Singapore and China feature strongly in the list of 24 nominees for the third edition of the MIPIM Asia Awards. Both countries have respectively 7 and 6 projects competing for an award.

The international jury, chaired by Dr Robert Lie, Managing Director Redevco Asia Limited, met in Hong Kong, September 18, to examine all entries to the competition and to determine the 24 nominees in 8 distinct categories – 3 nominated projects per category.

The 24 finalist projects will be exhibited throughout the market and, for the first time, MIPIM Asia participants will vote on line for their favourite projects in the 2 weeks prior to the event.

104 pre-selection forms from 15 countries have been presented to this year’s MIPIM Asia Awards competition. Entries have been sent from as far afield as Australia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Macao, the Philippines or the UAE. China is the best-represented country in this competition with 41 submitted projects.

“It is very impressive to see that in times of financial and economic turmoil, so many interesting and ambitious projects are conceived and built. We are particularly pleased that China – Country of Honour at this year’s MIPIM Asia – has so strongly responded to the MIPIM Asia Awards competition. The newly introduced category ‘Best Chinese projects’ will certainly present some of the most interesting projects of the whole competition,” states Robert Lie, President of the MIPIM Asia Awards 2009 Jury.

The fourth edition of MIPIM Asia, the world’s property market in Asia Pacific, will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 18 to 20. The MIPIM Asia Awards Ceremony will take place on the opening day of MIPIM Asia, on Wednesday, November 18, at 5.30 pm.

THE 2009 MIPIM ASIA AWARDS NOMINEES ARE:

BUSINESS CENTRES

Mokuzai Kaikan - Tokyo, Japan – Architects, Planners, Engineers: Nikken Sekkei; Tomohiko Yamanashi; Takeyuki Katsuya

Nexxus Building - Hong Kong – Architect: Aedas Ltd. Owner, Asset Manager & Project Manager: Mutual Capital Limited

Samsung Electronics Seocho Headquarters - Seoul, Republic of South Korea – Architect of record: Samoo Architects & Engineers Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC Developer: Samsung Corporation

HOTELS AND TOURISM RESORTS

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.

Banyan Tree Hangzhou

Hotel G Beijing - Beijing, People’s Republic of China – Architect: Mark Lintott Design Developer: GC Tian He Property (Beijing) Co. Investor: Gaw Capital Partners

Hotel Quincy – Singapore – Architect: Ong&Ong Pte Ltd. Owner and Developer: Far East Organization

MIXED-USE BUILDINGS

Horim Art Center - Seoul, Republic of South Korea – Architect, Supervisor, construction manager: TEH-JE Architects, Inc.

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre - Melbourne, Australia – Architects: Joint Venture Architects Woods Bagot & NHArchitecture Developer: Plenary Group

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