RECORD ENTRIES FOR MIPIM Awards 2013

PARIS, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2013 edition of the MIPIM Awards has attracted a record number of entries with 175 projects from 46 countries competing. Following jury deliberations in Paris on January 29, the United Kingdom has seven projects competing as finalists, well followed by Germany, Korea and Denmark which each have three projects in the final voting stage.

Asian projects were particularly strong in the 'Best Shopping Centre' category, where three of the four finalists are from Singapore, South Korea and Japan.

"Due to the volume and quality of the projects that have entered, we decided to select four finalists per category this year instead of three. What is particularly striking is the international breadth of the entries, with projects from 18 countries making it past the first round of voting," commented MIPIM Director Filippo Rean. As part of the Turkey Country of Honour programme in 2013, the jury also selected four entries to compete in the additional 'Best Turkish Project' category.

The jury of real estate professionals is headed for the third year by Michael Strong, Chairman and CEO-EMEA of CBRE. MIPIM Awards winners will be chosen in Cannes by a combination of the MIPIM delegates and the international jury, each group representing 50% of the final vote.

In addition, and for the second time, the Special Peoples' Prize rewards the development that wins the most votes online before MIPIM opens. The public can vote for this category as of 11 February on the MIPIM site and on the official event Facebook page, and if they wish they can try and win accreditation for MIPIM 2014 by a draw, as well as other prizes.

The nominees for the MIPIM Awards 2013 are:

BEST HOTEL & TOURISM RESORT

• Baku Flame Towers
  Baku, Azerbaijan
  Architect: HOK International Ltd.
  Developer: Azinko Development MMC
  
  
• citizenM London Bankside
  London, United Kingdom
  Owner/Developer: citizenM Hotels
  Architect: concrete Architectural Associates
  
  
• Fazenda Boa Vista / Fasano Hotel
  Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Architect: Isay Weinfeld
  Developer: JHSF, Fasano Group
  
  
• The Bulgari Hotel & Residences
  London, United Kingdom
  Developer: Prime Development Ltd.
  Concept Architect/Interior Designer: Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel and Partners
  Project Architect: Squire & Partners

BEST INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT

• Amore Pacific Beauty Center Project
  Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
  Architect: Junglim Architecture, M.A.R.U
  
  
• Bestseller Logistics Centre North
  Haderslev, Denmark
  Architect: C.F. Moller Architects
  Developer/Client: Bestseller A/S
  
  
• STEEL Headquarters
  Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
  Architect: ASSAR Architects
  Developer: Steel SA
  
  
• Wastewater Treatment Plant in North Alt Maresme
  Pineda de Mar, Spain
  Architect: Baena Casamor Arquitectes BCQ, slp
  Developer: Agencia Catalana de l'Aigua ACA - Generalitat de Catalunya

BEST OFFICE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• 1 Angel Square
  Manchester, United Kingdom
  Developer/Occupier: The Co-operative Group – David Pringle, Director of NOMA
  Architect: 3DReid
  
  
• Statoil new regional and international offices
  Fornebu, Norway
  Architect: A-Lab (Arkitekturlaboratoriet AS)
  Developer: IT Fornebu Property
  
  
• The Squaire
  Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  Investor/Developer: IVG Immobilien AG
  Architect: JSK international
  
  
• Unicredit Tower
  Milan, Italy
  Developer: Hines Italia Srl
  Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (Cesar Pelli, Gregg Jones)

BEST REFURBISHED BUILDING

• Center for Renhold (Cleaning Facilities Centre)
  Copenhagen K, Denmark
  Architect: KBP.EU - a joint venture between KARRES EN BRANDS and POLYFORM
  Developer: City of Copenhagen
  
  
• King's Cross
  London, United Kingdom
  Architect: John Mcaslan + Partners
  Other: Arup (Engineering), Vinci (Construction)
  
  
• Southend Pier
  Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
  Architect: White arkitekter AB
  Developer: Southend-On-Sea Borough Council
  
  
• The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History
  Seoul, South Korea
  Architect: Junglim Architecture
  Developer: Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism of South Korea

BEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Absolute Towers (part of Absolute World complex)
  Mississauga, Canada
  Design Architect: MAD architects
  Local Architect: Burka Architects
  Developer: Fernbrook Homes, Cityzen Development Group
  
  
• Akasya Acibadem Lake & Woods Parcels
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Architect: Mimarlar Workshop
  Developer: SAF GYO
  
  
• Isbjerget / The Iceberg
  Aarhus, Denmark
  Developer/Investor/Builder: PensionDanmark A/S
  Architect: Cebra, JDS Architects, SeARCH, Louis Paillard
  
  
• The Library Building, Clapham One
  London, United Kingdom
  Developer: Cathedral Group Plc and United House Group (joint partnership)
  Lead Architect: Studio Egret West
  Delivery Architect: DLA Architecture

BEST SHOPPING CENTRE

• Marmara Park
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Developer: ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co KG
  Architect: ECE Projektmanagement
  
  
• Mecenatpolis
  Seoul, South Korea
  Design Architect: The Jerde Partnership
  Local Executive Architect/Towers Design: EAWES
  Developer: GS Engineering & Construction
  
  
• Shibuya Hikarie
  Tokyo, Japan
  Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Tokyu Architects & Engineers Inc.
  Developer: Council for Promotion of the Shibuya New Cultural District Development Project
  
  
• The Star
  Singapore
  Architect: Aedas Limited (Andrew Bromberg)
  Developer: Capitaland Retail Project Management Pte Limited & Rock Productions Private Limited

BEST FUTURA PROJECT

• Beirut Terraces
  Beirut Central District, Lebanon
  Developer/Investor: Benchmark
  Architect: Herzog & de Meuron
  
  
• Culture Casbah
  Malmo, Sweden
  Property owners: MKB Fastighets AB
  Architect: Lundgaard&Tranberg
  
  
• Nanjing River West CBD
  Nanjing, China
  Architect: Jahn
  Developer: Suning Real Estate Development Co.
  
  
• The Square ³ (SQ3)
  Berlin, Germany
  Developer: Moritz Gruppe GmbH
  Architect: LAVA, Prof. Dr. Tobias Wallisser

BEST FUTURA MEGA PROJECT

• Milaneo
  Stuttgart, Germany
  Developer: ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG, STRABAG Real Estate, Bayerische Hausbau
  Architect: RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowski Architekture + Stadtebau in cooperation with ECE architects
  
  
• NOMA
  Manchester, United Kingdom
  Developer: The Co-operative Group
  Architects: Aedas Architects, 3DReid, Ian Simpson Architects, PLP Architecture, Roger Stephenson Architects
  
  
• The 5 Lagoons
  North Male Atoll, Maldives
  Master Developer: Dutch Docklands Maldives PVT LTD
  Other: Dutch WaterValley, Christie's International Real Estate
  
  
• The National Creative Cluster
  Beijing, China
  Architect: Sasaki Associates, Inc.
  Developer: Hengtian Hi-Tech Investment and Development Co., Ltd.

BEST TURKISH PROJECT

• Bosphorus City
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Architect: Mimarlar Workshop
  Developer: Sinpas Gyo
  
  
• Kagithane Ofispark
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Developer: Tekfen Real Estate Development Co.
  Architect: EAA Emre Arolat Architects
  
  
• Tekfen Bomonti Apartments
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Developer: Tekfen Real Estate Development Co.
  Architect: DB Architects
  
  
• Trump Towers Istanbul
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Developer: Ortadogu Otomative Ticaret A.S.
  Architect: Brigitte Weber Architects

The results will be announced at a ceremony held in the main auditorium of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on Thursday, 14 March at 7pm.

The MIPIM Awards Jury, chaired by Mr. Michael STRONG, Chairman and CEO-EMEA of CBRE (United Kingdom), is this year composed of the following:

Dr. Thomas BEYERLE, Managing Director and Head of CS & Research, IVG Immobilien AG, Germany
Mr. Alan Collett, President, RICS, UK
Mr. Frank Khoo, Global Head of Asia, AXA Real Estate, Singapore
Mr. Hulusi BELGU, CEO Multi Development Turkiye, Turkey
Mr. Philippe Chiambaretta, Architect and founder of the agency PCA Architecture, France
Mr. Paolo Gencarelli, Head of Real Estate Group, Unicredit Group, Italy
Dr. Alexander KOLONTAY, Deputy Director, Government of Moscow, Committee for Architecture and Urban Planning, Russia

All the projects selected for the MIPIM Awards 2013 and high definition pictures will be available very shortly.

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