HONG KONG, CHINA -- 4 October 2018 - The Asia-Pacific's most ambitious, innovative and revelatory real estate projects have been chosen as winners of the MIPIM Asia Awards 2018 -- the leading regional property awards show otherwise known as the "Oscars of the Asian real estate world".

 

A total of 30 trailblazing property developments have been recognised with the influential industry honour, revealed ahead of MIPIM Asia, the continent's leading property summit, coming to Hong Kong November 27-28.

 

The winning entrants have been singled out in one of ten different trophy categories, with each category's three winners now competing for Gold, Silver and Bronze honours. Following a public vote, the final ranked victors will be announced at the MIPIM Asia Awards Gala Dinner -- a glitzy event often compared to the Academy Awards -- to be hosted at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on the conference's closing night.

 

"Winning a MIPIM Asia Award has long been established as one of the most prestigious prizes for real estate projects across the APAC region," said MIPIM Director Ronan Vaspart.

 

"We celebrate the developers, architects, government authorities and other property visionaries who push the boundaries, break the rules, and make unimaginable possibilities the solid realities of our skylines," he added.

 

Founded in 2007, the annual MIPIM Asia Awards celebrate the most technically impressive, inventive and publically-enriching property developments from across the APAC region, considering both finished developments and un-built projects in the planning stage.

 

A record total of 122 entries were put forward for the MIPIM Asia Awards 2018, which were whittled down to the final 30 winners, drawn from seven different countries and territories, by the esteemed judging panel of 19 industry experts. Chairing the jury this year was François Trausch, an industry titan who is Chairman of the Management Board, Executive Committee and CEO of Allianz Real Estate.

 

"The quality of submissions, already high in the past, gets better every year," said François Trausch. "This is especially true of entries from China where we've had really outstanding projects in all categories. In addition, this year we had some very creative and strong submissions from Japan -- more than in previous years -- and we continue to have good and creative entries from South Korea.

 

"Finally, while many of the projects are very often at the conceptual planning stage, we see that a lot of these megaprojects get built and are now operational, and often these plans become very successful projects," concluded François Trausch.

 

The final Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be decided by a public vote drawn from the 900+ delegates expected to attend MIPIM Asia, with the results to be unveiled at the closing night Awards Gala Dinner ceremony on November 28. See below for a full list of winners.

 

A spin-off of the world-renowned MIPIM property summit hosted in Cannes every March, MIPIM Asia has established itself as the leading industry conference and networking summit for top-level professionals across the real estate industry in the APAC region.

 

BEST HOTEL & TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

 

Conrad Osaka (Nakanoshima Festival Tower West)

 

Osaka, Japan

 

Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd

 

Developer: The Asahi Shimbun, Takenaka Corporation

 

Other: Yukio Hashimoto (Interior Designer), Nikken Space Design (Interior Designer)

 

naked Castle

 

Moganshan, Zhejiang Province, China

 

Architect: naked Design Studio

 

Developer: naked Group

 

Owner: naked Retreats

 

Other: Xiao Hui Design Studio, Tianhua Architectural Design Company

 

The Murray, Hong Kong a Niccolo Hotel

 

Hong Kong SAR, China

 

Architect: Foster + Partners, Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited

 

Developer: Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Limited

 

BEST INNOVATIVE GREEN BUILDING

 

Marina One Singapore

 

Singapore

 

Architect: ingenhoven architects, Architects 61 Pte. Ltd., Singapore (Architect of Record)

 

Developer: Mapletree Management Pte. Ltd., Singapore (Project Manager)

 

Menara ASTRA

 

Jakarta, Indonesia

 

Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd

 

Developer: Astra International

 

Other: Airmas Asri  

 

Roche Diagnostics (Suzhou) Ltd.

 

Suzhou, China

 

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

 

Developer: Roche Diagnostics

 

BEST MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT

 

Barangaroo South

 

Sydney, Australia

 

Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (International Towers Sydney and masterplan), Lendlease Design, FJMT (Anadara apartments), PTW (Alexander apartments), Tzannes (International House Sydney), Tony Caro, Collins & Turner and Durbach Block Jaggers

 

Developer: Lendlease

 

Other: Aspect Oculus (Landscape Architect), Right Angle Studio (Retail Strategist)

 

Shanghai Greenland Center / Greenland Being Funny

 

Shanghai, China

 

Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd

 

Developer: Shanghai Greenland Group Co., Ltd.

 

Other: East China Construction Group Co., Ltd.

 

SND Cultural & Sports Center

 

Suzhou, China

 

Architect: Tianhua Architecture Planning & Engineering Ltd.

 

Developer: Suzhou New District Cultural & Sports Development Co., Ltd.

 

BEST OFFICE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

 

Chengdu Luxelake Headquarter Park

 

Chengdu, China

 

Architect: Shanghai JWDA Architects Co., Ltd.

 

Developer: Chengdu Wide Horizon Investment Group Co., Ltd

 

Sunshine Financial City

 

Beijing, China

 

Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd, China Architecture & Research Group

 

Developer: Sunshine Insurance Group

 

Other: Ohtori Consultants Inc. Environmental Design Institute

 

Tencent Corporate Headquarters

 

Shenzhen, China

 

Architect: NBBJ, TJAD

 

Developer: Tencent Technology Company Limited

 

BEST REFURBISHED BUILDING

 

Laura

 

Shanghai, China

 

Architect: Jiangsu Provincial Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

 

Developer: KaiLong Group

 

Sfactory

 

Seoul, South Korea

 

Architect: FRCH

 

Developer: Ho Kyu Lee

 

Other: L5AMC

 

The Mills

 

Hong Kong SAR, China

 

Architect: Nan Fung Development Ltd

 

Developer: Nan Fung Development Ltd

 

Other: Thomas Chow Architects Ltd

 

BEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

 

The Beacon

 

Hong Kong SAR, China

 

Architect: Aedas      

 

The Scotts Tower

 

Singapore

 

Architect: UNStudio (Amsterdam), Ong&Ong (Singapore)

 

Developer: Far East Organization

 

Wellcare Garden Fukasawa

 

Tokyo, Japan

 

Architect: Nikken Housing System Ltd

 

Developer: The Sankei Building Co., Ltd.

 

BEST RETAIL DEVELOPMENT

 

HIRAKATA T-SITE

 

Hirakata, Japan

 

Architect: Takenaka Corporation

 

Developer: SO-TWO. INC

 

Landmark Riverside Park -- Phase II: Danzishi Old Street

 

Chongqing, China

 

Architect: LWK & Partners

 

Developer: Hongkong Land, China Merchants Shekou Holdings

 

WF Central

 

Beijing, China

 

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

 

Developer: Hongkong Land

 

Other: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (LDI), WTIL (Executive Architect)

 

BEST URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT

 

798 Arts District

 

Beijing, China

 

Architect: SASAKI

 

Developer: Urbis Development, SevenStar Group

 

Barangaroo South

 

Sydney, Australia

 

Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (International Towers Sydney and masterplan), Lendlease Design, FJMT (Anadara apartments), PTW (Alexander apartments), Tzannes (International House Sydney), Tony Caro, Collins & Turner and Durbach Block Jaggers

 

Developer: Lendlease

 

Other: Aspect Oculus (Landscape Architect), Right Angle Studio (Retail Strategist)

 

Kennedy Town regeneration

 

Hong Kong SAR, China

 

Architect: Farrells

 

Developer: MTR Corporation

 

BEST CHINESE FUTURA PROJECT

 

Gala Avenue - Westside

 

Shanghai, China

 

Architect: Benoy

 

Developer: CITIC Limited, China State Shipbuilding Corporation

 

Shanghai Hongkou Stadium and Surrounding Area Urban Design

 

Shanghai, China

 

Architect: SASAKI

 

Developer: Shanghai Hongkou District Land Resource & Planning Bureau

 

Zhuhai Hong Qi Sugar Factory Masterplan

 

Zhuhai, China

 

Architect: Woods Bagot

 

Developer: Zhuhai Sugar Factory Tourism Development Limited 

 

BEST CHINESE FUTURA MEGA PROJECT

 

Alibaba Xixi Campus Phase 4

 

Hangzhou, China

 

Architect: NBBJ

 

Developer: Alibaba Group

 

CITIC Tower

 

Beijing, China

 

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

 

Developer: CITIC Heye Investment

 

Other: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Architect of Record), TFP Farrells (Land Bid Concept)

 

Greentown Yiwu Peach Blossom Spring Project

 

Jinhua, China

 

Architect: Hangzhou 9M Architectural Design Co., Ltd

 

Developer: Yiwu Greentown CCCC Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (*).