Timeline

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• 2004

  • December 26, 2004
    Tsunami strikes Southeast Asia

    December 31, 2004
    First appeal for support of Project Kirinda

• 2005

  • January 15, 2005
    Architect Shigeru Ban joins the Project Team

    May 18, 2005
    Colliers USA Foundation established

    June 1, 2005
    Ground breaking for first homes

    June 8, 2005
    Initial construction begins

    September 2005
    Two model homes completed

    October 2005
    Japanese volunteers aid Shigeru Ban in laying foundations for 10 additional homes poured
    
    November 2005
    Global media spotlights Project Kirinda CNN's "Design 360" and "Global Challenges" feature Shigeru Ban, Kirinda and our Colliers homes
    
    December 2005
    First solar powered street lamp installed .
• 2006

  • January 2006
    Walls rise on nearly 30 homes. Installation begins on drainage systems around homes.

    March 2006
    30 "turn key" homes completed.

    April 2006
    6 additional houses awarded to the contractor. 36 homes presented at the Handover Ceremony on April 30th.

    May 2006
    6 more homes completed. Electricity and water supply obtained for all homes.
    
    June 2006
    GTZ has selected our homes for two publications titled "Innovative Technology Towards Sustainability - Building Practices on Post Tsunami Housing" and "Participatory Practices on Post Tsunami Development"

    July 2006
    Completed fencing along the main road and the by lanes.

    August 2006
    Construction begins on 4 more houses managed and supervised by Colliers Kirinda Trust.

    November 2006
    External kitchen and shop added.

    December 2006
    Four more houses completed.

• 2007

  • January 2007
    Kirinda village is the first village or town in Asia to have 100% SOLAR POWERED STREET LAMPS.

    February 2007
    Colliers village of Kirinda makes the final three at MIPIM real estate summit awards in March 2007 in Cannes, France.
    

    February 2007
    Plans are being drawn to make side walks, pavements and drains on the main road and by lanes.
    
    March 2007
    The Kirinda project wins an historic double at the MIPIM summit, receiving the best residential award and a special tribute.
    
    April 2007
    Kirinda is selected as a finalist for the 2007 Urban Land Instiute Awards for Excellence.

  • May 2007

  • Urban Land Institute (ULI)

    ULI Awards for Excellence define the standard for real estate development practice worldwide. In its 31st year, the awards program is the centrepiece of ULI’s efforts to identify and promote best practices in all types of real estate development. The awards recognize the full development process of a project—construction, economic viability, marketing, and management—as well as design

    The ground-breaking project created by Colliers after the 2004 tsunami in a sustainable, green vision was selected as one of the winners for the 2008 Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence: Asia Pacific.
    

• • CNBC
    
    

    CNBC International Property Awards in Las Vegas
    The Kirinda project was nominated for the Best Architecture (multiple units) prize as one of the top four scorers in entries from around the world.