Saudi project makes the honor roll 300 projects from 17 countries compete for 11 Cityscape Emerging Markets awards

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The Cityscape Emerging Markets Awards unveiled the winning projects during a magnificent ceremony held yesterday evening, in which the selected project companies were honored. More than 300 initial entries competed, 44 projects from 17 different countries were shortlisted for the awards, where the winning projects, in both existing and future categories, embodied the pinnacle of excellence and creativity in project architecture.

The Cityscape Emerging Markets Awards.

Best Medium Residential Future Projects

<Two projects from the UAE won the evening; developer, Swiss Propiti, and British Architects 10 Design for La Reserve Residences Dubai in the Best Medium to High-Rise Residential Futures category.

Best Future Commercial Project

Another British company, RMJM, the developer of the Dubai International Financial Center, won the Best Commercial Futures Award for its Gate Avenue project in Dubai International Financial Center, Dubai.

Dubai International Financial Center.

18Experts on the Jury

A jury of 18 experts from prestigious real estate organizations such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Macmacro International and HLM Architects selected the winning projects in 11 categories covering commercial, leisure and hospitality, community, culture and tourism, residential, retail and sustainability.

A jury of 18 experts from prestigious real estate organizations such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Macmacro International and HLM Architects selected the winning projects in 11 categories covering commercial, leisure and hospitality, community, culture and tourism

Veritas Design Group turns heads

Veritas Design Group turns heads

Veritas Design Group stole the show on the evening after winning the Best Existing Business Project and Best Sustainable Project awards for its Perbadanan Kimajuan Negeri Selangor headquarters project in Malaysia. Described by the jury as ’an outstanding sustainable project‘, it demonstrates that environmental sustainability in the sensible sense can create high-quality business assets.’

Recognizing the importance of environmental sustainability and the importance of sustainable business practices, the jury recognized the project as the best sustainable business project in Malaysia.

Samples of the winning projects

The other winners of the evening included: Basmaji and Belinska Architects for the Berber Temple Visitor Center project; MD. Rafiq Azam for Hooda Skyline in Bangladesh; Studio Tuggle for Edges Apartments in Kuwait; Saurabh Gupta for Daily Hat in India; Goodwin Austin Johnson for DoubleTree by Hilton & Hilton Garden Inn in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Rodriguez Bones & Partners for Bodega Punta Gabali-Wainery in Argentina; and Torres & Bello Architects for La Don Residence in Brazil.

The other winners of the evening were.

Award Sponsors

<The Cityscape Emerging Markets Awards are sponsored by: Vitra, Platinum Sponsor of the Awards; Gold Sponsor of the Awards; The Lindner Group; and Crystal Gallery - the official provider of the Crystal Awards.