ROSHN Group Announces MUSAHAMA Design Competition - Emerging Design Firms Track in Collaboration with PIF

ROSHN Group, Saudi Arabia’s leading multi-asset class real estate developer and a PIF company, has announced the opening of registration to participate in MUSAHAMA Design Competition - Emerging Design Firms Track in collaboration with PIF, with registration due by 30 September 2024.

MUSAHAMA Design Competition: SEDRA Pedestrian Spine offers rising architects, including final-year students and recent graduates of architecture programs, as well as emerging local design firms, the opportunity to envision the future of living in the Kingdom. Participants will create designs for several of the typical amenities found in SEDRA Pedestrian Spine, such as a local mosque, neighborhood convenience center, early education center, and a park.

There are two tracks offered for the competition with specific requirements that prioritize the participation of local talent and the use of local materials in the design implementation. One stream focuses on teams of Saudi students currently in the last year of their studies or who have recently obtained a bachelor’s degree in the field of Architecture. Part of its commitment to empower SMEs, ROSHN will oversee the other competition track for emerging local architectural design firms that must be founded by a Saudi national and based in Saudi Arabia, with less than 10 years in operation and fewer than 20 employees.

Throughout the competition, participants will have development opportunities with professional webinars and an in-person workshop with leading local and international firms. The teams will create their designs over the course of 14 weeks and the winners will be announced in February 2025.

Designs will be evaluated based on utilization of local materials, design excellence, functionality, urban response, and sustainability. The winning team for ROSHN’s emerging design firms track will receive a prize of SAR 400K, with second place teams receiving SAR 300K and third place receiving SAR 200K.