More than 5000+ entries across India will be judged by a panel of 18 jury members on rigorous parameters
Mumbai, UltraTech Cement Limited, India’s largest producer of grey cement and ready-mix concrete (RMC), has announced the prestigious 18-member judging panel for its 5th edition of IndiaNext. The jurors are divided into four groups mainly comprising of Chairman’s’ Jury, Grand Jury, Master Jury, and Student Jury, with each group focusing on a different subject.
More than 5000+ entries across India will be evaluated based on eight parameters that includes scalability, material selection and estimated impact amongst others. The main aim will be to adopt a balanced approach between interpretation of the design concept and the ability to inspire a global audience. Prof. Dr. P.S.N. Rao, Director, School of Planning and Architecture, R. Sundaram, Chairman and Managing Director, Sundaram Architects, Ajit Bhate, Managing Director, Precast India Infrastructures, R. Ramchandra V, Technical Head, UltraTech Cement Ltd, and others are among the esteemed list of jury members.
The Chairman’s Jury consists of architecture, engineering, construction sectors and academia. It comprises distinguished professionals who have given a lifetime of service to the sector. It selects the best of the best submissions to be rewarded and applauded for their effort in addressing the competition challenge. The Grand Jury, on the other hand, will thoroughly examine the leading submissions and shortlist the deserving submissions for the Final Jury. The Master Jury will evaluate all legitimate entries and picks the leading submissions for deeper inspection, whilst the Student Jury guides and approaches the students for this competition.
A total of INR 18 lakh in cash awards will be awarded to winners in two innovation categories. The reward is split into two categories: Professional and Students. The professional category contains a winner for the urban and rural segments, each with a cash award of INR 5 lakhs, and a first runner-up with a cash prize of INR 3 lakhs. The winner in the student category, on the other hand, will receive INR 1 lakh, with the first and second runners-up receiving INR 50,000 each.
The IndiaNext initiative is designed to be a platform for India’s noted professionals and bright students from the engineering and architecture sector to leverage their collective efforts towards our nation’s development. And bring forth solutions to address some of the greatest infrastructure challenges in the country. Having completed four editions with forty winning ideas selected from amongst 10,000+ participants, the 5th Edition of the competition introduces the theme ‘Build with Speed’ for sustainable design solutions that can be constructed with speed, create impact and help the nation achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The emphasis in this 5th edition is on the need for speed, leveraging design and technology to reclaim lost ground and assist the nation in meeting its objectives. The pandemic’s repercussions, worker migration, and supply chain disruption have all emphasised the necessity for speed as the next step ahead.
About UltraTech Cement Limited
UltraTech Cement Limited is the cement flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. A USD 5.9 billion building solutions powerhouse, UltraTech is the largest manufacturer of grey cement and ready mix concrete (RMC) in India. With a consolidated grey cement capacity of 119.95 MTPA, it is the third largest cement producer in the world, excluding China. UltraTech has the distinction of being the only company globally (outside of China) to have 100+ MTPA of cement manufacturing capacity in a single country. The Company’s business operations span UAE, Bahrain, Sri Lanka and India.
UltraTech is a founding member of Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). It is a signatory to the GCCA Climate Ambition 2050 and has committed to the Net Zero Concrete Roadmap announced by GCCA.
UltraTech is focused on accelerating the decarbonisation of its operations. It has adopted new age tools like the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and Internal Carbon Price as well as set ambitious environmental targets through both EP100 and RE100. UltraTech is the first company in India and the second company in Asia to issue dollar-based sustainability linked bonds. As part of its CSR, UltraTech reaches out to more than 2.1 million beneficiaries in over 500 villages in 16 states across India covering areas of education, healthcare, sustainable livelihoods, community infrastructure and social causes.
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