HONG KONG, CHINA -- 4 October 2018 - The Asia-Pacific's most ambitious, innovative and revelatory real estate projects have been chosen as winners of the MIPIM Asia Awards 2018 -- the leading regional property awards show otherwise known as the "Oscars of the Asian real estate world".

A total of 30 trailblazing property developments have been recognised with the influential industry honour, revealed ahead of MIPIM Asia, the continent's leading property summit, coming to Hong Kong November 27-28.

The winning entrants have been singled out in one of ten different trophy categories, with each category's three winners now competing for Gold, Silver and Bronze honours. Following a public vote, the final ranked victors will be announced at the MIPIM Asia Awards Gala Dinner -- a glitzy event often compared to the Academy Awards -- to be hosted at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on the conference's closing night.

"Winning a MIPIM Asia Award has long been established as one of the most prestigious prizes for real estate projects across the APAC region," said MIPIM Director Ronan Vaspart.

"We celebrate the developers, architects, government authorities and other property visionaries who push the boundaries, break the rules, and make unimaginable possibilities the solid realities of our skylines," he added.

Founded in 2007, the annual MIPIM Asia Awards celebrate the most technically impressive, inventive and publically-enriching property developments from across the APAC region, considering both finished developments and un-built projects in the planning stage.

A record total of 122 entries were put forward for the MIPIM Asia Awards 2018, which were whittled down to the final 30 winners, drawn from seven different countries and territories, by the esteemed judging panel of 19 industry experts. Chairing the jury this year was François Trausch, an industry titan who is Chairman of the Management Board, Executive Committee and CEO of Allianz Real Estate.

"The quality of submissions, already high in the past, gets better every year," said François Trausch. "This is especially true of entries from China where we've had really outstanding projects in all categories. In addition, this year we had some very creative and strong submissions from Japan -- more than in previous years -- and we continue to have good and creative entries from South Korea.

"Finally, while many of the projects are very often at the conceptual planning stage, we see that a lot of these megaprojects get built and are now operational, and often these plans become very successful projects," concluded François Trausch.

The final Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be decided by a public vote drawn from the 900+ delegates expected to attend MIPIM Asia, with the results to be unveiled at the closing night Awards Gala Dinner ceremony on November 28. See below for a full list of winners.

A spin-off of the world-renowned MIPIM property summit hosted in Cannes every March, MIPIM Asia has established itself as the leading industry conference and networking summit for top-level professionals across the real estate industry in the APAC region.

BEST HOTEL & TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

Conrad Osaka (Nakanoshima Festival Tower West)

Osaka, Japan

Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd

Developer: The Asahi Shimbun, Takenaka Corporation

Other: Yukio Hashimoto (Interior Designer), Nikken Space Design (Interior Designer)

naked Castle

Moganshan, Zhejiang Province, China

Architect: naked Design Studio

Developer: naked Group

Owner: naked Retreats

Other: Xiao Hui Design Studio, Tianhua Architectural Design Company

The Murray, Hong Kong a Niccolo Hotel

Hong Kong SAR, China

Architect: Foster + Partners, Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited

Developer: Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Limited

BEST INNOVATIVE GREEN BUILDING

Marina One Singapore

Singapore

Architect: ingenhoven architects, Architects 61 Pte. Ltd., Singapore (Architect of Record)

Developer: Mapletree Management Pte. Ltd., Singapore (Project Manager)

Menara ASTRA

Jakarta, Indonesia

Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd

Developer: Astra International

Other: Airmas Asri  

Roche Diagnostics (Suzhou) Ltd.

Suzhou, China

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Developer: Roche Diagnostics

BEST MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT

Barangaroo South

Sydney, Australia

Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (International Towers Sydney and masterplan), Lendlease Design, FJMT (Anadara apartments), PTW (Alexander apartments), Tzannes (International House Sydney), Tony Caro, Collins & Turner and Durbach Block Jaggers

Developer: Lendlease

Other: Aspect Oculus (Landscape Architect), Right Angle Studio (Retail Strategist)

Shanghai Greenland Center / Greenland Being Funny

Shanghai, China

Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd

Developer: Shanghai Greenland Group Co., Ltd.

Other: East China Construction Group Co., Ltd.

SND Cultural & Sports Center

Suzhou, China

Architect: Tianhua Architecture Planning & Engineering Ltd.

Developer: Suzhou New District Cultural & Sports Development Co., Ltd.

BEST OFFICE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Chengdu Luxelake Headquarter Park

Chengdu, China

Architect: Shanghai JWDA Architects Co., Ltd.

Developer: Chengdu Wide Horizon Investment Group Co., Ltd

Sunshine Financial City

Beijing, China

Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd, China Architecture & Research Group

Developer: Sunshine Insurance Group

Other: Ohtori Consultants Inc. Environmental Design Institute

Tencent Corporate Headquarters

Shenzhen, China

Architect: NBBJ, TJAD

Developer: Tencent Technology Company Limited

BEST REFURBISHED BUILDING

Laura

Shanghai, China

Architect: Jiangsu Provincial Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Developer: KaiLong Group

Sfactory

Seoul, South Korea

Architect: FRCH

Developer: Ho Kyu Lee

Other: L5AMC

The Mills

Hong Kong SAR, China

Architect: Nan Fung Development Ltd

Developer: Nan Fung Development Ltd

Other: Thomas Chow Architects Ltd

BEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

The Beacon

Hong Kong SAR, China

Architect: Aedas      

The Scotts Tower

Singapore

Architect: UNStudio (Amsterdam), Ong&Ong (Singapore)

Developer: Far East Organization

Wellcare Garden Fukasawa

Tokyo, Japan

Architect: Nikken Housing System Ltd

Developer: The Sankei Building Co., Ltd.

BEST RETAIL DEVELOPMENT

HIRAKATA T-SITE

Hirakata, Japan

Architect: Takenaka Corporation

Developer: SO-TWO. INC

Landmark Riverside Park -- Phase II: Danzishi Old Street

Chongqing, China

Architect: LWK & Partners

Developer: Hongkong Land, China Merchants Shekou Holdings

WF Central

Beijing, China

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Developer: Hongkong Land

Other: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (LDI), WTIL (Executive Architect)

BEST URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT

798 Arts District

Beijing, China

Architect: SASAKI

Developer: Urbis Development, SevenStar Group

Barangaroo South

Sydney, Australia

Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (International Towers Sydney and masterplan), Lendlease Design, FJMT (Anadara apartments), PTW (Alexander apartments), Tzannes (International House Sydney), Tony Caro, Collins & Turner and Durbach Block Jaggers

Developer: Lendlease

Other: Aspect Oculus (Landscape Architect), Right Angle Studio (Retail Strategist)

Kennedy Town regeneration

Hong Kong SAR, China

Architect: Farrells

Developer: MTR Corporation

BEST CHINESE FUTURA PROJECT

Gala Avenue - Westside

Shanghai, China

Architect: Benoy

Developer: CITIC Limited, China State Shipbuilding Corporation

Shanghai Hongkou Stadium and Surrounding Area Urban Design

Shanghai, China

Architect: SASAKI

Developer: Shanghai Hongkou District Land Resource & Planning Bureau

Zhuhai Hong Qi Sugar Factory Masterplan

Zhuhai, China

Architect: Woods Bagot

Developer: Zhuhai Sugar Factory Tourism Development Limited 

BEST CHINESE FUTURA MEGA PROJECT

Alibaba Xixi Campus Phase 4

Hangzhou, China

Architect: NBBJ

Developer: Alibaba Group

CITIC Tower

Beijing, China

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Developer: CITIC Heye Investment

Other: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Architect of Record), TFP Farrells (Land Bid Concept)

Greentown Yiwu Peach Blossom Spring Project

Jinhua, China

Architect: Hangzhou 9M Architectural Design Co., Ltd

Developer: Yiwu Greentown CCCC Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (*).