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Welcome to the Exhibition

Muscat Municipality International Architectural Competition 2025
📍 Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Muscat
🗓️ July 7–8, 2025

We are proud to welcome you to the official Exhibition of Finalist Proposals for the Muscat Municipality Design Competition 2025 – a landmark initiative dedicated to shaping a new civic building in the heart of Muscat.

Hosted at the elegant Mandarin Oriental Muscat, this exhibition presents five distinct visions by leading international architecture studios, each shortlisted for their ability to reflect Muscat’s evolving urban identity while respecting its cultural and environmental context.

Participating Architecture Studios

🔹 XDGA – Xaveer De Geyter Architects
🇧🇪 Belgium
A bold and rational urban gesture rooted in public openness and urban scale.

🔹 POV – Paolo Vimercati
🇬🇧 United Kingdom / 🇮🇹 Italy
A poetic, human-centered approach emphasizing spatial quality and civic engagement.

🔹 KSP ENGEL
🇩🇪 Germany
A refined and functional design celebrating transparency, order, and Omani light.

🔹 Philippe Samyn and Partners
🇧🇪 Belgium
An iconic, structurally expressive proposal blending geometry and symbolism.

🔹 BMA – Besian Mehmeti Architects
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
A contextual yet contemporary concept emphasizing landscape and public life.

Explore the Proposals

Below you’ll find a visual gallery featuring each studio’s presentation posters as displayed during the public exhibition. These materials represent months of research, design exploration, and engagement with Muscat’s unique identity.

This exhibition is more than a showcase — it is a step toward building a future Muscat that is open, inclusive, and architecturally ambitious.

XDGA – Xaveer De Geyter Architects
POV – Paolo Vimercati
KSP ENGEL
Philippe Samyn and Partners
BMA – Besian Mehmeti Architects
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🔗 LinkedIn – Muscat Municipality 

🔗 Youtube – Muscat Municipality 

🔗 LinkedIn – H.E. Ahmed Al Humaidi, Mayor of Muscat 

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