Unveiling the AD100 2026. Spanning cities across the region, these 100 creatives capture the breadth of design talent shaping architecture, interiors, product innovation and sustainability in the world today.
December 2025
Meet the AD100 2026 honourees. Bringing together celebrated figures, forward-thinkers and distinctive creative voices, the AD100 2026 highlights the designers and architects shaping the landscape of interiors, architecture and product design across the Middle East and Africa.
This year’s honourees show how design continues to evolve in the region, whether through thoughtful interpretations of heritage, new takes on craft and materiality, or technology-driven approaches that imagine what our built environment can become. Together, they offer a compelling snapshot of where design stands today, and where it’s heading next.
Killa Design
Over the past decade, Dubai architecture studio Killa Design has carved a reputation for designs that are visually impactful and sustainably minded. Founder Shaun Killa likes to “challenge the norm”: he is reshaping Dubai’s waterfront with recent projects like the Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab resort, whose undulating form evokes a ship looking out towards the ocean, and Shebara Resort in Saudi Arabia, a luxury eco hotel set amid pristine coral reefs. Almost 80 per cent of Killa’s projects are either LEED-accredited or zero energy, water and waste. United Arab Emirates; killadesign.com
