World-class property developments compete for top Cityscape awards

Shortlisted in the Retail Project Award is Jordan’s Abdali Mall project designed and developed by Laceco and United Real Estate Company.

A cast of 37 stellar names are in the running for the 2016 Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets which recognizes outstanding concepts in real estate development and architecture from around the world.
Judges from 16 organizations, including chartered surveyors, academics, top architects and sustainability experts, have shortlisted nominees who will now go forward to compete for honors at the award ceremony at Conrad Hotel, Dubai, on Sept. 6.
Once again underlining the global scope of the Cityscape Global event, which takes place from Sept. 6-8, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the awards will feature property developments from 16 countries. With eleven projects shortlisted in eight categories, the UAE is leading the charge, followed closely by Chinese representation with nine projects shortlisted in six different categories.
Taking part in the awards for the first time, Laceco, along with Kuwait-based developer United Real Estate Company, is one of the international finalists to be shortlisted in the Built Retail Project Award for its Abdali Mall project in Jordan.
Ahmad Kasem, deputy CEO of URC, said: “Being shortlisted for this award is a huge honor and we are thrilled that our development in Jordan is featured among the best international projects as part of the Cityscape Global Awards.”
One of the judges, Christopher Seymour, regional development director & head of markets MESA at Mott MacDonald, said that choosing this year’s finalists was extremely hard due to the impressive quality of entries submitted across all 13 categories.
Holley Chant, a judge and executive director at KEO International Consultants, said entries with top marks demonstrated a clearly outlined approach to facilities management, which is a critical driver of sustainable operations and for maintaining healthy environments.
Now in its 15th edition, Cityscape Global 2016 is expected to host 300 international and regional exhibitors from 30 countries covering 41,000 sqm of exhibition space.