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International prestigious prize awarded to the Telenor centre at Fornebu

Press release
Fornebu
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Press Release
On Thursday Telenor was awarded the prestigious Prix d`Excellence award in the office/industry category. The competition included buildings around the world, and the Telenor centre won over tough competitors such as Menara Telekom in Malaysia, Science Park in Hungary and the World Meteorological Organisation in Switzerland.


"On behalf of Telenor I am proud to receive the world's most prestigious award for a business property. The award again confirms that the vision behind the building was right, and that this concept really functions," says Roar Wiik Andreassen, president and CEO of Telenor Eiendom.

The prize was awarded by the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) in Athens, Greece. This is the second time that Norway and Telenor have won this prize: in 2002 Telenor's building at Kokstad was given the same accolade.

This time the jury emphasised the exciting architectural design and the choice of materials, consideration to the surroundings and its fitting into the landscape. The building's flexibility was also emphasised, as well as the interplay between people, technology and the surroundings.

Last year the Telenor Centre at Fornebu was honoured with the FIABCI Norway's real estate prize, thus qualifying for participation for the international Prix d`Excellence. The Telenor centre has previously received recognition in different contexts: the The American Institute of Architects' Honor Award for Architecture , the Norwegian Lyspris 2005, an award for the lighting in the building, and Telenor centre was second place as the Favorittarbeidssted (Favourite Workplace) in 2004, awarded by Aftenposten , a Norwegian daily newspaper.

About FIABCI
FIABCI is an international organisation for real estate businesses. The organisation was founded in 1949 and has members from over 60 countries. The projects that were entered in the competition are judged by an expert panel according to criteria such as design, construction, financial viability, market strategy, environmental considerations and significance for the local community.

Contact:
Scott Engebrigtsen, Information Manager, Telenor ASA,
tel. (+47) 90 34 84 04, e-mail: scott.engebrigtsen@telenor.com

To the editors:

New photographs of the Telenor centre taken by Damian Heinisch have been uploaded to Telenor's home pages.

Telenor Centre at Fornebu 1. By Damian Heinisch (3MB, JPG)
Telenor Centre at Fornebu 2. By Damian Heinisch (3MB, JPG)
Telenor Centre at Fornebu 3. By Damian Heinisch (3MB, JPG)