These five Regional Gold Award winners automatically qualified for the Global Award competition round:

Holcim Awards Gold - Europe: Anthropic Park: Freshwater ecological reserve and remediation, Saline Joniche, Italy
Main authors: Francisco Leiva, Grupo aranea, Alicante,Spain; Marco Scarpinato, AutonomeForme, Palermo, Italy.
Further authors: Marta García Chico, Grupo aranea; Lucia Pierro, AutonomeForme

Holcim Awards Gold 2014 - North America: Poreform: Water absorptive surface and subterranean basin, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Main authors: Amy Mielke, Water Pore Partnership, New York, NY, USA; Caitlin Gucker-Kanter Taylor, Water Pore Partnership, Woodbridge, CT, USA
Further author: Keller Easterling, Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, CT, USA

Holcim Awards Gold 2014 - Asia Pacific: Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Main authors: Jariyawadee Lekawatana, Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand; Singh Intrachooto, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Chak Cherdsatirkul, Kaomai Lanna Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Further authors: Felix Baroux, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux, France; Pacharapan Ratananakorn, Pratchaya Lertrucksadee, Nattapong Chumkesorn, Tamfun Vatayanon, and Sorawut Kittibanthorn, Architectkidd, Bangkok, Thailand

Holcim Awards Gold 2014 - Africa Middle East: Eco-Techno Park: Green building showcase and enterprise hub, Ankara, Turkey
Authors: Onat Öktem and Zeynep Öktem, ONZ Architects, Ankara, Turkey

Holcim Awards Gold 2014 - Latin America: Articulated Site: Water reservoirs as public park, Medellín, Colombia
Authors: Mario Camargo and Luis Tombé, Colectivo 720, Cali, Colombia

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