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.

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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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BETONPREIS 25 - an evening full of awards, inspiration and future prospects!

The award ceremony at the Kunsthaus Zürich is over - and we say: Congratulations to all award winners and honorees!

The BETONPREIS 25 has impressively demonstrated how diverse, creative and future-oriented the concrete industry is today. Prizes were awarded to projects that break new ground with know-how, innovative strength and design standards.

The winners at a glance:

Building construction - new extension to the Limmattal cantonal school, Urdorf. A project that shows how educational buildings can succeed in an exemplary way today with concrete, clarity and architectural precision.
Infrastructure - protection and reconstruction of Bondo, engineering structures and landscape. A project that addresses natural hazards and at the same time works with respect for the landscape and context - a masterpiece between technology and topography.

The two prize winners each receive CHF 30,000.

Awards went to five projects:

Renewal and double-track expansion of the Saane Viaduct (BLS)
Aare bridge Pont Neuf
SIP Main Campus
Kunsthaus Baselland
Müllerstrasse Zurich office building

A big thank you goes to the jury for their expert work - and to everyone who took part with excitement and enthusiasm.

Categories of the Concrete Award

Extension, new construction, renovation, conversion, change of use

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Buildings for mobility, water, protective structures, energy and communication

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Special prize for a building that deals with concrete as a building material in a particularly surprising, technically innovative or creative way.

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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.

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.