
2025
Authors: Marie-Hélène Contal, Jana Revedin
Edited by: Architangle
Published in 2025
Architecture Is Construction presents the work of the 2025 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture laureates: Marie Combette & Daniel Moreno Flores (La Cabina de la Curiosidad), Andrea Gebhard (m.g.k.), Hoang Thuc Hao (1+1>2), Salima Naji (Atelier Salima Naji), and Marie & Keith Zawistowski (onSITE). Through selected projects, this book explores architecture as an evolving practice—one that respects cultural heritage, engages communities, and embraces environmental responsibility.
The present volume is centered around fundamental questions: how can construction innovate in materials and methods to enhance ecological and social impact? In what ways can experimental design shape the future of sustainable construction? Can rehabilitation preserve cultural identity while meeting complex contemporary needs? And how can transdisciplinary collaboration between architects, craftspeople, and scientists of all generations create inclusive, forward-thinking solutions?
By highlighting context-sensitive construction, zero-carbon strategies, and the reimagining of vernacular techniques—while touching on the contemporary understanding of their application and the attitudes toward them—this publication underscores the integrative power of architecture. Featuring in-depth interviews and project analysis, Architecture Is Construction provides a compelling narrative on how architecture can foster a harmonious balance between built and natural environments. A must-read for those passionate about sustainable design, innovative construction, and the future of our living environment.














ARCHITECTURE IS CONSTRUCTION
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Architangle
Published in 2025
Architecture Is Construction presents the work of the 2025 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture laureates.

ARCHITECTURE IS EDUCATION
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Architangle
Published in 2024
Architecture Is Education highlights the impact of education in the field of architecture, illustrated by the groundbreaking work of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2024 winners.

ARCHITECTURE IS EXPERIMENTATION
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Architangle
Published in 2024
Architecture Is Experimentation shines a spotlight on the intersection of architectural innovation and sustainable solutions through the lens of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2023 laureates.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 10
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2023
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 9
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2022

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 8
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2019
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.
2018
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 7
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2019

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 6
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2018
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 5
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2017

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 4
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2016
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 3
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2014

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 2
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Edited by Actes Sud, Arles
Published in 2011
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Published in 2009

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.