Japanese projects scooped four MIPIM Asia awards at the ceremony held at the real estate investment conference in Hong Kong. Three of the seven categories were brought home by projects in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. Midtown, a mixed-use development in Tokyo consisting of office, residential, hotel, retail and museum space, won in the "Mixed-Use Buildings" category and also received the Special Jury Award.

Projects from Greater China were also successful, with Hong Kong 's Elements Mall, the Banyan Tree Lijiang and Dongtan Eco-city receiving awards. The Berth by the Cove from Singapore was also recognised in the Residential Category.

A judging panel consisting of member from around the region and chaired by Robert Lie, Chairman, ING Real Estate Investment Management Asia (Hong Kong), considered 100 projects from 15 different countries in Asia. "The quality of the final projects is a testimony to the high standards in Asian real estate today," said Lie. RFP

MIPIM Asia Awards 2007 winners:

Business Centres:
Osaka Bar Association
Osaka, Japan
Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd
Developers: Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

Shopping Centres:
Elements, Hong Kong S.A.R.
China Architect: Benoy Ltd. & Aedas
Developers: MTR Co. Ltd.

Residential Developments:
The Berth by the Cove, Singapore
Architect: Axis Architects
Planners Developers: Ho Bee Group

Mixed-Use Buildings:
Tokyo Midtown Project Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
Developers: Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.

Hotels and Tourism Resorts:
Banyan Tree Lijiang Li Jiang, Yunnan Province, China
Architect: Architrave Design & Planning
Developers: Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd.

Green Buildings:
Research Institute for Humanity & Nature Kyoto, Japan
Architect: Takashi Okamoto; Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
Developers: Tokyu Community, Ltd., and Nikken Sekkei Ltd.

Futura Projects:
Dongton Eco-city Shanghai, China
Architect: Arup
Developers: Shanghai Industrial Investment Co.

Special Jury Award:
Tokyo Midtown Project, Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
Developers: Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.