2008 Winners ICSC 32nd Design and International Development ...

2008 Winners 

ICSC 

32nd Design and International 

Development Awards

2008 International Design and Development Awards Committee 

Chairman 

Ian F. Thomas,CDP 

ICSC Trustee 

Thomas Consultants, Inc. 

Vancouver, BC, CANADA 

John M Millar, SCSM 

Divaris Real Estate, Inc. 

Virginia Beach, VA, USA 

James P. Ryan 

JPRA Architects 

Novi, MI, USA 

Ronald A. Altoon, CDP 

Altoon & Porter Architects 

Los Angeles, CA, USA 

Richard Moses 

RM/d 

Woodland Hills, CA, USA 

Gerald M. White 

ICSC Past Trustee 

Grubb & Ellis/ 

The Winbury Group 

Kansas City, MO, USA 

Marcelo Baptista Carvalho, 

CSM, CMD 


Ancar S.A. 

Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL 

Kathleen M. Nelson 

ICSC Trustee and Past 

Chairman 

KMN Associates 

New York, NY, USA 

Arcadio Gil, CSM, CMD, CDP 

LaSBA, S.A. 

Madrid, SPAIN 

J. Thomas Porter, CDP 

Thompson, Ventulett, 

Stainback & Assocs. 

Atlanta, GA, USA 

Advisory Committee 

Daryl K. Mangan 

Retail Property 

Solutions, LLC 

Atlanta, GA, USA 

Gordon T. Greeby, CDP 


The Greeby Companies, Inc. 

Lake Bluff, IL USA 

Jeff Rossely 

Consultant 

Manama, KINGDOM OF 

BAHRAIN 

Rao K. Sunku 

J.C. Penney 

Dallas, TX, USA

Renovation or Expansion of an Existing Project 

This year’s 

Finalists are: 

ICSC International Design and 

Development Awards 

2008 Finalists 

Global recognition of outstanding 

projects is the basis of ICSC’s 

highly acclaimed International 

Design and Development Awards, 

which set the standards for the 

development of retail projects 

around the world. The program is 

designed to honor the industry’s 

best and brightest, while bringing 

information and insight to the 

entire industry on what it takes to 

achieve that high level of 

accomplishment and success. 

Alstertal-Einkaufszentrum Hamburg 

Hamburg, Germany 

Owner: Klosterstern KG 

Management Company: ECE Projektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG 

Design Architect/Graphic Designer/General Contractor: ECE Projektmanagement 

GmbH & Co. KG 

Production Architect: Architekturbüro Knud Jensen 

Lighting Designer: Michael Batz; Lichtplanung Peter Andres 

Landscape Architect: Architekturbüro Knud Jensen 

Development/Leasing Company: ECE Projektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG 

Finance Company: Eurohypo 

Total Retail Space: 635,071 sq. ft. 

Number of Stores: 243 

MERIT AWARD 

Alstertal was, prior to its expansion, always a shopping center of supra-regional impact 

for Hamburg. It is now the largest shopping center in Northern Germany, a superlative 

that reaches beyond sheer size to encompass service facilities, product choice, stunning 

architecture, new brands, and a revised retail and restaurant mix and more. Truly 

spectacular are its new artistic illuminations, water and green areas, and sculptures by 

local artists. It is an urban shopping experience of a very special kind. 

Even before its expansion, AEZ was a powerhouse. Now, its original 160 shops have grown 

to more than 240. It is a metropolis unto itself. It sets new benchmarks in the realms of 

architecture, lighting, spatial conception and, of course, brand mix and cosmopolitan flair. 

It is also an innovator in environmental sustainability with many energy saving installations 

and a unique approach to biodiversity. The key to its success is the coherence of its 

overall concept. The expansion is not just of the centre, but of its entire urban surroundings, 

creating a modern quality of life. It is, as its theme records, “shopping of a very special kind.”


Carmel Plaza 

Carmel, California, USA 

Galerija Centrs 

Riga, Latvia 

DESIGN AWARD 

Owner/Management Company: Macerich Company 

Design/Production Architect: Field Paoli Architects 

Graphic Designer: Scott Architectural Graphics, Inc. 

Lighting Designer: Architectural Lighting Design 

Landscape Architect: SWA Group 

General Contractor: Centre Builders, Inc. 

Development/Leasing/Finance Company: Macerich Company 



Set on famous Ocean Avenue in beautiful downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, 

California, Carmel Plaza was a 110,000-square-foot outdoor, three-level 

specialty center struggling to redefine itself. The center, which opened in 

1973, offered a moderate retail mix. Tourism accounted for 70% of its 

consumer base. The events of September 11, 2001, dramatically impacted 

the Monterey Peninsula tourism industry. In early 2004, Saks Fifth Avenue 

– the center’s only anchor – closed its Carmel Plaza location. In response, 

Macerich and Carmel Plaza developed a strategic plan to restore 

the center’s luxurious seaside setting and introduce a sophisticated 

merchandise mix blending global, national, and regional luxury brands. 

Key to the plan was the introduction of a fashion anchor that appealed 

to the specialized market. 

Today, Carmel Plaza is a thriving specialty center anchored by Anthropologie 

and Wilkes Bashford, a San-Francisco-based regional upscale women’s 

and men’s fashion mecca. Hosting such retail names as Bottega Veneta, 

Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, and Cole Haan, Carmel Plaza is the place 

to be seen and shop on the Monterey Peninsula. Carmel Plaza’s local 

consumer base accounts for roughly 60% of its shoppers to date, while 

thousands of out-of-town guests annually visit its beautifully landscaped 

courtyard gardens. 

Owner: Linstow AS 

Management Company: Linstow Center Management Ltd. 

Design/Production Architect: AMB International Architects 

Designer Ltd., Arplan Ltd. 

Graphic Designer: AMB International Architects Designers Ltd. 

Lighting Designer: AMB International Architects Designers Ltd., 

FLOS 

Landscape Architect: Arplan Ltd. 

General Contractor: SBRE Unlimited Liability Company 

Finance Company: DnB Nord Latvija, Hansabanka, 

Latvijas Unibanka 

Development Company: Linstow Center Management Ltd. 

Total Retail Space: 215,880 sq. ft 


The Galerija Centrs, in the heart of Riga’s old town, is a building of enormous 

historical importance, the site of retail operations for more than 70 

years. Even during more complex recent times, the building has held its 

aura. After a major reconstruction and expansion, the new Galerija Centrs, 

with its wealth of tradition and elegance, has reopened as a modern 

centre of fashion in this historic city. It is the first shopping center in the 

Baltic States to have integrated a pedestrian street between the old 

and a new buildings into a glass-roofed thoroughfare lined with shops, 

cafes and restaurants. 

It has been expanded and reborn, using under-utilized and abandoned 

buildings- warehouses, flats, offices, even an old bomb shelter, to revive 

the attraction of the city centre. It is, more than ever, a place to gather, 

have lunch, and socialize. It has attracted many new brands to Riga, 

among them Marc O’Polo, Tommy Hilfiger Denim, Alberto Fabiani, More 

& More, Gant, and Pierre Cardin. It is a tailor-made solution to a difficult 

and historic site that works.


Midland Gate Shopping Centre 

Midland, Australia 

QueensPlaza 

Brisbane, Australia 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner: Colonial First State (DPIF, OSF) 

Management Company: Colonial First State Property Management 

Design/Production Architect: NH Architecture 

Graphic/Lighting Designer: NH Architecture 

General Contractor: Multiplex 

Development/Leasing Company: Colonial First State Property 

Management 



The Midland Gate Shopping Centre redevelopment is at the forefront 

of creative retail design, combining community and lifestyle elements 

to generate a user-friendly environment. One of the largest projects 

undertaken recently in regional Western Australia, the redevelopment 

has elevated Midland Gate’s standing in the retail industry. Its 

contemporary design by NH Architecture has injected life into Midland, 

which is earmarked for development in the Western Australian 

Government’s Midland Redevelopment Initiative. With Colonial First 

State Property Management investing $120 million into the project, 

the redevelopment demonstrates design excellence by reflecting the 

needs of retailers and customers and creating a distinct 

community landmark. 

Owner: CFS Retail Property Trust 

Management/Development/Leasing Company: Colonial First 

State Property Management 

Design Architect: RTKL Associates, Inc. 

Production Architect: PDT Architects 

Graphic Designer: Mim Design 

Lighting Designer: DMA Professional Engineers 

General Contractor: Watpac Construction Pty Ltd. 


Number of Retail Stores: 78 

The design of Brisbane, Australia’s, QueensPlaza shines like the Asian 

Gold Award it has earned for its expansion and renovation project. 

Upgrading to draw the A-list clients who were underserved in the 

Brisbane market, QueensPlaza has invigorated its downtown locale with a 

seductive exterior design and the use of sandstone finishes, black granite, 

polished concrete, and multi-dimensional glazing for the interior. The 

streetscape offers a sophisticated style, with upper levels incorporating 

wrap-around balconies and highly visible window displays. The internal 

structure features soaring ceilings, column-free spaces, recessed lighting, 

and curving balustrades and sightlines. Australia’s beautiful and unique 

pearls are the inspiration for interior finishes that are lustrous and 

translucent. Brisbane has wholeheartedly embraced the expansion, with 

over 12 million shoppers visiting the new QueensPlaza.


St Antoine, Vevey Extension 

and Refurbishment 

Vevey, Switzerland 

MERIT AWARD 

Stary Browar - Shopping, Art 

and Business Centre 

Poznan, Poland 

DESIGN AWARD 

Owner/Development Company: Maus Fréres SA 

Design Architect: Haskoll 

Production Architect: Richter et Dahl Rocha 



St Antoine, a successful 30-year-old centre, had a real need to modernize 

and to enlarge. It has taken this opportunity to modernize its four levels 

both inside and out. A new, open façade has replaced a dated covered 

walkway, providing this city centre site with dynamic and attractive 

transparent frontage opening the visibility of ground and upper levels. Its 

tired and dated internal environment has been updated with simple 

and clean horizontal and vertical elements to promote a good shopping 

atmosphere and easy movement. 

Its retailing presence has been improved. Storefront heights have been 

increased, and uncluttered sightlines have reduced the profile of the 

atrium void. The Manor Department Store, St Antoine’s major anchor, has 

been joined by new medium-size units such as H&M, Orchestra, and 

Esprit on each level. A large and popular Manora restaurant draws 

customers to the upper level with the added attraction of large open air 

terraces with views of the lake and mountains. The offer is completed by 

a supermarket and a myriad of services. Tenants have become more 

inventive in their design displays. Customers are enthusiastic, and, most 

important, the center’s financial performance has increased by 15%. 

Owner: Fortis LLC 

Management Company: Fortis Centrum LLC 

Design/Production Architect: Studio ADS LLC 

Graphic Designer: DIAGRAM 

Lighting Designer/Landscape Architect: Studio ADS LLC 

General Contractor: Hochtief Polska LLC 

Development/Leasing Company: Fortis Centrum LLC 

Finance Company: Bank Pekao SA (a part of Unicredito Italiano) 



Stary Browar Shopping, Art and Business Centre is located in Poznan, 

capital of Wielkopolska province in Poland. Its mixed-use scheme opened 

in Nov. 2003 and was extended in March 2007. The Centre is centrally 

located near Old Market Square and is easily accessible by public 

transportation. The owner’s philosophy is that any enterprise must be 

50% artistic and 50% business. The former brewery buildings were 

carefully restored to preserve their original 19th century industrial 

architecture. Following the extension completed in 2007, the Centre 

consists of seven buildings totaling 1,236,229 square feet located on 

18.2 acres. It is occupied by retail units, offices, professional studios, a 

concert hall, an art gallery, and a concept hotel. The 208 retail units 

include stores, clubs, restaurants, cafeterias, and a multiscreen cinema. 

A partially glass-enclosed Courtyard of Art is a sort of internal piazza 

hosting restaurants and cafeterias as well as refurbished old brewery 

buildings converted into spaces for exhibiting art and staging performances. 

A 10+-acre park is being upgraded and will house an underground 

museum of contemporary art designed by Tadao Ando. With over 

13 million visitors a year, the Centre has become a Poznan landmark, 

restoring life to a deteriorating area in the very heart of the city.


Village at Fashion Fair 

Fresno, California USA 

MERIT AWARD 

Westfield Century City Food Court 

Los Angeles, California USA 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner/Management Company: Macerich Company 

Design Architect: F+A Architects 

Landscape Architect: Lynn Capouya, Inc. 

General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company 

Development/Leasing Company: Macerich Company 



The Village at Fashion Fair is a new open-air expansion of the Macerich 

Company’s Fresno Fashion Fair, located in California’s rapidly growing 

San Joaquin Valley. F+A Architects and Macerich completed the 

redesign and renovation of the original Fresno Fashion Fair, a fully 

occupied, indoor, 874,000-sqare-foot shopping mall, in November 2003. 

The Village was specifically created to meet demand for better quality 

lifestyle retailers and sit-down restaurants. The 94,000-square-foot 

outdoor Village at Fashion Fair was completed in November 2005. Four 

new structures line two intersecting pedestrian promenades. The 10,000- 

square-foot and 12,000–square-foot buildings facing Shaw Avenue 

house free-standing restaurants with terrace seating on large outdoor 

patios overlooking the pedestrian areas. Two buildings closest to the 

mall itself offer a combined 72,000 square feet of multi-tenant space. 

The main mall entrance was also expanded and enhanced. Architecture 

of the multi-tenant buildings offers a variety of styles and materials for 

each tenant to create a “village” of buildings.. Tree-shaded promenades 

feature seating areas, lawns, and ornamental and interactive fountains. 

The expansion included realignment of the existing inner ring drive aisle, 

reworking of the field of parking, relocation of utility lines, reworking 

of the Mall Service Areas, and reworking of two existing exit stairs. 

Owner/Management Company: Westfield, LLC 

Design Architect: Westfield Design, with Corsini Stark Arch., 

Serrurier Arch., Atlaschi Arch., Young Lee, Akar Studios 

Production Architect/ Landscape Architect: Rios Clementi Hale Studios 

Graphic Designer: RTKL Associates 

Lighting Designer: Frances Krahne & Associates 

General Contractor: Westfield, LLC 

Development/Leasing/Finance Company: Westfield, LLC 



The Dining Terrace at Westfield Century City is a sleek and sophisticated 

food court that turns typical open-seating self-service into a culinary 

experience. This modern glass, steel, and wood oasis, features a fine dining 

experience in an expansive setting overlooking the skyline of Century 

City high-rises. In a bold move to capture the jaded tastes of its Westside 

Los Angeles-Beverly Hills clientele, the Dining Terrace brings together a 

diverse mix of neighboring high-rise employees, shopping families and, 

occasionally, celebrities. The Dining Terrace is an example of how design 

can enable the visitor to experience a sense of exclusivity and special attention. 

Westfield is revolutionizing shopping center cuisine by bringing in local 

restaurateurs to devise a smaller custom concept where the food is prepared 

as a showpiece right in front of the customer. The seating is still communal, 

but looks more like a restaurant, with lighting, stylish presentation, andreal 

china, silverware, and glassware. Traditional restaurant seating has also been 

inserted along the periphery of the dining terraces. Dining offerings include 

Lawry’s Carvery, Sorabol Korean BBQ and Asian Noodles, Tacone Flavor Grill, 

Seiki-Shi Sushi, California Crisp, and Coral Tree Express. Incorporating fine 

dining and unique fast-casual dining experiences patterned after the highly 

successful model at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, testifies 

to Westfield’s ability to leverage best practices across its global portfolio.


Westfield San Francisco Centre 

San Francisco, California, USA 

DESIGN AWARD 

Owner: Forest City Enterprises/Westfield, LLC 

Management/Leasing Company: Westfield, LLC 

Design Architect: RTKL Associates Inc./Westfield Design/KPF 

(Kohn Pedersen Fox) 

Production Architect: ka Architecture 

Graphic Designer: Communication Arts, Inc. 

Lighting Designer: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design 

Landscape Architect: Land Design 

General Contractor: Westfield Corporation, Inc./Forest City 

Commercial California 

Development Company: Forest City Enterprises/Westfield, LLC 

Total Retail Space: 1,212,688 sq. ft. 


Following 90 years of operations, the former Emporium department store 

building (once hailed as the “Grandest Mercantile Building in the World”) 

fell into disrepair, ultimately shuttering its doors. After a near decade-long 

development process, the nearly half billion dollar privately financed 

renovation and expansion of the Emporium and adjacent Westfield 

San Francisco Centre has become an iconic world-class destination. 

Developed under a dynamic partnership between Forest City Development, 

The Westfield Group, and Macy’s Inc., the new Westfield San Francisco 

Centre offers a cutting-edge retail, entertainment, office, and dining 

experience. The centre is anchored by a new 352,000-square-foot flagship 

Bloomingdale’s, an existing Nordstrom’s, 172 specialty shops (many 

new to the American market), a nine-screen cinema, gourmet food market, 

and an outstanding collection of international and local restaurant 

and casual dining offerings. The centre’s design preserves the Emporium’s 

historic architecture in a significant new modern building. It integrates 

seamlessly with mature and new downtown business and cultural districts 

in nearby Union Square and Yerba Buena. 

Westfield Topanga Expansion 

and Renovation 

Canoga Park, California 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner/Management Company: Westfield, LLC 

Design/Production Architect: Westfield Design 

Production Architect: Westfield Design 

Graphic Designer:Sussman Prejza 

Lighting Designer: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design 

Landscape Architect: Rios Clementi Hale Studios 

General Contractor: Westfield, LLC 

Development/Leasing/Finance Company: Westfield, LLC 



With a construction cost of over $215 million, this project has successfully 

integrated a new post-tension concrete structure with an existing 

1960s steel and concrete mall, resulting in a seamless blend of renovation 

and expansion. It features 1.6 million square feet of upscale retail, 

ranging from Target to Neiman Marcus. Outside, thousands of new 

drought-tolerant trees and plants lead into the interior of the mall where 

large boulders, river rocks, fountains, and natural stone carve out a 

spectacular section referred to as “the canyon.” An expansive skylight 

brings in natural light during the day and theatrical lighting emulates a 

sunset sky at night. The new dining terrace, perched on the second 

level above the canyon, offers food preparation behind glass and served 

up on proper china. The main shopping concourse continues to express 

the outdoors-brought-indoors feel with large clerestory windows 

offering views of the sky and large stands of bamboo on the exterior. 

Opposite the clerestory glass windows are two-story stone and wood 

columns. This, in addition to the new curved wood ceiling treatment and 

cantilever glass rails throughout, has resulted in a retail center that is a 

uniquely sophisticated destination for high fashion and upscale dining.

Innovative Design and Development of A New Project 

AEON MALL 

Musashimurayama mu: Musashimurayama-shi, Tokyo, Japan 

Owner: Murayama Property Tokutei Mokuteki Kaisha 

Management Company: AEON MALL CO., Ltd. 

Design and Landscape Architect: D-Brain Corporation 

Production Architect/General Contractor: Fujita Corporation and 

Takenaka Corporation Joint Venture 

Graphic and Lighting Designer: D-Brain Corporation 

Development/Leasing Company: AEON MALL CO., Ltd. 

Finance Company: Lasalle Investment Management, K.K. 



With a site area of 34 acres, a gross building area of 1,600,000 square 

feet, a gross leasable area of 900,000 square feet, and 4,000 parking 

spaces, from the Tokyo Tama district to southeastern Saitama Prefecture, 

we offer “Fashion,” “Food,” “Living,” “Entertainment,” “Learning,” and 

“Relaxation” in a true regional shopping center built to be mindful of 

the environment. We have selected a broad array of 180 specialty 

stores to help our customers achieve a higher quality cultural lifestyle. 

It is not limited to just shopping, but is also a convenient place to spend 

an enjoyable and pleasant time, incorporating such renowned tenants 

as the 12-screen Warner Mycal Cinemas, the lifestyle idea store Flaxus, 

the Asta-Aveda salon, a cultural learning center, a pet shop, financial 

institutions, and Musashi Murayama City’s information center. We strive 

to provide a visionary shopping center that is highly attentive and 

exceptionally pleasant in all respects, to make the daily lives of our 

customers more abundant and rich. 

ATRIO 

Villach, Austria 

Owner/Management Company: SES Spar European 

Shopping Centers 

Design, Production and Landscape Architect: ATP Architects 

and Engineers 

Lighting Designer: Lichtlabor Bartenbach 

Graphic Designer/General Contractor: ATP Architects and Engineers 

Development/Leasing/Finance Company: SES Spar European 




“Senza confini” – without borders. ATRIO is the first shopping center in 

Austria taking its cue from a tri-national location on the borders of 

Austria, Italy, and Slovenia. Its architecture addresses all three cultures, 

embodying the traditional Roman concept of the atrium with architectural 

traditions inspired by the three nations. All signage and information 

are in three languages. 

DESIGN A 

The architectural concept arranges the mall and the Interspar Hypermarket 

around a central plaza creating a new destination for the Villach region. 

The project took nine years to accomplish because of a lengthy approvals 

process. It is exciting and inviting, with stunning external architecture, 

and a welcoming urban atmosphere. Atrio is resolutely contemporary, 

blending international ambience and dynamic design with strong retailing 

and customer services. With care for the environment and respect 

for the communities it serves, it is a successful example of an enclosed 

shopping centre appealing to a wide and varied catchment.


The Avenues 

Kuwait City, Kuwait 

Owner/Management Company: Mabanee Company SAK 

Design/Production Architect: NORR Group Consultants 

International Limited 

Lighting Designer: Spiers and Major Associates 

Landscape Architect: Khatib and Cracknell 

General Contractor: Al Ghanim International 

Development/Leasing Company: Mabanee Company SAK 

Finance Company: Al Raai Real Estate and National Bank of Kuwa 



The Avenues, one of the largest leisure and shopping destinations in the 

Middle East, is developed by Mabanee, a leading listed Kuwaiti real 

estate developer and investment company. Inaugurated in 2007 by 

His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al 

Sabah, The Avenues, located in Kuwait’s industrial Al Rai district, houses 

some of the world’s best known and most-loved brands, including 

Kuwait’s first Carrefour hypermarket, one of the region’s largest IKEA 

stores, the largest Cineplex, and 39 restaurants and cafes. The Avenues 

is set to be completed in 2012. Designed to reflect the natural forms 

and elements of the desert and using the maximum natural light, The 

Avenues sets new standards in contemporary architecture. The 425,000- 

square-meter site will ultimately hold three phases of The Avenues 

project. An active member of the community, The Avenues supports 

a number of charitable, welfare, and social causes and has also 

hosted a wide range of cultural events that promote understanding 

and cooperation between different communities. These included 

“Francofolly,” which was Kuwait’s first large scale French cultural and 

commercial festival, and the “Made in Italy” week promoting Italian 

culture and products. 

Branson Landing 

Branson, Missouri, USA 

DESIGN AWARD 

Owner: HCW, LLC 

Management Company: Urban Retail Properties Co. 

Design/Production Architect: tvsdesign and Crawford 

Graphic Designer: Mcbride Co. 

Lighting Designer: Illuminating Concepts 

Landscape Architect: Butler Rosenbury & Partners and 

Yung Design Group, Inc. 

General Contractor: Killian/Turner 

Development Company: HCW Development Company, LLC 

Leasing Company: Urban Retail Properties Co. 

Finance Company: HSH Nordbank 



Branson, Missouri, is a distinctive and popular destination identified primarily 

by “The Strip”—a stretch of performance venues and amusement parks 

along Highway 76. Branson Landing is a remarkable mixed-use, master 

planned development. Situated on 95 acres along the shores of scenic 

Lake Taneycomo, the project has redefined and reestablished the viability 

of the downtown area and the entire community. Branson Landing is the only 

downtown waterfront shopping, dining, living, and entertainment venue 

in the region. It takes full advantage of 1.5 miles of lake frontage and direct 

access from U.S. Route 65. The project is poised to engage a significant 

share of the more than 8.3 million annual visitors to Branson. 

Branson Landing features more than 450,000 square feet of national retail 

shops, 106 waterfront luxury condominiums, and a 4-star, 243-room boutique 

Hilton hotel. Another 295-room Hilton hotel across the street supports a 

220,000 square foot regional convention and tourism center. More than 70 

percent of Branson Landing’s 100 superior retail shops are new to the market. 

Most of the unique restaurants offer sweeping views of the boardwalk, 

lake, and bluffs beyond. A spectacular $7.5 million water feature integrates 

light, fire, water, and music. A regularly occurring display draws visitors 

into an attractive 2.5-acre Town Squarethat accommodates a variety of live 

concerts and performances.


Briarcliff Village 

Kansas City, Missouri, USA 

MERIT AWARD 

City Centre Almere 

Almere, Netherlands 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner: Briarcliff Village, LLC 

Management Company: Grubb & Ellis/The Winbury Group 

Design/Production Architect: Klover Architects, Inc. 

Lighting Designer: Yarnell Associates 

General Contractor: Meyer Brothers Building Company 

Development Company: Briarcliff Development Company 

Leasing Company: Red Development 

Finance Company: M & I Bank/TIF 



Briarcliff Village is a mixed-use retail development architecturally themed 

in a modern interpretation of an Italian hill town. Overlooking the Kansas 

City skyline from a prominent 14-acre, steeply sloping site, Briarcliff 

Village provides scenic vistas along carefully planned and detailed pedestrian 

routes. Shoppers can stroll along protected arcades, under colorful 

awnings, and through tower elements that punctuate nodes of interest, 

gathering spaces, and upper-level access. Six individual buildings include 

the 600-foot-long main building, which allows on-grade entry to both 

floors of the structure, and provides a direct view of downtown Kansas 

City from upper-level office suites and the iconic Piropos restaurant. The 

main level has boutique shops, clothiers, salons, and an organic grocer. 

The old world Italian-inspired mood continues with the adjacent cafe, day 

spa, restaurants, and high-end jeweler. Views throughout are embellished 

with sculpture, extensive landscaping, and bermed green spaces. The 

Tivol building, named for the retail jeweler, anchors the east side of 

Briarcliff Village. Two significant buildings form the vertical boundaries of 

a large piazza, featuring a fire-pit, sculpture, seating, a lovely balustrade, 

and tivoli lights. Many requests are made to use the space for weddings, 

office outings, charitable events, and other memorable gatherings. 

Owner/Management Company: Unibail-Rodamco 

Design Architect: Masterplan by OMA Rem Koolhaas. 

16 architects incl. a.o. Christian de Portzamparc 

Landscape Architect: DS Landschaparchitecten 

Development Company: ALMERE HART CV; Bouwfonds MAB 

Development, Blauwhoed Eurowoningen and City of Almere 

Leasing Company: Kroese Paternotte 



The challenge for the Dutch architectural office of OMA Rem Koolhaas 

was to create a pulsating, futuristic city heart housing multiple components 

within a small area that complements the existing surroundings. 

This project rises from the ground over a number of levels. Within 

the “underworld” is a parking “cathedral” for cars and bicycles, public 

transport connections, services, and access to stores. The “upper 

world” features an undulating carpet that carries the retail and leisure 

activity within a pedestrian zone. On the highest level a City Roof 

Garden serves the residents of the housing that borders the garden. 

Almere is a city of change. Its rapid increase in population and 

increased spending power, required more choice and variety. 

Relocated and enlarged, the existing anchor stores, V&D and HEMA, 

were complemented by mid- to high-segment stores for the Dutch market. 

New in the city centre are: ZARA, H&M, Esprit, C&A, New Yorker, 

Mexx, and WE. The Sting, house of fashion brands, has been given 

a prominent position. This mix emphasizing fashion has given Almere a 

fresh ambience that will carry the centre for the coming years. The 

addition of 140 stores, Dooworld, cinema, pop hall, theatre, library, and 

discotheque give the people of Almere something to be really proud of.


Dream Mall 

Kaohsiung, Taiwan 

The Domain 

Austin, Texas, USA 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner/Management/Company: President Fair Development Corp. 

Design Architect/Graphic Designer: RTKL Associates, Inc. 

Production Architect: Shiguo Huang/Mingyang Hsu/Yihow Tsao 

Lighting Designer: Francis Krahe & Associates 

Landscape Architect: Carol R. Johnson Associates 

General Contractor: International Engineering & Construction Group 

Development/Leasing/Finance Company: President Fair 

Development Corp. 

Total Retail Space: 2.5 million sq. ft. 


Dream Mall, one of the largest shopping centers in Southeast Asia, 

responds to a government-issued policy that designates the city 

of Kaohsiung as Taiwan’s center for manufacturing and sea transport. 

The 2.5 million-square-foot Dream Mall is the first phase of a proposed 

7.4 million-square-foot mixed-use community and provides Kaohsiung with 

a new retail, entertainment, and social hub. The project boasts an urban 

village concept with an open-air pedestrian plaza framed by two buildings 

and an above-grade parking structure. The “main” building is anchored 

on each end by department stores and is clad in stone/masonry to reflect 

a sense of permanence and strength. Connected to the main building by 

a bridge, the “feature” building boasts a curved glass façade that suggests 

the shape and texture of a fish. The design is rooted in a “celebration 

of earth and nature” concept, evident in both material and environmental 

graphics. Four main themed districts include a fanciful underwater 

environment, a floral oasis, life-on-earth, and a journey through the 

stars. Along with the two department stores, tenants include Nitori Home 

Fashion, Marks & Spencer, Eslite Books, TOYS ’R’ US, as well as a 

hypermarket, brand-name retailers, high fashion boutiques, and 

specialty stores. 

Owner/Management Company: Simon Property Group 

Design/Production Architect: JPRA Architects 

Graphic Designer: JPRA Architects 

Lighting Designer: The Lighting Practice 

Landscape Architect: J. Robert Anderson 

General Contractor: Beck Group 

Development/Leasing Company: Simon Property Group 



The Domain is an open-air, fashion anchored, mixed-use retail 

development. The stated goal of Simon Property Group was to create a 

development connecting with the local customer and the region’s built 

environs while maintaining a “Class A” retail experience. Further, the 

introduction of mixed uses from a business perspective would enhance 

the project’s viability and produce a live, work, and shop experience 

not yet seen in Austin. The Domain offers over 685,000 square feet of 

retail space, over 400 residential units both above retail and at grade, 

and 90,000 square feet of Class A office space on a 57-acre development. 

The majority of the retail, residential and office components opened 

to the public in March 2007. Still to come is a full service hotel, several 

restaurants, and one more vertically integrated retail/residential building. 

Previously supporting the former IBM complex, the site featured 

many mature live oak trees. Working with the City of Austin, approximately 

40 trees were selected for reuse within the community. To further 

enhance the local vibe of the project, Simon Property Group and consultants 

actively solicited the involvement of the local art community. The work 

of 21 local area artists can be found within the project.


Entre Deux 

Maastricht, Netherlands 

DESIGN AWARD 

Galeria Krakowska Krakow 

Krakow, Poland 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner: Fortis Vastgoed 

Management: Actys 

Design Architect: T+T Design B.V. 

Production Architect: Arn Meijs Architecten 

General Contractor: Cordeel 

Development Company: Multi Development B.V./3W Vastgoed B.V. 



For years the Entre Deux area was a real problem for Maastricht. That has 

changed. An entirely new inner-city shopping experience has transformed 

what was once an outdated retail block into a beautiful new asset that 

sensitively integrates two parts of this beautiful, historic city. Entre Deux is 

an uncompromising result of quality choices, bringing old and new together 

in perfect harmony. 

Four years in the making, a complete new building designed and developed 

within the historical context has opened a new commercial passage. 

Its six buildings have been designed with modern techniques, while 

utilizing classical materials like natural stone and very fine detailing. A listed 

18th century Dominican Church has been redeveloped as an academic 

bookstore. The merchandising plan has overcome the inner city’s lack of 

larger retail units, paving the way for such cutting-edge, large-space 

retailers as H&M and Zara. A secluded residential development on the 

upper levels completes this innovative project. 

Owner: Krakow Nowe Miasto Sp.z.o.o. 

Management Company: ECE Projektmanagement Polska Sp.z.o.o. 

Design Architect: ECE Projektmanagement Polska Sp.z.o.o. 

& IMB Asymetria 

Production Architect: Strabag Polska 

Graphic and Lighting Designer: ECE Projektmanagement Polska 

Sp.z.o.o. & IMB Asymetria 

Landscape Architect: ECE Projektmanagement Polska Sp.z.o.o. 

& IMB Asymetria; Atelier Loegler 

General Contractor: Strabag Polska 

Development/Leasing Company: ECE Projektmanagement 

Polska Sp.z.o.o. 

Finance Company: HSH Nordbank AG 



Galeria Krakowska sets new architectural standards in Poland. Its two 

enclosed malls and three plazas represent themes characteristic of 

this Unesco World Heritage city. With more than 270 shops, restaurants, 

and cafes on three levels, it offers a stunning array of shopping and 

leisure opportunities. Its Europe Plaza links the shopping center with 

the main train station. The Forum, in the middle of Galeria Krakowska, 

is a dynamic and energetic central focus and meeting place, and Hala 

Grodzka, in its southern part, reflects the city’s traditions, with a map of 

the city adorning the floor, and walls decorated with motifs reminiscent 

of the Wawel Castle. The “Water Mall” is all about cool blue colors and 

modern design; the “Land Mall,” with its warm earthy colors and large 

landscape scenes, creates an atmosphere of comfort and contentment. 

The merchandising mix is exceptional.


LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch 

Katy, Texas USA 

Owner: Vista Equities Group and Amstar Group (Denver) 

Management Company: Vista Management Company 

Design Architect: Hermes Architects, Inc. 

Production Architect: March Boucher 

Graphic Designer: Pegasus 

Landscape Architect: Kudella & Weinheimer 

General Contractor: Hoar Construction 

Development Company: Vista Equities Group 

Leasing Company: Jones Lang LaSalle (Retail) 

Finance Company: Amegy Bank 



Located on the western edge of metropolitan Houston in Katy, Texas, 

LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch blends uptown style and old town charm. 

LaCenterra offers upscale shopping, dining, Class “A” office space, and 

luxury living (Spring 2010) in a vibrant, Main Street-styled setting 

reminiscent of days gone by. This 34-acre mixed-use development is 

nestled within the 7,400-acre master planned community of Cinco Ranch 

by Newland Communities. Offering a design aesthetic that recalls early 

twentieth century life in small town Texas, LaCenterra is the new town 

center and central gathering place for Katy and West Houston residents. 

Phase I opened March 1, 2007, with approximately 170,000 square feet 

of retail space and 90,000 square feet of Class “A” office space. Phase 

II is scheduled for completion Spring 2010 and will include an additional 

160,000 square feet of retail space and 252 residential living units. Design 

plans for Phase III are currently in development. Construction on 

Phase II and Phase III will take place simultaneously with an anticipated 

Summer 2010 completion date for Phase III. LaCenterra is a joint venture 

of Houston-based Vista Equities Group and Denver-based Amstar Group. 

Lalaport Kashiwanoha 

Kashiwa-shi, Japan 

Owner/Management Company: Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. 

Design and Landscape Architect/Graphic Designer: RTKL 

Production Architect: FT Kikaku Kobo/Mitsui Sumitomo 

Construction Co. 

Lighting Designer: Nakajima Tatsuoki Lighting Design Laboratory Inc. 

General Contractor: Mitsui Sumitomo Construction Co., Ltd. 

Development/Leasing Company: Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. 

Total Retail Space: 1.5 million sq. ft. 


In burgeoning Kashiwa, a community known for its expansive natural parks, 

environmental initiatives, and research institutions, Lalaport Kashiwanoha 

is a new 1.5 million-square-foot lifestyle center that has become a 

community icon and thriving retail hub. Rooted in the LOHAS (Lifestyle of 

Health and Sustainability) concept, the center fills a market void for retail 

and underpins the community’s goal of creating an eco-friendly and 

economically viable live-work-play environment. Lalaport Kashiwanhoha 

has recently achieved Japan’s highest sustainable classification, receiving 

a Class S certification from the Japanese CASBEE rating system (modeled 

after the UK’s BREEAM). The project sits adjacent to a new rail station and 

accommodates both time-pressed commuters and those seeking a leisurely 

mall experience. On the ground level, a supermarket, drugstore, and other 

retailers accommodate convenient, need-based shopping while the second 

and third floors foster a relaxed atmosphere for traditional mall excursions. 

The project’s multi-level open-air plaza celebrates nature and provides 

patrons with a secluded oasis. Glass-veiled skylights, spacious corridors, 

and natural ventilation further enhance the atmosphere while rooftop 

gardens and wind turbines contribute to the LOHAS mission and promote 

sustainability and renewable energy. Lalaport Kashiwanoha has truly 

become the heart and soul of the thriving new community.


Los Molinos Centro Comercial 

Medellin, Colombia 

Manufaktura 

Lodz, Poland 

DESIGN AWARD 

Owner: Immuebles Comerciales S.A. Techos 

Management Company: Vivienda Y Proeyctos S.A. 

Design/Landscape Architects: Designcorp Ltd. 

Production Architect: Muros y Techos S.A. 

Graphic Designer:180 grades 

Lighting Designer: LD Studio 

General Contractor: Muros y Techos S.A. 

Development Company: Immuebles Comerciales S.A. Techos 

Leasing Company: Viviendas y Proyectos S.A. 

Finance Company: Bancolombia Techos 

Total Retail Space: 160,025 sq, ft, 


The creative reuse of existing factory buildings sets Los Molinos Centro 

Comercial apart from its retail competitors in Medellin, Colombia. The 

multi-building renovation resulted in two parallel mall spaces, one oceanthemed, 

the other celebrating the mountains. Skylights, murals, and colors 

all help to define the themed spaces. The conversion benefited the 

community by bringing retail to a new market while replacing a polluting 

factory with a vibrant mall. 

Owner: Horyzont (subsidiary of Apsys Group) 

Management Company: Apsys Management 

Design Architect: Sud Architects/Apsys Architecture & Design 

Production Architect: Sud Architects 

Graphic Designer: Olivier Saguez/Virgile & Stone 

Lighting Designer: Yann Kersalé 

Landscape Architect: Virgile &a Stone/Apsys Architecture & Design 

General Contractor: Budimex 

Development Company: Apsys Group 

Leasing Company: Apsys Polska 

Finance Company: Foncière Euris 

Total Retail Space: 614 000 sq. ft. 


On the site of the former Poznanski textile mills Manufaktura’s very name 

reflects the history of the city of Lodz. Situated around a 30,000-squaremeter 

typical Polish market square with a modern twist – the Rynek – it 

is not just a shopping center, but a highly innovative lifestyle destination. 

Museums, a hotel and conference centre, cinemas, and many leisure 

facilities complete the retail offer to make Manufaktura unique. There 

were obstacles: renovating existing buildings more than a century 

old and in substantial disrepair to welcome modern retail concepts, a 

67-acres site built mostly on fill with an underground river running through 

it, a new local government elected in mid-project on an anti-shoppingcenter 

agenda where fortunately all permits had been granted. 

Manufaktura provides city-centre retail, leisure, cultural, and business 

facilities that are a European benchmark for sustainable urban 

and industrial redevelopment. Designed in an “8” configuration on two 

levels, each segment anchored by major two-level stores, the 

shopping centre has become a magnet for retailers and clients alike.


The O2 

London, United Kingdom 

MERIT AWARD 

Otay Ranch Town Center 

Chula Vista, California, USA 

Owner: AEG/English Partnerships 

Management Company: D3/AEG Live / Vue 

Design Architect: RTKL/HOK/Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 

Production Architect: RTKL/HOK 

Graphic Designer: RTKL Associates, Inc. 

Lighting Designer: Spiers & Major Associates/Hilson Moran 

Landscape Architect: Barr Gazetas 

General Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. 

Development Company: Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) 

Leasing Company: Montagu Evans LLP 

Finance Company: AEG 



Opened in the summer of 2007, The O2 is Britain’s premier leisure and 

entertainment destination. Covering almost 32 acres of land, The O2 

attracts patrons from all over the London metropolitan region, Britain, and 

Continental Europe. It is also at the heart of a $10 billion mixed-use 

regeneration plan for Greenwich Peninsula. Originally named the 

Millennium Dome, The O2 was constructed in the late 1990s for the British 

government’s millennium celebrations, but quickly closed due to lack 

of patronage. Leased in 2002 by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) 

the structure was re-imagined to become a world-class commercial hub 

anchored by an arena, 11-screen cinema, nightclub, smaller live music 

venue, and exhibition hall. Master planner and designer RTKL created an 

Entertainment District that features an impressive variety of restaurants, 

bars, and retail tenants. The design scheme draws patrons into a lush 

Art Deco-inspired space reminiscent of Europe’s grand boulevards. Since 

its opening, The O2 has leased all spaces and is drawing in steady 

crowds. The O2 is situated in a burgeoning part of London and will benefit 

from the continued development of East London and the Thames Gateway. 

Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties, Inc. 

Design/Production Architect: Field Paoli Architects 

Graphic Designer: Redmond Schwartz Mark 

Lighting Designer: T. Kondos Associates 

Landscape Architect: Mesa Design Group 

General Contractor: Bayley Construction 

Development/Finance Company: General Growth Properties, Inc. 



Otay Ranch Town Center is the first major shopping and entertainment 

center to come to the San Diego metropolitan market in more than 20 years. 

It blends public gathering spaces with fashionable, fun stores, white-tablecloth 

dining, and entertainment. Visitors walk down bustling open-air, 

shop-lined sidewalks with on-street parking, outdoor cafes, and fountains. 

A pet-friendly setting and adjacent dog park welcome 4-legged visitors. At 

the Center Court, children splash in the popjet fountain and enjoy drawing 

murals at the nearby “chalk garden.” Otay Ranch’s carefully crafted 

California heritage architecture draws families and mature shoppers from 

both greater San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. More than 100 stores are 

set among trees, fountains, and seating, encouraging shoppers to enjoy 

themselves all day and into the evening. Eclectic tastes are served 

by Macy’s, REI, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sephora, and White House Black 

Market, to name just a few. A specialty fashion and service district features 

Gila Rut, Aveda Salon, and other unique fashions and services. AMC 

Theatres’ 12 screens delight film buffs. Food choices are numerous, 

including P. F. Chang’s China Bistro, Frida’s, Cheesecake Factory, King’s Fish 

House, California Pizza Kitchen, or many on-the-go dining options. Farmer’s 

markets, holiday parades, even high school homecoming dances all 

take place here, making Otay Ranch what town centers should be.


Q19 Einkaufsquartier Döbling 

Vienna, Austria 

MERIT AWARD 

Salvador Shopping 

Salvador, Brazil 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner/Management Company: SES Spar European Shopping Centers 

Design/Production/Landscaping Architect/Graphic Designer: 

Peter Lorenz 

Lighting Designer: Bartenbach Lichtlabor 

General Contractor: SES Spar European Shopping Centers 

Development/Leasing/Finance Company: SES Spar European 




In the early 1970s, the site became the home of Austria’s first major 

supermarket. In 2001, plans were set in motion to transform a historic 

paper mill into a community-orientated retail and business centre. Closely 

coordinating with the Office of Monuments, with the renovation of the 

façade, the developers have created a new retail annex that is enlivened 

by the “tension” between the old and the new, creating a new heart to 

Vienna’s 19th district: Q19. 

The unmistakable identity of the shopping center is provided by Corten 

steel cladding contrasting with the stone clad restored paper mill. The 

new building does not hinder the strong presence of the existing buildings, 

allowing the old property to establish a signature identity. The architecture 

is preserved, combining with the new, bringing a spatial, functional, 

and structural whole to the shopping center, completed by the revised 

and reopened public park. 

Owner: JCPM 

Management Company: Salvador Gestão e Empreendimentos Ltda. 

Design/Production Architects: André Sá e Francisco 

Mota Arquitetos 

Graphic Designer: André Sá e Francisco Mota Arquitetos 

Lighting Designer: Theo Kondos 

Landscape Architect: Benedito Abbud Arquitetura Paisagistica 

General Contractor: JCPM 

Development Company: Construtora Andrade Mendonca 

Leasing Company: Conshopping/Saphyr 

Finance Company: JCPM/Banco do Nordeste do Brasil BNB 



A daring architectural design, inspired lighting technology, 

and beautiful landscaping all contribute to the positive impact 

of Salvador Shopping in Salvador, Brazil. The three-story 

center uses panoramic elevators, escalators, and moving walkways 

to move visitors through all levels, from an inner courtyard 

on the lowest level to cinemas, an amusement park, and a food 

court at top.


San Luis Shopping 

Quito, Ecuador 

MERIT AWARD 

Sihlcity 

Zurich, Switzerland 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner: Centro Comercial Los Chillos S.A. 

Management Company: Dk Management Services S.A. 

Design Architect: Michel Deller–John Clark–Guillermo 

López–Pipat Esara 

Production/Landscape Architect: Ekron Construcciones S.A. 

Graphic/Lighting Designer: Ekron Construcciones S.A. 

General Contractor: Ekron Construcciones S.A. 

Development/Leasing Company: Dk Management Services S.A. 

Finance Company: Centro Comercial Los Chillos S.A. 



Historically, the most important haciendas of Ecuador were located in 

Los Chillos Valley. Nowadays, this tradition has been recovered through 

the development of an amazing mall called San Luis Shopping, which 

is known as the commercial heart of the valley. Architecturally, the mall 

maintains the façades of the Andean haciendas with wide walls, heavy 

ceilings, hand-forged iron, and thousands of details that belong to 

the Spanish Colonial period. San Luis Shopping is located in front of the 

plaza that belongs to San Luis Town Center. It will be the first project in 

South America that merges history, business, and lifestyle. Two hundred 

years ago, Los Chillos Valley was the heart of a blooming area of 

beautiful haciendas. Over the years, a large portion of agricultural lands 

was sold for residential and commercial purposes. Fortunately, 

Hacienda San Luis was the only space left untouched to remind us 

about our ancestors and heritage. Nowadays, this part of our history is 

being preserved through the construction of an amazing mall that is 

considered, by the community, as the heart of the valley: 

San Luis Shopping. 

Owner/Management. Company: Investor Consortium Sihlcity, Zurich 

Management: Investor Consortium Sihlcity, Zurich 

Design/Production Architect: Theo Hotz AG 

Graphic Designer: Theo Hotz AG 

Lighting Designer: Reflexion AG 

Landscape Architect: Raderschlall Landschaftsarchitekten AG 

General Contractor: Karl Steiner AG 

Development Company: Karl Steiner AG 

Finance Company: Investor Consortium Sihlcity, Zurich 



Sihlcity is a trend-setting answer to the idea of urbanity – it combines 

various uses in a central and transparent location. On the site of the 

former Sihl Paper plant, the premier entertainment and retail center in 

Switzerland has established a new city quarter achieving open-air, 

easily accessible public space with historical industrial structures and 

a unique retail offering. 

The historical elements were worth protecting, and protected they were, 

from a 100-year-old industrial building with a tall brick chimney, to 

administrative buildings of the 1930s and 50s. A challenging and inspiringly 

modern centre unites all elements to fascinating architectural effect. 

The inclusion of strong leisure and restaurant offerings, public transport 

facilities, and a multi-level corkscrew parking structure complements 

its multi-layered array of retailers and service providers. Sihlcity 

serves as the symbiosis of commerce, leisure, and culture, an innovative 

juggernaut that attracts patrons from all over this picturesque and 

dynamic city.


Southlands Town Center 

Aurora, Colorado USA 

MERIT AWARD 

Sylvia Park 

Mt Wellington, Auckland 

MERIT AWARD 

Owner/Management Company: Alberta Development Partners 

Design Architect: Callison/CommArts 

Production Architect: Callison 

Graphic Designer: CommArts 

Lighting Designer: JK Design Group 

Landscape Architect: Mesa Design Group 

General Contractor: Beck Construction 

Development Company: Alberta Development Partners 

Leasing Company: David Hicks and Lampert 

Finance Company: LaSalle Bank 



Southlands Town Center is the lifestyle component of Southlands – Colorado’s 

largest mixed-use destination featuring retail, residential, and office 

components. Located in the city of Aurora, in southeast Denver, Southlands 

encompasses 1.7 million square feet across 300 acres. Southlands Town 

Center, which consists of 443,000 square feet of retail and 170,000 square 

feet of office space, is the community’s new heart, a role that citizens have 

enthusiastically embraced. Comprised of 21 one- and two-story buildings 

situated on a gently sloping site, Southlands features four blocks of main 

street retail, sidewalk cafes, and second-level office spaces, along with a 

cinema, plazas, and a Town Square that is home to year-round events, 

including a twice-weekly Farmer’s Market in the summer and ice skating in 

the winter. Designed to look as if it had been built over the years, its 

timeless quality is imparted largely by blending traditional and contemporary 

architectural forms, natural and modern materials and colors, and 

mature landscaping. 

Owner: Kiwi Income Property Trust 

Management Company: Kiwi Property Management 

Design/Production Architect: Jasmax/NHA 

Graphic Designer: Jasmax/NHA 

Lighting Designer: Connell Wagner 

Landscape Architect: Isthmus 

General Contractor: Brookfield Multiplex 

Development Company: Kiwi Income Property Trust 

Leasing Company: Kiwi Property Managment 



Sylvia Park is Kiwi Income Property Trust’s flagship retail asset. It is 

a hybrid greenfield retail development project, being one of the largest 

privately funded development projects to ever be undertaken in New 

Zealand. The centre is located at the geographic heart of Auckland 

and boasts the broadest retail mix of any New Zealand shopping centre, 

anchored by a strong collection of major and mini-major tenants. The 

scale of the development in the New Zealand market is unparalleled 

and has delivered a vision developed some 10 years prior. The centre 

has a strong design focus that has created a unique retail environment 

commemorating the site’s rich history and local geography.


Tokyo Midtown 

Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan 

Owner: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. 

Management Company: Tokyo Midtown Management 

Master Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP 

Architect of Record: Nikken Sekkei, Ltd 

Graphic Designer: Mr. Atsushi Harano 

Lighting Designer: Fisher Marantz Stone 

Landscape Architect: EDAW Inc. 

General Contractor: Takenaka Corporation 

Development Company: Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. 

Leasing Company: Tokyo Midtown Management 

Finance Company: Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. 



The six million-square-foot complex, the former Japanese Defense 

Agency, has transformed the new district in Roppongi, adding office 

buildings, including the largest tower in the city, two museums, luxury 

apartments, and Tokyo’s first Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The most-visited area 

of Tokyo Midtown is the Galleria, a four-story retail and restaurant 

centre incorporating a light-filled, serene environment of 221,000 square 

feet. Upscale woods and wood veneers are used throughout as a 

link to nature. The centre speaks to the Japanese people and culture, 

incorporating a Torii Gate at the entrance, screens of bamboo trees, 

and a 60-foot-tall waterfall in the interior design. 

TriNoma 

Quezon City, Philippines 

Owner: North Triangle Depot Commercial Corporation 

Management Company: Ayala Land Inc. 

Design Architect: Callison, in coordination with GF & Partners 

Production Architect: GF & Partners 

Graphic Designer: Callison 

Landscape Architect: Attractions International, in coordination 

with GF&Partners 

General Contractor: Summa Kumagai, Inc. 

Development Company: Ayala Land Inc 

Leasing Company: North Triangle Depot Commercial Corporation 


Number of Retail Stores: 453 

TriNoma has an at-grade parking lot with 1,035 slots on the eastern 

side of the site. It connects with the main complex via two pedestrian 

overhead bridges and three at-grade crossings. There are also two 

multi-level car parks with a combined capacity of 2,050 that are integrated 

with the main structure and connect directly to Trinoma’s four shopping 

floors. Entry to these multilevel parking facilities is direct from the 

internal road (Mindanao Avenue extension) or through drop-off areas 

where a valet service is available.


Urban Dock Lalaport TOYOSU 

Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan 

Owner: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. and Ishikawayjima-Harima 

Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. 

Management Company: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. 

Design Architect: Laguarda Low Architects 

Production Architect: Taisei Corporation 

Graphic Designer: RSM Design 

Lighting Designer: Bliss-Fasman Lighting Design 

Landscape Architect: Earthscape Inc. 

General Contractor: Taisei Corporation 

Development/Leasing Company: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. 

Finance Company: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. and Ishikawayjima 

Harima Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. 



MERIT AWARD 

Located on the site of the historic IHI dockyards in the Tokyo Bay Area, the 

Toyosu project unites the historical significance of its location with a fresh 

perspective on the shopping experience. Through 60,000 square meters of 

gross leasable area, the Toyosu project highlights 200 existing stores as well 

as a variety of dining and entertainment options. With Harumi-dori to the 

East and Tokyo Bay to the West, the Toyosu Project encompasses two 

buildings in its overall design. The larger Parcel 6 is a three-level retail center 

featuring four boat forms recalling the ship-building history of the premises. 

An outdoor plaza provides stunning views of the Bay as well as a setting 

for additional outdoor retail pavilions with a landscape design that mimics 

the ocean wave movement. The outdoor plaza is formed around one of the 

original ship-building docks that also provides a dock for harbor ferry service. 

The smaller Parcel 4 building is a two-level retail center with an additional 

two levels of roof parking. The Toyosu project combines a strong modern 

character and a firm commitment to the rich history of the surrounding area. 

Vialia Estación María 

Zambrano 

Málaga, Spain 

Owner: NECSA (Riofisa/ADIF) 

Management Company: Jones Lang Lasalle 

Design Architect: Riofisa/RTKL 

Production Architect: Riofisa/COOT 

Graphic Designer: Fileni & Fileni 

Lighting Designer: Theo Kondos / Monlux 

General Contractor: Eralan 

Development Company: NECSA (Riofisa/ADIF) 

Leasing Company: Riofisa 

Finance Company: Royal Bank of Scotland 



MERIT AWARD 

Vialia Estación María Zambrano, opened in November 2006, is a highly 

unusual project. Its architecture is designed to enliven the senses, 

providing new forms and colour to one of Spain’s leading cities. The 

project, designed by NECSA, has a constructed area of 678,400 square 

feet distributed in two floors. The Vialia Estación María Zambrano 

Leisure and Shopping Centre comprises over 122 stores, which include 

latest generation cinema facilities equipped with cutting-edge image 

and sound systems. The ground floor is structured around a wide 

avenue, similar to the main street of a city, which channels the flow of 

visitors from the entry to the leisure and shopping area, the Renfe (railway 

company) service centre (ticket offices, waiting rooms, customer 

service office, VIP lounge, and AVE Club lounge), and to the station 

platforms. This floor hosts the majority of the retail units. The second 

floor hosts a 53,000-square-foot cinema, a 34,000-square-foot bowling 

centre, and over 20 restaurants that cover 42,000 square feet.


Vioro 

Fukuoka City, Japan 

MERIT AWARD 

Waikiki Beach Walk 

Honolulu, Hawaii USA 

DESIGN AWARD 

Owner/Management Company: Tokyo Tatemono Co., LTD 

Design Architect: Laguarda Low Architects 

Production Architect: Takenaka Corporation 

Graphic/Lighting Designer: Nomura Kogei Ltd. 

General Contractor: Takenaka Corporation 

Development/Leasing/Finance Company: Tokyo Tatemono Co., LTD 



Vioro is a reinvention of the modern department store, occupying a 

corner site at the busiest intersection in Fukuoka’s high-end commercial 

high street. Two levels below ground linked to subway and 

subterranean shopping passages and six levels above provide venues 

for a hip young shopping culture in the Tenjin area. The six above 

ground levels of articulated interlocking boxes turn the modern 

department store inside out, reinterpreting normally blank facades in 

glass and light graphic treatments. Large scale boxes and folded planes 

turn the corner and overlap horizontal surfaces and are further broken 

down in display lightboxes on every level, floating within larger forms 

and drawing interest from pedestrians well below. Façade articulations 

relate directly to the functions behind which cover many consumer 

needs of the young city dweller, from an urban deli to basic and casual 

clothing to health- and beauty-related to the city lifestyle, culminating 

in fine dining at a rooftop terrace overlooking the commercial district. 

A variety of intricate steel meshes, patterned stones, and illuminated 

glazed surfaces add weight to the argument of changing the way 

department stores “fit” within the contemporary city. 

Owner: ABW Lewers LLC 

Management Company: Outrigger Enterprise Group 

Design/Production Architect: Altoon + Porter Architects LLP 

Graphic Designer: RSM Design 

Lighting Designer: Kaplan Gehring McCarroll Architectural Lighting 

Landscape Architect: Walters Kimura Motoda, Inc. 

General Contractor: Charles Pankow Builders Ltd. 

Development Company: Outrigger Enterprises Group 

Leasing Company: The Kaulana Corp. 

Finance Company: Column Financial/Credit Suisse, and American Sa 



Waikiki Beach Walk, the retail portion of the largest overall development 

project in Waikiki’s history, honors and celebrates Hawaii and its culture. 

The $585 million project has transformed a once-aging and deteriorating 

district into a vibrant showcase and gathering place that is the face 

of “the new Waikiki.” The 7.9-acre project features a 91,293-square-foot, 

two-level, open air, urban retail center that is the centerpiece of a larger 

mixed-use development. The shopping center is complemented by five 

redeveloped hospitality properties, parking deck, pool deck, and cultural 

venue serving visitor and local populations. Opened in May 2007, Waikiki 

Beach Walk is the consummate expression of Hawaii today — a place 

where people come to be enlivened with warm hospitality, a rich 

confluence of cultures, and nature’s endowments from land and sea.


Western Dom 

Goyang, Korea 

Zlote Tarasy 

Warsaw, Poland 

DESIGN AWARD 

Owner/Management Company: CheongWon Construction 

Design/Production Architect: Haeahn Architecture, Inc. 

Graphic Designer: RTKL(ID8)/aandd 

Lighting Designer: Bliss Fasman Inc./Nanam ALD 

Landscape Architect: Mahan Rykiel Associates/Artec 

General Contractor: Halla Engineering & Construction Corp. 

Development Company: C &M Development 

Leasing Company: Cushman& Wakefield/CheongWon E & C 

Finance Company: National Agricultural Cooperative Federation 



The project site is located at Ilsan, Goyang, the planned new city at outskirt 

of Seoul. The CBD of the city materialized in full bloom from the initiation 

of the cultural pedestrian street, the planned main urban passage. However, 

the majority of CBD perimeter of the central commercial district was filled 

with office-tel (convertible offices to residential space). The space includes 

commercial facilities, entertainment facilities (multiplex cinema), offices, and 

others. The complex consists of two subfloors and ten stories above. There 

are more than 250 shops from the street level to the fourth floor. The four 

office towers arise from the 4th to 10th floors, creating dynamic rooflines. 

Parking facilities at the subfloors have a capacity of 1,100 cars. The Western 

Dom is a modern interpretation of the Korean Traditional Bazaar as the 

most joyful market place in the world. It was the main architectural concept 

in configuring two linear shopping mall strips with a marketplace-quality 

pedestrian open-air passage in the middle. The complex is composed of five 

zones with three unique outdoor plazas, each designed to be a unique 

emotional place with its own story and theme. 

Owner: Zlote Tarasy Sp z o.o. 

Management Company: MACE Polska Sp. z o.o. 

Design Architect: The Jerde Partnership International 

Production Architect: Epstein Sp. z o.o. 

Graphic/Lighting Designer: Jerde Partnership International/Epstein 

Landscape Architect: Jerde Partnership International/Epstein 

General Contractor: Skanska S.A. 

Development Company: ING Real Estate Development Sp. z o.o. 

Leasing Company: Cushman & Wakefield 

Finance Company: ING 



Zlote Tarasy’s important mix of retail and leisure is wrapped in a design 

inspired by Warsaw’s historic urban parks, blending organic architecture 

with urban squares, passageways with green areas and water 

features, creating an iconic urban landmark. Its unique undulating glass 

roof spans cascading terraces around a central atrium housing shops, 

restaurants, and large public spaces, all in the very heart of Warsaw, 

next to the city’s central railway station. It has revitalized the area, 

introducing true city-center activities on the site of a former carpark. 

The project started in 1996, and, in 2007, Zlote Tarasy became a 

reality-an important addition to the commercial offerings of the city. 

Its central, canyon-like circulation malls serve as a new pedestrian 

path for the city. Its exceptional retail mix brings together a stellar 

combination of international and national retail brands, among them 

many newcomers to the Polish market. The Multiplex cinemas and 

strong restaurant offerings, including the first Hard Rock Café in central 

Europe, make Zloty Tarasy the new place to be.

Announcing... 

The ICSC U.S. Design 

and Development Awards Program 

The International Council of Shopping Centers will recognize 

the premier shopping center and retail achievements in the United 

States, as determined by a panel of top industry professionals. 

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The Awards 

…will honor outstanding achievement in the design and development 

of retail projects and retail store design. Entrants will 

include shopping center owners, developers, architects, designers 

and retailers. Our panel of judges will analyze eligible submissions 

online and score them confidentially in a process carefully 

managed and monitored by ICSC. 

Winners of ICSC’s U.S. Design and Development Awards program, 

along with winners from other regional design and development 

programs, will automatically be entered in the ICSC’s Global Design 

and Development Awards competition. The “Best of the Best” 

winners will be announced at RECon in Las Vegas in May. 

Why You Should Enter 

For many years, in various competitive programs, ICSC has 

honored the retail real estate industry’s top international achievers, 

focusing on cutting-edge properties, innovative design and 

development and creative responses to the ever-changing world 

marketplace. Now, ICSC is focusing on various regions of the 

world, and with this program, the U.S. is the focal point. 

If your work sets a new standard in that marketplace, and if 

you are a trendsetter in the design and development of retail real 

estate, this new annual competition is a prime opportunity to 

showcase your efforts, your company and your properties. By 

honoring the industry’s best and brightest, all of ICSC’s competitive 

programs provide its members with the chance to gain 

worldwide recognition. 

Mark Your Calendar 

A Call for Entries will be mailed in May 2009. 

The online competition will begin in June 2009 

The final deadline for entries will be in August 2009. 

U.S. Design and Development Award winners will be formally 

announced at 2009 CenterBuild Conference in December 2009. 

Further details will be realeased in the weeks ahead.

Judging and Scoring 

Judging 

The Judging Committee judged and scored all eligible submissions 

according to an official criterion in order to determine award 

winners. Committee members did not review entries from their own 

companies nor did they judge entries where there was a possible 

conflict of interest. 

Scoring 

Submissions were scored using the following criteria: 

Presentation of Entry Material (up to 5 points) 

Land Use (up to 10 points) 

Design (Up to 35 points) 

Development Goals (Up to 20 points) 

Productivity/Financial Performance (up to 20 points) 

Innovation (up to 10 points) 

To be considered for a Design Award, a submission was required 

to earn a total of 85 points. 

To receive a Certificate of Merit, a submission required a score 

of more than 75 points but less then 85.

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