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The wait is over! The region’s biggest construction event, the Construction Week Awards: Middle East 2025, is here.

As the industry’s most prestigious accolade, these awards celebrate the projects, people, and innovations transforming the Middle East’s built environment, with a spotlight on sustainability, design excellence, and leadership.

After weeks of careful evaluation, we’re proud to unveil this year’s shortlisted finalists. If your name is on the list — congratulations! You’ve already achieved something remarkable. Being shortlisted alone is no small feat.

From pioneering projects to sustainability champions and visionary leaders, the finalists have raised the bar for construction excellence across the region. With almost 500 entries from top companies, 2025 promises an evening of tough competition and well-deserved recognition.

Join us as we celebrate the Middle East’s finest in construction at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai on November 20.

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Architect of the Year

Architecture Firm of the Year

Branded Residences of the Year

Construction Executive of the Year

Consultancy of the Year

Contractor of the Year

Developer of the Year

Engineer of the Year

Fit-Out Contractor of the Year

Health & Safety Initiative of the Year

Hospitality & Leisure Project of the Year

Infrastructure Project of the Year

Inspiring Woman of the Year

Mixed-Use Project of the Year

Off-Plan Property of the Year

Off-Site Project of the Year

Project Manager of the Year

Residential Project of the Year

Rising Developer of the Year

Rising Star of the Year

Specialist Consultancy of the Year

Specialist Contractor of the Year

Supplier of the Year

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

Sustainable Project of the Year

Training & Development Initiative of the Year

INITIATIVE CATEGORIES Health & Safety Initiative of the Year

‘100 Million Safe Working Hours’ Initiative – ROSHN Group

‘Dougie Works Safely’ Initiative – Douglas OHI

HSE & Sustainability Initiative – MCC

Occupational Health, Safety, and Security (OHSS) Division – Diriyah Company

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

‘Building a Greener Future’ Initiative – Douglas OHI

Circular Carbon Project – ROSHN Group

Coral Institute – Kleindienst Group, The Heart of Europe

Diriyah 1 Sustainability Framework – Diriyah Company

Dramix GreenBuild Solution – Bekaert Emirates

EcoPearl: Upskilling for a Low-Carbon Future Initiative – Pearl Polyurethane

Project Shebara: The Regenerative Resort – Killa Design

Real-Time Carbon Governance – Sobha Realty

SmartCure CureAssure: Water-Free Concrete Innovation – Asian Paints Berger

Water Treatment Complex at King Salman Park – Omrania

Training & Development Initiative of the Year (NEW)

ACT4EcoDesign Internal Training Programme – Egis

Bayut Academy – Bayut and Dubizzle

Elham – AECOM

Graduate Development Programme – ROSHN Group

Next Leaders Training Programme – Douglas OHI

The Omnium Falcon Programme – Omnium International

PROJECT CATEGORIES Hospitality & Leisure Project of the Year (NEW)

Desert Rock Resort – Depa

Dubai Exhibition Expansion (DEC), Expo City – Egis

H Resort – JT+Partners

Hawar Resort by Mantis, Bahrain – International Design Associates

Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – ALEC FITOUT

LuxeGlamp, Umm Al Quwain – Warrior Group

Sensoria at FIVE Luxe, JBR – FIVE Holdings

Shebara Resort, Red Sea – Killa Design

Shura Island Golf Course, Clubhouse, & Residential Villas – Stantec

teamLab Phenomena, Abu Dhabi – Miral, AECOM

Infrastructure Project of the Year

Amaala Utilities PPP Project – L&T Limited

Diriyah Gate Infrastructure, Area B – CSCEC ME

Erisha Manufacturing Hub, RAK – Capital Engineering Consultancy

Expo 2030, Riyadh – 9E Global

KAFD Metro Station – Kuraray Europe GmbH

Muharraq Ring Road, Bahrain – AECOM

Qasr Al-Hokm Station, Riyadh Metro – Egis

Shell Development Oman (SDO) – Field Operating Base, Accommodation, and Welfare Facilities – Design Group Engineering Consultants

Mixed-Use Project of the Year

ALMANAR Community – ROSHN Group

Bloom Living – Bloom Holding

Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – Killa Design

Q East – Alphabeta Properties

Sierra – Iman Developers

Sobha Central – PNC Architects

STC Square – BEC Arabia

Wasl Tower – SEED Engineering Consultants

Zallal – Diriyah Company

ZED El Sheikh Zayed – Ora Developers Egypt

Off-Site Project of the Year

Modular Project in Saudi Arabia – LINQ

Floating Orb, Shebara Resort – Depa

Four Seasons Bathroom Pod Delivery, Shura Island – DuPod

Mataf Expansion Building Suspending Ceiling, The Holy Mosque – Premier Composite Technologies (PCT)

NEOM Modular Facilities – BEC Arabia

NEOM Oxagon Village – HKR Architects

Residential Project of the Year

Anantara Mina Residences – JT+Partners

Bloom Living – Bloom Holding

Casa Canal – AHS Properties

LUME Residences – LWK + Partners

Masaar – Arada

SENSORIA at FIVE Luxe – FIVE Holdings

Sky Hills Astra – HRE Development

Sobha One – PNC Architects

Weybridge Gardens 5 – LEOS Developments

Yas Acres, Dahlias and Magnolias – AECOM

Branded Residence of the Year (NEW)

Bulgari Mansions, Jumeirah Bay Island – Innovo Group

ELLE Residences – ANAX Developments

Fairmont Residences Solara Tower Dubai – SOL Properties

Hadley Heights 2 – LEOS Developments

OCTA Isle Interiors by Missoni – OCTA Development

St. Regis Branded Residences, Al Maryah Island – SEED Engineering Consultants

Taj Wellington Mews – BNW Developments

Waldorf Astoria Residences Dubai Business Bay – NABNI Developments

Sustainable Project of the Year (NEW)

Eywa Tree of Life – R.Evolution

Knightsbridge – LEOS Development

Moro Hub – Meinhardt

PCFC Headquarters and Multi-Storey Car Park – Asia Prime General Contracting Co

Schneider Electric The Nest – Summertown Interiors

SENSORIA at FIVE Luxe – FIVE Holdings

Shebara Resort – Killa Design

Stonehenge SH I – Segrex Development

Off-Plan Project of the Year (NEW)

Antalya – Karma Developers

Casa Canal – AHS Properties

FashionTV Acacia – BNW Developments

Golf Links 18 – Condor

ICONIC Residences – MERED

Knightsbridge – LEOS Developments

Livel Residenza – Vantage Developments

RIVO – Grovy Developers

Luxury Property of the Year (NEW)

Coral Isle – Grovy Developers

Émerge Residences – Elysian Developments

Regalia – Deyaar Development

Sindalah Golf Club – BEC Arabia

Waldorf Astoria Residences Dubai Business Bay – NABNI Developments

Weybridge Gardens 4 – LEOS Developments

PEOPLE CATEGORIES Engineer of the Year

Arshana Fathima – 9E Global Bassel Abuamro – AESG Calum Perey – Cundall Dolan Ghosh – KEO International Consultants Gareth Piper – Tenable Fire Engineering Consultancy (FEC) Moataz Samir – Mirage Mohammed Imran – ALEMCO Mohsin Javed – AtkinsRéalis Waseemuddin Shakeel Ziauddin – Egis Yasser Al Lawati – Design Group Engineering Consultants

Project Manager of the Year

Abdul Zameer Ahamed Sab – AtkinsRéalis Bassam Kahaleh – Meinhardt Cem Cesur – Dar Al Riyadh Group Dewald Smith – ALEC Holdings Jimmy Panganiban Diamante – Al Sahel Contracting Company Maya Rammal – Cundall Mohammed Zahid Khan – Knight Frank MENA Naveed Ghouse – Khatib & Alami Prakash Periannan – Design Group Engineering Consultants William Campbell – Killa Design

Inspiring Woman of the Year

Aline Daoud – Konnect & Co Cristina Amate Muñoz – BEUMER Group Dinna Boban – Blue Rhine Contracting Elena Barbashina – Almal Real Estate Development Fay Wong – BIDllc Leila Sobek – BMA Studio Leyla Abdimomunova – Public Investment Fund (PIF) Noura Antoun – Jensen Hughes Sandra Woodall – tangramMENA Zeina Khoury – Zed Capital

Architect of the Year

Fernando Rial Ponce – KEO International Consultants Giorgio Palermo – NIU Studio Lee Nellis – Nellis Architecture Reem Ali Alkhaldi – Diriyah Company Saeed Abdollahi – BMA Studio Sara Kakani – Dewan Architects + Engineers Sune Theil – Killa Design Syed Ahmed – SAARCH Consultants Tiago Sampaio – U+A Zaheer Zafar – International Design Associates

Rising Star of the Year

Abdullah Khalid AlDughaither – Diriyah Company Anis Jayaram – Jensen Hughes Fathima Faizal – Arup Gulf Limited Lee Li Wei – Al Aidarous Advocates and Legal Consultants Mohamad Hamze – Engineering Contracting Company (ECC Group) Mohamed Farvez Ibrahim – Egis Munira AlMulla – AECOM Sabra Sadeghi – General Motors Scott Carville – Omnium Resolve Tarek Ahmed – Cundall

Construction Executive of the Year

Aaron Hennessy – Douglas OHI Ammar Al Assam – Dewan Architects + Engineers Christopher Nicolas – TBH Masih Imtiaz – Imtiaz Developments P. Rajesh Narayan – L&T Limited Padraig Alan Nagle – ACTION International Services Paul Kelly – C-Quest International Samer Abdul Samad – Nesma & Partners Sandra Woodall – tangramMENA Troy Gillham – Warrior Group

COMPANY CATEGORIES Fit-Out Contractor of the Year

ALEC FITOUT AMAZE Contracting ArchiSite Arco Interiors DCIB Construction Depa DMDC ECC Fit-Out and Construction Horton Interiors Summertown Interiors

Specialist Consultancy of the Year

Al Aidarous Advocates and Legal Consultants Climatize C-Quest International Falconix Engineering Omnium Resolve Priedemann Façade Experts StoneX Consulting TBH Tenable Fire Engineering Consultancy (FEC) XD House

Specialist Contractor of the Year

ACTION International Services ALEMCO Aligned Contracting Amazon DXB30 Depa Douglas OHI DuPod Dutch Foundation & Concrete Processing Green Vista Pools & Landscaping Spectrum Cube

Architecture Firm of the Year

Dewan Architects + Engineers H’Collective International Design Associates (IDA) Killa Design LWK + Partners Nellis Architecture PNC Architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) U+A, member of 10N (a collective created by Egis) XYZ Designers

Supplier of the Year (NEW)

Beko AE BIDllc Kanoo Cranes Konnect & Co Midea Building Technologies (MBT) Mimar Ornare Dubai Rheem Manufacturing TAQEEF Total Safety Solutions (TSS)

Rising Developer of the Year

AHS Properties AMIS Development BNW Developments Imtiaz Developments LEOS Developments Majid Developments MERED ONE Development QUBE Development R.Evolution

Consultancy of the Year

9E Global AECOM AtkinsRéalis CSQ Cundall Egis House of Consulting Office KEO International Consultants Meinhardt Omnium International

Contractor of the Year

Al Sahel Contracting Company (ASCC) ALEC Holdings AMAZE Contracting Asia Prime General Contracting Co. Douglas OHI Engineering Contracting Company (ECC Group) Innovo Group L&T Limited Nesma & Partners UCC Holding

Developer of the Year

Al Barari Real Estate Group AlUla Development Company (UDC) Assets Group Azizi Developments Bloom Holding Diriyah Company Ellington Properties Imtiaz Developments ROSHN Group Samana Developers