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Vincom Village wins Int’l real estate award

Vincom Village Eco-urban Township has become the first Vietnamese project to be awarded the title “Best Mixed-Use Development – Asia Pacific” at the International Property Awards in Malaysia.
Vincom Village Eco-urban Township has become the first Vietnameseproject to be awarded the title “Best Mixed-Use Development – AsiaPacific” at the International Property Awards in Malaysia.

At theaward presentation on May 10, Vincom Village was chosen torepresent the Asia-Pacific region in a world contest later this year.

Located at the northeastern gateway to Hanoi, the unique, high-endVincom Village riverside complex covers ​​over 183 hectares in LongBien district in its first phase of development.

Most of itsservices and amenities are already in operation, including the VincomCentre Long Bien shopping mall, international schools, a sports complex,an international standard golf course, outdoor swimming pools, parks,and a barbecue garden.

Vincom Village won the "GreenArchitecture 2012" award from the Vietnam Association of Architects, theNational Architecture Prize in 2012 and "Best Villa Development" at theSoutheast Asia Property Awards.

The International PropertyAwards have been presented annually for nearly 20 years and arewell-respected by both international professionals and the public.

This year’s awards for the Asia Pacific region received 641nominations from 23 countries, in more than 60 categories includingarchitecture, development projects, real estate, design, consultancy andinterior design.-VNA
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