Two centers have also received the prestigious ICSC ReSource and ReStore recognition.

Every year, ICSC Europe presents awards to the best new and refurbished or extended retail developments in Europe. Acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards within the Industry, the 2010 Awards were presented at the 35th ICSC Europe Conference from 28-29 April 2010 in Prague, The Czech Republic.

The Awards Jury consists of senior international figures within the shopping centre industry and any retail or entertainment project opened or newly refurbished or extended between July 1st 2007 and June 30th 2009 was eligible to apply for an award.

Entries this year competed in six categories: Small New Centers (less than 30,000 m²), Medium New Centers (30,000 – 45,000 m²), Large New Centers (45,000 – 80,000 m²), Very Large Centers (Over 80,000 m²), Refurbishment and Extensions and Specialized Centers.

All European winners will be automatically submitted to the 2010 ICSC International Awards Program to be announced in December 2010.

ICSC European Shopping Centre Awards

Category: New Developments, small (less than 30,000 m²)

AWARD WINNER

Forum Barreiro, Barreiro, Portugal

Developer: Multi Development Portugal
Architects: Broadway Malyan Portugal
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 17,756 m²
Number of Stores: 108
Major Tenants: Pingo Doce supermarket, Castello Lopes Cinema, C&A, Worten and SportZone

A new retail project developed on an old industrial site in the middle of Barreiro city, across River Tagus from Lisbon and a core part of the regeneration of the town centre for which a master plan has been prepared by the internationally renowned Catalan architect Juan Busquets.

Forum Barreiro is an example of urban and sustainable development by Multi Development and is managed by Multi Mall Management. It represents an investment of 72 million Euros, financed by Rockspring, and has been responsible for the creation of about 3,100 direct and indirect jobs.

Forum Barreiro is open air but has a roof made from wood and glass designed to ensure that visitors are comfortable in any weather. It has two floors of shopping and a third floor for the cinema. It also comprises a 6-story block with 43 apartments. Throughout construction, special attention had been paid to issues of sustainability and waste treatment. All the wood used in the project has been certified as being from a sustainable forest, and every effort was executed to make the project energy efficient.

COMMENDATION

Sandens Shopping Center, Kristiansand, Norway

Developer: Steen & Strøm Eiendomsforvaltning AS
Architects: AMB Arkitekter AS
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 10,450 m²
Number of Stores: 37
Major Tenants: H&M, Clas Ohlsson, Kappahl and G Sport

A new three-level enclosed shopping center in the heart of Kristiansand, fifth largest city in Norway with approximately 80,000 inhabitants. The city was founded in 1641 by the Danish King Christian IV, and planned as a strictly rectangular grid. The centre faces the city’s main pedestrian shopping street.

Originally 16 buildings of different ages and sizes enclosing an entire block, interlinked by central open courtyards, it has now been developed into the new Sandens Shopping Center, with parking below and three office levels above. Two main entrances on opposite street corners of the block are linked by an open atrium with a large elliptical skylight. The three-level open atrium offers sight lines to shops on all levels. Several ground floor stores have entrances directly from the street, and all the main bus lines stop right outside. Some of the buildings have protected facades which were refurbished and a few were rebuilt as new.

The city of Kristiansand is on the waterfront, so the building site had a very high water table and excavating and concrete works for the underground levels was carried out by divers.

New Developments: Medium (30,000 – 45,000 m²)

AWARD

Golden Hall, Athens, Greece

Developer: LAMDA Domi S.A.
Architects: Astikes Perivallontikes and Anaplaseis S.A.
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 40,512.60 m²
Number of Stores: 132
Major Tenants: Attica, Notos Home, Zara, Eponymo and Kalogirou

LAMDA Domi (99.90% subsidiary LAMDA Development), following a 40-year concession from Olympic Properties, transformed one of Athens’ contemporary landmarks, the International Broadcasting Center (IBC) of the 2004 Olympic Games, into Golden Hall, the first upscale fashionable shopping center in Athens, in three levels and 1,400 underground parking spaces in two levels, as well as an area of approximately 4,500 m² for office building use.

Located in Maroussi, a booming financial and business area, Golden Hall serves a catchment area of 2.2 million people (within a 30-minute drive). The centre is strategically positioned on Kifisias Avenue, the main city artery connecting the city centre to the affluent northern suburbs of Athens. Proximity to Attiki Odos, Athens’ ring road connecting the city to the international airport, ensures direct and fast access to motorways and main arteries in all directions. Golden Hall is being developed into a unique shopping centre with national and international brands, and elegant restaurants all aimed at satisfying a clientele with high standards.

COMMENDATION

Cuprum Arena, Lubin, Poland

Developer: MGC Inwest Sp. z o. o. - Lech Chudy
Architects: ADS Studio - P. Borkowicz, P. Z. Barelkowski
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 35,151 m²
Number of Stores: 128
Major Tenants: Saturn, Alma, H&M and C&A

A multifunctional trade-entertainment centre, Cuprum Arena is the first shopping mall of this scale and in Lubin and across the Copper Mining Region. Its unique shape and details make it distinct. The developers claim that there are only three malls in the world built in a shape of a circle, and Cuprum Arena is the first and only building of this type in Poland. The materials used to finish Cuprum Arena are high quality granite, glass, steel and wood, as well as aluminium sheets of copper colour to symbolise the meaning of this resource for the region and for the development of modern industry.

Cuprum Arena is multifunctional, serving trade, service, culture and entertainment functions, as well as offering office space. Customers can choose to shop from a variety of restaurants and stores, including a delicatessen and electrical appliances and electronics, cosmetics, indoor equipment, brand clothes and footwear stores.

Cuprum Arena offers a full range of services, including a laundry, hairdressers and a tailor. On the second level there is a five-screen cinema, with one able to present in 3D technology. There is a fitness club and office centre on the third level.

COMMENDATION

MyZeil - Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Developer: MAB Development Deutschland GmbH
Architects: Massimiliano Fuksas
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 41,020.50 m²
Number of Stores: 94
Major Tenants: Saturn, Anson’s, S. Oliver, REWE and Hollister Co.

MyZeil, located on the Zeil, in the inner city of Frankfurt, is part of PalaisQuartier. In addition to the shopping centre, it comprises the neighbouring office tower, the hotel Jumeirah Frankfurt and Thurn und Taxis Palais, rebuilt according to the historic original.

The Zeil is one of the most visited areas and has one of the highest turnovers and frequencies in Germany. MyZeil offers an eclectic mixture of national and international top brands over eight levels and includes an attractive food court housed under an outstanding glass roof. MyZeil reinforces the inner city of Frankfurt as a retail location.

The innovative architecture was created by the renowned Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas. One feature is the special roof, formed from varying size and shape glass panels, which provides natural light on every level.