The winners of the inaugural identity Design Awards were announced during a virtual ceremony on 4 November 2020, with 14 projects honoured across 17 categories.
The winners were selected by an esteemed panel of international judges, including Italian architect Marco Piva, Paris-based designer India Mahdavi, Gianluca Peluffo, founder of Italian practice Peluffo & Partners, architect Sanjay Puri, founder and principal at Sanjay Puri Architects and Corina Leung, design director at LWK + Partners in Singapore.
This year, the identity Design Awards was divided into Interior Design and Architecture sections to provide a more comprehensive view of design and the built environment across the Middle East, and also included the annual Outdoor Design, Project of the Future and Editor’s Choice categories.
The People’s Choice Award was open to a public vote, and for the first time included the full awards shortlist, instead of the winning projects.
This year also saw the debut of the Design of the Year award for both Interior Design and Architecture, selected by the jury from the overall winners.
The identity Design Awards 2020 was the most diverse to date, with the highest regional participation in the event’s history. Shortlisted and winning projects hail from across the Middle East, including the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, Kuwait and Egypt. These projects have been completed both by large, international firms’ regional offices as well as by homegrown boutique firms.
This year’s winners include: Ammar Basheir, Carl Gerges Architects, CEBRA Architecture, Croquis Design Studio, DMJ Team, Godwin Austen Johnson, KEO International Consultants, L.S. Design, Lulie Fisher Design Studio, LW Design, Nakkash Design Studio, Studio M, Styled Habitat and T.Zed Architects.
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