Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(Developer: BAM, Bunnik; owner: ABN AMRO; architect: de Architekten Cie): Circl is an exceptional project delivering on the innovative principles of the circular economy. As a first mover, the pavilion has succeeded in bringing together the wide array of sustainable elements in a new movement much needed in the real estate industry.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

(Developer: Heijmans Vastgoed B.V.; owners: Holland Immo Group [parking], APF International [commercial and cultural plinth], Syntrus Achmea Real Estate [rental apartments]; architect: Mei Architects and Planners): Fenix I is an exemplary redevelopment project weaved beautifully into the urban fabric of Rotterdam’s historical waterfront. Built upon a 1922 monumental warehouse, offering a variety of cultural facilities and office spaces, a large steel framework contains 212 apartments that have been designed following an innovative modular system.

Johannesburg, South Africa

(Developer and owner: Brian Green, lead developer and consultant/planner; architect: Boom Architects): Victoria Yards is a unique regeneration project that has risen from the ashes of a derelict industrial site to become an entrepreneurial incubation center providing space at cost to social and artistic enterprises from the neighborhood and beyond.