CitraRaya wins awards<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Ciputra Group has won the Gold Nugget Grand
\nAwards category for best urban planning for the CitraRaya housing
\ncomplex in Tangerang, West Java.<\/p>\n
The president director of the group, Ciputra, received the
\naward at a ceremony at the Pacific Coast Builder Conference 1996
\nin San Francisco on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Ciputra told a teleconference from San Francisco that the
\naward was given to CitraRaya for its special artistic concept.<\/p>\n
\"Art is the CitraRaya's main concept. It was considered as an
\ninnovation and made us the winner of the grand award,\" Ciputra
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He explained that the real estate company assigned five
\npercent of the infrastructure's total costs to art, such as
\nplacing several statues on the complex's main streets, building
\nan art gallery, a museum, a music school and an art center.<\/p>\n
Ciputra said to achieve the target his company has made an
\narts program master plan.<\/p>\n
The 1,000-hectare project, which started two years ago, is
\ndesigned to accommodate 100,000 houses. So far 6,000 houses have
\nbeen built.<\/p>\n
Ciputra, a successful developer who also owns other real
\nestate companies Jaya, Metropolitan, Pondok Indah and Bumi
\nSerpong Damai groups, has been participating in the competition
\nsince 1992.<\/p>\n
\"That our project won the grand prize is a big leap from our
\nprevious achievements,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Four of his projects won Gold Nugget Merit Awards, Pantai
\nIndah Kapuk in 1992, Jaya Ancol in 1993, Mal Pondok Indah in 1993
\nand Mal Ciputra in 1994. (yns)<\/p>",
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