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International Awards Spotlight the New and Cool

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The Technosphere, Dubai, winner of the IPA International Architecture Award

Without a doubt, property awards are superficial and meaningless, in many cases testimony to the quality of a project’s marketing apparatus more than its innovative design. And there are so many awards it’s hard to differentiate those that represent real achievement.

 

That said, awards programs also are a way to recognize the new and cool, developments that are pushing the envelope and trying hard to differentiate themselves from the pack. If nothing else, they raise awareness of projects around the world, giving everyone a chance to peek at the competition. Not to mention it's fun to look at the pictures.

 

Two international awards programs named winners in recent days, making November something akin to Oscar season for the industry.

 

In the realm of awards show, the International Property Awards, billed as the “industry’s most prestigious property awards programme,” is gaining in stature, with widespread participation from around the world. In a fairly convoluted process, winners are chosen for various countries and regions, in 36 different categories, from design to Web sites, ultimately leading to international winners, which were announced in San Diego, Nov. 11.

 

Here are some examples of this year's winners:

 

Gate Towers
Best High Rise Development (over 12-stories): The Gate Towers, Abu Dhabi. Eight towers with apartments, offices and shopping

 

King Abdullah Gardens
Best Leisure Development: King Abdullah Gardens, Saudi Arabia. Botanical gardens, a gift for the king.

 

Bridges Wharf
Best High Rise Architecture: Bridges Wharf, London. On the south bank of the Thames, 267 units.

 

Find a full list of the International Awards winners here.

 

Meanwhile, MIPIM Asia announced it own roster of trophy-worthy projects for the Asia-Pacific region last weekend. The winners’ list was dominated by China and Singapore, where there is a clear interest in grand designs that make a statement.

 

Shanghai
Winner of Best Chinese Project Category, Mixed-use Buildings Category & Participants' Choice Award: Shanghai World Financial Centre, Shanghai, China. To some, oft-lauded project resembles a bottle opener.

 

Singapore
Shopping Center, ION Orchard, Singapore. The city's first "multi-sensory experiential shopping and lifestyle mall."

 

Songdo
Business center, Samsung Seocho, Seoul, Korea. Part of fast-growing district.

 

 

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