Judging Criteria
For all categories:
(Except Environmental Category, Heritage Category, Master Plan Category and Sustainable Development Category)
- General Description of Project
- Architecture and Design
- Development and Construction
- Financial and Marketing
- Environmental Impact
- Community Benefits
For Environmental Category:
- General Description of Project
- Planning and Design
- Implementation
- Result and Environmental Impact
- Financial and Benefits to Community
For Heritage Category:
- General Description of Project
- Architecture Impact and Design
- Implementation Stage
- Financial and Marketing
- Community Benefits and Environmental Impact
For Master Plan Category:
- General Description of Project
- Preparatory Phase of Project
- Financial Considerations
- Authorities Approval
- Implementation
- Environmental Impact
- Community Benefits
For Sustainable Development Category:
- General Description of Project
- Architecture and Design
- Development and Construction
- Financial and Marketing
- Environmental Impact
Auditing
The adjudicating process is audited by an independent auditing firm. This is to ensure transparency and good governance on the creditability of the judging process.
Note: For projects in Austria, Brazil, Central Asia, Colombia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and United States of America, only the Winners of the Chapter’s award are eligible to participate (MUST fulfill basic criteria). A site visit (except re-submission) will be carried out for projects submitted from countries without a Chapter award, if needed.
Note: No project shall be allowed to re-enter for the same category of which it has won an award earlier for that category, disregard the Gold Winner or Silver Winner.