2024-12-03T14:02:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/90386122/leo-a-daly-honored-with-china-s-luban-award-for-huijin-international-center Justine Testado 2014-01-03T18:02:00-05:00 >2014-01-06T19:30:20-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/lb/lbsxvxb9v3omrnom.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Huijin International Center designed by architecture/engineering firm LEO A DALY was recently honored with the Luban Award, China's prestigious prize for design and construction. Since 1989, the biennial Luban Award acknowledges architecture and engineering firms that produce high-quality work and maintain strong quality control and project management.</p></em><br /><br /><p> "The 30-story, 52,000-square-meter tower, which is located in the coastal city of Xiamen, serves as the headquarters for Septwolves Holding Company, a publicly traded holding company with more than 4,000 fashion stores in China. LEO A DALY designed the tower and interiors to express the culture and mission of the Septwolves Company.<br><br> The project&rsquo;s scope included the tower core and shell design, custom lobby design, chairman&rsquo;s 30th-floor private apartment and gallery, the full 29th floor fit-out of the investment group&rsquo;s offices, and a two-story VIP board room with views to the South China Sea. The project is the first LEED Gold, (BD+C) Core and Shell v2009 project to be certified by the USGBC in Fujian Province."<br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/zl/zlgh9cbvm7zcb5g5.jpg" title=""></p>