Japan & China dominate first MIPIM Asia Awards

28 - 30 November 2007, Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Property projects based in Japan and China dominated the inaugural MIPIM Asia Awards, designed to honour the most innovative and outstanding buildings in Asia. Entries from the two countries won in six of the seven competition categories, with the Special Jury Award going to the Tokyo Midtown Project. The MIPIM Asia Awards took place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on November 28, as part of the second edition of MIPIM Asia.
Real estate projects in Japan won in three categories -- Business Centres, Mixed-Use Buildings and Green Buildings. China-based entries won the Shopping Centres, Hotels & Tourism Resorts and Futura Projects categories. The remaining category of Residential Developments went to Singapore.
Over 100 projects from 15 different countries across the Asia Pacific region were originally submitted to the MIPIM Asia Awards. In September, the international jury selected three finalists for each of the seven competition categories.
"The jury was impressed by the large number of high quality submissions from across the region and in all categories. The selection of the nominations and winners was therefore a difficult process. The quality of the final projects is a testimony to the high standards in Asian real estate today," commented Robert Lie, president of the jury and Chairman of ING Real Estate Investment Management Asia (Hong Kong). The vibrancy of the real estate industry in the Asia Pacific was reflected in the number of entrants. Out of the participating countries, China submitted the largest number of projects (29), followed by Singapore (13), Hong Kong (12), India (8), The United Arab Emirates (8), Japan (7), Australia (6), Thailand (4), South Korea (4) and Vietnam (4). Other competition entries were received from Macau, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
MIPIM ASIA AWARDS 2007 winners:
Business Centres: Osaka Bar Association Osaka, Japan Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd Developers: Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
Shopping Centres: Elements -- Hong Kong S.A.R., China Architect: Benoy Ltd & Aedas Developers: MTR Co. Ltd.
Residential Developments: The Berth by the Cove Singapore Architect: Axis Architects Planners Developers: Ho Bee Group
Mixed-Use Buildings: Tokyo Midtown Project Tokyo, Japan Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Developers: Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.
Hotels and Tourism Resorts: Banyan Tree Lijiang Li Jiang, Yunnan Province, China Architect: Architrave Design & Planning Developers: Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd.
Green Buildings: Research Institute for Humanity & Nature Kyoto, Japan Architect: Takashi Okamoto; Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Developers: Tokyu Community, Ltd., and Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
Futura Projects: Dongton Eco-city Shanghai, China Architect: Arup Developers: Shanghai Industrial Investment Co.
Special Jury Award Tokyo Midtown Project Tokyo, Japan Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Developers: Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.
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