In the press conference which was held in the World Travel Market in London the winners of the competition for the best planning solution "Velika Plaza a sustainable tourist complex on the coast” was announced. The Van den Oever Zaaijer & Partners from Nederlands won the First prize. Second place went to the company PRP architects from Great Britain, and the third was awarded to Crawford Architects from the United States, while the special reward was assigned to Archipelagos / Aedas Team from the United States and SSSCCM + PM from Italy.
The winner of the best planning solution was awarded by a € 50,000 prize, the other two runners up by € 20,000 and the two special commendation winners received € 10,000.
Members of the Judging panel were:
- Minister for Economic Development: Branimir Gvozdenovic;
- Minister of Tourism and Environmental Protection: Predrag Nenezić;
- Mayor of the Municipality of Ulcinj Gzim Hajdinaga;
- Vice President for the development and management projects Marriott Vacation Club (MVC): Miguel Ruano:
- President of Urban Land Institute: Bill Kistler;
- Architect partner in the Architecture & Urban Systems: Josep Acebillo
- Charlie Huges, president of Smart Futures, UK
WTM is held every year and represents a unique opportunity in the global tourist industry for meetings, networking and negotiation, which this year will attend the record of 48 thousand professionals in the field of tourism.
