ASIAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS TAKE CITYSCAPE AWARDS BY STORM

Dominance in Chinese architecture at Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets

The Cityscape Awards

Dubai, UAE, 10 September 2015: The Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets celebrated the best in global real estate development and architecture in a glittering ceremony at the Conrad Hotel Dubai this week.

With a strong international presence, 37 finalists representing projects from all around the world including China, India, Turkey, Russia and Brazil, eagerly gathered to await the announcement.

Asia stole the show on the night by winning eight of the 13 categories for projects in Hong Kong and China, led by architect Aedas which took home an impressive five awards for future mixed use project, future and built commercial project, future leisure and hospitality project and future retail project.

Aedas projects highlighted on the night were Heartland 66 in Wuhan, China; The Forum in Hong Kong; the Main Office Building of the Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Tech Park in Zhuhai, China; Novotel Linkong 16-1 in Shanghai, China; and Qingdao Jinmao Harbour Shopping Center in Qingdao, China.

Keith Griffiths, Chairman of Aedas said, “These awards will reinforce our leading position in architectural design and demonstrate our capabilities in designing world-class, award-winning architecture.”

Sustainability was a key theme at this year’s Awards, with many projects achieving high levels of not only environmental responsibility, but also social, economic and cultural.

As such, the shortlist for the Sustainability Project category was extended to four projects, with the eventual winner announced as Ronald Lu & Partners and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSARG for the Ko Shan Theatre New Wing in Hong Kong.

The judges had an especially difficult time deciding the winner of the sustainability category because the entries this year were extremely strong. Many architects and developers are now putting sustainability at the heart of their projects.  The final winner addresses all pillars of sustainability in their development: environmental, social, economic and cultural.

Dr. Ronald Lu, Ronald Lu & Partners said, “This is the second year we have won at the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets and it is a huge honour.  Recognition of this kind is a great way to showcase our company’s design theory outside of the Asia region.

“Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP) is committed to a culture of sustainability and social responsibility. With this solid foundation and our unique vision of putting people at the heart of every design decision, RLP will continue to build liveable places for humanity in the years and decades ahead.”

Melkan Gursel Tabanlioglu, Partner and Architect, Tabanlioglu Architects, winners of Residential Project Award for their Qent İstinye; Istanbul, Turkey said: “This is our twelfth year at Cityscape Global and we have won many awards in the past. Winning this award gives everyone at Tabanlioglu a positive boost and the recognition is valuable to our organisation. Our sustained success at the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets is a motivating factor to our continued participation in the event.”

On a regional level, winners were celebrating from Abu Dhabi, Oman and Qatar. Abu Dhabi based developer Miral represented the UAE by winning the award for built retail project for their Welcome Pavilion and Cascade Dining development, working with the Dubai branch of architects RTKL UK Ltd.

Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets was sponsored by Aubrilam and Electrolux.

The 2015 Winners at the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets

Award Category     Project Developer Architect
Mixed Use Project (Built) One Shenzhen Bay; Shenzhen, China ParkLand Real Estate Development Co., Ltd KPF with AUBE & CCDI
Mixed Use Project (Future) Heartland 66; Wuhan, China Hang Lung Properties Ltd Aedas
Commercial Project (Built) The Forum; Hong Kong Hongkong Land Aedas
Commercial Project (Future) Main Office Building, Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Tech Park; Zhuhai, China Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd Aedas
Leisure and Tourism Project (Built) Lusail Sports Arena; Doha, Qatar Ministry of Youth and Sport

Project Manager: ASTAD Project Management

Dar Al Handasa
Leisure and Tourism Project (Future) Novotel Linkong 16-1; Shanghai, China Zhanhong Real Estate Development Ltd. Aedas
Community and Culture Project (Built) Ko Shan Theatre New Wing; Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSARG Ronald Lu & Partners
Community and Culture Project (Future) National Museum of Qatar; Doha, Qatar Qatar Museums

Project Manager: ASTAD Project Management

 

Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Residential Project (Built) Qent İstinye; Istanbul, Turkey Dilek Gayrimenkul Melkan Gürsel & Murat Tabanlioglu
Residential Project (Future) The Piers; Muscat, Oman The Wave, Muscat RTKL UK Ltd. (Dubai Branch)
Retail Project (Built) Welcome Pavilion and Cascade Dining; Abu Dhabi, UAE Miral RTKL UK Ltd. (Dubai Branch)
Retail Project (Future) Qingdao Jinmao Harbour Shopping Center; Qingdao, China Franshion Properties (China) Limited Aedas
Sustainability Project (Built) Ko Shan Theatre New Wing; Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSARG Ronald Lu & Partners