”Naturallly, we are incredibly happy for the recognition. There is a continuing large focus on healthcare construction and healing architecture, where you increasingly focus on the patients rather than the institution exclusively. In other words, you regard healthcare construction on a human scale, which translates into beautiful and sensuous buildings. These values are if anything manifested in GAPS, and this is strongly emphasized by tonight’s MIPIM Award,” says Thomas West Jensen, partner in Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects.

GAPS won the Nordic battle over Swedish contestant RPC in Trelleborg in the “Best Healthcare Development” category.

When the awards were concluded GAPS stood as the only Nordic winner.

For Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects it was the second Healtcare Development victory at Mipim Awards. In 2015, New Hospital North Zealand – designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects in collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron – won one of the esteemed prizes.

Complete list of the Mipim Award winners:

BEST HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT
GAPS – New psychiatric hospital
Slagelse, Denmark
Developer: Region Sjælland (Region of Zealand)
Architect: Karlsson Architects, Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects

BEST HOTEL & TOURISM RESORT
Maison Albar Hotel Paris Céline
Paris, France
Developer: Paris Inn Group
Architect: Atelier COS
Other:  Alexandre Danan EDO consulting

BEST INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT
Nike European Logistics Campus
Ham, Belgium
Developer: Nike Europe Holding
Architect:  Jaspers-Eyers Architects
Other: Arcadis, Pauwels landscape

BEST INNOVATIVE GREEN BUILDING
The Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Developer: Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal Government, Roberto Marinho Foundation
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Other: Casa do Futuro, Banco Santander, BG Brazil, State Secretariat of Environment, FINEP

BEST OFFICE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Warsaw Spire
Warsaw, Poland
Developer:  Ghelamco Poland
Architect: Jaspers-Eyers Architects, Projekt Polsko-Belgijska Pracownia Architektury, Massive Design, Wirtz International Landscape Architects

BEST REFURBISHED BUILDING
Chambon
Brussels, Belgium
Developer: IMMOBEL
Architect: A2RC Architects / Jaspers-Eyers Architect

BEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
li01 - New construction of six apartment buildings, Liebigstrasse 1
Berlin, Germany
Developer:  SmartHoming GmbH
Architect: zanderrotharchitekten gmbh
Other: herrburg Landschaftsarchitekten

BEST SHOPPING CENTRE
Victoria Gate
Leeds, United Kingdom
Developer: Hammerson plc
Architect: ACME
Other: Sir Robert McAlpine, Gardiner & Theobald

BEST URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT
be-MINE
Beringen, Belgium
Developer: LRM, Democo Group, Group Van Roey, city of Beringen, province of Limburg, Retail Estates, Aedifica, Sportoase, Senior Living Group
Architect: UAU collectiv, KOPLAMP - architecten, A33 architecten, EILAND 7 architecten, Sweco Belgium, Lens°Ass Architecten, RE-ST architecten, Dhoore Vanweert Architecten, LD-Architecten, Carve, OMGEVING, Antea Group België, Jaspers-Eyers Architects
Other: LRM, Democo Group, Group Van Roey

BEST FUTURA PROJECT
China World Trade Center Phase 3C Development
Beijing, China
Developer: China World Trade Co., Ltd
Architect:  Andrew Bromberg at Aedas

BEST FUTURA MEGA PROJECT
Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City
Kashiwa City, Chiba, Japan
Developer: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Architect:  ZGF Architects LLP
Community Partner: Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha
Consultants: Nikken Sekkei, GLUMAC, City of Portland, Murase Associates, and EcoNorthwest

SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Beyazit State Library
Istanbul, Turkey
Developer: Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism / Aydın Dogan Foundation
Architect: Tabanlioglu Architects