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In the beginning of June in Berlin took place the final round of IX International competition Saint-Gobain Gypsum Trophy for the best projects with the usage of plaster building materials, known in Russia under the brand of GYPROC. Participants of the competition were leading building and contractor entities. This year two Russian projects, which won at the national stage of the competition, took part in Saint-Gobain Gypsum Trophy for the first time.

The final of IX Saint-Gobain Gypsum Trophy has become the most scaled copestone within the whole history of the competition: about 90 teams from 33 countries presented their unique architectural and design projects. Among works, which aspired victory, should be mentioned the interior decoration of London Royal Drury Lane Theatre; futuristic interiors of the head office of Nokia Siemens Networks in New Deli; reconstruction and transformation of the school in French city of Erie into a modern cultural center with low energy consumption and many others.

Traditionally, the competition has two stages (local national rounds and an international final) once every two years. In the final the jury estimates already implemented projects in six various categories in several criteria including quality of works and also a complex and innovative approach to the usage of plaster building materials and Saint-Gobain systems in the buildings construction.

At the awards ceremony Claude-Alain Tardy, president of Saint-Gobain Gypsum subdivision delivered a welcoming speech, stressing the importance of innovations and sustainable development in the construction industry. Competent jury selected the winners, after considering a number of interesting and challenging projects from 33 countries.

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