MUMBAI, January 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
The first edition of the ZAK Awards 2017 for Excellence in Façade & Fenestration culminated in the gala awards ceremony that was held on 8th December at the Sofitel BKC in Mumbai, which saw a participation of over 600 delegates.
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"We're humbled by the overwhelming response we have received and it has reinforced our belief in the importance of recognising the unsung heroes of this important aspect of construction industry," said Syed Zakir Ahmed, Chairman & Managing Director, ZAK Group.
ZAK Awards aims to give global recognition to Façade & Fenestration designs which drives individuals and companies to fabricate the unthinkable.
ZAK Awards 2017, in its first year itself received 300+ entries. Round 1 of qualifiers basis the registration submitted online was screened by Ernst & Young who are the Process Advisors for this unique initiative. Round 2 was screened by Jury members basis forms submitted by the contestants and the winners were decided from amongst the shortlisted by means of case presentation to the grand jury with Q&A in discretion of the process advisors.
The final winners are in accordance to the evaluation averaged out for each finalist basis their implied diligence in the project submitted.
The Jury comprised of distinguished names in of the industry the likes of whom are:
1. Vishal Shah - Director, Gleeds Hoolooman
2. Deepak Chitnis - Executive Vice President - Design, Lodha Group
3. Nilabh Nagar - Senior Associate, Architect Hafeez Contractor
4. Pushyamitra Londhe - Senior Associate, Architect Hafeez Contractor
5. Mahesh Arumugam - Regional Director, Meinhardt Façade Technology
6. K R Suresh - Regional Director, Axis Façades
7. Naveen Venugopal - Associate, Building Envelope Solutions
8. Michael Chin - Principal, Façade Engineering Leader, Arup
9. Srinivas Hoizal - Vice President - Façade, Lodha Group
The final winners of ZAK Awards 2017 for Excellence in Façade & Fenestration are as below:
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Façade Design - RESIDENTIAL
- Cadence Architects - B - One, Bengaluru
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Façade Design - COMMERCIAL
- Cadence Architects - KMYF, Bengaluru
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Façade Design - INSTITUTIONAL
- Sunil Patil & Associates - Collector Office, Pune
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Façade Design - HOSPITALITY
- Ace Group Architects - Y - The Boutique Hotel, Mysuru
ZAK Awards for Facade Project of the Year - DEVELOPER (COMMERCIAL)
- ITC Group - ITC Green Centre, Bengaluru
ZAK Awards for Excellence Window Execution - Aluminium Project
- Glass Wall Systems - One Avighna Park, Mumbai
ZAK Awards for Excellence Window Execution - uPVC Project
- Lingel Windows & Doors Technologies - The Leela Ambience Hotel & Residences, Gurugram
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Window Execution - uPVC Retail
- Lingel Windows & Doors Technologies - Farm House - Mr. Saraf, Gurugram
Remarkable Façade Bringing Paradigm Shift
- Venkatramanan Associates & Glass Wall Systems - Lupin Research & Development Centre, Pune
Outstanding Contribution to the Façade Industry (Contractor)
- Navin Keswani, Managing Director, Aluplex India
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Façade Execution (SKYLIGHT)
- L&T Constructions - Seawoods Grand Central, Navi Mumbai
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Façade Execution (CLADDING)
- Alufit - TCS Gitanjali Software Park, Kolkata
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Façade Execution (POINT FIXED GLAZING)
- Aluplex India - Godrej One, Mumbai
ZAK Awards for Excellence in Façade Execution (CURTAIN WALL)
- Alufit - Godrej BKC, Mumbai
Outstanding Contribution to the Façade Industry (Architect)
- CN Raghavendran, Partner, CRN Associates
The award show was aired on NDTV on 16th December - 4 PM (NDTV Prime) and 10:30 PM (NDTV 24x7)
The Partners for the event were:
Platinum Partner: Koemmerling
Gold Partners: Dow Corning & Schueco
Strategic Partner: Nuenberg Messe & Fensterbau Frontale
Skylight Partner: Trosifol
TV Partner: NDTV
Process Advisor: Ernst & Young
Media Partner: Window & Façade Magazine
ZAK Awards hereon will be an annual platform to reward the exceptional performances within the Indian Façade & Fenestration industry.
About ZAK Trade Fairs and Exhibitions Pvt Ltd.
ZAK Trade Fairs and Exhibitions Pvt Ltd., is one of the leading conference and exhibition organisers. Since its inception in 1994, ZAK has organised over 600 exhibitions and conferences involving 22 different industries globally. The core strength of ZAK is acting as a bridge between the visitor and the exhibitor.
ZAK is a specialist in events related to glass, facade, fenestration & aluminium extrusion industries and its conference ZAK World of Facades is the world’s largest conference series on facade design & engineering with a presence in 16 countries. Close connection with the industry stalwarts and professionals gives them the edge and allows them to address key challenges and issues faced by the industry through their events.
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