mipim Awards 2012
Ambitious and innovative projects in the spotlight
The 22nd edition of the MIPIM Awards took place on March 8 in the packed Palais des Festivals Grand Auditorium. Each year, the most innovative, ambitious and exciting real estate projects battle it out in the prestigious MIPIM awards. 2012 featured an impressive mix of projects from across the world competing in eight categories, four of which were new and focused on some of the industry’s high-potential sectors: Best industrial and logistics development, Best refurbished building, Best shopping centre and Best futura mega project. As usual, the votes from the jury and votes from MIPIM participants were given equal weight. For the first time this year, the evening began with a tribute to the finalists on their entry into the Palais des Festivals.
The MIPIM Awards jury was made up of the following key figures:
Jury President: Mr. Michael Strong, Chairman & CEO - EMEA, CBRE, UK
Dr. Thomas Beyerle, Managing Director and Head of Research & CS, IVG Immobilien AG, Germany
Mr. Emmanuel Combarel, Founder and Architect, Emmanuel Dominique Combarel Marrec architects, France
Paolo Gencarelli, Group Property Manager, Unicredit Group, Italy
Dr. Ann Heywood, Director, The College of Estate Management, UK
Mr. Frank Khoo, Managing Director Asia, Axa Real Estate, Singapore
Mr. See Lian Ong, President, RICS, Malaysia
Category Best hotel and tourist center
Six Senses Con Dao
Ba-Ria, Vietnam
Architects: AW ² / Stephanie Ledoux & Reda Amalou
Promoter: Indochina Land
Category Best Industrial and logistics Project
McLaren Production Centre
Woking, UK
Consultant in Urban Planning and Urban architect: Terence O'Rourke Ltd
Architect: Foster + Partners
Category Best Business Centre
Main Point Karlin
Prague, Czech Republic
Promoter: PSJ INVEST, a.s.
Architect: DaM, spol. s r.o.
Category Best refurbished building
"The Library" - New Community Center and Library
Copenhagen, Denmark
Property Developer: Copenhagen City Properties
Architect: Cobe and Transform
Category Best Residential Project
'Residence on 19' in the Claude Bernard area in Paris
Paris, France
Property Developer : BNP Paribas Real Estate
Architect: Atelier Zundel & Cristea
Category Best mall
Morocco Mall
Casablanca, Morocco
Architect and Principal Consultant: Design International
Promoter: Al Amine
Category Best future project
Hôtel de Police - Charleroi / Danses Performing Arts Center
Charleroi, Belgium
Promoter: CFE
Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel and MDW Architecture
Category Best mega project future
Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus
Hong Kong
Architect: Aedas Limited
Promoter: MTR Corporation Limited
Within the context of Germany, MIPIM 2012 Country of Honour, the Jury awarded a special award to a German project:
Maintor - The Riverside Financial District
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Promoter: DIC - Deutsche Immobilien Chancen AG & Co. KGaA
Architects: Jürgen Engel Architects, Professor Christoph Mäckler Architects, Jo. Franzke Architects, Braun Volleth Architects
The People's Choice Award was awarded to the project that won the most votes online via the official Facebook page:
D-Cube City
Seoul, South Korea
Architects: Samoo Architects & Engineers, The Jerde Partnership
Promoter: Daesung Industrial co., Ltd
The Special Jury Prize was awarded to:
Refurbishment "Alte Post"
Hamburg, Germany
Project Corporation: Alstria office REIT-AG / Quantum Immobilien AG / Stenham Property Ltd
Promoter: Quantum Projektentwicklung GmbH
Architect: Alk Arwed Friedrichsen
