Winners of the 2014 Urban Land Institute Global Awards for Excellence

Top-notch real estate development deserves a little recognition, too. The Urban Land Institute announced the winners in their 2014 Global Awards for Excellence, considered as the most prestigious awards program in the land use industry. Now in its 36th year, the open awards competition selects projects that best exhibit high standards in design, construction, planning, management, and economics.

The 2014 winning projects come from all over the globe including Hong Kong; Long Beach, California; London; Budapest; Makati City; Oslo; and Porto, to name a few.

Check 'em out below.

Tamar Development Project, Hong Kong, China
Developer: Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office, HKSAR Government; Designer: Rocco Design Architects Ltd.

"An intricate complex facility that incorporates various government buildings along the city’s water front and harbor."

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300 East Randolph, Chicago, IL, USA
Developer: Walsh Higgins & Company; Designer: Goettsch Partners

"A two-phased, vertically expanded office tower located in the city’s East Loop district."

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The Brewery Blocks, Portland, OR, USA
Developer: Gerding Edlen; Designer: GBD Architects Incorporated

"A sustainable mixed-use urban community that renovated and created a neighborhood in a deteriorating warehouse district."

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Cedar Gateway Apartments, San Diego, CA, USA
Developer: ROEM Development Corporation and Squier Properties, LLC; Designer: Silber Architects

"An environmentally friendly, multifamily apartment complex constructed in contemporary design to complement adjacent downtown buildings."

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Corvin Promenade, Budapest, Hungary
Developer: Futureal Group; Designer: Futureal Group, Rév8, et al

"Regeneration project in the heart of Budapest, creating a civic center for the city’s 8th district."

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The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA, USA
Developer: Wilson Meany; Designer: EHDD Architecture

"An environmentally friendly development project on a historical site that now houses an internationally renowned museum of science."

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GLP Misato III, Misato City, Japan
Developer: Global Logistic Properties; Designer: Global Logistic Properties, et al

"A state of the art, environmentally conscious logistic facility that aims for both business efficiency and environmental awareness."

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Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, Long Beach, CA, USA
Developer: Long Beach Judicial Partners LLC/Meridiam Infrastructure; Designer: AECOM

"An environmentally friendly, public building delivered through an innovative public-private partnership."

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Mercado do Bom Sucesso, Porto, Portugal
Developer: Urban Market Company et al; Designer: Ferreira de Almeida, Arquitectos LDA

"A renovated mixed-use, public building that incorporates its original function as a fresh good market with retail, hotels, and commercial space."

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Sixty London, London, UK
Developer: Bath House Development Limited; Designer: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

"Commercial office space that incorporates one of the area’s historic stone gatehouses."

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SteelStacks Art and Cultural Campus, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Developer: Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority; Designers: Wallace Roberts Todd (WRT) , et al.

"A renovated public arts focused campus that incorporates the city’s old steel works."

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Tjuvholmen, Oslo, Norway
Developer: Tjuvholmen KS/AS; Designer: Niels Torp Arkitekter Mnal, et al

"A new development project that renovates and recovers the city’s waterfront."

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Zuellig Building, Makati City, Philippines
Developer: Bridgebury Realty Corporation; Designer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, et al

"A sustainable, office development designed as rental property for multi-tenant use."

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