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In October 2006, our distinguished panel of judges who drew up a shortlist of candidates for the 2006 Cityscape Architectural Review Awards, was represented by Paul Finch, Editor, The Architectural Review UK; Dr. Suha Ozkan, Secretary General Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Switzerland; Jack Pringle, President Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA), UK; Dr Fatih Rifki, Dean of Architecture at the American University of Sharjah, UAE; Raj Rewal, Raj Rewal Associates, India; Ken Yeang, Llewellyn Davies Yeang, Malaysia.
Victors from six different nations were announced during the gala dinner on 04 December 2006 at the Nad Al Sheba Club in Dubai. This was the culmination of months of debate and consideration by this distinguished panel of judges, who praised the winners of the twelve award categories.
Congratulations to our Cityscape 2006 Architectural Review Award Winners!
RESIDENTIAL BUILT
Bedmar & Shi, entrant Ernesto Bedmar, based in Singapore
Project: Trevose 12 Group Housing, Singapore
Judges Comments: "A dense & sophisticated project it nevertheless provides a sense of privacy in contact with nature"
RESIDENTIAL FUTURE
Arch. Luca Donner, entrant Donner & Sorcinelli Architetti based in Italy
Project: Breathing House, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Judges Comments: "This is an ingenious reinterpretation of a Riyadh house in which issues of privacy, environmental comfort & family use have been combined in a design which could be replicated without difficulty"
COMMERCIAL BUILT
Tabanlioglu Architecture in partnership with Jerde, entrant Murat Tabanlioglu & Melkan Gursel Tabanlioglu based in Turkey
Project: Kanyon, Istanbul, Turkey
Judges Comments: "The radical geometries of this Istanbul mixed-use development have made it a destination for visitors intrigued by its curved architecture"
COMMERCIAL FUTURE
Foster + Partners, entrant Mouzhan Majidi based in the UK
Project: Living Wall, Amman, Jordan
Judges Comments: "An elongated slab is split as though the wind has carved out spaces in between the buildings. An urban project of pleasing simplicity"
COMMUNITY BUILT
Look Architects, entrant Look Boon Gee, based in Singapore
Project: Bishan community Library, Bishan Place, Singapore
Judges Comments: "A delightful & unexpected building, this library project uses 'pods' to enliven the city street as well as providing useful interior spaces"
COMMUNITY FUTURE
Studio Bednarski Ltd, entrant Cesary Bednarski, based in the UK
Project: Kariobangi South Nairobi, Kenya
Judges Comments: "This apparently simple approach to creating a new environment for a poor community is in fact based on a sophisticated analysis"
SPORTS & LEISURE BUILT
Timur Designs, entrant Chai Wai Kin, Jufri Yusoff, Lim Meng Kuan based in Singapore
Project: Palawan Beachfront Amenities Sentosa, Singapore
Judges Comments: "A variety of attractions, including a zoo, are combined through a simple architecture which takes advantage of readily available timber"
SPORTS & LEISURE FUTURE
Machado & Silvetti Associates, entrant Rodolfo Machado & Jorge Silvetti, based in the USA
Project: Citadel Square, Beirut, Lebanon
Judges Comments: "A light touch approach to protection (but also a celebration) of an ancient archaeological site has been handled with great skill"
TRANSPORT FUTURE
Foster + Partners, entrant Mouzhan Majidi, based in the UK
Project: Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan
Judges Comments: "Airports are frequently incoherent & dismal places. This design through its simplicity of plan and form, will be a high quality exception"
SPECIAL AWARDS:
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, entrant Mouzhan Majidi, based in the USA
Project: Bridging the Rift
Judges Comments: "The environmental strategy had clearly informed the architectural approach rather than being added to it at a later stage"
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Group for Design & Architectural Research (GDAR), entrant Tawfiq Abu Hantash, based in Jordan
Project: Princess Salma Estate
Judges Comments: “Continuing the Jordanian contribution to Islamic architectural culture, this development provides a contemporary version of a grand courtyard residential site”
MASTERPLANNING AWARD
ACLA, entrant Mona Rizk, based in the UAE
Project: Cairo Future City
Judges Comments: "An ambitious proposition for a 21st century city outside Cairo proposes an environmental section including a roof level mesh covering much of the site"
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