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The winners of the EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM AWARD 2016

From a 3D-printed motorcycle to a high-tech building facade designed by star architect Zaha Hadid: once again this year, the aluminium industry’s most creative and unusual new developments were honoured with the EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM AWARD. The award was presented on 29 November at ALUMINIUM 2016, the world’s largest industry trade fair taking place in Düsseldorf.
Altogether, five innovations were recognised in four categories. The jury went on to present four additional coveted awards: the Special Prize, the Young Talents Award 2016, the Overall Jury Prize and the ALUMINIUM Lifetime Achievement Award. The last one on that list, the lifetime achievement award, was bestowed for the first time to honour AUDI AG for its outstanding achievements as a pioneer and innovation driver in the aluminium-automotive sector.
The winner of the long-established audience award was once again determined by open voting in the “Design & Lifestyle” category. With 2,346 votes cast online, ViaLuce prevailed in the end.
The winners:
“Architecture & Constructions” category
BARCO ONE CAMPUS – Atrium Walls (AVC, Belgium) ![]() Curved interior facades made from aluminium and Plexiglas: here we see how AVC Doors & Walls developed, designed, produced and installed interior facades on top of various elliptical floor areas, all of which in the eyes of the jury created a perfect lightweight-construction facade. To create terraces in the atrium, the floors were also curved. The minimalist walls consist of aluminium frames. |
Port House Antwerp (GrovenPlus, Belgium)
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“Automotive & Transportation” category
REALCAR (Jaguar | Land Rover & NOVELIS, UK / Switzerland)
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“Design & Lifestyle” category
ATTACH table system (Grumdesign & Lammhults, Denmark/ Sweden)
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“Production Techniques, Tools & Machinery” category
ALUMASTER High Speed Disc (August Rüggeberg, Germany)
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Special Prize
Façade P+R Garage Trainstation Elst, NL (Van Campen Industries, Netherlands)
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Young Talents Award 2016
Light Rider 3D-printed motorcycle (Niels Grafen TU München / Airbus APWorks, Germany)
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Overall Jury Prize
Solar Fingerplate (Austria Druckguss, Austria)
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ALUMINIUM Lifetime Achievement Award
AUDI AG
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Public Prize
ViaLuce (Project 21c / SAPA Extrusions Raeren, Belgium) ViaLuce is an exterior luminaire for residential and public spaces. It meets lighting requirements not currently met by standard luminaires. ViaLuce does not require external power – which means existing gardens or structures don’t have to be disturbed. In the eyes of show visitors, that made the project deserving of an award. |
About the EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM AWARD
The EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM AWARD is an initiative by the Dutch Aluminium Centrum in cooperation with the industry association European Aluminium, the German Aluminium Association (GDA) and ALUMINIUM 2016. Altogether, 17 European aluminium associations support the competition. The trade magazines Aluminium International Today and Aluminium Kurier serve as media partners.
For further information on the EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM AWARD 2016, its participants and winners, please visit http://2016.aluminium-award.eu/
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Photo winners EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM AWARD 2016 (Credit: ALUMINIUM 2016 - Behrendt & Rausch, jpg / 1,3 MB)
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