Green criteria dominate the MIPIM Awards 2009

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 Award


For all information regarding the Awards, please contact Aurélie Prouillac

source : Mipim