The Concrete Award honors outstanding buildings in architecture and civil engineering as well as material-specific developments.

The Concrete Award honors outstanding buildings in architecture and civil engineering as well as material-specific developments.

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About the Concrete Award

Since 1977, the Concrete Award has been awarded every four years for outstanding architecture in a holistic sense. The upcoming edition of the competition also aims to promote exemplary work with concrete.

Die Preisfamilie besteht aus dem klassischen Wettbewerb

The award family consists of the classic competition for the building construction category. With the 2025 edition, infrastructure projects will now also be honored. The jury can now award a special prize for a building that uses concrete as a building material in a particularly surprising, technically innovative or creative way.

The Beton Award is awarded by Betonsuisse, a joint venture of the building materials industry organizations involved in the value creation of concrete.

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Experience the award ceremony for the best buildings in the field of structural engineering and infrastructure! Look forward to an inspiring evening with exciting discussions, visionary projects and outstanding award winners.

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Winner of the Architecture Prize 2021

At 2335 meters above sea level, the Bernina is one of the highest Alpine passes in Switzerland. The railroad line of the Rhaetian Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a year-round road connecting the Upper Engadine with the Poschiavo Valley and a high-voltage power line run through the wild mountain landscape, in the center of which lies Lago Bianco. At this location, not far from the top of the pass, an operations building of considerable dimensions had to be erected.

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Bernina Pass maintenance base, Poschiavo

The Bernina is one of the highest Alpine passes in Switzerland. An operations building had to be erected not far from the top of the pass. Exposed concrete is the logical choice for the extreme climate, the use and a supporting structure that uses as little material as possible. The Bernina Pass maintenance base continues to write Switzerland's history as a country of infrastructure buildings. The prize is therefore also a sign of the cultural value that the jury attaches to this often neglected type of building. The maintenance depot is designed for road maintenance in summer and snow clearing in winter.

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Save the Date: Award ceremony of the BETONPREIS 2025

Save the Date: Award ceremony of the BETONPREIS 2025

The winners have not yet been announced - but the date for the big award ceremony has! The Concrete Award 2025 will be presented in Zurich on June 12, 2025. The best projects in the building construction and infrastructure categories will be honored. If you want to be there, you should reserve the date now....
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