TK Elevator Wins Elevator World ‘Project of the Year 2022’ Award for Moving Walks

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TK Elevator’s Taiyuan Botanical Garden project in Shanxi, China was recognized in the “Moving Walks” category 

TK Elevator is pleased to once again receive Elevator World’s Project of the Year award. With its Taiyuan Botanical Garden project in Shanxi awarded “Project of the Year 2022” under the “Moving Walks” category, the company has been given this prestigious recognition consecutively in the award’s past three editions. The award highlights TK Elevator’s continued achievement in providing and installing some of the most innovative and customer-centric mobility solutions across the globe.

Occupying the site of a former coal mine, the Taiyuan Botanical Garden was transformed into a modern landscape park and museum by Austrian architect firm Delugan Meissl. Key features of this park include three-domed greenhouses and a large terrace providing a panoramic view across the park. The highlight of the project is the moving walkway that extends through an opening through the roof of the entrance building, provided by TK Elevator.

The installation of a pair of TK Elevator’s Orinoco moving walks at a 12-degree incline, 1000mm width, 11.85m height and 62.4m span in the sustainability-themed botanical garden not only sets a new record as the longest and highest (in terms of rise) moving walks installed by the company in China, but also showcases the exceptional build and aesthetic qualities of the German-engineered TK Elevator products.

“Customer satisfaction is of paramount importance to TK Elevator. As an iconic element of the park’s design and the sole entrance to the panoramic terrace, the Orinoco moving walk was chosen by the customer for its proven track record in safety and reliability,” says Peter Walker, CEO at TK Elevator. “We are proud to show our entrepreneurial spirit and once again convince with our innovative mobility solutions.”

Antoine Besseyre des Horts Wins Prestigious A&D 40 under 40 Awards 2021

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LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, recently announced that Antoine Besseyre des Horts, Leader of LIXIL Global Design, Asia, has been recognized as a recipient of the A&D 40 under 40 2021 Awards.

The A&D awards are a benchmark for excellence in architecture and interior design within Greater China and beyond. The awards also recognize and celebrate some of the most innovative and efficient projects by both local and overseas practices. Launched in 2006, the A&D 40 under 40 Awards is Asia’s leading architecture and interior design award and recognizes and champions forty of the most talented young professionals in the fields of architecture, interior and product design.

An award-winning designer with a holistic approach to design, Antoine Besseyre des Horts leads an international team at LIXIL, providing creative direction to translate LIXIL’s portfolio brands American Standard, GROHE, and INAX brand strategies into culturally relevant consumer experiences for the Asia Pacific and Greater China markets.

“As one of Asia’s leading architecture and interior design awards, it is an honour to be awarded the 40 under 40 Awards by A&D. This award is a true recognition of my commitment to adding value to society through the creation of solutions that truly enhance people’s daily lives and to providing inspiration to the designers I mentor and interact with,” said Antoine Besseyre des Horts, Leader of LIXIL Global Design, Asia.

Putting users at the heart of the business, LIXIL has undergone a design-led transformation to adopt a consumer-centric design approach. At the core of LIXIL’s design philosophy is solving real-life challenges with world-leading technology and innovation. Antoine Besseyre des Horts has worked on several key projects for LIXIL’s portfolio brands, combining user-centric design with an entrepreneurial, co-creative mindset to deliver life-enhancing experiences for users.

As an award-winning designer, the products Antoine Besseyre des Horts designed across different categories and brands have been recognized globally and received over 75 design awards from some of the most prestigious competitions such as Red Dot Design Award, iF Design Award, Good Design Award (Japan), The Good Design Awards (USA), Interior Innovation Award, Iconic Awards, and Design for Asia Awards.

RIBA International Prize 2021 Shortlist Announced

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Three exceptional architecture projects from around the globe were revealed as the 2021 shortlist for the RIBA International Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

The prestigious biennial award celebrates projects that demonstrate design excellence and social impact. The shortlisted projects in contention for the world’s best new building are:

  • Friendship Hospital, Satkhira, Bangladesh, by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA – A remote community hospital set in the fragile watery landscape of the Bengal, built to withstand the ravages of climate change
  • James-Simon-Galerie, Berlin, Germany, by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin – A classically inspired entrance building and visitor centre for the world-leading cultural destination and Unesco World Heritage Site, Museum Island
  • Lille Langebro, Copenhagen, Denmark by WilkinsonEyre and Urban Agency – Technically innovative new cyclist and pedestrian bridge that elegantly slides open and revitalises Copenhagen harbour

RIBA President Simon Allford said: “Our global architecture awards champion buildings that change the world and positively impact the community around them, and these three exemplars certainly deliver. Situated in a range of locations with various purposes, from a communal hospital in Bangladesh to an innovative cyclist and pedestrian bridge in Denmark, these projects are united by human experience at their heart. Collectively they demonstrate sensitivity to their surroundings and local cultures, inclusive design, and sustainable solutions, and set a high bar for architectural excellence around the world. Congratulations to the talented individuals and practices shortlisted for this international accolade. I look forward to seeing which scheme is selected by our esteemed panel of judges to be named the RIBA International Prize winner.”

The three buildings have been selected following a rigorous judging process, from a long list of 16 exceptional new projects in 11 countries. The winner of the RIBA International Prize and the RIBA International Emerging Architect Prize, which celebrates the future talent of the profession, will be
announced in early 2022. The shortlist will be judged by a distinguished Grand Jury chaired by world-renowned multidisciplinary French architect and urban planner, Odile Decq. The jury members are Es Devlin OBE, acclaimed British artist and designer, Jeanne Gang, American architect and founder of Studio Gang with offices in the USA and Paris, Rossana Hu, architect and founding Partner of Neri&Hu based in Shanghai, China and Brazilian, Gustavo Utrabo, winner of the 2018 RIBA International Prize and Emerging Architect Prize.

Due to the ongoing travel restrictions across the world, projects that the Grand Jury are unable to visit in person this year will be included in the shortlisting stage of the next edition of the RIBA International Prize.

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IDCS Announces 8th Design Excellence Awards 2021 Winners

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The awards programme aims to celebrate the best interior design projects in Asia Pacific and recognise the best and brightest in the interior design industry

The Interior Design Confederation Singapore (IDCS)  announced the winners of the 8th Annual Design Excellence Awards (DEA) at the Awards Evening on 3 December 2021, held virtually this year. This latest edition of the prestigious DEA awards saw 153 awards given out across 31 categories, recognising interior design excellence, innovation and talent throughout Singapore, Asia Pacific and the World.

Considered an industry seal of excellence, the DEA 2021 received a total of 202 entries in two tracks: The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for completed built projects by industry professionals; and the Spatial Design Awards (SPADE) for completed academic projects by design students. The IDEA section received 133 IDEA entries in 22 categories, while the SPADE section received 69 entries in the 9 student
categories.

“In 2021 we have seen tremendous growth in the quantity of submissions. IDCS received entries from China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, all of which displayed significant elevation in the quality and standards of Interior & Spatial Design,” said Mr Cameron Woo, President of IDCS. “It is our pleasure and honour to congratulate, recognise and celebrate the winners of The Interior Designer of the Year, Project of the Year, The Interior Design Firm of the Year and all the Award Winners, these are some of the highest accolades awarded to the Best of the Best Interior Designers in our industry.”

Interior Designer of the Year – Designers’ Choice – Winner: Cherin Tan

The title of the Interior Designer of the Year 2021 – Designers’ Choice category, one of the most anticipated announcements of the evening, went to Ms Cherin Tan, who was voted by her peers and the Jury Panel with the highest number of votes in the Interior Design industry from a shortlist of six nominees chosen by the IDCS Council. The six nominees include world renowned Designers such as Ms Cherin Tan, Mr Colin Seah, Ms Kelly Hoppen, Mr Lyndon Neri & Ms Rossana Hu, Mr Steve Leung, Mr Terence Ngan and Mr Ed Ng, a shortlist of some of the most talented and respected Designers in Asia Pacific and the world.

Project of the Year – Designers’ Choice – Winner: Citi Wealth Hub by Ministry of Design

The title of the Project of the Year 2021 – Designers’ Choice category, the first time the industry has voted for their favourite interior design project, was won by Ministry of Design (MOD) for their project Citi Wealth Hub in Singapore. MOD was awarded the highest number of votes by their peers and the Jury Panel from a shortlist of seven nominees chosen by the IDCS Council. The seven nominees whose project was shortlisted as one of the best in the region include: 50% Cloud Artists Lounge Mile City by Cheng Chung Design, Citi Wealth Hub by Ministry of Design, The Hari Hotel by Tara Bernerd & Partners, Hotel The Mitsui by Andre Fu Studio, Nan Bei Restaurant by AvroKO, Ulaman Eco Retreat by Inspiral Architecture & Design Studio, Yi Restaurant by Aedas.

Interior Design Firm of the Year – Winner: Laank Pte Ltd

For a second year running, the Interior Design Firm of the Year has been awarded to local Singapore firm Laank Pte Ltd, a regular multi- award winner at the Design Excellence Awards for their diverse, quality and colourful interior design projects across the Asia Pacific region.

Best Student Award: Winner: Sheryka Umaya – Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

“Without a doubt the diversity, environmental consciousness and range of projects submitted by the student entries was inspiring and impressive, certainly we are seeing progressive improvements year on year with the Student entries. The winner, Sheryka Umaya’s work displays sustainable practices, sensitivity and maturity in her project Common Ground which was why she received the highest overall average score from the Jury Panel,” commented Mr Cameron Woo (DEA 2021 Judge). “The SPADE award winners today will no doubt be the very designers who will go on to shape the design landscape of tomorrow and I will certainly be keeping an eye on their early emerging talent as they progress through their career in Interior Design”, says Cameron Woo.

Best F&B Design | ≤ 2000 sqf
Gold: Set of Six by Hot Design Folks

The Gold winner for the Best F&B Design ≤ 2000 sqf goes to Singapore based ID firm, Hot Design Folks for their project ‘Set of Six’, which was inspired by Joseph’s Conrad’s Set of Six book. They were tasked to create a speakeasy-esque lounge concept with a strong focus on gastronomic experiences, pairing unique crafted cocktails with elevated finger food.

IDEA Colour Award
Gold: Babel Fit Asia – KLCC by Genius Loci Pte Ltd

Genius Loci Pte Ltd from Indonesia took home the Gold, for the IDEA Colour Awards, for their project Babel Fit Asia – KLCC, to create a new vision for the gym experience which was nested in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s KLCC Sutra Mall, where the firm’s brief was to “create a gym like no other”.

For a full list of winners, visit the Design Excellence Awards website here.

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GuocoLand Named Top Developer by Two Major Industry Awards

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Midtown Modern was also honoured as Top Development and secured multiple wins across major design, architecture, landscape categories

GuocoLand Limited achieved the exceptional feat of winning top developer honours at two of Singapore’s major industry awards – the EdgeProp Singapore Excellence Awards and the Asia Property Awards (Singapore). This is also the second consecutive year that the real estate Group was named Best Developer at the Asia Property Awards (Singapore).

At the 5th EdgeProp Singapore Excellence Awards 2021 (“EPEA 2021”) announced on 24 November 2021, GuocoLand took home honours in eight major categories, including Top Developer and seven development awards for Midtown Modern, which is a new record for the most number of wins by any development in a single year.

In addition, Mr Cheng Hsing Yao, Chief Executive Officer of GuocoLand, was conferred the title of Personality Of The Year in recognition of his leadership in driving company growth and bringing to the industry innovative, game-changing concepts to integrated mixed-use developments.

On 19 November 2021, GuocoLand also received seven awards, including the top honours of Best Developer for a second successive year, at the 11th Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2021 (“APA 2021”).

Mr Cheng said: “We’re honoured to be recognised by both these prestigious awards as a real estate group that delivers on innovation and premium developments. With healthy competition, the true winners are the home buyers who will benefit from better design and offerings.”

On Midtown Modern’s success, Mr Cheng said: “The recognition given to Midtown Modern is a strong affirmation of the project’s distinctive qualities in offering a green sanctuary for urban family living in the city and as a part of the transformative Guoco Midtown integrated development. We will strive to better ourselves as we continue to bring our signature innovative and holistic approach to ensure that all our projects achieve best-in-class standards that home buyers desire.”

Midtown Modern wins big at EdgeProp Singapore Excellence Awards 2021

Midtown Modern, GuocoLand’s latest luxury residential project, scored a resounding success at the EPEA 2021 by winning a total of seven awards. One of the first family-oriented residential developments in the CBD, it was bestowed the coveted Top Development Award for scoring high points in the design, innovation, marketing and landscaping categories.

The project clinched six other awards, including Mixed-Use Development Excellence, recognising the development’s high-quality and forward-looking approach to mixed-use developments. It was also honoured with awards in Layout Excellence and Landscape Excellence, a nod to its unique “Gardens in the Woods” landscaping concept. In addition, it was recognised in the  Innovation Excellence and Marketing Excellence categories, as well as the People’s Choice Award, a category that was voted by the public.

Midtown Bay wins in new Best WFH Development category at 11th Asia Property Awards 2021

At the APA 2021, GuocoLand bagged a total of seven awards, including Best Developer, and will go on to represent Singapore at the Asia Property Awards Grand Final, to be held in December to honour the best of the best developers in the region. GuocoLand also attained two special awards in recognition of its Sustainable Design and Construction and ESG practices – an industry acknowledgement of its continuous efforts to champion sustainability across its business practices, operations, and developments.

Midtown Bay was the inaugural winner of the newly-created Best WFH Development category this year. The 219-unit Midtown Bay, also part of Guoco Midtown, is the first luxury development to offer a ‘Business Homes’ concept in Singapore to provide small business owners and entrepreneurs with a hybrid residential-and-office environment.  The development is designed to allow work-from-home flexibility while supported by a business eco-system of services, amenities, and a community at Guoco Midtown.

Midtown Modern took home awards for Best Luxury Condo Development, Best Luxury Condo Architectural Design and Best Luxury Condo Landscape Architectural Design. Designed by four-time President’s Design Award winner Yip Yuen Hong of ipli Architects, Midtown Modern showcases a rugged aesthetic where cosy garden homes and lush greenery unfolds within. It is the second condominium of Guoco Midtown, GuocoLand’s 3.2 hectare (“ha”) integrated mixed-use development located in the prime Bugis-Beach Road district. Midtown Modern comprises two 30-storey towers with 558 units and a retail podium. Bringing to life “Nature in the City”, Midtown Modern is the only CBD residential project with full condominium facilities, and more than ten thematic gardens and landscape areas spanning over 1 ha.

International accolades garnered by GuocoLand

GuocoLand’s triumphs at the EPEA 2021 and APA 2021 follow their achievements at the 2021 FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards, where Guoco Tower won World Silver Winner in the Office category. GuocoLand also clinched three titles at the Real Estate Asia Awards 2021, namely Developer of the Year, Mixed Use Development of the Year for Guoco Midtown and Luxury Residential Development of the Year for Martin Modern.

In addition, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) also accorded GuocoLand the Quality Champion (GoldPLUS) 2021 award, the second year in a row. The BCA Quality Excellence award, launched in 2013, honours developers and builders for their dedication and success in constructing high-quality properties.

Looking ahead, GuocoLand will be developing a mixed-use development of three 25-storey towers with around 600 residential units, including a double-volume sky terrace in each tower at the recently-awarded Lentor Central site. The new development is expected to spearhead the transformation of the Lentor Hills neighbourhood.

iLOQ wins Rebuild Product Innovation award for iLOQ S5 digital locking solution

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Access management innovator, iLOQ, was presented with the Product Innovation award at the recent Rebuild Expo in Madrid.

For almost two decades, iLOQ has been developing access management products and services that fulfill the building sector’s requirements for technological and sustainable solutions that create healthier and more energy-efficient spaces.

From 256 candidates, iLOQ was recognized in the Advanced Architecture Awards 2021 for their iLOQ S5 digital locking solution.

With iLOQ S5, the power for opening locks comes from the motion of inserting the key into the cylinder making batteries unnecessary and saving the environment 30,000 kg of battery waste every year. Another innovative feature of the system is device-to-device communication. A vast amount of data, such as access rights, time limitations, a list of blocked keys and audit trails, is remotely updated and then shared between readers, keys and locks in a building every time a door is opened.

“I am honoured to accept this award and proud to belong to such an innovative company with a great culture and big values. Competition is intensifying in the locking industry; iLOQ is firmly at the forefront of innovation and dedicated to providing solutions that fulfill our customers’ needs now and in the future,” states Agustín Llobet, Country Manager iLOQ Iberia.

Read more about iLOQ S5 digital locking solution here.

RIBA announces world’s best new buildings – 11 Asian projects win RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021

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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 16 winners of the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021, a biennial selection of the world’s best new buildings selected from entries to the world’s most prestigious award for architecture, the RIBA International Prize.

 

Of these exceptional winning projects, 11 are located in Asia, across Qatar, Iran, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China and South Korea.

 

  • Doha, Qatar: The Msheireb Downtown Doha Masterplan, a sophisticated and major architectural project, comprises a hundred plus buildings forming a coherent piece of the city and champions environmental and cultural sustainability with walkable neighbourhoods.

  • Seoul, South Korea: Amorepacific Headquarters is boldly positioned in the heart of the business district, serving as the workplace for the beauty company, a triple height foyer also engages with social responsibility, offering a public museum, auditorium, library, shopping and exhibition spaces.

  • Hong Kong, China: Tai Kwun The Centre for Heritage and Arts has transformed Hollywood Road, a historic cultural site, housing buildings formerly operating as police headquarters into two new immersive museum buildings with capacity for outdoor exhibition spaces and morning Tai Chi.

(Left – right): Msheireb Downtown Doha, Allies and Morrison; Amorepacific Headquarters, David Chipperfield Architects Berlin; Tai Kwun The Centre for Heritage and Arts, Purcell, Herzog & de Meuron, Rocco Design Associates Architects Limited

Amongst the 16 winning projects announced today, four projects will be shortlisted for this year’s prize and announced in September.  The winner of the RIBA International Emerging Architect Prize and the RIBA International Prize 2021 will be selected by a Grand Jury, chaired by French architect Odile Decq and revealed in November 2021.

 

Sino Group and Ping An Smart City Announce Finalists of ‘PropXTech’ Corporate Innovation Programme

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Ten finalists presented innovative products and solutions that can make a positive  impact on real estate industry

Presenting innovative technology products and  solutions, ten start-up companies have been selected from nearly 300 submissions  from 42 countries and cities to join ‘PropXTech’, a corporate innovation programme  jointly launched by Sino Group (the ‘Group’) and Ping An Smart City (‘Ping An’). The organisers and participants share the belief in driving the development of the  Property-Technology (PropTech) industry, innovate real estate in the region, and  contribute to smart cities in all aspects from property development to management.  

Mr Andrew Young, Associate Director (Innovation) of Sino Group and PropXTech  Project Leader said, ‘The programme opened for applications in October 2020, and  we were very encouraged by the overwhelming response from hundreds of  entrepreneurs and start-ups from around the world. Following a competitive interview  and pitch process, ten start-ups demonstrating exceptional creativity and potential  were selected to join the innovation programme. Selections were made based on the  strengths of the companies’ clear business models; sales, engineering, scalability and  operational capabilities; and their ability to address customer experience, efficient  processing, and financial impact.’ 

The finalists presented PropTech products and services spanning physical,  experiential and digital offerings. Some of the PropTech innovations include*: ∙ Welbot – An adaptive robotics application for construction automation. By  collecting on-site raw data, the system can provide big data and artificial  intelligence (AI) algorithm construction framework for complex environments in  a short time. Additionally, the start-up, from Hong Kong, has created a cable  robotic cleaner for buildings and windows, that uses environmentally friendly  ionic pure water, and does not require a gondola, making the cleaning of high rise buildings more cost effective, sustainable, and easier to install and operate. 

∙ Valpas – a smart living well-being solution that could make a dramatic impact  on the quality of hotels and health of guests. Hailing from Finland, Valpas has designed smart bed legs that have a special coating and colour that together with the CO2 emitted by sleeping guests attract and trap newly arrived bed  bugs in the bed legs. The product is patented, certified, eco-friendly, toxic-free  and chemical-free. 

∙ Archilyse – The start-up from Switzerland has designed a cloud-based service,  offering machine learning and AI to replace subjective assessment of  architectural qualities. The outcome is a holistic solution for analysis and  automated evaluation with objective data to facilitate decision making, identify  qualitative KPI and increase process efficiency significantly. In addition to data  analytics, a digital modelling element can generate 3D BIM future-ready  models from paper or PDF plans, which optimises and accelerates the process  at the modelling stage of building development. 

∙ Vutility – an IoT device designed in the USA, Vutility is an energy monitoring  solution that makes sub-metering easier and provides real-time, high  resolution, non-intrusive accessible, insightful and actionable data about  energy consumption, to improve operational and energy efficiency. 

The four-month programme kicked off in March 2021 and is now in the ‘Acceleration  Phase’. Whilst receiving comprehensive mentorship from Sino Group, Ping An’s  experts and world-renowned veterans, the finalists are also gaining access to the  Group’s innovation ecosystem to develop pilot and proof-of-concept projects in Hong  Kong and Greater Bay Area, meeting with the Group’s various business units and  partners to explore potential business scenarios and achieve synergic collaborations,  as well as testing and fine-tuning their solutions in a real-world environment.

Two Atkins’ architecture designs scoop Asia Pacific Property awards

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Atkins – a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group – has seen two of its architectural projects recognised at the 2020-2021 Asia Pacific Property Awards. The Changsha Northstar International Convention and Exhibition Centre won an award in the Public Service Architecture in China category, while the Hari hotel in Hong Kong won an award in the New Hotel Construction and Design category. The Asia Pacific Property Awards, as part of the International Property Awards, are the largest, most prestigious and widely recognised throughout the region, celebrating the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the property and real estate industry.  

Bertil de Kleynen, Managing Director for Southeast Asia at Atkins, said: “I’m thrilled to see that more of our design projects are recognised at the prestigious awards. It’s a great recognition of our passionate architecture team and their effort to design award-winning projects that not only enhance value for our clients’ investments, but also raise their profiles at the national and international levels.”

The Changsha Northstar International Convention and Exhibition Centre is a new landmark for the city, including a 400m supertall tower. It integrates residential, cultural, retail and commercial space and creates a central public space for activities. The luxury Hari hotel, which is due to open in 2020, builds on the success of Harilela family’s signature hotel in London. It is the first hotel of the Harilela Group that carries its own brand in Hong Kong and Asia, offering guests unique and special experiences.

The official award ceremony has been scheduled to take place in September 2020 in Bangkok where the national winners for each category will be announced to compete for “Asia Pacific’s Best”, the highest regional recognition. 

Atkins’ designs have now won a number of International Property Awards, including the 2017 “World’s Best Architecture” category for the 461-metre supertall Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and the 2018 “Best International Mixed-use Architecture” and “Best Mixed-use Architecture Asia Pacific” awards for the Huarong Tower in Zhuhai, China.

 

Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology and Shanghai Smart Home Technology to focus on five trending sectors

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The 2020 editions of Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology (SIBT) and Shanghai Smart Home Technology (SSHT) are set to return from 2 – 4 September in halls W3 – W5 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The two fairs will once again be held concurrently with the Shanghai Smart Office Technology (SSOT) zone and Parking China. Together, they are expected to attract 25,000 industry visitors and over 250 exhibitors, covering an exhibition space of 25,000 sqm. This year, the fairs will focus on five in-demand sectors, including audio-visual, complete smart home ecosystems, smart sunshade, smart office and smart parking technology.

Commenting on the current status of the industry, Ms Lucia Wong, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd said: “This is a challenging year for all of us in the industry, but as the pandemic eases, I believe there will be a strong and growing consumer demand for home, building, office, parking, engineering and smart technologies. During these trying times, smart technology can support remote office practices while offering improved and more connected indoor and outdoor environments”.

“Moreover, it is important to recognise some positive aspects in the industry such as the continuous development of AI and IoT, increasing consumer demand and the application of 5G technology. The Chinese government has also implemented policies to promote the use of technology on a national scale, such as the ‘new infrastructure’ scheme. This year, the concurrent fairs will highlight key areas covering home, building and city aspects, allowing the industry to explore the entire smart technology ecosystem in one place,” she added.

2020 fair features
This year, SSHT and SIBT, together with the concurrent fairs, will present new technologies and products in the smart home, intelligent building, smart parking and smart office sectors. By showcasing innovative ideas, the fairs build a bridge of communication between industry stakeholders and offer a head start in identifying future trends.

SSHT highlights
 

Audio-visual and home entertainment systems

Benefitting from new applied technologies, audio-visual products with centralised systems have positively changed the user experience. Home cinema and audio equipment are now the key elements of the smart home audio-visual system with a growing emphasis on user-centric design and integrated control. At SSHT, exhibitors will demonstrate in-demand products featuring a human-computer interaction (HCI) experience, smart control and playback systems as well as seamless connection systems in home settings. Exhibiting home audio-visual brands include HiMedia, Denho, E-High, AV Design, CAV, Sissi & Jason, Lingjie, United Audio, Beichang, Wise, Hope and AISpeaker.

Complete smart home ecosystem

As 5G, AI and IoT technologies mature, the smart home industry has entered a new chapter, allowing complete smart home ecosystem solutions to become further established in the market. By engaging both upstream and downstream businesses, this promotes cooperation across different industries. Complete smart home ecosystem brands at SSHT include Legrand, Leelen, Vensi, Ezviz, Citron, Kuaizhu, Zhixuan, Konke, Dnake, Morelinks, Lifesmart, Wayclouds, DALITEK and Zigbee.

SIBT highlights
 

Shanghai Smart Office Technology (SSOT) zone

Combined with the sharp increase in remote office demand this year, the fast development of IoT, AI, big data, cloud computing and 5G technologies have led to a call for flexible working environments, and smart and user-centric office spaces. While this poses a new challenge for some office-based companies, it also offers valuable opportunities for office design and management companies, solution providers and system integrators.

SSOT will be hosting the ‘OffiSmart – 2nd Shanghai International Smart Office Space Management Summit’ to present smart conference, commercial and office space management, and elevator and parking equipment solutions. The forum will gather an audience from different backgrounds, such as system integration, property management, corporate, human resources and commercial development to discuss the future of smart offices and the business potential. SSOT will continue to work with business partners to deliver an industry platform for smart solution applications in office and commercial spaces.

Smart sunshade systems

According to a market research report published by Technavio this year, the smart sunshade market could potentially grow by USD 300 million between 2020 and 2024. The report indicated that the increasing demand for efficient energy solutions plays a key role in the growing smart sunshade market and this technology has become an integral part of intelligent buildings. SIBT will explore the leading market trends and support the industry’s development by focusing on retail, smart technology and design. Exhibiting smart sunshade brands include A-OK, Wistar, Bofu and WakeTop.

Concurrent fair – Parking China

Coined to describe digital, integrated and innovative infrastructures, China’s ‘new infrastructure’ concept demonstrates the region’s objective to stimulate the economy through technology. The 2020 edition of Parking China will examine the parking industry’s role in the implementation of this scheme. Jointly organised with China Urban Parking Industry Association, the ‘China Parking Industry Convergence Development Forum’ will discuss three major topics:
 

  • Industry integration: analyse the latest trends in parking, construction and urban planning from a government policy perspective.
  • Technology integration: discuss the integration and application of new parking IoT technologies.
  • Application and development: share the latest solutions and applications of major smart parking product categories.


The SSHT and SIBT exhibitor search engine is now online and will be regularly updated. Visitors can also view the 2020 exhibitor list to prepare before the fair in order to maximise their experience onsite.