BUILD ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2025
We are thrilled and honoured to announce that carlos moubarak architect has been awarded two of the most prestigious accolades in the BUILD Magazine Architecture Awards 2025.
The UK based international and renowned publication dedicated to highlight the best in the world of construction & engineering, property, architecture & design looks to showcase some of the most innovative leaders, creative brands and dedicated firms shaping the industry today and the future of the built environment. Below some excerpts from the jury feedback summary.
Best Civic Design Project 2025 [Middle East]: Beirut Memorial Park
Undoubtedly the dearest project to the studio, Beirut Memorial Park has taken the much sought-after award honouring the project’s multidimensional approach addressing societal, urban, and architectural considerations.
Designed to serve as a global and emblematic cultural act reflecting upon the August 4th explosion, a tragic event that shook Beirut City and its inhabitants in 2020, the project’s objective is to heal the pain of the nation, preserving the historical identity and transferring the memory to future generations.
On the urban level, the scheme initiates a new dynamic reintegrating the port of Beirut to the city’s fabric and offering what is set to become an iconic public space for the Beirutis and all the Lebanese people.
The award finally celebrates memorials as critical tools in shaping the values and identity of a society and architecture as an influential and powerful mode of expression and reflection for communities and people at large.
Best Cultural Architecture & Design Practice 2025 [Middle East]
For almost two decades, carlos moubarak architect has championed the philosophy that systemic and rigorous thinking is fundamental to unlocking productive intuitive processes and innovative ideas. The studio views architecture as a high-performing, holistic system, striving for efficiency, synergy, functionality, and harmony in its designs.
Blending contemporary architecture with thoughtful contextual and environmental integration, carlos moubarak architect has designed a number of exceptional private residences and villas.
Alongside his architecture praxis, the studio has also undertaken on a significant number of seminal projects within the set and production design field and has lately designed and delivered what has become a series of iconic set designs and among the most celebrated shows in the fashion industry.
Over the years, carlos moubarak architect has successfully built a remarkable reputation across the wider industry and stands today as a beacon of architectural excellence. Celebrated for its consistent creation of spaces that directly reflect their time and place, whilst retaining the timeless elegance which has become the studio signature, carlos moubarak architect has received the rightful and prestigious recognition as the Middle East’s Best Cultural Architecture and Design Practice 2025.
