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#SACSCCongress: 2017 Retail, Design and Development Awards winners announced

15 Sep 2017

The 2017 Retail, Design and Development Awards (RDDA) winners were announced on the opening day of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Annual Congress, held in Cape Town's International Convention Centre.

SACSC president Malcolm Horne and Nedbank Corporate Investment Banking's Robin Lockhart-Ross with Spectrum Award winner representatives from Menlyn Park Shopping Centre.

The RDDA winners are awarded annually to entrants that display this seamless harmony of design excellence, innovation and environmental consciousness. This includes in-store design, centre redevelopments, expansions of existing shopping centres and development of new centres. Sponsored by Nedbank CIB, the 2017 RDDA entrants in the various categories created a huge challenge for the judging panel in this year’s intake as they were all exceptionally designed and presented.

“The Jury was greatly impressed with the quality of schemes which have come forward for this year’s Awards leading to intense debate on the standards achieved and the schemes deserving of recognition. Again, we feel that the leading schemes and Award winners are setting new benchmarks for retail design in South Africa. We now look forward to presenting the winners on an international stage for the upcoming ICSC VIVA Awards," said Andrew Ogg, the director for Leslie Jones Architects and chairman of the SACSC RDDA Jury.

Chief executive officer for the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Amanda Stops said that shopping centres and retailers have become more dynamic over recent years. “South Africa remains world class in terms of the types of centres and retailers that we have designed and produced. Judging the awards have become progressively more difficult as we see even more innovation over the years and this year was no exception,” she said.

Menlyn Park scoops Spectrum Award

Among the category winners, Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria stood out from the rest and was named the winner of the coveted Spectrum Award. The Spectrum Award celebrates retail excellence across all disciplines and sectors. It is a platform for recognising innovation, outstanding economic and creative achievements. This award is selected from all the Retail Design and Development Award winners.