XERITOWN awarded with Holcim Awards 2008 Acknowledgement Prize
Marrakech / Morocco - November 13, 2008 - The winners of the second Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction from across region Africa Middle East were announced at a ceremony in Marrakech. Almost 5000 projects from 90 countries were entered in the second Holcim Awards competition. Submissions from Africa Middle East were evaluated by an independent jury hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and headed by Joe Addo (Ghana). SMAQ was awarded with an acknowledgement prize for the mixed-used responsive urban planning strategy XERITOWN for Dubai, UAE.
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