The Gulf States Building Awards 2008

Date: November, 13 2008
Place: Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

Shortlist announced

The shortlist has now been announced for this new awards ceremony, which is an exciting and unique occasion to celebrate excellence in the construction industry in the Gulf Region.

The Awards were open to entries from companies in the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The winners will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Thursday 13 November 2008.

The categories

• Contractor of the Year
• Specialist Contractor of the Year
• Construction Consultant of the Year
• Engineering Consultancy of the Year
• Architect of the Year
• Sustainability Champion
• Personality of the Year
• The Outstanding Achievement Award
• H&S Initiative of the Year
• Hotel project of the Year
• Infrastructure project of the Year
• Mixed Use project of the Year
• Residential project of the Year
• Office/Commercial project of the Year
• Estidama Sustainability Award

Judges

The eminent judging panel met in early September to judge which firms and projects should win the coveted awards on the 13 November when we will be celebrating the top contractors, engineers, consultants, architects and the most outstanding projects in the region.

Robert Troup - Director, Aedas
Ashraf Faisal Hegazy - Senior Projects Manager, Aldar Propertiesc
George Katodrytis - Director of Scholorship & Outreach. School of Architecture and Design, American University of Sharjah
Dr Bassam Abdel-Karim Abu-Hijleh - Head of Sustainable Design Faculty, BUiD
Dr Abdel Hadi Siddig Pasha - Head of Architectural Unit, Dubai Municipality
Dr Sadek Owainati - Engineering Consultant, Founder, Board Member and Past Chair Emirates Green Building Council
Daniel Hajjar - Regional Manager, HOK Dubai
Markus Stebich - Director of Development, Jumeirah Group
Donna Sultan - CEO, KEO International Consultants
Norman Haste - CEO Middle East, Laing O'Rourke
Merlyn Roberts - Majid Al Futtaim Group
Eric Tomich - Principal, SOM Architects
Matthew Hammond - MD, Jones Lang La Salle Middle East
Stephen Gibson - MD, Turner & Townsend ME
Denis Mullane - Chairman, WSP Middle East

Further Information:
Lucy Bond
Awards Event Office
CMPi UAE
PO Box 95001
Abu Dhabi, UAE
eMail: gulfbuildingawards@cmpi.biz
web: www.building.co.uk