Company News • 23.11.2015

ICSC announces the 2016 European Shopping Centre Awards finalists

Joao Correia de Sampaio.

Source: Sonae Sierra

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) announced the 2016 ICSC European Shopping Centre Awards finalists today at MAPIC.

Eleven centres have been shortlisted, representing ten countries across Europe according to Jury Chair, Joao Correia de Sampaio, Director at Sonae Sierra and Vice-Chair Robert Pearce, Consultant at Haskoll Architects and Designers. Finalists are located in Turkey, Portugal, Israel, Germany, France, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Italy and the UK.

Every year, ICSC presents awards to the best retail developments in Europe. Widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious recognition within the industry, ICSC’s awards are assessed by senior international figures within the retail real estate industry. The ICSC Awards give owners, developers, architects and shopping centre managers the opportunity to showcase their work to a global audience.

Any new or refurbished retail or entertainment project opened between 1July 2013 and 30 June 2015 and any established centres opened, refurbished or expanded opened before 2010 were eligible to apply for an award.

The jury will commence their tour of all the finalists across Europe early next year before a final decision is made ahead of the winners’ announcement at the networking dinner of the ICSC’s European Conference on 18-19 April 2016 in Milan, Italy. Commendations may also be given to selected finalists, in recognition of particular achievements or features of special interest and all European award winners will be automatically submitted to the 2017 ICSC VIVA Best-of-the-Best Awards programme to be announced in May 2017.

2016 ICSC Euopean Shopping Centre Awards finalists:

Refurbishment/Expansion - Medium: Alegro Setúbal (Setúbal, Portugal),Frederiksberg Centret (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Refurbishment/Expansion - Large: Maltepe Park Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey), Ülemiste Shopping Centre (Tallinn, Estonia)

New developments - Small/Medium: Big Fashion Ashdod Mall (Ashdod, Israel), Markthal Rotterdam (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

New developments - Large: Mall of Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey), Milaneo Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany), Waves Actisud (Moulins les Metz, France), Zorlu Center (Istanbul, Turkey)