BEST OFFICE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2012 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

On 27 July 2012, MIPIM Asia, a prominent conference and exhibition event focused on real estate in the Asia Pacific region, revealed the winners of its 2012 Awards competition.  The 14 industry experts composing the international jury selected 3 winners in 11 distinct categories, for a total of 30 rewarded projects.

The Zuellig Building won Bronze for the Best Office and Business Development category, coming behind 50 Connaught Road Central in Hong Kong (Gold) and Tianjin Global Financial Center in Tianjin, China (Silver).

Mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia dominate the list of entries with respectively 55, 14 and 10 projects. Mainland China’s participation has notably increased by almost 90% compared to 2011. Submissions also came from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. The Zuellig Building is the only and first contender from the Philippines.

The Zuellig Building also won the People’s Choice Award.  The People’s Award, introduced for the first time in 2012, cut across all categories of awardees, totaling 116 projects from 11 countries that entered the competition.