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momentum and several local and international stakeholders are supporting this important milestone that is crowning Dubai’s position as a regional design capital.
About the IFI Global Awards Programme – GAP Prize
HE Farida Abdullah Kamber Al Awadhi, APID president (centre)
A highlight of the global meeting is the IFI Global Awards Programme - GAP Prize. The prize is awarded to an individual or collective who has made an outstanding international contribution to the field of Interior Architecture/Design. Speaking at a launch event for stakeholders, media, and members at the Park Hyatt Hotel APID’s Emirati President HE Farida Abdullah Kamber Al Awadhi spoke enthusiastically about what hosting this important Congress for the second time means for Dubai, the industry, and design. She said: "Dubai has always had a forward-looking vision and the government is focusing on their 2030 plan. It is therefore relevant that during the IFI event the global industries thinking and planning about the importance, influence and how we will be designing spaces 30 years from now will be revealed.” HE Mrs Farida Abdullah Kamber Al Awadhi, the first Emirati woman interior designer has been at the helm of APID for over a decade,” she added. “We will have eminent and influential speakers flying into to participate in the Congress- this is a unique opportunity for designers in this region to experience first hand their vision for the profession as we move forward.”
Dubai is a design capital and a hub where new ideas are constantly being generated People all over the world are excited about Dubai’s growth and its futuristic vision. The magnificent buildings from The Burj Al Arab designed by Atkins, to Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building designed by SOM, or The Opus designed by the late Anglo- Iraqi Dame Zaha Hadid. DUBAI is a place that people want to visit & this futuristic city with its state of the art design towers and skyscrapers has attracted a lot of professional interior designers and design students.
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