At the 2013 ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centres) RECon event in May, the Jerde-designed Santa Monica Place was honoured as this year’s ICSC VIVA (Vision, Innovation, Value, Achievement) Best-of-the-Best Award.
Project owner/developer, Macerich, was in attendance to accept the award, along with Jerde’s design director, David Rogers FAIA. The project had earlier won the ICSC Gold Awards for Renovation or Expansion of an Existing Project and Sustainability.
The VIVA award competition included all award-winning projects from the 2012 International Design & Development Awards. Santa Monica Place was voted the Best-of-the-Best among all of the high-quality global developments.
Michael P. Kercheval, president and CEO for ICSC, said: “A dramatic, two-year renovation, converting a traditional enclosed mall into a show stopping open-air destination, has re-introduced Santa Monica Place to its market. Complementing a neighboring promenade, the nearby Pacific Ocean, and the iconic Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Place’s distinguished and enhanced features create a landmark, which by design blends seamlessly into an urban retail environment.”