s auditorium in Malaga.
In his welcoming speech he emphasized the significance of the word “Sustainability” as seen on the advertising and marketing media and outlined the winning project’s merits, “Intervention in Millennium Square and surroundings in Valladolid”, such as their use of innovation and efficiency by using natural resources, recycling materials and their methods of using transportation rationally, among other aspects.
On behalf of ABC, the Chairperson, Catalina Luca de Tena, valued the importance of sustainable construction in times of crisis and highlighted the evolutionary capacity of architecture when regard to infrastructure design and the ability to adapt towns and cities to their environment. She also highlighted the work carried out by members of the jury panel faced with the task of deciding upon the winner.
Architects, Sara Delgado Vázquez and Juan Carlos Delgado Manrique, of DAD Arquitectura Studies, EXP Architectes and CLOUD9 were chosen to accept the award which was presented by Luis Planas Puchades from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment. Both architects expressed their gratitude for the award and expanded on those features which converted their project into a good example of sustainable construction.
Finally, Luis Planas Puchades, closed the ceremony with a speech reminding everyone of the board’s commitment to create efficient and carefully managed eco-systems within our urban environment. With this in mind, and after showing images of the winning project, he promised he would go to Valladolid to take a look for himself.
The project “Intervention in Millennium Square and surroundings in Valladolid” consists in building an underground public car park in Valladolid and the subsequent urbanisation of the square where it will be built. Above the parking zones, the architects have designed a unique multi-functional building in the form of a dome, made out of recycled materials from the Sed Pavilion situated at the Expo in Zaragoza. Surrounding the dome are wide public spaces with fountains and vegetation which connect to the banks of the river Pisuerga.
Sando is a leading international construction company, noted for its technical know-how, solid reputation, sustainability and reliability.
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