2007 Be Awards of Excellence - Commercial or Residential Buildings Nominees from South East Asia
Project Title: Resorts World at Sentosa
Organization: Michael Graves & Associates and DP Architects Pte Ltd
Location: Singapore
The Resorts World at Sentosa was designed by lead architect Michael Graves and Associates and local architect DP Architects. The $SGD5.2 billion development covers 49 hectares at the southern end of Singapore. Designed as a collection of resorts within a resort, the architects were challenged to provide an overall composition of buildings, form, and mass that responds well to the existing tropical island setting of Sentosa Island while meeting the rigorous evaluation process of the Singapore government.
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Project Title: Marina Bay Integrated Resorts Competition
Organization: Polshek Partnership Architects LLP and DP Architects Pte Ltd
Location: Singapore
The Marina Bay Integrated Resorts competition was a contested competition for the first of two highly anticipated integrated resorts, which includes a casino and related meeting, incentives, convention, and exhibition space. Four proposals were received for the Marina Bay site at the southern part of Singapore, with each committing to spend between $SGD4 billion to $SGD5 billion to build a world-class resort.
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Project Title: New Dewan Undangan Negeri Building 
Organization: Bina Puri Sdn Bhd
Location: Malaysia
Reinforcing the image of strength and stability, the Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) building in Malaysia will provide state-of-the-art facilities for the Dewan state legislative assembly and its members. The complex is configured in a star formation with nine radiating points. Rising to a height of 27.5 meters, each section of the star will have a separate pyramid roof. The center of the building is a massive atrium framed by nine massive arches that support the DUN hall nearly 40 meters above. The arches merge with intricate floor beams creating a tree-like effect within.
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