HONG KONG, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Singapore and China feature strongly in the list of 24 nominees for the third edition of the MIPIM Asia Awards. The countries have respectively 7 and 6 projects competing for an award.
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The international jury*, chaired by Dr Robert Lie, Managing Director Redevco Asia Limited, met in Hong Kong on September 18, to examine all entries to the competition and to determine the 24 nominees in 8 distinct categories - 3 nominated projects per category.
The 24 finalist projects will be exhibited throughout the market and, for the first time, MIPIM Asia participants will vote on-line for their favourite projects in the 2 weeks prior to the event.
104 pre-selection forms from 15 countries have been presented to this year's MIPIM Asia Awards competition. Entries have been sent from as far afield as Australia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Macao, the Philippines or the UAE. China is the best-represented country in this competition with 41 submitted projects.
"It is very impressive to see that in times of financial and economic turmoil, so many interesting and ambitious projects are conceived and built. We are particularly pleased that China - Country of Honour at this year's MIPIM Asia - has so strongly responded to the MIPIM Asia Awards competition. The newly introduced category 'Best Chinese projects' will certainly present some of the most interesting projects of the whole competition" states Dr Robert Lie, President of the MIPIM Asia Awards 2009 Jury.
The fourth edition of MIPIM Asia, the world's property market in Asia Pacific, will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 18 to 20. The MIPIM Asia Awards Ceremony will take place on the opening day of MIPIM Asia, on Wednesday, November 18, at 5.30 pm.
The 2009 MIPIM Asia Awards Nominees are:
Business Centres
Mokuzai Kaikan - Tokyo, Japan -
Architects, Planners, Engineers: Nikken Sekkei; Tomohiko Yamanashi; Takeyuki Katsuya
Nexxus Building - Hong Kong -
Architect: Aedas Ltd.
Owner, Asset Manager & Project Manager: Mutual Capital Limited
Samsung Electronics Seocho Headquarters - Seoul, Republic of South Korea -
Architect of record: Samoo Architects & Engineers
Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Developer: Samsung Corporation
Hotels and Tourism Resorts
Banyan Tree Hangzhou - Hangzhou, China -
Architects: Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte. Ltd.
Zhejiang South Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Developer: Hangzhou Westbrook Investment Co., Ltd.
Hotel G Beijing - Beijing, China -
Architect: Mark Lintott Design
Developer: Gaw Capital Partners
Investor: Gateway China Fund I (managed by Gaw Capital Partners)
Hotel Quincy - Singapore -
Architect: Ong&Ong Pte Ltd.
Owner and Developer: Far East Organization
Mixed-use Buildings
Horim Art Center - Seoul, Republic of South Korea -
Architect, Supervisor, construction manager: TEH-JE Architects, Inc.
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition - Melbourne, Australia -
Architects: Joint Venture Architects Woods Bagot & NHArchitecture
Developer: Plenary Group
Shanghai World Financial Center - Shanghai, People's Republic of China -
Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Developer: Mori Building Company
Project Architect: Mori Building Company
Residential Developments
Grosvenor Place Kamizono-Cho Tokyo - Tokyo, Japan -
Architects: - Paul Davis + Partners
- Yasui Architects & Engineers, Inc.
Developer: Grosvenor
Newton Suites, Singapore - Singapore -
Architect: WOHA
Developer: UOL Group Ltd.
Rivergate - Singapore -
Architect: RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd & Cox Richardson
Architects & Planners
Developer: Riverwalk Promenade Private Ltd (a joint venture between
CapitaLand Residential Singapore Pte Ltd. And Hwa Hong
Corporation Ltd.)
Shopping Centres
Greenbelt 5 - Makati City, the Philippines -
Architect: Callison Architecture Inc. in collaboration with GF and
partners
Developer and Management Company: Ayala Land Inc.
ION Orchard - Singapore -
Concept and Design Architect: Benoy Ltd.
Developer: Orchard Turn Developments Pte. Ltd. (joint venture between Sun
Hung Kai Properties and CapitaLand Ltd.)
Project architect/ Civil & Structural Engineer: RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd.
Orchard Central - Singapore -
Architect: DP Architects Pte Ltd.
Owner and Developer: Far East Organization
Green Buildings
7 & 9 Tampines Grande Office Building - Singapore -
Architect: Architects 61 Pte Ltd.
Developer: City Development Ltd.
11 Tampines Concourse - Singapore -
Architect: Architects 61 Pte Ltd.
Developer: City Development Ltd.
Vrindavan Tech Village - Bangalore, India -
Architect: HOK International (Asia/Pacific) Ltd.
Developer: Assetz Property Group
Futura Projects (Projects which are not yet completed - this was the category that received the most entries this year)
2014 Incheon Asian Games Main Stadium - Incheon Metropolitan City, Republic of South Korea -
Architect: Heerim Architects and Planners, Co. Ltd.
Developers: - The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organising Committee.
- Incheon Metropolitan City
Kazakhstan Presidential Library in Astana - Astana, Kazakhstan -
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group
Developer: President's Affairs Office
Zira Island Master Plan - Baku, Azerbaijan -
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group
Developer: Avrositi Holding
Best Chinese Projects (this category was specially conceived this year, as China is Country of Honour at MIPIM Asia)
Plaza 353 - Shanghai, People's Republic of China -
Architect and Interior designer: Woods Bagot Asia Ltd.
Developer: Gaw Capital Partners
Investor: Gateway China Fund I (managed by Gaw Capital Partners)
Raffles City Beijing - Beijing, People's Republic of China -
Architect: SPARCH Design Consulting (Shanghai) Ltd.
Developer: CapitaLand China Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Shanghai World Financial Center - Shanghai, People's Republic of China -
Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Developer: Mori Building Company
Project Architect: Mori Building Company
For further information on the MIPIM Asia Awards 2009, please visit: http://www.mipimasia.com/gb/awards__1
High resolution photographs of the nominated projects are available at: http://www.creativegp.com/mipimasia/MIPIMAsiaAwards2009PhotosofNominees.zip
*This year's MIPIM Asia Awards Jury is composed of:
President of the jury - Dr. Robert Lie, Redevco Asia Limited, Real Estate Investment & Development Managing Director, Hong Kong
Mr. Suchad Chiaranassati, RECAP Investments, Managing Director
Mr. Stanley Ching, Citic Capital, Managing Director, Hong Kong
Mr. Richard David, Treasury Holdings China Limited, Managing Director, China
Mrs. Anna Kwong, Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Chairman, Hong Kong
Mr. Charles Lam, Pramerica Real Estate Investors Asia, Managing Director North Asia, China
Mr. Cheng-Soon Lau, Invesco Real Estate Asia, Managing Director, Hong Kong
Mr. Morgan Laughlin, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Managing Director, Regional Head of Real Estate Finance - Asia-Pacific, Japan
Mr. Nicholas J. Loup, Grosvenor Ltd, Chief Executive, Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
Mr. Peter Mitchell, APREA, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Richard T.G. Price, ING Real Estate Investment Management, CEO- Asia, Hong Kong
Mr. Kam Sing Wong, Professional Green Building Council, Chairman, Hong Kong
Mr. Richard Watt, Commissioning Editor, Special Reports, South China Morning Post
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