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Press Release AND THE MIPIM ASIA AWARDS 2009 WINNERS ARE... Hong Kong, November 18, 2009 – China and Singapore dominated the third edition of the MIPIM Asia Awards, designed to recognize outstanding real estate projects in the Asia Pacific region for their innovative, technical, environmental and architectural qualities. The MIPIM Asia Awards ceremony took place today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in the presence of The Honourable Mrs. Carrie Lam, Secretary for Development of the Government of Hong Kong SAR. "The third MIPIM Asia Awards have proved extremely successful, with more entries submitted to the competition than ever before," said Robert Lie, president of the jury and Real Estate Investment & Development Managing Director, Redevco Asia Limited, Hong Kong. "The jury was very impressed with the high quality of the projects presented. Looking at all these entries, it becomes clear that sustainability criteria are the current dominant trend in construction and I strongly believe that this is a major and very positive evolution for the property sector. Given the outstanding quality of this year's edition, I am already looking forward to next year's MIPIM Asia Awards." THE MIPIM ASIA AWARDS 2009 WINNERS BEST CHINESE PROJECT CATEGORY Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai, People's Republic of China Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC Developer: Mori Building Company Project Architect: Mori Building Company BUSINESS CENTRES CATEGORY Samsung Seocho Seoul, Republic of South Korea Architect of record: Samoo Architects & Engineers Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC Developer: Samsung Corporation FUTURA PROJECTS CATEGORY 2014 Incheon Asian Games Main Stadium Incheon Metropolitan City, Republic of South Korea Architect: Heerim Architects and Planners, Co. Ltd. Developers: - The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing committee -Incheon Metropolitan City GREEN BUILDINGS CATEGORY Vrindavan Tech Village Bangalore, India Architect: HOK International (Asia/Pacific) Ltd. Developer: Assetz Property Group HOTELS AND TOURISM RESORTS CATEGORY Banyan Tree Hangzhou Hangzhou, People's Republic of China Architects: Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte. Ltd. Zhejiang South Architectural Design Co., Ltd. Developer: Hangzhou Westbrook Investment Co., Ltd. MIXED-USE BUILDINGS CATEGORY Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai, People's Republic of China Design Archiect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC Developer: Mori Building Company Project Architect: Mori Building Company RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS CATEGORY Newton Suites, Singapore Singapore Architect: WOHA Developer: UOL Group Ltd. SHOPPING CENTRE CATEGORY ION Orchard Singapore Concept and Design Architect: Benoy Ltd. Developer: Orchard Turn Developments Pte. Ltd. (joint venture between Sun Hung Kai Properties and CapitaLand Ltd.) Project architect/ Civil & Structural Engineer: RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd. PARTICIPANTS' CHOICE AWARD Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai, People's Republic of China Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC Developer: Mori Building Company Project Architect: Mori Building Company SPECIAL JURY AWARDS (For the first time, the Jury decided to attribute two Special Jury Awards) 7 & 9 Tampines Grande Office Building Singapore Architect: Architects 61 Pte Ltd. Developer: City Developments Limited Mokuzai Kaikan Tokyo, Japan Architects, Planners, Engineers: Nikken Sekkei ; Tomohiko Yamanashi ; Takeyuki Katsuya To view the full description of all nominated projects, click here. To download MIPIM Asia 2009 photos, please click here. Note to journalists: ABOUT REED MIDEM Founded in 1963, Reed MIDEM is a leading organiser of professional, international tradeshows. 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