Design Middle East Awards 2019 is about celebration of the creative best and foremost from the region’s design industry. The awards will honour the best of designers, architects, projects, and design oriented companies. The award ceremony with various categories will strive to recognise the individual excellence, company strengths, and project success and the leading design experts will form a jury and be part of the selection procedure.
The awards presentation will take place at a five star venue followed by the ceremony and gala dinner. It’s an event to rejoice, network, and celebrate the deserving talent. Winner receives a commemorative trophy, extensive print and online coverage in Design Middle East.
Nominate now, to stand a chance to win at the Design Middle East Awards 2019.
This award category recognises the outstanding architectural firm in the 12 months to the end of August 2019. Judges will be looking a firm, which delivers high quality projects in the MENA region. Judges will be looking for the firm’s greatest achievements, projects, and financial summary of the relevant period.
Entries for the Architectural firm of the Year category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
The award is for an outstanding design firm of the year whose projects standout with Inspiring and creative ideas. Judges will be looking for a firm, which has shown excellence in design and delivered excellent projects on time.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description about the firm and its progress.
The award is for the outstanding fit-out firm of the year who has delivered some amazing projects in the past 12 month till August 2019. The limelight would be on firm’s completed projects, financial summary, nature of clients, and other accomplishments.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description about the firm and its achievements
The award is for the retail company with exquisite design goods and accessories. Judges will be looking for the retailer with successful deals, nature of clients, projects associated with along with the annual turnover.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description about the retail company and its clients and business.
The award is for an outstanding boutique firm of the year whose projects standout with inspiring ideas and incredible designs. Judges will be looking for a firm with less than 20 employees who have delivered excellent projects on time and have impacted the industry with their ideologies and design beliefs.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description about the firm and its progress.
The award is for an outstanding manufacturing firm which specialises in material for producing final products used in the design industry like glass doors, kitchen slabs, hardwood floors, etc.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description about the firm, projects, and other achievements.
The award is for the interior designer showcasing excellence in design in the region. The judges would consider the completed projects in 12 months ending August 2019 and future exciting plans in the pipeline.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description about the interior designer, clients, and proud projects.
Saluting the outstanding architect and his excellence in the field of architecture in the region. Judges will consider the projects completed in the last 12 month until August 2019, those in pipeline and other achievements. Initiatives related to sustainability and environment should also be mentioned.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description about the architect, company, projects, clients, and future projects.
The award recognises the most promising designer or an architect (30 or below) who is working in the Middle East. Judges would consider the completed projects in the region, projects in the pipeline, and other accomplishments.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description about the interior designer or architect, clients, and projects.
This award will go to an individual that has made an outstanding contribution to the design and architecture sector in the region during his/her career. This award will be chosen by a panel of judges.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description and also include details about the projects, accomplishments, and other contributions made towards this field
The award is for an incredible and immensely talented manager who is a valuable asset to the company. Judges will be looking for an individual who attributes to the success of a project with his/her invaluable contribution in the field of design and architecture.
Entries should support the nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description and also include details about the projects, accomplishments, and other contributions made towards this field.
The award will go to the best retail project of the year on the basis of design, interiors, and innovation. The project to consider for this category are shopping malls, stand-alone retail outlets, also includes spas, gyms, and salons. This award will be chosen by a panel of judges who will take the design aspect affecting the retail experience of customers strongly in consideration.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the retail project and it’s standout features making the retail experience a joyous one.
This award is for the outstanding interior design for a commercial/public sector project, which includes museums, government buildings, cinemas, airports, offices, and galleries in the Middle East. Judges will make their choice on the basis of the design, innovation, and technology, used in the project.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the commercial project and standout features of the development.
This award is for the outstanding residential project in the Middle East based on the design, innovation, and creativity. Judges will make their choice on the basis of the various aspects of design like technology, lighting, walls, flooring, façade, outdoor area, and interiors.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the residential project and its
This award is for an outstanding school or a university development in the Middle East. Judges will make their decision on the basis of design, innovation, and how engaging and inspiring are the interiors for the student.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the design education development and its design highlights.
The award will go to the best landscape project of the year on the basis of design and technology. This award will be chosen by a panel of judges who will take into consideration the landscape design and the aspect of sustainability.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the landscape project and the note-worthy design highlights.
The award will go to the outstanding lighting project completed for a residential, commercial or retail development. This award will be chosen by a panel of judges who will take into consideration technology, sustainability, and innovation.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the lighting project and the note-worthy design and technology highlights.
The award will go to the outstanding project —residential, commercial, or retail, which is most sustainable, and has used extensive environment-friendly initiatives hence reducing the carbon footprints.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the sustainable project and the note-worthy design and technology highlights.
The award will go to the outstanding hotel project in the Middle East with striking interiors and exteriors. The judges will focus on the design of various areas like lobby, public spaces, rooms, outdoors, and F&B areas.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the hospitality project and design highlights.
The award will go to the outstanding hospitality project—either restaurant, bar, or a club in the Middle East with striking interiors and creative design concepts. The judges will focus on projects high on design aesthetics and that promotes social interaction.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the innovative project supporting the ideas of the same.
The award will go to the most innovative design-led project in the Middle East. It could be either public, residential, retail, or a design education project high on innovative elements, better solutions, and newness. The judges will focus on highly innovative projects in terms of design, technology, and materials.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the hospitality project and design highlights.
The award will go to an incredible healthcare project with a design that promotes the health and well-being of its occupants. Judges will be looking for a project with a holistic design and innovative approaches to healthcare environments.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the healthcare project and the note-worthy design features.
The award will go to the best interior fit-out project of the year on the basis of design, fit-out works, and technology. This award will be chosen by a panel of judges who will take into account the project that showcases excellence in main areas of fit-out.
Entries should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words of description of the project and the note-worthy fit-out features.
Sumaya Dabbagh is the founder of Dabbagh Architects. She is an award-winning, Saudi architect educated in the UK with diverse experience in architecture and interior design spanning over 20 years.
Following an education at Bath University under the guidance of the late Peter Smithson and Sir Ted Happold, Dabbagh began her career in London and Paris in the '90s. Her return to the Gulf region was part of a quest to gain a deeper understanding of her own identity, a unique mix of influences and sensitivity towards both western and middle eastern cultures.
In 2008, she founded Dabbagh Architects, which has now become one of the first RIBA Chartered Practices in the Gulf region. Her practice has since completed a range of projects in diverse sectors, such as commercial offices, retail, residential, educational, as well as cultural projects. Dabbagh's multi-award-winning Mleiha Archaeological Centre building is a recent addition to her renowned portfolio of sensitive, contextual designs.
Stephan Frantzen is the design director of P&T Architects and Engineers, Dubai office. He has significant experience in the design of master plans, large mixed-use developments, hotels, office towers, and residential developments. Having joined P&T in Hong Kong since 1990, he moved to the Dubai office in 2008 to work on projects throughout the Middle East, Africa, and beyond. Frantzen identifies and explore sthe uniqueness of every project based on location, climate, sustainability, use, socio-economic context, and seeing every aspect as an opportunity to find solutions that optimise functionality, flexibility, quality, and beauty.
Matthew Engele is an award-winning architect and principal with over a decade of experience in the Middle East, Europe and the USA. As the regional design
leader, Engele manages the studio’s high-performance teams with a hands-on approach to design creation through the utilisation of advanced digital tools.
His experience includes a spectrum of awarding-winning cultural architecture, high-rise towers, urban design and renewal, retail, hotels, and large scale complex mixed-used developments. At the forefront of thought leadership, Engele is a regular keynote speaker, author, and invited critic at various universities in the UK, USA, and UAE.
Since joining Woods Bagot Dubai, Engele has led some significant and notable
projects including the Dubai Design District (d3), St Regis Hotel in Marrakesh,
and Mulberry Park Heights in Dubai Hills. Prior to Woods Bagot, Engele was a leading design architect with high profile firms such as Zaha Hadid Architects and OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture).
An architect and professor involved in practice, teaching, and research. He studied and taught at the AA in London. He published widely on contemporary architecture, urbanism, cultural theory and digital media. The work addresses the UAE ‘city’, especially as it is evolving in the 21st century. He has lectured and made presentations in the UK, USA, Russia, Estonia, Finland, Czech Republic, Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE. Katodrytis has participated in a number of architectural conferences and competitions, including an invited competition for the Cultural Centre, Jumeira Palm, Dubai.
With a strong design-led background and technical and commercial aptitude, Kerem Cengiz has had over 20 years of international experience across all aspects of real estate development. Cengiz aims to create developments that contribute in combining high urban design quality with assured commercial success through innovation, strong leadership and effective management. He has addressed and participated in multiple international conferences, such as MIPIM, Cityscapes, and The Big5 Dubai. He has also presented at several universities and has led the formation of national architectural guideline and regulatory publications. Kerem’s outstanding work and leadership have helped him secure many significant and high-profile projects in the UAE, GCC Region, and internationally against other globally recognised international practices. This has earned him and his team the “Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award for Innovation” in 2017, as well as “The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade” in 2009.
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