MIPIM Awards 2012 Finalists

PARIS, Jan. 27,  2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIPIM Awards Jury met yesterday to select the finalists for the 2012 edition. This year's MIPIM Awards include new categories, offering a broader panorama of the most remarkable achievements in the sector.

"We felt it was important to add new categories to the MIPIM Awards to make them more representative of the various segments of the real estate industry and to take new developments into account," said Filippo Rean, Director of MIPIM. "So we have added a category for real estate logistics due to its special technical requirements. And the 'Refurbished Office Building' category has been extended to all types of buildings as renovation is now a central issue in real estate."

The Jury met for a full day yesterday to deliberate in complete independence, as they do every year. They examined more than 100 projects - either completed or upcoming - to select three finalists in each category that demonstrated outstanding technical and architectural qualities. This year, the geographical spread of projects provides an exceptional panorama of the global market. 47 countries are represented, including Vietnam, Uruguay, Spain, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Brazil, Hong Kong, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United States. Combined with the jury's ranking, MIPIM delegates' vote during the four-day event will determine the winners.

Furthermore, the project that will get the most pre-MIPIM online vote will receive the 'People's Choice Award'. People will be able to start voting on 7 February on the MIPIM website and on its official Facebook page.

The projects nominated for MIPIM Awards 2012 are:

Best Hotel & Tourism Resorts

• Six Senses Con Dao
  Vietnam
  Architects: AW(2) / Stephanie Ledoux & Reda Amalou
  Developer: Indochina Land

• The Bulgari Hotel & Residences
  United Kingdom
  Developer: Prime Development Ltd
  Concept Architect/Interior Designer: Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel and Partners
  Project Architect: Squire & Partners

• Victoria Tower Hotel
  Sweden
  Architect: Wingardh Arkitektkontor AB
  Interior Designer: Kiil Interior
  Developer: Arthur Buchard, Call Tower Invest AB

Best Industrial & Logistics Development

• Distribution Park Dutra
  Brazil
  Developer: Hines Brazil
  Architect: Dupre Arquitetura

• Lavoisier
  Belgium
  Developer: SDRB - GOMB - BRDA
  Architect: ASSAR Architects

• McLaren Production Centre
  United Kingdom
  Planning Consultant & Landscape Architect: Terence O'Rourke Ltd
  Architect: Foster + Partners

Best Office And Business Development

• Heron Tower
  United Kingdom
  Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
  Developer: Heron International

• Main Point Karlin
  Czech Republic
  Developer: PSJ INVEST, a.s.
  Architect: DaM, spol. s r.o.

• TNT Centre
  The Netherlands
  Developer: OVG Real Estate BV
  Architect: Paul de Ruiter BV

Best Refurbished Building

• Palazzo Aporti
  Italy
  Developer: Hines Italia SGR S.p.A.
  Architect: Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners

• Refurbishment "Alte Post"
  Germany
  Project corporation: alstria VII. Hamburgische Grundbesitz GmbH & Co. KG
  Developer: Quantum Projektentwicklung GmbH
  Architect: Alk Arwed Friedrichsen

• "The Library" - New Community Center and Library
  Denmark
  Developer: Copenhagen City Properties
  Architect: Cobe and Transform

Best Residential Development

• Midi-Suede
  Belgium
  Developer: BPI - SDRB
  Architect: Urban Platform

• Reflections at Keppel Bay
  Singapore
  Developer: Keppel Land Limited
  Design Architect: Studio Daniel Libeskind
  Project Architect: DCA Architects Pte Ltd

• 'Residence le 19' in the Claude Bernard area in Paris
  France
  Property Developer: BNP Paribas Real Estate
  Architect: Atelier Zundel & Christea

Best Shopping Centre

• Cubus
  Hong Kong
  Architect: Woods Bagot
  Developer: Great Felicity Ltd

• D-Cube City
  South Korea
  Architect: Samoo Architects & Engineers
  Developer: Daesung Industrial co., LTD

• Morocco Mall
  Morocco
  Architect and Lead Consultant: Design International
  Developer: Al Amine

Best Futura Project

• Air-Floating Villas & Suites
  Qatar
  Architect: FPA Franzina+Partners Architettura

• Hotel de Police - Charleroi/Danses Performing Arts Center
  Belgium
  Developer: Ville de Charleroi
  Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel and MDW Architecture

• IN/OUT
  France
  Developer: Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise (SFL)
  Architect: DTACC

Best Futura Mega Project

• Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus
  Hong Kong
  Architect: Aedas Limited
  Developer: MTR Corporation Limited

• Jeju Airest City
  South Korea
  Developer and Creative PM Firm: Berjaya Jeju Resort Limited and Planning Korea
  Architects: Planning Korea and Baum Architects

• Marina South
  Singapore
  Developer: M+S Pte Ltd
  Architects: Ingenhoven Architects and A61 Architects Pte Ltd

As Germany is the Country of Honour at MIPIM 2012, the Jury will award a special prize for a German project from among the three following candidates:

• Conversion of church Herz-Jesu, Monchengladbach-Pesch
  Germany
  Developer: Schleiff Denkmalentwicklung GmbH & Co. KG
  Architect: B 15 Architekten

• Maintor – The Riverside Financial District
  Germany
  Developer: DIC – Deutsche Immobilien Chancen AG & Co. kGaA
  Architects: Jurgen Engel Architects, Professor Christoph Mackler Architects, Jo. Franzke Architects, Braun Volleth Architects

• Refurbishment "Alte Post"
  Germany
  Project corporation: alstria VII. Hamburgische Grundbesitz GmbH & Co. KG
  Developer: Quantum Projektentwicklung GmbH
  Architect: Alk Arwed Friedrichsen

The winners of the MIPIM Awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on 8 March at 6:30 pm in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.

This year's MIPIM Awards Jury is composed of the following personalities:

• President of the Jury : Mr. Michael Strong, Chairman & CEO – EMEA, CBRE, United Kingdom
• Dr. Thomas BEYERLE, Managing Director and Head of CS & Research, IVG Immobilien AG, Germany
• Mr. Emmanuel COMBAREL, Founder & Architect, Emmanuel Combarel Dominique Marrec architectes, France
• Mr. Paolo GENCARELLI, Head of Group Real Estate, Unicredit Group, Italy
• Dr. Ann HEYWOOD, Principal, The College of Estate Management, United Kingdom
• Mr. Frank KHOO, Global Head of Asia, Axa Real Estate, Singapore
• Mr. See Lian ONG, President, RICS, United Kingdom

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