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Competition is now on for the 2008 Archizinc Trophee.

For your chance to win, and have your project entered into our latest "Special Edition" version of the Focus On Zinc Brochure, please follow this registration link.
70,000 copies will be publicised, in 30 countries.
To download our special edition brochure released following the previous Archizinc Trophee competition, please download Focus on Zinc Special Edition 3.

Please take time to fully complete the questions and attach images of the project(s) you would like to enter. One form must be completed per project.
The best of luck to all!


Do you wish to participate in our CPD presentation "Zinc as a building envelope" online?

NEW for ARCHITECTS / CONTRACTORS:

100 readily available technical drawings to download in Autocad and PDF format.
It’s your online tool to assist in providing high quality VM ZINC details for your projects.

The Trophée ARCHIZINC 2 contest has ended and the Special Issue of FOCUS ON ZINC based on it is available here.
The projects in VM ZINC® selected by the jury are featured in this magazine, 80,000 copies of which have been published for distribution in over ten countries.
You can also discover the winning projects on line by downloading FOCUS ON ZINC.

Zinc's subtle apperances and textures has been praised by architects who say its colour gets richer as the material adapts to specific atmospheric conditions and blends beautifully with other building materials such as concrete and wood. It contrasts very well to glass.
Zinc is easily worked and formed to achieve complex shapes and intricate details.
Although its initial cost may be slightly higher than some other materials, it does not peel due to it's natural patina which reduces the overall life cycle costs of the structure. As a versatile and lasting material, zinc is becoming the architects and contractors choice.
Zinc as a building material offers low inbedded energy cost, and VM ZINC® is 100% recyclable.

On this page you can find the winning projects designed by Architects from across the world. Entries were submitted throughout 2006, and have been assessed by an international jury of architectural professionals.

Organised by VM ZINC, the Archizinc Trophy competition is open to all Architects that incorporate VM ZINC on their projects.
The Archizinc Trophy provides them with the opportunity to gain worldwide recognition for their contribution to the building/design industry.