The sixth edition of the Middle East Consultant Awards took place on 20 January, 2021 at the Ritz Carlton JBR in Dubai.
25 winners were announced with WSP, RSP, JT+Partners, MZ Architects and Dorsch Gruppe claiming the Multi-Discipline Consulting Company of the Year, Project of the Year: Retail & Public Facilities, Project of the Year: Hospitality & Tourism, Project of the Year: Residential & Commercial, and Sustainable Project of the Year awards.
A total of 174 nominations were submitted across 25 categories by companies spread across the GCC.
According to the editorial team at Middle East Consultant, the first round of eliminations which were conducted in-house saw the number of nominations reduced to 100.
The remaining nominations were then deliberated over by a judging panel consisting of experts from the regional construction industry. This year’s judging panel included Carolina Fong Guzzy, Craig Garrett, Leanne Henderson, Nicky Dobreanu and Suhail Arfath. CPI Trade’s Jason Saundalkar and Gavin Davids served as moderators during the judging process.
The Middle East Consultant Awards 2020 was sponsored by Silver Sponsors – Intertek and K Tech Consulting, Bronze Sponsors – 12d Model and Global Construction Solutions, Category Sponsors – Arminox, CDE and MZ Architects, and Network Sponsor – Atkins.
The winners of the Middle East Consultant 2020 Awards are:
Under 30 Champion of the Year
Calum Perey – Cundall
Women in Construction Professional of the Year
Christine Espinosa-Erlanda – GAJ
Executive of the Year
Engi Jaber – Climatize Engineering Consultants
Gender Diversity Champion of the Year
WSP
Company of the Year
AESG
Start-Up of the Year
Lightified
Facilities Management Company of the Year
Emrill
Industry Influencer of the Year
Cundall
Interior Design Company of the Year
Bluehaus Group
Innovation in Project Delivery
Evoteq
Onsite Safety Champion of the Year
Altorath International Engineering Consultants
Specialist Consulting Company of the Year
K Tech Consulting
Sustainable Consultancy of the Year
Climatize Engineering Consultants
Cost Consulting Company of the Year
Omnium International
Urban Design & Landscaping Company of the Year
WAHO Landscape Architects
Lighting Design Consultancy of the Year
CD+M Lighting Design
Project Management Company of the Year
Compass Project Consulting
Structural Engineering Company of the Year
Buro Happold
MEP Engineering Company of the Year
Black & White Engineering
Architectural Company of the Year
JT+Partners
Sustainable Project of the Year
LLFP Meydan School by Dorsch Gruppe
Project of the Year: Residential & Commercial
Yas Creative Hub Phase 1 by MZ Architects
Project of the Year: Hospitality & Tourism
Tawila Island Resort by JT+Partners
Project of the Year: Retail & Public Facilities
Hindu Mandir Complex by RSP
Multi-Discipline Consulting Company of the Year
WSP