Strategically located at the intersection of two major transport intersections and directly linked to the two major mass transit systems (MRT3 and LRT2), Araneta Center offers maximum accessibility to its more than 1,800 retail, food, entertainment, and office spaces.
The country’s pioneer lifestyle center proves that it constantly sets the benchmark for excellence in retail as it receives two of the highest honors at the 11th Outstanding Filipino Retailers Awards held at the Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila.
Jorge L. Araneta, CEO of the Araneta Group was honored with The President’s Award— the highest citation to be given to the country’s top retail icons. He was recognized for his vision and significant contributions not only to the industry but also to the growth of the local business sector, thus earning him the title Pioneer of Retail Entertainment. The award pays tribute to the urban renaissance of the Araneta Center, which now offers a complete live-work-play environment with the best of shopping and dining.
Gateway Mall, Araneta Center’s upscale lifestyle destination, got inducted to the PRA Hall of Fame as it once again received the Shopping Center of the Year award. Gateway Mall has also received accolade from the international circuit as the recipient of the Merit Award from the International Council of Shopping Centers Design Competition for its tasteful design elements complemented with functional amenities. VP for A&E Julie Castro along with foreign consultants Kang Tang and Sudhakar Thakurdesai received the award for a shopping center like no other.
Truly an embodiment of retail excellence, the Araneta Center moves forward with its redevelopment plans towards becoming the country’s ultimate shopping and dining destination.Guided by a vision to be the Best Shopping and Entertainment Center in the Philippines, Araneta Center moves forward according to the demands of the advancing pace of today’s urban lifestyle right in the heart of the metro.
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The service enables Araneta Center to offer free access to the Internet to people visiting the area, which averages more than a million transients daily. It allows them to experience greater convenience by using this free Internet access to check their email, chat with their friends, and update their blogs and social networking sites, all while on-the-go.
Gateway Mall, the country’s upscale lifestyle destination right in the heart of the metro, proves that it is definitely a mall like no other as it recently garnered the merit award in the 2006 International Design and Development Awards sponsored by the International Council of Shopping Centers.
The International Design and Development Awards recognizes excellence and sets the standard for the best and brightest retail and redevelopment projects around the globe. Gateway Mall
has been chosen for its innovations in mall design and amenities, serving as the catalyst for the renaissance of the urban district that is the Araneta Center. Winners were announced last November 30, 2006 at the Marriott Desert Ridge Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona during the ICSC Centerbuild Conference.
The International Council of Shopping Centers is the trade association of the shopping center industry. With more than 54,000 shopping center professionals as members in 96 countries worldwide, ICSC provides a wide array of services fo
r the industry, supplemented by trade publications and research. This year’s jury for the International Design and Development Awards is composed of ICSC members who are industry leaders from retail, architecture, financial investment, consulting, and development.
As the only mall directly connected to the Araneta Coliseum, home of the biggest sporting and entertainment events, Gateway Mall’s unique design features include The Pavilion, the mall’s grand ceremonial entrance with intricate metalwork celebrating the motifs and colors of the Philippine fiesta. Bright shopfronts and hallways offer uncluttered displays for discriminating shoppers, showcasing a myriad of top international retail brands and dining establishments. Elevated walkways link the mall to the two major mass transit lines, the MRT-3 and LRT-2, offering convenience in a mobile lifestyle. The Gateway Cineplex features a cinema lobby skylight, providing cinemagoers a taste of Hollywood. A haven for weary shoppers await at The Oasis. Known as the only floating garden in a mall, The Oasis is operated by the Mandarin Oriental Café and Deli, and showcases a variety of exotic flora in a lush tropical setting. All these amenities and an improved streetscape reflecting Araneta Center’s grand redevelopment plan led to Gateway Mall’s recognition as one of the most tastefully-designed malls in the world.
Gateway Mall brings honor and a sense of pride not only to its immediate community, but to the whole country as it sets the benchmark in developing new urban lifestyle centers.
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