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CWAB AWARDS: BIGGER . GREATER . GRANDER
The CONSTRUCTION WORLD Architect and Builder Awards were instituted by ASAPP
Info Global Group in 2006. They are India’s most coveted awards for the architecture and building industry. The awards recognize the people and organizations responsible for the changing landscape of our country - the Top Architects and the Top Builders of India – and felicitate them. The growth of the event over the past 10 years is in tandem with the industry’s growth in India and has gained in stature and importance with each passing year.
The CWAB Awards, for the past 10 years, have featured the best speakers from across the globe who have spoken on various themes like INNOVISION, YOUTH, GREEN etc. The 10th year event celebrated the DECADE OF EXCELLENCE where we felicitated all our past winners – with over 50 of them, it was perhaps the largest gathering of Architects and Builders across the country on one platform.
Entries for the Noteworthy Projects and Interior Designer categories are solicited through a general call for entries against a minimum threshold for years in the business, range and quality of work among several other factors. Again, a jury makes the final selection.
It’s time to award the best in the business in a night of prestige and glamour!
Shortlisting
The CWAB awards are unique as the shortlist is drawn-up by our editorial team.Our editors lead the nomination process and take responsibility for the due diligence. Extensive research is done on each nomination following which a dossier is sent out to jury members for deliberations before the jury meet. They conduct extensive research in the months leading up to the awards.
Survey
Survey is driven by stringent criteria and a robust methodology along with a comprehensive multi city survey, A survey takes place in which all the companies are screened based on various parameters.
The architects, industry associations, and consultants from various parts of the country are contacted to suggest names to be put in the final voting list.
Jury
The nominees in each category will be presented to the jury for determination of winners. The jury will score each nominee based on pre-defined evaluation parameters.
The winners are then decided by a jury of distinguished, independent panel of industry practitioners who cast their vote on the shortlisted companies/individuals.
Jury’s decision will be final and binding on all Participants.
Award Ceremony
The TOP BUILDERS AND TOP ARCHITECTSare determined by the highest percentage from the accumulated scores of the jury.
The CWAB Awards introduces a new award category “Noteworthy Projects”
Identify the Categories
Builders and Architects can nominate their projects across the following categories
- Residential
- Retail
- Commercial
- Institutional
- Hospitality
- Interiors (Recognising Interior Designers)
Understanding a Noteworthy project
A 'Noteworthy project' can include one or more of the following factors: Sustainable, Energy-Efficient, Water-Efficient, Green, Most affordable, has achieved certain milestones, State-of-the-art amenities, set aesthetic benchmark, used innovative materials, artistic and resourceful.
Assessment of Nominations
Our editors lead the nomination process in each category and take responsibility for the due diligence. Extensive research is done on each nomination following which a dossier is sent out to jury members for deliberations before the jury meet.
Jury Meeting
The final stage of selection is through a jury meeting chaired by independent panel of industry practitioners who cast their vote and select one winner from each of the categories.
Award Ceremony
The winners will be felicitated at a grand ceremony held on 23rd August, 2017 in Mumbai.
JURY
COMING SOON
NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS JURY
- MR Jaishankar, Chairman and Managing Director, Brigade Enterprises
- CN Raghavendran, Partner, CR Narayana Rao Architects
- Ashish Rakheja, Managing Partner, AEON Integrated Building Design
- Prof Mat Santamouris, Professor-High Performance Architecture, University or New South Wales, Sydney
- Ar Brad Wilkins, Tall Building Practice Area Leader, Genster (ELEEP, LEEPAP), Singapore
- Shabnam Gupta, Principal Designer, The Orange Lane
- Ar Dennis Rehill, Vice President + Design Director at WATG Urban (MRIAI,RIBA, AIA, LEED, BD+C), Seattle
NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS JURY
- Russell Gilchrist, Principal I Design Director, Gensler
- Architect Hafeez Contractor
- Anita Arjundas, Managing Director & CEO, Mahindra Lifespaces
- Mili Majumdar, Managing Director, Green Business Certification Institute
- Roshni Udyavar Yehuda, Head, Rachana Sansad’s Institute of Environmental Architecture
ARCHITECT JURY
- Girish Shah, Director, The Wadhwa Group
- Chirag Baijal, Director - Commercial Businesses, Carrier Airconditioning & Refrigeration
- Rajiv Balaggan, Sales Head – Architectural Glass India, Pilkington Glass India
- Harsh Chitale, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Philips Lighting India
- Percy Jijina, Director - Decorative Paints, Jotun Paints
- Sriram Natarajan, Director, CBRE South Asia.
Builder Jury
- R Ramakrishnan, Vice Chairman, Jt. Managing Director & Group CEO, Polycab Wires
- Nirmalya Chatterjee, Executive Director & COO, Trimble Solutions India
- Rajesh Chawla , Director, Veka India
- Yoshiyuki Mabuchi, Managing Director, Toshiba Johnson Elevators India
- Juzer S. Kothari , Managing Director, Conserve Consultants
- Nellie Samuel, Joint Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Knight Frank Property Services
- Rahul Kadri , Principal Architect & Partner, IM Kadri Architects
- Ani Ray, Managing Director, ACC
- Kamal Hadker, Chairman & Managing Director, Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services.
Architect Jury
- Manish Garg, President, Steel Building Solutions, Everest Industries Limited
- Alakesh Roy, Managing Director, Zamil Steel, India
- Shampa Dhali, Director, Global Sales, Marriott International
- Umesh Rao, Founder & CEO, Vector Projects (I) Pvt. Ltd.
- Vikas Gupta, Director, Omkar Realtors & Developers Pvt. Ltd.
- Kamal Singh, Director Power Electronics, Danfoss Industries Pvt. Ltd.
- Sushil Luniya, President, Marketing & Sales, HSIL Limited
- Shyam Motwani, Executive Vice President, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd (Locking Solutions and Systems).
Builder Jury
- Ravi Sarangan, Director, Edifice Architects Pvt. Ltd.
- Rajat Malhotra, COO-Integrated Facilities Management (West Asia), JLL
- Chetan Raikar, Chairman & Managing Director, Structwel Designers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr HM Raje, Director, Raje Structural Consultants
- Sunil MK, AEC Head, Autodesk India & SAARC
- Antony Parokaran, CEO, Schindler India
- Mala Singh, Founder, PEC Solutions Green Design Pvt . Ltd.
- Rajeev Antony, Managing Director, Schueco India Pvt. Ltd.
- Sanjay Puri, Principle Architect, Sanjay Puri Architects Pvt. Ltd.
Architect Jury
- V Suresh, Director, Hirco
- Rajesh Ahuja, Managing Director, Sleek
- Agrim Agarwal, Director, Grescasa Ceramics
- Anil Mathur, COO, Godrej Interio
- Mr. Vikram Sharma, Managing Director, BP Ergo
- Atul Sanghvi, Chief Operating Officer, CERA Sanitaryware Limited
Builder Jury
- Abhin Alimchandani, Director, Stup Consultants Pvt.Ltd.
- Poorva Keskar, Director, Vk:e environmental
- Martin Kriegner, Chief Executive Officer, Lafarge India
- Ankur G Choksey, Managing Director, Choksey Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
- Satish D Parakh, Managing Director, Ashoka Buildcon Ltd.
- Tilakraj Seth, Executive Vice President Infrastructure & Cities Sector South Asia, Siemens Limited
- Jairam Panch, Managing Director, Turner Project Management India PL
Architect Jury
- Malav Dani, Director, Coating Specialities India Ltd.
- Gautam Chand Jain, Chairman & Managing Director, Pokarna Limited
- Managing Director, Sandeep Mathur, Fenesta Building system
- Sandeep Mittal, Managing Director, Anutone Acoustics Ltd.
- Sanjay Sethi, MD & CEO, Berggruen Hotels Pvt. Ltd.
- Arjun Shahani, Managing Director, Armstrong World Industries (India)
- Raj Menon, Country Manager – India, InterfaceFLOR India Pvt Ltd.
- Alok Goel, CEO, Nitco Ltd.
- Neeraj Sharma, Managing Director, Kone Elevator India Pvt. Ltd.
- Piyush Gandhi, National Director, Projects & Development Services West India, Jones Lang LaSalle
Builder Jury
- Shekhar Patki, Principal Designer & Proprietor, P.G.Patki Architects Pvt. Ltd.
- Shimul Javeri Kadri, Principal Architect, SJK Architect
- Jayant Acharya, Director (Commercial & Marketing), Member of the Board, JSW Steel Limited
- B K Batra, Deputy Managing Director, IDBI Bank
- Ewart Lazarus, Executive Director, Chowgule Construction Technologies
- Narendra Ajugia, Managing Director, Shirish Patel & Associates Consultants Pvt.Ltd
- Surajit Ray, Managing Director & Country Head, ULMA FORMWORK SYSTEMS INDIA PVT. LTD.
- Amit Maitra, Managing Director, Lerch Bates Private Limited
- Digant L Kapadia, Managing Director, B.E. Billimoria & Co. Ltd.
- Jeremy Lester, Chief Executive, GROCON
Architect Jury
- Niranjan Hiranandani, Managing Director & Co-founder, Hiranandani Group
- MS.Nair, Country Manager - Bathroom & Wellness Division, Villeroy & Boch Sales India Pvt.Ltd.
- Satish Jamdar, Managing Director, Blue Star Ltd.
- Sanjay Johri, Managing Director, Voltas Ltd.
- Juergen Wolf, Managing Director, Häfele India Pvt. Ltd.
- Pankaj Keswani, Managing Director, Alufit (INDIA) Pvt. Ltd.
- KC Jain, President, HNG Float Glass Ltd.
- Khurshed Daruvala, Managing Director, Sterling & Wilson
- Kishore Avarsekar, Chairman & Managing Director, Unity Infraprojects Ltd.
- Pranab Datta, Vice Chairman & MD, Knight Frank (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- S Raghupathy, Executive Director, CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
Builder Jury
- Arunjot Singh Bhalla, Director Design, RSP Architects
- Sumit Banerjee, Vice Chairman, Reliance Cementation
- Vikram Amin, Executive Director – Strategy & Business Development, Essar Steel
- Sanjay Bahadhur, CEO, Global Construction Chemicals Division, Pidilite Industries Ltd.
- Upen Patel, Business Director, BASF-Construction Chemical India Pvt. Ltd.
- Thirumal Govindraj, Executive Director, CB Richard Ellis - Global Corporate Services India Transactions Management Western Region
- Satish Dhupelia, Consulting Structural and Civil Engineer, Satish C. Dhupelia Engineers
- Anupam Sharma, CEO, DOKA (Formwork) India
- A K Mathur, Executive Director, Tata Projects
Architect Jury
- B Santhanan, MD, Saint Gobain Glass India
- Ashish Anupam, Chief M&S (Long Products), Tata Steel
- Asutosh Shah, MD, Duravit India Private Limited
- HM Bharuka, Managing Director, Nerolac Paints Limited
- Subodh Runwal, Director, Runwal Group
Builder Jury
- Pranay Vakil, Chairman, Knight Frank P.L.
- Architect Tushar Desai
- Ashish N. Chandak, Executive Director – Infrastructure Banking, Corporate Finance, Yes Bank
- Narinder Nayar, Managing Director, Concast (India) Ltd.
- Balaji Rao - Has left the Co, Managing Director, Starwood Capital India Advisors P.L.
- Architect Kamal Malik, Kamal Malik Architect
- Raj Lakhani, Managing Director, Peri
Architect Jury
- Mr Jaishankar, Managing Director, Brigade Group
- Sundar Parthasathy, Managing Director, Otis Elevators
- Alwyn Bowden, CEO, Essar Projects Ltd.
- Malav Dani, Director, Coating Specialities India Ltd.
- Bijoy Mohan, Senior Regional Vice President, ASIAPAC-Grohe India Pvt Ltd.
- Ramesh Mohan, Regional Manager, L & T Ltd.
Builder Jury
- Sanjay Palve, Managing Director- Corporate Finance, YES Bank Ltd.
- Rakesh Sharma, Managing Director, Tishman Speyer India Pvt Ltd.
- Ganesh Kaskar, Executive Director & CEO, RMC Ready mix
- B K Katyal, Managing Director, Pheroze Kudianavala Consultants Engineering Pvt Ltd.
- Darius Pandole, Partner, New Silk route advisors Pvt Ltd.
- Abhin Alimchandani, Director, Stup Design Forum
- Mahesh Mudda, Executive Director & CEO-Chairman, New Consolidated construction & Builders association India