The Design Middle East Awards are one of the most popular award ceremonies in the region. The award ceremony will seek to recognise individual excellence, company strengths, and project success. Make your nominations now for the Design Middle East Awards 2022. We can’t thank you enough for the overwhelming response, and we’d like to express our appreciation for your nominations in a variety of categories.

KEY FACTS
DATE: Friday, November 11, 2022
TIME: Dubai, 7:30pm
VENUE: Sofitel The Palm Dubai
HASHTAG: #DesignMEAwards

Here’s the much-awaited shortlist:

COMPANY AWARDS

ARCHITECTURE FIRM OF THE YEAR
U+A
AEDAS
JT+PARTNERS
ATI
BAINONA ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY
TANGRAMMETA
SHAPE ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
DEWAN
CK ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS
DLR GROUP
KILLA DESIGN

INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM OF THE YEAR
H2R DESIGN
BISHOP DESIGN
BAINONA ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
OPAAL INTERIORS
CK ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS
DLR GROUP
DESIGNSMITH
VELOCHE CONTRACTING & TECHNICAL SERVICES
KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS
SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN

FIT-OUT FIRM OF THE YEAR
MOTIF INTERIORS
ALEC FITOUT
KPS
DEPA
AL TAYER STOCKS
SUMMERTOWN INTERIORS
BW INTERIORS
HORTON INTERIORS
DESIGN INFINITY
THE FITOUT
KHANSAHEB INTERIORS
PINNACLE INTERIORS

DÉCOR RETAILER OF THE YEAR
THE DESIGN HOUSE
DWELL
SEDAR GLOBAL

BOUTIQUE FIRM OF THE YEAR
FREELINE ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
TWENTYONE06
TANGRAMMETA
DESIGN MATTER
MUSTARD & LINEN INTERIOR DESIGN
DZ DESIGN
BRAND CREATIVE
ETEREO
SMART RENOVATION
LULIE FISHER DESIGN STUDIO
L.S DESIGN
DUFIT INTERIORS
BROADWAY INTERIORS
ORANGE DESIGN STUDIO
4SPACE DESIGN
C’EST ICI
ALLEN ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS DESIGN

SPECIALISED MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR
HAVELOCK ONE INTERIORS
MIRODEC
THE FITOUT
RAK CERAMICS
THE DESIGN HOUSE

WORKPLACE OF THE YEAR
IMAGINATION MIDDLE EAST
CK ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS
DLR GROUP
KILLA DESIGN
KPS
BAINONA ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY
MUSTARD & LINEN INTERIOR DESIGN
DESIGN INFINITY
HORTON INTERIORS
ORANGE DESIGN GROUP

BEST INDEPENDENT SHOWROOM (KITCHEN)
HACKER
NOBLESSA
SIEMATIC
CASAMIA
NOLTE KÜCHEN
KELLER

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

INTERIOR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
VAIDA BUCHROTAITE-DLR GROUP
GOVIND SHEPLEY-TWENTYONE06
GLEN DYER-ZEBRA
AMJAD HOURIEH-4SPACE DESIGN
ROBERT B. GITGANO-OP3 GLOBAL
STEFANIA DIGREGORIO-ETEREO
PAUL BISHOP-BISHOP DESIGN
VIPUL TAPKE-JTCPL DESIGNS
DINA MURALI-DZ DESIGN
CHRIS BARNES-BROADWAY INTERIORS
CHRISTINE ELIAS-HORTON INTERIORS
STUART JAMES ALLEN-ALLEN ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS DESIGN
JOAKIM DE RHAM-SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
FABIDHA SAFAR RAHMAN-DESIGN MATTER
LULIE FISHER-LULIE FISHER DESIGN STUDIO
KRISTINA ZANIC-KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS
OMAR ABDELGHAFOUR-L.S DESIGN

ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR
DARRYL CUSTER-KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
AMER MNEIMNEH-AECOM
ANKITA RAO-FREELINE ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
HENRIQUE DIAS-DLR GROUP
MUHAMMAD HABSAH-U+A
YASSER ABUELNASR-WHITESPACE ARCHITECTS
FRANCESCO ANZOLIN-WHITESPACE ARCHITECTS
SANDRA WOODALL-TANGRAMMETA
ABDULLA AL-SHAMS- SHAPE ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
ALAN GEORGE-ORANGE DESIGN GROUP

YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR
ISOLINA MAHMOUD-DLR GROUP
ZAYOUN MAYLEH-KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
PRADEEP CHRISTOPHER-FACE ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
RAJWA TAUFOUR-HORTON INTERIOS
NAVYATHA REKA-KPS
FARAH MH’D-KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
DINAH GHAFARI-MUSTARD & LINEN INTERIOR DESIGN
AKSHARA JAY-HTS INTERIORS
NIKITA CHELLANI-ROAR
SOPHIE KUYA-KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS
ZAHRA CHOWDHRY-TWENTYONE06
MOHAMED OMAR-U+A
CALLUM CAMPBELL-AECOM
RAPHAEL ESQUIVEL-ORANGE DESIGN GROUP
LINA BENAISSA-L.S DESIGN

PROJECT MANAGER OF THE YEAR
CHRISTINA MOLBOG-H2R DESIGN
CARLA ABOU-ARRAJ-KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
NATASHA ABBAS-NORTH51 CONSULTING
SARIN SATHEESAN-KPS
EMIL GEAGEA-KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS

CEO OF THE YEAR
ANKITA RAO-FREELINE ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
AMMAR AL ASSAM-DEWAN
BAHARASH BAGHERIAN-URB
HAMDI MAHMOUD-TANGRAMMETA
CEM KAPANCIOUGLU-CK ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS

FIT-OUT LEADER OF THE YEAR
LAURENT FARGE-ALEC FITOUT
STEPHEN TAYLOR-KPS
DOUGLAS DRUMMOND-HORTON INTERIORS

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MOHAMED AL ASSAM-DEWAN
ESSAM NABIH-DLR GROUP
SANDRA WOODALL-TANGRAMMETA
SAWSAN CHAMMAS HABER-DIPIUGI
PAULSON VARGHESE-HTS INTERIORS

PROJECT AWARDS

RETAIL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
IDA BAKERY & BISTRO-4SPACE DESIGN
BOOST STUDIO-ARCH HOME INTERIORS
BELLACURE-BRAND CREATIVE
PONYTAIL-BRAND CREATIVE
DOLCE-DESIGN MATTER
DUBAI MALL-ZEBRA
M2M-DESIGNSMITH
CLE D’OR-H2R DESIGN
BOFFI SHOWROOM-L.S DESIGN
VINTAGE VAULT-ROAR
MARIA TASH-ZEBRA
STAYWELL PHARMACY-OP3 GLOBAL
THE GREEN REVOLUTION-DESIGNSMITH

COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
SAUDI MINISTRY OF TOURISM OFFICE- ALLEN ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS DESIGN
MOTOROLA OFFICE- ALLEN ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS DESIGN
CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE EXPO 2020-DEPA
CONFIDENTIAL OFFICE-DESIGNSMITH
THE BUREAU-DESIGNSMITH
ROCHE- ALLEN ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS DESIGN
ABRAO GROUP OFFICE-DZ DESIGN
ETIHAD RAIL ADMIN & ANCILLARY BUILDINGS-AEDAS
MOBILITY PAVILION EXPO 2020-ALEC FITOUT
CROWDONE OFFICE-MOTIF INTERIORS
FUSION 5 OFFICE-DIPIUGI
ICD BROOKFIELD-FOSTER + PARTNERS
ACCOR HQ-KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS
WASL EXPERIENCE CENTER-OPAAL INTERIORS
FINE FRAGRANCES-PINNACLE INTERIORS
SUPREME AUTHORITY OF CHILDHOOD & MOTHERHOOD-ROAR
ABU DHABI MUSEUM OF ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE – SHAPE ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY-VELOCHE CONTRACTING & TECHNICAL SERVICES
SHARJAH BROADCASTING OFFICES- SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
UMM AL QUWAIN FREE TRADE ZONE AUTHORITY HQ-NIU

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
D1 RESIDENCES-AE7
ZāZEN ONE- ZāZEN PROPERTIES
INTERCONTINENTAL RESIDENCES-DEPA
SONTUOSA VILLA-ETEREO
L45-QEBLAWI BROOKS
PENINSULA 4-OPAAL INTERIORS
VICTORY VILLA-SMART RENOVATION
SEVENTH HEAVEN APARTMENT-DIPIUGI
PERTH- C’EST ICI
DUBAI HILLS VILLA-DESIGNSMITH
KHOR FAKKAN VILLA-DESIGNSMITH
JUMEIRAH ISLAND VILLA-L.S DESIGN
MUWEILEH COMMUNITY-ARCH HOME INTERIORS
VILLA AMALFI-U+A
BAY TOWER-BAINONA
SERENE VERSANTE VILLA-CK ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS
MM VILLA-ORAGE DESIGN GROUP

DESIGN EDUCATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF CHOUEIFAT-ATI
LADYBIRD NURSERY- GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY-HORTON INTERIORS
ISG SCHOOL-GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
REGENT SCHOOL-LULIE FISHER DESIGN STUDIO
CITIZENS SCHOOL-GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
SHARJAH CITY FOR HUMANITARIAN SERVICES-CUBIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY
DUBAI MUNICIPALITY TALENTS ACADEMY-OP3 GLOBAL
ANWAR GARGASH DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY-SHAPE ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
SIXTH FORM HUB AT SUNMARKE SCHOOL-LULIE FISHER DESIGN STUDIO

LANDSCAPE PROJECT OF THE YEAR
DOWNTOWN DESIGN ENTRANCE 2021-NIU
MEZZA HOUSE-DESIGNSMITH
GHAF MAJLIS-ETEREO

LIGHTING PROJECT OF THE YEAR
DOWNTOWN DESIGN ENTRANCE 2021-NIU
GHAF MAJLIS-ETEREO
DUBAI HILLS VILLA-LIGHT & LIVES
PAROS-DESIGNSMITH
BLIND TIGER RESTAURANT & BAR LOUNGE-LIGHT & LIVES
TECH OFFICE-LIGHT & LIVES
LUSAIL BOULEVARD-KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
25HOURS HOTEL-NULTY+
UMM AL QUWAIN FREE TRADE ZONE AUTHORITY HQ-NIU
DUBAI MALL-ZEBRA

SUSTAINABLE PROJECT OF THE YEAR
BEEAH HQ-ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
GHAF MAJLIS-ETEREO
MITM ALMAS TOWER-HTS INTERIORS + JTCPL DESIGNS
FADAA-DECORATION ONE
SAUDI ARABIA PAVILION EXPO 2020-ALEC FITOUT
AIRTEL AFRICA SERVICES (UK) LIMITED HQ-DESIGN INFINITY
ZāZEN ONE- ZāZEN PROPERTIES

HOSPITALITY PROJECT DESIGN (RESTAURANTS, BARS, & CLUBS)
NEEM RESTAURANT-4SPACE DESIGN
PAPA DUBAI-4SPACE DESIGN
3 FILS-DESIGNSMITH
12 CHAIRS-SHIFT DESIGN
PORT ARABIA CLUB-AE7
WABI SABI-BAINONA
BELANCTO-BISHOP DESIGN
SMOKE & MIRRORS-BISHOP DESIGN
THE HOUSE-CE’ST ICI
KARAZ-DESIGNSMITH
PAROS-DESIGNSMITH
NETTE-H2R DESIGN
HIVE FOOD COURT-ZOMORRODI & ASSOCIATES
LALI RESTAURANT-0P3 GLOBAL
SISI EATERY-BRAND CREATIVE
TIME OUT MARKET-ZEBRA
KEFI BOOKS-TK DESIGN
URLA-DESIGN INFINITY
88 TERRACE-ZOMORRODI & ASSOCIATES

HOSPITALITY PROJECT DESIGN (HOTELS)
HABITAS AL ULA DESERT RESORT-AEDAS
THE ADDRESS JBR-DEPA
TAJ MEDA-DESIGNSMITH
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON SHARJAH-GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
PALACE BEACH RESORT FUJAIRAH-KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS
PULLMAN BUSINESS BAY-DZ DESIGN
ROYAL M HOTEL-BAINONA
TAJ JLT-DESIGNSMITH
MARASSI H1 HOTEL-WHITESPACE ARCHITECTS
W HOTEL EXTENSION TOWER-AEDAS

INNOVATION IN DESIGN
FADDA-DECORATION ONE
ENOC FUTURE STATION EXPO 2022-AEDAS
NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE-BAINONA ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY
COUNTDOWN CLOCK QATAR 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP-IMAGINATION MIDDLE EAST
AQUA RESTAURANT-DZ DESIGN
FIL FLORIST & CAFÉ-DESIGNSMITH

INTERIOR FIT-OUT PROJECT OF THE YEAR
ACCOR-DESIGN INFINITY
MOBILITY PAVILION EXPO 2020-ALEC FITOUT
VISACEMEA HQ-BW INTERIORS
THE ADDRESS JBR-DEPA
W RESIDENCES-DEPA
DUBAI MALL LOWER GROUND ENHANCEMENT & ATRIUM UPGRADE-KHANSAHEB INTERIORS
VICTORY VILLA-SMART RENOVATION
ZABEEL ONE TOWER-DEPA
NAD AL SHEBAA VILLA-DIPIUGI
LIBERTE-HAVELOCK ONE INTERIORS
GRAND BEIRUT-DESIGNSMITH
RACLETTE BRASERRIE-DESIGNSMITH
SHEIKH AHMED SQUARE- VELOCHE CONTRACTING & TECHNICAL SERVICES
ABU DHABI MUSEUM OF ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE – SHAPE ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
SUPREME COUNCIL FOR MOTHERHOOD & CHILDHOOD-SUMMERTOWN INTERIORS
AMANAT OFFICE-HORTON INTERIORS
AL ADHEED-JTCPL DESIGNS + HTS INTERIORS
IFFCO CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT CENTRE-DESIGN INFINITY
MAYABAY DUBAI-BW INTERIORS
MITTS & TRAY-i2D
AUGUSTUS MEDIA OFFICE-MOTIF INTERIORS
ALDAR HQ-AL TAYER STOCKS
HUQQABAZ RESTAURANT-PINNACLE INTERIORS
RX COFFEE-PINNACLE INTERIORS
BLENDED WELLNESS-AL TAYER STOCKS
MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE-AL TAYER STOCKS

REFURBISHMENT PROJECT OF THE YEAR
SAUDI MINISTRY OF TOURISM OFFICE–ALLEN ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS DESIGN
ROLLS ROYCE / BMW / MINI SHOWROOM-ATI
ULA RESTAURANT-BROADWAY INTERIORS
INSIDE BURJ AL ARAB-TOURIST ATTRACTION-ALEC FITOUT
DUBAI MALL-ZEBRA
PULLMAN BUSINESS BAY-DZ DESIGN
TOYOTA 3S FACILITY-FACE ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
IBIS HOTEL-DESIGN INFINITY
FITNGLAM FAÇADE-ORANGE DESIGN GROUP
BOFFI SHOWRROM-L.S DESIGN
CASA BLANCA-CREATING HOMES
PRIVATE VILLA-DESIGNSMITH
RADISSON BLU-LULIE FISHER DESIGN STUDIO
ROCHE- ALLEN ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS DESIGN
AMZINGH-NORTH51 CONSULTING
TIME OUT MARKET-ZEBRA

MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR
THE 9-H2R DESIGN
CLÉ D’OR-H2R DESIGN
KHOR FAKKAN MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT-JT+PARTNERS

MASTERPLAN OF THE YEAR
HABITAS AL ULA DESERT RESORT-AEDAS
4TH KUWAIT MASTERPLAN-DAR
MASAAR-ARADA

BEST FUTURE PROJECT
CENTRAL PARK-CRTKL
SAADIYAT GROVE-CRTKL
MUDON-U+A
TROJENA SKI NOEM-AEDAS
YITI MARINA HOTEL-SSH
HOSPITAL OF THE FUTURE-TANGRAMMETA
PHOENIX HQ-SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
EY WAVESPACE-SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
CONFIDENTIAL EVENTS SPACE-DESIGNSMITH
THEO’S VILLA-DESIGNSMITH
160 BEACHES-ORANGE DESIGN STUDIO
RAK HERTIGAE AND WILDLIFE RESORT-DZ DESIGN
ATIKKO-SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
AL QANA-ETEREO
RING ISLAND-KALBOD STUDIO
ABSORBENT SANDSTORM SKYSCRAPER-KALBOD STUDIO
C-HUB DUBAI COLLEGE-GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
FALCONART-BRAND CREATIVE
BURJ HOTEL-DLR GROUP
SHERATON MADINAH-SSH
ST.REGIS RED SEA RESORT-KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS

DESIGN & BUILD PROJECT OF THE YEAR
DHAKAN VILLA-DESIGNSMITH
VILLA 22AA-CK ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS
DUBAI MUNICIPALITY TALENTS DEVELOPMENT CENTER-OP3 GLOBAL
AIRTEL AFRICA SERVICES LIMITED-DESIGN INFINITY
AL ADHEED-JTCPL DESIGNS + HTS INTERIORS
EAGLE HILLS PROPERTIES OFFICE-JTCPL DESIGNS + HTS INTERIORS
COUNTDOWN CLOCK QATAR 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP-IMAGINATION MIDDLE EAST
PUPIL OF FATE SHOWROOM-MOTIF INTERIORS
CREEK EDGE-U+A
MIAMI PROJECT-SAMANA DEVELOPERS
CASA BLANCA-CREATING HOMES
FITNGLAM-DUFIT INTERIORS

CULTURAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
DIRIYAH CONTEMPORARY ART BIENNALE-IMAGINATION MIDDLE EAST
UZBEKISTAN PAVILION EXPO 2022-OP3 GLOBAL
THE FOUNDRY-ZEBRA
ABU DHABI MUSEUM OF ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE – SHAPE ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
GHAF MAJLIS-ETEREO
VISION PAVILION EXPO 2020-ALEC FITOUT

HEALTHCARE PROJECT OF THE YEAR
MAJLIS AL AMAL BY AL JALILA FOUNDATION-PINNACLE INTERIORS
WELLTH WELLNESS CENTER-DESIGN MATTER
MEDCARE WOMEN AND CHILD HOSPITAL-DESIGN MATTER
HIMALAYA GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTRE-DESIGN INFINITY
DANTE LAB-DESIGN INFINITY
MAISON SANTÉ-SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
KINESIS CLINIC-DESIGNSMITH

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