Our mission is to guide and drive excellence in architecture in the region. We cover seven Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Sultanate of Oman and Jordan. We provide support to our Members across the Gulf. Our office is based in Sharjah, UAE and we have an established Gulf chapter for 15 years now and is managed by our local members. The chapter and gulf office works together to provide a range of activities for members and non-members, including events, discussion forums and networking opportunities. Through a wide range of activities in major cities such as Dubai and Riyadh, we support the delivery of the RIBA's vision to champion better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members.
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Al Qasba'a Street
Room 115
Al Majaz-3، Sharjah، AE
66 Portland Place
London، W1B 1AD، GB
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Join us at MIPIM from 11 to 14 March 2025 📌 We’re excited to invite Chartered Practices to join our stand at the world's leading real estate event in Cannes, France. Connect with over 20,000 exhibitors, city leaders and investors from 90 countries. ⏰ Our early bird offer is now extended until 20 January. Don’t miss the opportunity to secure your spot and save 20%. ➡️ Express your interest today: https://ow.ly/ojhC50UBc8X #RIBAatMIPIM #MIPIM2025
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Happy New Year! 🎆 For 20 years, London's South Bank has been the backdrop to some of the UK's biggest NYE celebrations. The stretch of river owes many of its architectural centrepieces to the legacy of the 1951 Festival of Britain, a national exhibition that catalysed the development of the Southbank Centre. In this 1951 photo by Reginald Hugo De Burgh Galwey from the #RIBACollections, diners sit on the terrace of the South Bank restaurant designed by Leonard Manasseh. The chairs are the 'Antelope' model designed by Ernest Race especially for the festival. 🔎 Want to find out more about architectural history? Our collections are the place to start: https://ow.ly/aT4X50UukjU 📌 After the festive period, RIBA will reopen at 8am on Thursday 2 January 2025. See you after the break!
🚀 We’re excited to announce the results of the inaugural RIBA Gulf Future Architects Student Exhibition in partnership with Dubai Design Week 2024! The exhibition was opened by Belinda Irlam-Mowbray, RIBA Executive Director of Membership Experience, and we were honoured to welcome Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who engaged with students and celebrated their innovative projects. 🌟 Discover the winning projects: https://ow.ly/MrEL50UpOMj #DubaiDesignWeek #RIBAFutureArchitects
Thank you to all who joined us at Cityscape Global 🌍 Take a look back at what our delegation got up to at the four-day trade fair ⬇️
"The final question was put by RIBA delegate Alex Ely of Stirling Prize-winner Mae Architects: much has been said about what UK architects can bring to KSA, but what could participants in the practice mission take home with them? On that, there was a unanimous response: ambition." We've just returned from Cityscape Global, the world's largest real estate event. A team headed by our chief executive Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick MBE FRCGP (Hon) and board chair Jack Pringle PPRIBA was joined by representatives from 21 UK-based chartered practices, 8 CPD providers and four corporate partners. This year, an estimated 200,000 visitors attended the four-day trade fair, which featured 400 exhibitors along with 500 speakers at seven conferences on the future of urban development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ➡️ Chris Foges, Contributing Editor at RIBA Journal, takes a look back at what we learnt: https://ow.ly/1y9L50UkNrO #RIBAatCityscape #Cityscape2024
🎉 Celebrating 15 Years of Architectural Excellence: RIBA Gulf Chapter Anniversary On 8 November, the RIBA Gulf Chapter celebrated its 15th anniversary with a memorable evening reception, bringing together local RIBA Chartered Members and esteemed guests. The event celebrated the chapter's years of outstanding achievements, meaningful collaborations, and its role in advancing and advocating architecture excellence in the region. RIBA CEO, Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick said: "RIBA chapters and members on the ground are critical to the success of RIBA. Through its presence and activity, the Gulf Chapter provides a wealth of benefits to the wider membership, providing engagement, networks, advocacy, and insight." Here’s to many more years of shaping the future of architecture in the region 👏 Learn more: https://ow.ly/IW0F50UjO8B
The RIBA Gulf hosted a walking tour of the Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre, attended by RIBA Members and students. The event was led by Peter Jackson FRIBA, Architect Advisor, Ruler's Office, Sharjah, and Amin Bin Hassan, Project Director at Hopkins Architects. RIBA Members and Students explored the five interconnected pods of the Interpretive Centre, which feature exhibition spaces showcasing geological phenomena such as plate tectonics, geomorphology, and sedimentation. The tour also included a visit to the immersive theatre, a café with panoramic views of the dramatic Jebel Buhais ridge, the buhais trail which incorporates viewing areas, walkways across geological sites, unusual rock formations, and ancient burial grounds. Read more: https://ow.ly/Sb9q50UfLmF #RIBAGulf #ArchitectureTour #GeologyPark #SharjahArchitecture #RIBAMembers
Happy 53rd UAE National Day (Eid Al Etihad)! The RIBA Gulf Office is proud to join the UAE in celebrating its 53rd National Day (Eid Al Etihad)—a momentous occasion marking the union of the Emirates and the incredible journey of progress, innovation, and resilience. As the first international office of the RIBA established in the UAE, we are honored to contribute to this vibrant nation's growth, supporting the region's architects, designers, and built environment professionals. This day is not only a celebration of the UAE's remarkable achievements but also a reminder of the values of unity, ambition, and forward-thinking that define this nation. Happy Eid Al Etihad to all our members, partners, and friends in the Gulf. May we continue to build a future that inspires the next generations of architects. Image description: Abra - old traditional wooden boat with UAE Flag and Al Farooq Mosque on the bay Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates #RIBAGulf #Architecture #EidAlEtihad53 #UAE53 #ForUAE #UAENationalDay #EidAlEtihad
Congratulations to Peris + Toral Arquitectes, winner of our RIBA International Prize 2024, recognising the world’s best new architecture 👏 ⬇️
🏆 Modulus Matrix: 85 Social Housing in Cornellà, Barcelona by Peris + Toral Arquitectes is the winner of the RIBA International Prize 2024, our bi-annual prize for the world's best new architecture. An innovative housing project that aims to redefine residential design and construction, this year's winning project achieves low CO₂ emissions and the combination of low-impact and time-efficient construction allows for the roll-out of similar projects where housing need is greatest. "Peris + Toral Arquitectes’ inspiring housing project in Spain embodies the kind of transformational spirit that is both aspirational and demonstrates genuine change. By embracing flexibility and longevity through long life, loose fit architecture, it is a radical approach to social housing that creates a place designed for people to adapt and inhabit in the long term. This visionary scheme allows for new and future ideas of what constitutes a family, and should be seen as blueprint for delivering sustainable, quality housing around the world at scale. It is a strong example of the ways in which architects can create new and implementable solutions to the common challenge of creating housing for all.” - Muyiwa Oki PRIBA, RIBA President ➡️ View the winning project: https://ow.ly/V13650UglSp #RIBAawards #RIBAInternationalPrize
We support our members globally and in the Gulf, working across seven countries, including the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman and Jordan 🌎🤝 ➡️ Find out more about how RIBA is supporting architects and designers in the Gulf: https://ow.ly/4Q8o50Ug2rU
🎬 Discover how architecture in the Gulf is rapidly evolving. As a global professional membership body driving excellence in architecture, we support our members to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions for better buildings and places and create a stronger community of architects and designers in the region. 👉 Learn more about RIBA’s role in the Gulf: https://ow.ly/LCKr50U9em3