The Old Doha Prize

Museum of Islamic Art (MIA)

The Old Doha Prize was an architectural and design competition created especially for the Qatar-UK 2013 Year of Culture.

The ideas competition brought together 16 architects and urban designers based in the UK and Qatar in teams of four for a one-week design charrette (an intensive, hands-on design workshop) in Doha to explore current issues of urban development, heritage and regeneration. The main challenge set was to innovate while respecting tradition.

Fashion & Design

The winners of the Qatar UK 2013 Old Doha Prize received a grant of £15,000 to further develop their research and the ideas explored as part of the Old Doha Prize design residency as a team over the coming year. The Qatari participants also visited the UK in June 2014 during the London Festival of Architecture.