identity Design Awards 2020: The winners revealed
Winners across 17 categories revealed for the identity Design Awards 2020
The sixth annual identity Design Awards took place last night, 4 November 2020, during a virtual ceremony, attended by the region’s design and architecture community as well as identity‘s panel of international jury including Marco Piva, India Mahdavi, Gianluca Peluffo, Sanjay Puri and Corine Leung.
The Awards honoured 13 projects and firms across 17 categories, including the new Design of the Year categories for Interior Design and Architecture, spanning the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon and Iraq.
identity Design Awards is sponsored by Cosentino, Iittala, Lobo & Listone, Nextspace, Technogym and Wedgewood.
The winners of the identity Design Awards 2020:
Architecture
Commercial – Kuwait Investment Authority Headquarters by KEO International Consultants
Cultural – Al Musallah by CEBRA Architecture
Public Building – The Arcadia School by Godwin Austen Johnson
Residential – Villa Chams by Carl Gerges Architects
Design of the Year – Al Musallah by CEBRA Architecture
Interior Design
Health & Wellness – Studio Republik by Lulie Fisher Design Studio
Hotel – Nuzul Al Salam by Ammar Basheir Creative Studio
Nightlife – Train Bar Lounge by L.S. Design
Office – Styled Habitat office by Styled Habitat
Public Space – Amzan by Nakkash Design Studio
Residential – Villa Jumeirah by LW Design
Restaurant – The Espresso Lab by Studio M
Design of the Year – Nuzul Al Salam by Ammar Basheir Creative Studio
Outdoor – Al Hosn Landscape and Masterplan by CEBRA Architecture
Project of the Future – The Gardens of Samarra by Croquis Design Studio
People’s Choice – Tamazoj by DMJ Team
Editor’s Choice – KOA Canvas
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