2024 AIA Middle East Design Awards
These projects demonstrate how fresh perspectives and bold ideas can lead the evolution of our profession. Swipe through the images to explore their visions and join us in celebrating talent across the MENA region every year.
A huge congratulations to all the winners!
Award Category: Student Graduation Project
Honoring the next generation of architects across the Middle East.
We are proud to recognize this year’s award-winning student projects, each one a powerful reflection of innovation, context, and environmental sensitivity. These students demonstrated exceptional creativity and a strong command of architectural storytelling through their work.
We extend our congratulations to all the students who participated this year. Your creativity and passion for architecture represent the bright future of our profession. Let’s continue to support and empower emerging architects across the region.
American University in Dubai
Manipal Academy of Higher Education - MAHE, Dubai
HONOR AWARD
Bani Malik Wellness Resort, Taif (Saudi Arabia), by Almuhannad Almalki, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
AWARD OF MERIT
The CADD Lounge, Sharjah (UAE), American University of Sharjah
HONOR AWARD
De Rerum Natura, Bjarrine (Lebanon), by Celine Lahoud, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Award Category: Urban Design & Planning
Through the AIA Middle East Annual Design Awards, we honour the transformative power of architecture, urban planning, and design across the region and beyond. These awards spotlight projects that inspire, challenge, and push boundaries, setting new benchmarks for urban design and planning.
HONOR AWARD
Sultan Haitham City, Muscat (Oman), by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
AWARD OF MERIT
Mshereireb Downtown Doha, Doha (Qatar), by Msheireb Properties Arup - AECOM - A+M
Award Category: Innovation & Sustainability
Through the AIA Middle East Annual Design Awards, we honour the transformative power of architecture, urban planning, and design across the region and beyond. These awards spotlight projects that inspire, challenge, and push boundaries,setting new benchmarks for innovation and sustainability.
AWARD OF MERIT
Al Wasl Plaza, Dubai, (UAE), by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Award Category: Architecture (Unbuilt)
This year, we are proud to recognize visionary work that reimagines the future of architecture, combining local context, sustainability, and human-centered spatial innovation.The Architecture (Unbuilt) Category celebrates ideas that are not yet built, but are already shaping the trajectory of tomorrow’s built environment.
HONOR AWARD
National Bank of Kuwait Children’s Hospital, Building C, Al Sabah Medical Area (Kuwait), by Gulf Consult
Award Category: Architecture (Unbuilt)
We celebrate built-architecture that demonstrates excellence in form, function, and forward-thinking spatial design, projects that are already shaping the human experience in tangible ways. This award recognizes built work that goes beyond construction, architecture that creates place, identity, and emotional connection.
HONOR AWARD
U.S. Consulate General Dhahran, Al Khobar (Saudi Arabia), by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
AWARD OF MERIT
One Za’abeel, Dubai (UAE), by Nikken Sekkei LTD
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The AIA Middle East Design Awards recognise exceptional projects that advance architectural practice and design thinking. Browse past winners whose work reflects innovation, leadership, and excellence across the region.