The MIPIM Awards jury, chaired by Peter Goodacre, President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom (RICS UK), met in Paris on January 23rd to select the 15 projects nominated as finalists for the MIPIM Awards 2009.
The MIPIM Awards honour real estate projects featuring outstanding architectural achievement and innovative techniques in five categories: ‘Business Centres,’ ‘Refurbished Office Buildings,’ ‘Residential Developments,’ ‘Hotels & Tourism Resorts' and 'Green Buildings.’ During its deliberations, the jury noted buildings which successfully incorporated energy efficiency and efforts to reduce waste creation and water consumption.
This year’s nominees are:
In the category BUSINESS CENTRES:
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Project Architect: Mori Building Architects & Engineers
Developer: Mori Building Company
Der Angerhof in München – Business Part
Munich, Germany
Architect: Steidle Architekten GmbH
Developer: Wöhr + Bauer GmbH
Kranhaus1
Cologne, Germany
Architect: Bothe Richter Teherani Architects BDA, Hamburg / Linster Architects, Trier-Aachen-Luxemburg
Developer: Development Partner AG
In the category REFURBISHED OFFICE BUILDINGS:
Les Ecuries de la Chasse Royale
Brussels, Belgium
Architect: ASSAR Architects
Developer: Royal Hunt Properties sa/nv
103, rue de Grenelle
Paris, France
Client: Société Foncière Lyonnaise
Architect: Philippe Chiambaretta / PCA
Main Building Contractor: Bouygues Rénovation privée
Economist: George Ventre Ingénierie
Mechanical & plumbing engineers: Barbanel
Structural engineers: Scyna 4
Site manager: S.C.O
Las Palmas
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Architect: Benthem Crouwel Architects
Developer: OVG Projectontwikkeling B.V.
In the category RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS:
Quartis Les Halles
Düsseldorf, Germany
Architects: Dr. Reiner Götzen Creatives Planen GmbH in cooperation with Prof. Ringleben, Prof. Fritschi, Büro Toepel
Developer, Builder, Investor, Real Estate Manager, Service point Management: INTERBODEN Innovative Lebenswelten® GmbH & Co KG
Highbury Square
London, United Kingdom
Architect: Allies and Morrison Architects
Developer: Vision Four Developments
Planning Consultants and Property Agents: Savills (L&P) Ltd
Mountain Dwellings
Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: BIG- Bjarke Ingels Group
Developer: Hopfner A/S / Danish Oil Company A/S
In the category HOTELS AND TOURISM RESORTS:
Coeur Méditerranée
Marseille, France
Architect: Jean-Paul Viguier S.A. d’Architecture in Association with ‘Atelier 9’
Developer: Constructa
Phoenix Island Villa Condo & Club House
Seogwipo-si, Republic of South Korea
Architect: Samoo Architects and Engineers
Club House Design Architect: Mario Botta Architetto
Developer: Bokwang Jeju Co., Ltd.
Grand Hotel Via Veneto
Rome, Italy
Developer: Grand Hotel Via Veneto S.P.A.
Managing Company: Compta S.A.
In the category GREEN BUILDINGS
BDP Manchester Studio
Manchester, United Kingdom
Architect, Interior Designer, Services Engineer, Structural Engineer: BDP
Developer: Town Centre Securities PLC
Project Manager: Arcadis AYH
Elm Park Mixed-use Development
Dublin, Ireland
Architect: Bucholz McEvoy Architects Ltd.
Developer: Radora Developments
Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies, CSET
Ningbo, People’s Republic of China
Architect: Mario Cucinella Architects
Construction Management: Wanli Education Group, Zhejiang Province
Developer: Nottingham University UK and Nottingham University Ningbo
The winners of the MIPIM Awards will be chosen by the real estate professionals attending MIPIM in Cannes from March 10 to 13. They will be disclosed during the much-awaited Awards Ceremony to be held in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals de Cannes at 7 pm on Thursday, March 12.
The MIPIM Awards Jury that elected the nominees is composed of internationally renowned property professionals. Apart from this year’s President of the Jury, Mr Peter Goodacre, all members are Presidents of former MIPIM Awards Juries:
- Peter Goodacre (President RICS, UK) – President of the MIPIM Awards Jury
- Bärbel Schomberg (CEO DEGI, Germany)
- Peter Cole (Chairman, UK Business Hammerson plc, UK)
- Michael Griffiths (Owner MRG Consultants Ltd, UK)
- Martin P. Hayter (President Hayter International S.A., France)
- Jan Kasl (President European CZ, Czech Republic)
- Kaspar Kraemer (Owner Kaspar Kraemer Architekten BDA, Germany)
- Werner Welter (Property Consultant Werner Welter, Germany)
Last year’s MIPIM Awards winners were:
- Council of Europe – New General Office Building (France) – Business Centres
- Unilever House (UK) – Refurbished Office Buildings
- Chimney Pot Park (UK) – Residential Developments
- Projekt Hotel Wasserturm / Hamburg Sternschanze (Germany) – Hotels & Tourism Resorts
- Crane Track (Netherlands) – Green Buildings
- Crane Track (Pays-Bas) – Special Jury Award7 (CS del Salone)