The Cannes Film Festival doesn’t start until May 11. But for architecture enthusiasts, there’s another notable event in the gorgeous city on the French Riviera: MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier). The show, which is in its 26th year, just announced the winners of its annual awards, divided into more than ten categories, and handed out not just for a project’s innovative architecture, but its development characteristics. Award categories cover all types of development, from health care to hospitality to the strangely named “Best Futura Mega Project,” which we’re still trying to decipher. And the winners are…
BEST HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital & Royal Hospital for Children
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Developer: Brookfield Multiplex
Architect: IBI Group
Client: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
BEST HOTEL & TOURISM RESORT
JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa
Venice, Italy
Developer: La Sessola Srl
Architect: Matteo Thun & Partners
Project Manager: Luca Colombo
BEST INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT
ELI Beamlines
Prague, Czech Republic
Developer: Fyzikální ústav Akademie, věd ČR, v.v.i., Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Architect: Bogle Architects
BEST INNOVATIVE GREEN BUILDING
Treurenberg
Brussels, Belgium
Developer: AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets
Architect: ASSAR ARCHITECTS
Owner: AXA Belgium
BEST OFFICE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
#CLOUD.PARIS
Paris, France
Developer: SFL (Société Foncière Lyonnaise)
Architect: PCA Philippe Chiambaretta Architecte
BEST REFURBISHED BUILDING
Papillon
Düsseldorf, Germany
Developer: 741 Projektentwicklung GmbH
Architect: Luczak Architekten & SW Häuser GmbH
Other: Cadman GmbH, Hellmich Gruppe & CarLoft
BEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Katscha
Norrköping, Sweden
Developer: Ivarsson Byggnads AB
Architect: Kai Wartiainen and Ingrid Reppen, arkitektur + development ab
Public Authority: Norrköpings kommun
BEST SHOPPING CENTRE
Les Docks Village
Marseille, France
Developer: Constructa Urban Systems
Architect: 5+1 AA
Other: JP Morgan Asset Management
BEST URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT
Crossrail Place
London, United Kingdom
Developer: Canary Wharf Group
Architect: Foster + Partners
Engineer: Arup, Wiehag
BEST FUTURA PROJECT
Paradis Express
Liège, Belgium
Developer: Fedimmo
Architect: association A2M – Jaspers-Eyers Architects – BAG
Other: Bureau Lemaire, TPF engineering, D2S, Heinz Winters Atelier, Duchêne, Galère, Interbuild
BEST FUTURA MEGA PROJECT
DUO PARIS: Taking urban sensations to new heights
Paris, France
Developer: Invanhoé Cambridge
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Project Manager: Hines
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai, China
Developer: Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co. Ltd
Architect: Gensler
Other: Shanghai Construction Group, Thornton Tomasetti, Cosentini Associates, SWA Group, I.DEA Ecological Solutions