(MENAFNEditorial) Finalists Announced for Quality Building Award 2018
HONG KONG, CHINA - - 1
February 2018 - QBA 2018 (Quality Building Award) announces
22 finalists across a range of
categories recognising Hong Kong's high-quality buildings. The finalists will present their projects to
the QBA jury panel on 16-17 March 2018 at Chiang
Chen Studio Theatre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Winners will be announced at the QBA 2018 Award
Presentation Ceremony on
15 June 2018.
The jury and assessors from
9 professional institutions visited the nominated projects
last month and shortlisted finalists in 6 categories after receiving 29
nominations. Nominated projects demonstrate all the elements that
are required to meet the QBA's highest
quality building standards, including
vision and teamwork, design and innovation, construction, project cost and
budget, environmental considerations, and
post-occupancy considerations.
"The
standard of living and expectations from end-usershavechanged over
time,"Sr LAI Yuk Fai, Stephen, Chairman of the QBA 2018
Organising Committee, said."The design and structure of
eachshortlisted nominated projectexhibitsa uniqueness with the incorporation
ofhuman-driven
elements as well asaddressing and fulfilling what
acommunity needs. Weare
delighted tohavereceivedso manysubmissions of high
quality this year."
"The jury panel was inspired by the uniqueness of each project," Dr Cheung Tin Cheung, JP, Chairman of the QBA 2018 Jury Panel, said. "The shortlisted projects
combined innovation,
sustainability, and displayed
a dedication to teamwork that results in excellent buildings."
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Finalists of the
Quality Building Award 2018 (In project code order)
Award Categories Finalists
Hong Kong Residential (Single Building) AREZZO
SKYPARK
Hong Kong Residential (Multiple Buildings) The Tanner Hill
The Pavilia Hill Hung Fuk Estate, Public Rental Housing Development- at Hung Shui Kiu Area 13
The Avenue Mount Pavilia
Hong Kong Non-Residential (New Building - Government, Institution or Community) Redevelopment of Tai Lam Centre of Women
Reprovisioning of Yau Ma Tei Police Station Tsing Yi Southwest Leisure Building
Caritas Institute of Higher Education Queen Elizabeth Hospital Ambulatory Care Centre Extension
Kai Tak Primary Schools (S.K.H. Holy Cross Primary- School & P.L.K. Stanley HO Sau Nan Primary School) Fire and Ambulance Services Academy
Hong Kong Non-Residential (New Building -- Non- Government, Institution or Community) 18 King Wah Road
H Queen's
Hong Kong Building (Renovation / Revitalization) Wah Ha Estate
Redevelopment of St. Paul's Co-educational College (Phase 2) KC100
Blue House Cluster
Building Outside Hong Kong Fu Rong No. 45 Middle School, Hefei, China
Shanghai Landmark Center
About Quality
Building Award
The
Quality Building Award was co-founded in
2001 by nine building and construction-related
institutes and associations in Hong Kong. The award, held biennially, gives public recognition to buildings of
outstanding quality that demonstrate outstanding
teamwork and excellence across a range of categories.
Organizers of QBA 2018
QBA 2018 is co-organized by nine professional institutions in Hong Kong. They
are:
- The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (Chair for QBA
2018)
- The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
- The Hong Kong Construction Association
- The Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers
- The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
--Building
Division
--Building
Services Division
--Structural
Division - The Hong Kong Institute of Housing
- The Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency
- The Hong Kong Chapter of International Facility
Management Association
- The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong
Media Enquiries:
QBA 2018 Secretariat Office
Ms Peggy Mak / Ms Penn Leung
Tel: +852 3159 2982 / +852 3159 2986
Mobile: +852 9482 3144 / +852 6077 7342
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