Vision for Cities: Planning and delivering urban infrastructure to achieve sustainable growth is the the first-stage discussion paper for the RICS Vision for Cities work programme, it was launched on Wednesday 17 March at an RICS-hosted seminar Spotting the Trends: Shaping the Cities of the Future held at MIPIM – an international real estate fair [...]

Marcia Caines Palais Des Festivals © Mipim 2009 In view of the financial crisis, the 20th MIPIM international property fair was inevitably different to past years. The annual 20 year-old event, a property sector institution based in Cannes that brings together thousands of delegates – architects, developers, agents and other property professionals – from all [...]

Mipim 2009 – A Market With Great Development Potential? – L To R – Gerard W Bakker (Global Housing Foundation) – Julian Josephs (Immediate Past World President – Fiabci – Usa) – Nathalie Depetro (Mipim Horizons) Credits : @ Mipim 2009 At the twentieth edition of MIPIM 2009 — the world’s premier real estate summit [...]

Kingdom (RICS UK), met in Paris on January 23rd to select the 15 projects nominated as finalists for the MIPIM Awards 2009. The MIPIM Awards honour real estate projects featuring outstanding architectural achievement and innovative techniques in five categories: ‘Business Centres’, ‘Refurbished Office Buildings’, ‘Residential Developments’, ‘Hotels & Tourism Resorts’ and ‘Green Buildings’. During its [...]