2017 Launches with 2 Categories

Prestigious 2017 Governors Award for Design and Construction Excellence Launches Residential and Commercial Categories.

Her Excellency the Governor Helen Kilpatrick CB, in conjunction with the Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors & Engineers (CASE) and the Cayman Contractors Association (CCA), launched the fifth national Governors Awards for Design and Construction Excellence in the Cayman Islands on 5th October. This year’s Awards, which take place every other year, includes two categories for the first time, residential and commercial, in response to the wider range of developments within the local construction community.

2015 Winners Announced

Governor Helen Kilpatrick Announces Winner of 2015 Governor’s Award for Design and Construction Excellence

09 December 2015 (Grand Cayman) – From a strong field of shortlisted nominations, Her Excellency Governor Helen Kilpatrick is delighted to announce the Beach House, Little Cayman and Rum Point House, Grand Cayman as joint winners of the 2015 Governor’s Award for Design and Construction Excellence.

On making her decision the Governor commented on the contrasting responses of the two Award-winning projects to their locations and that they represented two very different but superbly designed and executed variants of the classic Caribbean beachside residence. “I am enthusiastic about the Awards programme and how it continues to celebrate design and construction excellence across the Cayman Islands,” she said.

Expressing her delight at the high level of sustainability and environmental responsibility shown by all of the nominations for the Award, the Governor also announced that James Whittaker and GreenTech Environmental were commended for their exemplary contribution to sustainability and environment awareness in the field of residential building science in the Cayman Islands and for their various education and outreach programmes.

The three awards were presented at a reception at Government House on 08 December 2015. Please see a summary of images for both of the stunning winning houses.

 

2015 Shortlist Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: Friday 20 November 2015

Issued by: Governor’s Office

Contact: Gary Benham, 244-2425 / 325-5035, e-mail: Gary.Benham@fco.gov.uk 

Governor Helen Kilpatrick Announces Panel of Judges and the Shortlist of Governor’s Award Nominations

 Award panel of judges select the 2015 Governor’s Award  for Construction and Design Excellence shortlist of finalists.

20 November 15 (Grand Cayman): The Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors & Engineers (CASE) and the Cayman Contractors Association (CCA) in conjunction with Her Excellency Governor Helen Kilpatrick, are pleased to announce the Shortlisted Nominations for the 2015 Governor’s Award:

  1. Beach House, Little Cayman (Raoul Pal, owner; Edgewater Developments Ltd, designer)
  2. Casa Bella, Crystal Harbour (Mike Stroh, owner; Designer Trio Cayman Ltd, designer)
  3. Rum Point House, Rum Point (Vidal and Lisa Brewer, owners; Nicolas Tye Architects, designer)

HE Governor Helen Kilpatrick approved the shortlist after a presentation from the judging panel. The Governor said, “I am honoured to have the opportunity to endorse the 2015 Governor’s Award programme for design and construction excellence in the Cayman Islands. The panel of judges this year has evaluated the merits of all the nominated projects, and it is with great pleasure that I now announce the Shortlisted Nominations for the Award.”

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Residential Focus for 2015

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2015 Governors Award for Design and Construction Excellence Launches with Focus on Innovative Residential Design.

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Image: Governor’s Award Launch 2015 PIC 002 fltr Andrew Gibb, CASE Council; HE Governor Kilpatrick; 2013 award winner Neville Scott, Gordon Philip, CEO Cayman First; Richard Purdom, CCA Secretary

Her Excellency the Governor Helen Kilpatrick CB, in conjunction with the Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors & Engineers (CASE) and the Cayman Contractors Association (CCA), launched the fourth national Governors Awards for Design and Construction Excellence in the Cayman Islands on 1st October at a well-attended industry event. The launch, sponsored by Cayman First, hoped to inspire industry members’ nominations for the Award and which also highlighted this year’s focus on residential design.

The Governor’s Award continues to encourage, foster and maintain innovation, sustainability and excellence in the Cayman Islands construction industry. The 2010, 2011 and 2013 awards submissions have been extremely high in calibre with last year’s winning design being the George Town Barcadere. The awards have become a badge of honour locally and the competition for them, high. Garth Arch, a member of the Governor’s Awards Committee, is looking forward to seeing the 2015 applications:

“We have been consistently impressed over the years by the high standards of the Awards shortlist and the committee felt that this year we should focus purely on residential design and construction. We are seeing recently some exceptionally beautiful and innovative residential builds and wanted the Award to reflect Cayman’s progress in this area, which we believe is nothing short of world-class.”

The 2015 Award programme has been supported by key players in the construction industry including Cayman National (main sponsor), Cox Lumber Co., Cayman First, AL Thompson’s Home Depot, CL Flowers and Sons, National Concrete and MC2 Design Group / REAL LIFE Magazine.

To nominate a candidate project for the Award, any member of a project team (including the developer) may submit the credentials of that project, large or small, for consideration. The submission deadline is 6pm, Friday 13th November and entries will then be short listed by a panel of judges and the Award-winning entry selected by Her Excellency the Governor. The judging will be based on the criteria of Design Excellence, Creativity and Innovation, Sustainability and the Environment, Value, Buildability and Cultural Response. The winner of this prestigious Award will be announced at an award ceremony at the Governor’s residence on the 3rd December 2015.


 

About CASE

CASE is the Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors & Engineers. The Society coordinates the professional development within the Design and Construction industries in the Cayman Islands. CASE’s

main role is to advance the study of the Art and science of Architecture, Surveying and Engineering and allied professions in the Cayman Islands. www.casecayman.ky.

About CCA

The Cayman Contractors Association is a self-regulating body. It was formed in order to create uniform ethics for the construction industry; to provide assurance to potential clients that, if a CCA member was chosen to construct a project, the outcome would be successful. That standard continues today and CCA members, regardless of the size of their respective businesses, are regarded as Cayman’s most honourable contractors. Please visit us at www.CCA.ky.