Philippines’ Zuellig Building has been selected as the
winner by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a premier U.S. industry publication,
for the Green Project category of its 2013 Global Best Projects competition.
Zuellig building, located at the crossroads of Paseo de
Roxas and Makati Avenue, was among the 66 projects that competed for getting
recognition in one of the 20 different categories, from airports, office
buildings, healthcare centers, bridges, highways and roads.
ENR, a weekly magazine with an international audience of
architects, engineers, projects owners, contractors, industry suppliers and
government regulators, holds Global Best Projects competition every year to
honor the design excellence and construction across the globe.
In this year’s competition, 21 winning projects included 11
Best Projects and 10 Awards of Merit. The Best office Award went to China’s
Central Television Headquarters in Beijing. BC Place Revitalization in
Vancouver was selected for the Best Sports/Entertainment category award. The
Shard in London snapped up Best Retail/Mixed-Use Development category award
while New York’s National September 11th Memorial won the Award of Merit in the
Cultural category.
A seven-member independent jury of veteran industry
professionals chose the project winners considering several factors such as
innovation, safety, artistic quality, contributions to global community and the
global diversity of the project team.
Zuellig Building, constructed by WV Coscolluela and
Associates (WVCA) with the collaboration of world-class architects, engineers,
and project consultants, is the first high-rise building project in the
Philippines that was pre-certified by the US Green Building Council at the LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold level.
Thanks to its superb-location, world-class design and
distinctive frontage, the building is on course to become the premier business
location in Metro Manila.
Zuellig Building was selected as one of the top three
buildings in the “Best Office and Business Development” category of MIPIM Asia
Awards 2012.
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