Prix Lignum
14.10.2021
The Prix Lignum 2021 honors the innovative, high-quality and forward-looking use of wood in buildings, interior design, furniture and artistic works. The Rynetel wildlife bridge over the A1 freeway and the Crocodile in Winterthur are awarded a recognition.
For the nationwide Prix Lignum 2021, no less than 530 entries were received from all over the country. 67 projects more than in the last competition in 2018. The awards ceremonies were held on took place on September 30, 2021 and October 1, 2021. The record number of entries impressively reflects the rapidly growing importance of wood as a material. importance of wood as a material. Arranged by region, the number of entries the following picture with regard to the number of submissions: Region West 85 projects, Center 67, North 152, East 120 and Center 106. All projects are based www.prixlignum.ch at in words and pictures.
The 41 best buildings and projects made of wood are presented in the special edition of the magazine "Hochparterre" for the Prix Lignum 2021. presented. We congratulate all the prize winners. A heartfelt thanks to the jury teams who visited countless projects in the five major regions.
Here you will find the report incl. video of the awarding of the Prix Lignum.
Recognition
for the WTK Rynetel and the Crocodile
We are especially pleased about the recognitions
for the projects Wildlife Bridge Rynetel and Crocodile. These projects were
we, as timber engineers, were able to play a decisive role in shaping these projects.
It took a long time to convince people: more than more than 20 years ago, Stefan Zöllig demonstrated that wood is the right material for green bridges. Now it has been built, the first wildlife bridge made of wood - and is winning recognition in the northern region. Hereyou will find detailed information about the wildlife bridge.
Where locomotives and machines were once built a new city district is being built today. Directly next to the Winterthur train station urban living and working space is being created for over 1,500 people. The Crocodile is an important building block of the new district and currently one of the largest wooden buildings. Hereyou will find detailed information about the Krokodil.