3rd Construction World Awards held

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The 3rd Construction World Architect & Builders Awards were held recently in Mumbai. The awards, organized by ASAPP Media Information Group to recognize exceptional work done by Architects and Builders in various aspects of infrastructure and real estate sector, were bestowed by the Governor of Maharashtra His Excellency S C Jamir, to Niranjan Hiranandani, Managing Director of Hiranandani Developers, Milind Korde, Managing Director of Godrej Properties, J C Sharma, Managing Director of Shobha Developers, architects Hafeez Contractor, Noshir Talati, Abhin Alimchandani and I M Kadri among others. A total of ten architects and ten builders were awarded.

The winners, selected through a perception mapping process, were finalized after an exhaustive survey conducted among professionals within the construction and architecture industry. “The highlight of CW Architect & Builder Awards 2008 is that it is recognition and admiration by peers. The awards are given by the industry to the industry. The value of the awards is highlighted by the fact that over three hundred senior representatives from the industry congregated at the ceremony,” says Pratap Padode, Managing Director, ASAPP Media Information Group. Russell Gilchrist from Skidmore, Owings & Merril, designers of Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world who took a marathon flight from Chicago to be present at the occasion and deliver the key note address gave an insight into how sustainable buildings are engineered, he said, “Sustainable buildings though demand a marginally larger investment in the beginning, turn out to be more cost-effective in the long run, because of energy saving.” Thereafter, he demonstrated through the case study of Pearl River Tower, how it can also be space saving.

The Construction World Architects & Builders Awards 2008 was supported by the Builders Association of India (BAI) and Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) and represented by national and international firms. Pratap Padode, who has been instrumental into getting the awards constituted adds, “Our consistent efforts in documenting success, recognizing talent, addressing pertinent issues, and creating the awakening for a transparent and well-governed industry are bearing fruit in the form of a community that is more forthright about sharing information.”

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