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The OISTAT Architecture Commission and World Stage Design 2025 are pleased to announce the results of The 12th Theatre Architecture Competition, sponsored by Charcoalblue.
Following the Jury Meetings held on 13, 14 and 27 May, the jury decided to award award the first, second and third prizes as follows:
FIRST PRIZE: 15,000 AED
PROJECT NO. 1604 (620458)
The Dynamic Fold
KUO, Chun-Hao 郭峻豪 / Taiwan
SECOND PRIZE: 8,000 AED
PROJECT NO. 1625
Diwaniyat Al-Masrah: Theatre's Gathering
Janae Van Panahon / New Zealand
THIRD PRIZE: 5,000 AED
PROJECT NO. 1663 (379677)
The Crossroads Theatre
Cynthia Bou Chebl / Lebanon
The jury decided to award two additional prizes.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES: 1,500 AED each
PROJECT NO. 1480 (910820)
Wanderer 4
Zachary Wong / Hong Kong
PROJECT NO. 1600 (724784)
Al-BAYT Theatre
Vladislav Dudyrev, Aleksei Vorobev / Russian Federation
SELECTED FOR EXHIBITION
PROJECT NO. 1631 (542607)
54 DEGREES THEATRE
Andrea Sogja / Italy
PROJECT NO. 1592 (100903)
Dancing On the Palm Leaves
Ho, Chao-Yi 何昭儀 / Taiwan
PROJECT NO. 1628 (888888)
Hexagonal Star
黄佳鸿Jiahong Huang, Haoxiang Howard Yang, Boyi Darren Liu / China
PROJECT NO. 1528 (855333)
Pearl of Sharjah
徐懿 (Hsu Yi) / Taiwan
PROJECT NO. 1543 (371811)
The Docked Theater
Joe Maatouk / Lebanon
PROJECT NO. 1608 (319777)
Sand-Play:Performing Objects and the Uniformed Sandscape
詹禮仲 (Li-Chung Chan) & 江孟錡 (Meng-Chi Chiang)/ Taiwan
PROJECT NO. 1635 (352403)
All around and within
Barbara Materia / Italy
PROJECT NO. 1569 (369121)
The Courtyard Theatre
André Brandão, André De Castro, Lísia Araujo / Brazil
PROJECT NO. 1554 (250321)
Teatro Lumina
Ke Peter Wang / China
PROJECT NO. 1655 (050598)
FoldScape
Elias Sad / Hong Kong
PROJECT NO. 1639 (642269)
LUMA Theatre
Ghazal Taikandi/ Canada
Designers: Saif Sayed, Architectural Designer, Toronto.
Hira Fayyaz, Architectural Designer, Toronto.
MI Concept+Design
PROJECT NO. 1623 (690728)
Magic Carpet
Teng Xue / China
Prizes will be awarded at The World Stage Design award ceremony in Sharjah on Friday 24 October 2025.
The prize winning entries and twelve selected entries will be exhibited in Bait Obaid Al Shamsi at World Stage Design in Sharjah from 18 to 25 October.
