Middle East architecture honored at Cityscape Awards
A school made from bamboo, an ultra-modern glass and steel skyscraper,
and a museum were among the winners of the prestigious Cityscape 2004
Architectural Review Awards, announced during a glittering gala
reception held in Dubai on Monday night.
Winners of the Cityscape 2004 Architectural Review Award.
Nearly 250 entries of buildings, either completed or proposed, from as
far and wide as Vietnam, South Africa, China and India were considered
by a panel of world-renowned architects for the awards, held in
conjunction with the Cityscape 2004 conference and exhibition – the
Middle East's premier property investment and development event.
The awards were divided into seven categories: commercial, residential,
leisure, master planning, mixed use, community and environmental. Each
category was then split into buildings already completed, and those
still in the planning stages. The judging criteria for the 248 entries
included, contribution to world architectural culture, invention and
imagination, environmental awareness, and respect for people and the planet.
'Judging the awards this year was very challenging for our experts, as
we had a large number of excellent entries,' said Peter Davey OBE,
Editorial Director of Architectural Review magazine. 'The winners
represent a diverse mixture of simply designed community buildings,
using materials such as bamboo, to vast and breathtaking glass
skyscrapers, designed to serve commercial and residential users for
decades.
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