Franchising, retail, business
06/10/2014
MIPIM Asia has revealed the finalists of its eighth annual awards competition.
The shortlist was selected from 126 projects from 13 countries.
There are three Asian finalists in this year’s best mixed-use development category: Aberno Harukas in Osaka, Japan, designed by Takenaka Corporation; Center 66 in Wuxi, China by Aedas and Nanfung Commercial, Hospitality and Exhibition Complex in Guangzhou, China, designed by Andrew Bromberg of Aedas.
Other retail projects shortlisted are:
Best Retail Development:
Galleria Dalian
Dalian, China
Architect: Laguarda.Low
Developer: Kardan Land
Lotte World Mall
Seoul, South Korea
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Benoy
Developer: Lotte Corporation
Westgate
Singapore
Architect: RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd; Benoy
Developer: CapitaLand, CapitaMalls Asia and CapitalMall Trust
Best Chinese Futura Project:
Alipay Headquarters
Hangzhou, China
Architect: NBBJ
Developer: Alipay
Shanghai K2 Xinhua Lu Mixed Use Project
Nanjing, China
Architect: Aedas
Developer: Shanghai Brown Stone Investment Development Co. Ltd
Other: Arup; PB; ECADI; HWSPB
Wuhan Jiang’an Riverfront Business District
Wuhan, China
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Developer: Wuhan Land Resources and Planning Bureau
Other: Tom Leader Studio, Landscape Architect
Best Chinese Futura Mega Project:
DreamCenter
Shanghai, China
Architect: Benoy; Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; 3XN; Oval Partners; Aspect Studio; P&T Group
Developer: Shanghai DreamCentre Creative Culture Development Company Limited
Kunming Junfa Dongfeng Square
Kunming, China
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
Developer: Yunnan Junfa Real Estate Co., Ltd
Mapletree Business City & VivoCity
Shanghai, China
Architect: Aedas
Developer: Shanghai Lingfeng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd
Other: Aurecon Engineering Consulting (Shanghai) Co LTD; Design Land Collaborative Ltd; Shanghai GuangShen Architectural Design Co., Ltd; DCA Architects Pte Ltd
The Gold, Silver, Bronze rankings in each category will be revealed on December 2 in a Gala Dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong.
The annual awards honour outstanding real estate and retail projects in Asia Pacific.
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