Hong Kong [28 May 2025] — Fourteen impressive developments from across Asia have been named winners of the 2025 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence, one of the real estate industry’s most prestigious honours. Announced at the 2025 ULI Asia Pacific Summit held on 28 May in Hong Kong, this year’s award winners include projects in Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and Singapore.

Belinda Bentley (left) and Chris Law (right), jury co-chairs of the 2025 ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence, present the awards at the ULI Asia Pacific Summit.

These winning development project, selected out of 25 finalists in seven markets across Asia Pacific, were announced today at the 2025 ULI Asia Pacific Summit, which brought together over 500 decision makers to address current and future challenges facing the region’s built environment.

The winners (by location) are:

• Guulabaa Place of Koala — Port Macquarie, Australia (Developer: Forestry Corporation of New South Wales; Architects/Designers: Gensler)
• Woolloomooloo Wharf — Sydney, Australia (Developer: Walker Corporation; Architects/Designers: Buchan Group)
• Rasulbagh Children’s Park — Dhaka, Bangladesh (Developer: Dhaka South City Corporation; Architects/Designers: SHATOTTO, JPZ Consulting)
• Panlong Tiandi — Shanghai, China (Developer: Shui On Land; Architects/Designers: Sasaki Associates Inc., Ben Wood Studio Shanghai, Design Land Collaborative Pte. Ltd., TIANHUA, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute, Shanghai Yingyi Urban Planning And Design Co., Ltd., Scenic Architecture, Archi-Union Architecture, Laurent Landscape, UNOLAI Design & Associates)
• Vlinker Pujiang Park Community — Shanghai, China (Developer: VLINKER; Architects/Designers: VLINKER)
• Cai Yuanpei Square and Jiemin Library — Shaoxing, China (Developer: Shaoxing Commerce, Tourism and Culture Development Co., Ltd.; Architects/Designers: The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD))
• East Lake Greenway Phase III — Wuhan, China (Developer: Wuhan Urban Development Group, Landscape Architecture Corporation of China; Architects/Designers: Wuhan Planning & Design Institute)
• Wuchang Ecological and Cultural Promenade — Wuhan, China (Developer: Wuhan Urban Railway Construction Investment & Devt Co.; Architects/Designers: Wuhan Planning & Design Institute)
• Karma Lakelands Private Limited — Gurugram, India (Developer: Karma Lakelands; Architects/Designers: Pacific Coast Design/ Pankaj Sangwan Associates)
• Tokyo Midtown Yaesu — Tokyo, Japan (Developer: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.; Architects/Designers: Pickard Chilton, Nihon Sekkei Inc., Takenaka Corporation)
• Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel — Muntinlupa, Philippines (Developer: Filinvest Alabang, Inc.; Architects/Designers: NAP Architects , R.Villarosa Architects)
• Bidadari Park — Singapore (Developer: Housing Development Board, National Parks Board, Public Utilities Board; Designer: Henning Larsen Architecture, CPG Corporation)
• One Holland Village — Singapore (Developer: Far East Organization, Sekisui House and Sino Group; Architects/Designers: MKPL Architects, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers)
• SAFRA Choa Chu Kang Clubhouse — Singapore (Developer: SAFRA National Service Association; Architects/Designers: DP Architects)

Alan Beebe, CEO of ULI Asia Pacific, said, “The winning projects exemplify innovation and impact, showcasing excellence in design while offering valuable lessons for the industry. This year’s winners demonstrated exceptional practise in land use, particularly in terms of enriching community connections and enhancing livability. We would like to thank the distinguished jury members for their time and effort in selecting these outstanding projects.”

“The jury thoroughly enjoyed reviewing a total of 43 remarkable project entries, which represented the innovation and tremendous calibre of the region’s development sector,” said jury co-chairs Belinda Bentley, Managing Director, 9Springs, and Chris Law, Founding Director, Oval Partnership. “These winners have distinguished themselves by attaining a high standard of excellence across various disciplines, encompassing architecture, design, planning, construction, resiliency, economics, management, and sustainability. The winners inspire confidence that we will continue to see phenomenal projects emerge in Asia Pacific.”

The 2025 ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence jury consisted of ULI members representing different disciplines, including experts in development, finance, planning, urban design, and futuristic architecture. In addition to Belinda Bentley and Chris Law, the other jury members were: David McCracken, Principal, Voda Management; Selena Shi, Managing Director, Acquisitions, LaSalle Investment Management; Naifei Sun, Senior Urban Designer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Steve Bass, Portfolio Manager, Nuveen; Mei Chou, Group Director, Conservation and Urban Design, Urban Redevelopment Authority; Anupam Yog, Managing Director, XDG Labs Pte Ltd; Joel Luna, Founder & Principal, JLPD; Tesoc Hah, Founder & Principal, SCALe Architecture & Technology.

The high-resolution images of all winning teams are here: https://bit.ly/APAE2025Photos

For more information about the ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence, please visit: https://asia.uli.org/awardsforexcellence/.

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Priscilla Tong, Director of Communications, ULI Asia Pacific: [email protected]

About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute has more than 48,000 members worldwide and over 3,000 members in the Asia Pacific region representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines. For more information on ULI Asia Pacific, please visit asia.uli.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.

About the ULI Awards for Excellence Programme
The ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence was launched in 2019 as a regional version of the ULI Global Awards for Excellence programme. ULI first began the Awards for Excellence programme in 1979 to recognise truly superior development efforts in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Winning projects represent the highest standards of achievement in the development industry—standards that ULI members deem worthy of attainment in their professional endeavours. Today the development community widely recognises the ULI Global Awards for Excellence programme as one of its most prestigious awards programmes. More information available at uli.org/gae.