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Shanghai, 6 April 2007
Guangzhou Poly International Plaza named Architectural Design of the Year at the Asia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Awards
Guangzhou Poly International Plaza, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, was named the AP CRE Architectural Design of 2006 at the Asia Pacific Real Estate Awards ceremony held this week at the Shanghai Westin hotel. The Gala event was attended by property professionals active in the region.
The Awards for 2006 were presented at a Gala reception dinner attended by representatives of major real estate companies and industry professionals active in Asia Pacific markets at Shanghai’s Westin hotel on Wednesday 4 April. The event provided recognition for the most accomplished designs and projects in the region and for the companies who have contributed most to the development of different market sectors, as voted by market professionals. With local and international media organisations present, the Gala also acted to publicise both companies and the projects and designs they have worked on.
Individuals and companies had the opportunity to make on-line nominations for awards of projects and companies and to give the reasons for their choices. These nominations were put before a jury* of leading market professionals active in the region who discussed the pros and cons of the different candidates before coming to joint decisions as to the winner of each award.
The Architectural Design prize was one of three in the design category awarded by the jury. The Award for Urban Design of 2006 went to Kohn Pedersen Fox for their Huamao Center project in Beijing and that for Interior Design was won by Werkhart International for their design for the China Life Insurance building also in Beijing.
The Project of the Year Awards went to the projects deemed by the jurors to be the most accomplished developments in a series of market sectors. ProLogis Park Lingang, developed by the logistics company ProLogis, was named Industrial Project of 2006 and Hong Yi Plaza, developed by Shanghai Hongyi Property won the Mixed Use Project of 2006 Award. Sansiri, a Thai developer, won the Residential Project of 2006 Award for its Baab Sansiri Sukhumvit project and Guangzhou Metro investment took the Retail/Leisure Project of 2006 Award for its Guangzhou Animation City Retail development. ZhongGuanCan West, developed by Beijing Science Park, won the Office Project of the Year Award.
Awards were also presented to companies for their contribution to the real estate sector in 2006. CapitaLand won the Developer of 2006 Award and ING Real Estate was named Investor of 2006. HSBC took the Bank and Finance Company of 2006 Award, CB Richard Ellis was named the Consultant/Property Agent of the Year and Levett and Bailey won the Cost or Specialist Consultant Award.
Asiacre.com thanks the sponsors, jury and Award nominees, together with participants in the Award dinner, for making the event a success and hopes to see them again in a year’s time, when projects, companies and people compete for the 2007 awards.
* For particulars of the jurors, please see http://www.asiacre.com/index.php?a=si&iid=906
NOTE TO EDITORS: The Asia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Awards have been organised by CEE Media. CEE Media is a commercial real estate publisher and event organiser. The company has been publishing magazines and organising conferences and other events for seven years in Europe. CEE Media has been in the Asia Pacific region since 2005, most prominently through its magazine Asia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Guides, which is published four times a year, Asiacre.com Weekly Newsletter and its website www.asiacre.com .
Please direct any enquiries to Bert Figearo, Director, CEE Media at bfigearo@asiacre.com or by phone on +48 696 618 334.
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Key Note Speaker
Nicholas Brooke
Chairman, Professional Property Services Limited
Welcome Address to Open the Gala Ceremonies for the Annual Asia
Pacific Awards Gala
TheAsia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Awards 2006will be presented at a Gala reception dinner attended by major companies and industry professionals active in the Asia Pacific region at theWestin Shanghai Hotelon Wednesday April 4th 2007.
The objective of the event is to provide recognition for the most accomplished projects in the region and for those companies and individuals who have contributed most to the development of the market in its different sectors as voted by market professionals.
The Gala event will also act as a vehicle to publicize the different market sectors to the local and international media organizations present.
Individuals and companies have the opportunity to nominate online the best project, person or company for an award and to give reasons for their choice. These nominations will be put before a jury of leading market professionals active in the region who will discuss the pros and cons of the different nominations before coming to a collective decision on the winners.
Asia Pacific Design of the Year 2006 Awards
Architectural DesignNominate >>
Urban DesignNominate >>
Interior DesignNominate >>
The award for Architecture recognizes excellence in Architecture, Restoration, Preservation and Adaptive Re-use. The award for Urban Design recognizes excellence in Urban Design and Planning. The award for Interior Design recognizes excellence in the field of Interior Design.
The time-line for Urban Design should be completion by 2006 and implementation commencing in 2006. The requirements for Architectural & Interior Design are that at least one phase of the project (construction) must have been completed in 2006.
Asia Pacific Project of the Year 2006 Awards
Office DevelopmentNominate >>
Retail / Leisure DevelopmentNominate >>
Industrial DevelopmentNominate >>
Residential DevelopmentNominate >>
Mixed Use DevelopmentNominate >>
Nominations should be made on the basis of quality of design, quality of construction materials and construction process in relation to costs, environmental concerns, accessibility and location. Also, their contribution to improvement of the local environment, solutions to market needs and commercial success and durability should be taken into account.
At least one phase of the project must have been completed in 2006. Individuals can nominate their own projects or projects they have worked on. EAch Award will be presented to the developer with overall responsibility for the project.
Asia Pacific Company of the Year 2006 Awards
DeveloperNominate >>
InvestorNominate >>
Banking and Finance CompanyNominate >>
Consultant /Property AgentNominate >>
Cost or Specialist ConsultantNominate >>
Companies should be active in the Asia Pacific region and be nominated on the basis of market contribution, quality of customer service, market innovation and commercial success.
Overall Awards 2006
Most Accomplished Development Project of the YearNominate >>
Overall Outstanding Company of the YearNominate >>
Professional of the YearNominate >>
Overall Design of the YearNominate >>
The Most Accomplished Development Projectaward may be given to any nominated project from any market or sector.
The Overall Outstanding Companyaward can go to any nominated company from any market or sector.
The Professional of the Yearaward is presented to an individual from any project, company, market or sector for his or her significant contributions to the Commercial Real Estate Industry during the year.
The Overall Design of the Yearaward goes to the most accomplished Design Project or Concept of the year, which may be any design nominated in any of the categories and must not necessarily be the winner of another award.
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