The d3 Awards is a newly launched regional design award championing emerging talent from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Founded by Dubai Design District (d3), a global creative hub under TECOM Group PJSC, the d3 Awards are part of the district’s Beyond a Decade of Design celebrations in 2025. The Awards will honour excellence and innovation in design and celebrate the MENA region’s evolving, vibrant and diverse design landscape. It will recognise contributions in material exploration, human-centred design and forward-thinking design solutions.

For the inaugural edition, the d3 Awards will focus on architecture and invites architects and designers to submit conceptual design proposals that explore community-driven spatial design, encompassing interior and exterior spaces, architectural forms and immersive built environments.

The deadline to apply for the awards is October 17, 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to showcase their proposals at the d3 Architecture Exhibition during Dubai Design Week, held from 4 - 9 November 2025, where the winner will be announced. The winning proposal will receive a financial prize of AED 100,000.

The d3 Awards will be a platform that evolves with each edition to represent the wide scope of the design sector. Future editions may spotlight other design disciplines such as product design, fashion, digital design or design for social impact.

For more information on the criteria, please email [email protected].