Guoco Tower, Singapore's tallest building, clinches global award for excellence
Singapore
GUOCOLAND's mixed-use development Guoco Tower in Tanjong Pagar is the only Singapore winner among 11 projects recognised at the 2019 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence.
The Washington-based ULI describes the winners - seven from the US, three from Asia and one from Europe - as projects that demonstrate "a comprehensive level of quality and a forward-looking approach to development and design".
Other winners this year include International Market Place in Hawaii, Knowledge and Innovation Community in Shanghai, The Scioto Peninsula Cultural District in Ohio, and the Moscow Street Program in Moscow.
Guoco Tower - Singapore's tallest building at 290 metres - integrates premium Grade A offices, retail and F&B space, the Sofitel Singapore City Centre hotel, homes at Wallich Residence, and an urban park.
GuocoLand Singapore's group managing director Cheng Hsing Yao, said the award affirms the vision for Guoco Tower to be "a premier quality business and lifestyle hub".
"It has injected a fresh vibrancy, and helped to elevate the value and positioning of the Tanjong Pagar district," he said in a news release on Friday.
"We envision Guoco Midtown to do the same for the Beach Road area. When it is completed, it will also have exciting public spaces that will attract many people to Guoco Midtown."
This is the second award that Guoco Tower has clinched from ULI this year. In June, the development was picked as the only winner from Singapore at the ULI Asia-Pacific Awards for Excellence.
Other awards that Guoco Tower clinched in 2019 include the "Award of Excellence Winner for Urban Habitat: Single-Site Scale" by The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; and "Best Design Land Transport Integration" by Singapore's Land Transport Authority.
