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ABOUT THE EVENT
Design Middle East is proud to present the Architecture Leaders Awards 2023. This event honours the best of the architecture sector in the region. The awards will recognise the top architects, as well as their projects, and the companies they represent. The award ceremony will strive to recognise individual greatness, company strengths, and project accomplishment through numerous categories.
The ceremony and gala meal will take place at Sofitel Dubai The Palm, following the award presentation. It's a night to celebrate, network, and honour deserving talent. The winner will get a commemorative trophy and prominent coverage in print, our website, and social media platforms.
COMPANY AWARDS
ARCHITECTURAL FIRM
OF THE YEAR
EMERGING ARCHITECTURE FIRM OF THE YEAR
BEST WORKPLACE
OF THE YEAR
INOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE FIRM OF THE YEAR
CONSULTANT
OF THE YEAR
PROJECT AWARDS
COMMERCIAL PROJECT
OF THE YEAR
RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
OF THE YEAR
SUSTAINABLE PROJECT
OF THE YEAR
HOSPITALITY PROJECT DESIGN
(HOTELS)
HOSPITALITY PROJECT DESIGN (RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND CLUBS)
INNOVATION IN ARCHITECTURE AWARD (PROJECT)
HEALTHCARE PROJECT
OF THE YEAR
DESIGN & BUILD PROJECT
OF THE YEAR
BEST FUTURE PROJECT
OF THE YEAR
LANDSCAPE PROJECT
OF THE YEAR
EDUCATIONAL BUILDING
OF THE YEAR
Lighting Project
OF THE YEAR
Mixed-Use Development
OF THE YEAR
Masterplan
OF THE YEAR
Cultural project
OF THE YEAR
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
ARCHITECT OF
THE YEAR
CEO
OF THE YEAR
YOUNG ARCHITECT TALENT OF THE YEAR
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
Project Manager
AWARD
JURY
Vera Edith Dieckmann
XO Atelier
Creative Director & Founder
Vera Edith Dieckmann founded XO Atelier in December 2018 to realise her full creative potential in the field of design. She is a graduate engineer with a focus on architecture and over 25 years of experience in all aspects of interior design.
Working for renowned firms such as David Ling in New York, Gunther Spitzley in Zurich, Matteo Thun Studio in Milan, and DWP Malaysia, Vera also honed her skills at Global Hospitality chains Marriott Holdings and FRHI, now known as Accor, expanding her knowledge of custom product design: light installations, furniture, textiles, and accessories. Vera founded her own studio to provide clients with the support and dedicated services they require, motivated by her innate desire to discover a unique path.
Hani Asfour
Dean
Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation
Hani Asfour is the Dean of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI). Asfour is an MIT and Harvard-trained architect with over 25 years of experience as a practicing designer, innovator, and educator. Prior to joining DIDI, he taught architecture at several universities in Lebanon and the United States. He is a founding partner of Polypod, a multidisciplinary collaborative design studio in Beirut, Lebanon. He speaks frequently and widely about the importance of redesigning design education as a key driver of the creative economy.
Charlie Kelly
Regional Managing Director ‑ Asia & Middle East
DWP
Charlie Kelly is a RIBA-certified architect with more than 30 years of experience in the UK, Asia, and the Middle East. He has a track record of leading and managing large teams on innovative designs in various parts of the world, with a focus on the delivery of complex projects. He has successfully completed numerous projects in a variety of sectors, including mixed-use, commercial, masterplanning, hospitality, residential, education, transportation, and infrastructure, and defence projects.
Sandra Woodall
Design Director
tangramGulf
Sandra Woodall is a UK-qualified architect and urbanist who has lived in the Middle East for over 25 years, where she leads the award-winning MENA design studio for tangramGULF, a firm known for delivering diverse social infrastructure projects throughout the region with sustainability at the forefront.
Woodall's design approach utilises traditional desert urbanism and building materials used in a contemporary manner, creating contextually climatic responsive designs which incorporate nature to promote an improved health and wellbeing for the benefit of all. This was clearly demonstrated almost 20 years ago when tangram delivered the very first government building in Dubai to incorporate a green roof, reducing both the effects of the urban island effect and the buildings’ interior temperatures and thus the buildings’ energy demands.
SPONSORSHIP
PLATINUM ALLY
- Onsite product branding alternatives
- Placement of logo on event advertisements
- Placement of logo in event email shots to the Design Middle East mailing list
- Mentions in press releases and subsequent published materials
- Social media Platinum Ally placement mentions on all Design Middle East social media platforms.
- Placement of logo on event print and digital invitations
- Placement of logo on event site branding
- Ally seating affords two full tables for the Platinum Ally that will accommodate 8 guests
- Video footage and imagery of the event released for promotional usage
- Pre and post event coverage to be featured on our websites and dispersed via relevant social media channels
- Twelve full print pages to be used at the Platinum Ally's discretion within a period of six months in any Design Middle East print edition
GOLD ALLY
- Onsite product branding alternatives
- Placement of logo in event email shots to the Design Middle East mailing list
- Mentions in press releases and subsequent published materials
- Social media Platinum Ally placement mentions on all Design Middle East social media platforms
- Placement of logo on event print and digital invitations
- Placement of logo on event site branding
- Ally seating affords one full table for the Gold Ally that will accommodate 4 guests
- Video footage and imagery of the event released for promotional usage
- Pre and post event coverage to be featured on our websites and dispersed via relevant social media channels
- Six full print pages in the Design Middle East
SILVER ALLY
- Onsite product branding alternatives
- Placement of logo on event advertisements
- Mentions in press releases and subsequent published materials
- Placement of logo on event print and digital invitations
- Placement of logo on event site branding
- Ally seating affords one full table for the Silver Ally that will accommodate 4 guests
- Video footage and imagery of the event released for promotional usage
- Pre and post event coverage to be featured on our websites and dispersed via relevant social media channels
- Four full print pages in the Design Middle East
CATEGORY ALLY
- Placement of logo on event advertisements
- Mentions in press releases and subsequent published materials
- Placement of logo on event print and digital invitations
- Placement of logo on event site branding
- Ally seating affords one full table for the Category Ally that will accommodate 4 guests
- Pre and post event coverage to be featured on our websites and dispersed via relevant social media channels
- Video footage and imagery of the event released for promotional usage
- Two full print pages in Design Middle East
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ARCHITECTURE LEADERS AWARDS 2023
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