The Second Cycle of the ADA Awards 2020 - 2021 premiered its Winners Announcement virtually on 21st March 2021 on their YouTube channel (ADA Magazine) because of the ongoing pandemic and thus, the inability to meet physically. Khalid Malik, the host of the show, welcomed the audience in a Lahore setting, addressing the virtual audience. It proceeded with the national anthem performed by the students and instructors of Habib University, part of the Center for South Asian Music. 

The Editor-in-Chief and Founder of the ADA Magazine and Awards, Maria Aslam, gave an introductory note. Reminiscing over the First Cycle and hoping to meet soon in a physical ceremony, she also sheds light on the current cycle and the challenges they faced as part of adapting and adjusting to move forward. She highlighted that the creative industry coming together as Pakistanis to celebrate architecture, design, and art that affects lives and inspires generations was a collective win for all of us. Finally, she ended her address on a high note by stressing on the need for honoring and celebrating the winners in the latter part of the year where we can hear their stories and creative journeys in a live setting.

Image :Jury Panel, ADA Awards, 2nd Cycle (2020-2021) © adapk.com 

This set the stage for the winners’ announcements, where 15 individuals/studios were awarded whilst giving 11 honorary mentions. After the Art and Design discipline, a kalam by Faiz Ahmed Faiz was recited by Moazzam Ali Khan. A moving piece of poetry indeed, that was quite apt for current times. Finally, after the last discipline - Architecture, Anwar Maqsood gave his two cents on the respective disciplines of Architecture, Design, and Art. Stating that the foremost thing is that the “country’s design should be good”. Last but not least, the announcements were wrapped up with some snippets from the jury’s zoom sessions along with other behind-the-scenes footage to end the virtual show in a lighter tone.

Architecture Category Winners

1  - Civic Buildings: Bamyan | Arcop Pvt. Ltd.

Image :  Bamyan © Arcop Pvt. Ltd.

2 - Competition Projects: The Sculptors Domain | Shahid Sayeed Khan

Image : The Sculptors Domain © Shahid Sayeed Khan

3 - Interior Projects: Upfield | Studio Subtractive

Image : Upfield © Studio Subtractive

4 - Residence: House on a Plateau | The Architects - Studio Tariq Hasan

Image : House on a Plateau © The Architects - Studio Tariq Hasan

Honorable Mentions: Architecture Category

1 - Commercial Building: Adamjee Insurance Head Office | Arshad Shahid Abdulla

Image : Adamjee Insurance Head Office © Arshad Shahid Abdulla

2 - Housing Project: Al Azhar Gardens | Arcop Pvt. Ltd.

Image : Al Azhar Gardens © Arcop Pvt. Ltd.

3 - Rebirth Project/Renovation/Adaptive Reuse: Gilgit Medical Center | H3 Architects

Image : Gilgit Medical Center ©  H3 Architects

4 - Heritage/Conservation/Adaptive Reuse: Aitchison College | Raees Faheem Associates

Image : Aitchison College © Raees Faheem Associates

5 - Civic Buildings: Khairpur SOS - Children’s Village | The Architects - Studio Tariq Hasan

Image : Khairpur SOS - Children’s Village © The Architects - Studio Tariq Hasan

Below is a list of the awarded works of Design & Art Category for the ADA Awards, 2nd Cycle (2020–2021)

Design Category

Winners

1 - Identity Design: Stop Jahez Khori | BBDO Pakistan

2 - Fashion Design: Miniature Dresses | Bushra Wakas Khan

3 - Furniture and light: MysTREE | Arshad Shahid Abdulla

4 - Jewellery Design: Dorr | Sundus Talpur

Honorable Mentions

1 - Jewellery Design: The Concealed Voicing Tales of the Acid Burnt Women | Dua Fatima

2 - Editorial/Type Design: Sita Under the Crescent Moon | Zehra Nawab

3 - Editorial/Type Design: Pakistan: A Fashionable History | Minhaj Ahmed Rafi

Art Category

Winners

1 - Installation: Sky Frames | Ayessha Quraishi

2 - Sculpture: Dulha Series | Affan Baghpati

3 - Drawing: Mahtab say Mulaqatain | Laila Rahman

4 - Fibre Art: Unees, Bees II | Nisaa Saeed Raja

5 - Public Art: Sheherezade | Numaish Karachi (participating artists: Habib University Students, Naveen Syed, Raza Zahid, Saima Zaidi, Sarah Khan, Umar Hameed,  Zahid Mayo)

6 - Video Art: Body Body | Ammar Faiz

7 - Digital Art: Seven Skies | Muhammad Atif Khan

Honorable Mentions

1 - Painting: Supremacy | Javaid Iqbal Mughal

2 - Drawing: Void within | Farrukh Adnan

3 - Fibre Art: Sublime Architecture | Ruby Chishti

Head Image © Civic Building: Bamyan | Arcop Pvt. Ltd.

Other Images © ADA Award Winners as mentioned above. 

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