The Markup #11

Revealing our next big move — the aForm Awards are coming.

Author

Alan George
November 28, 2025

🎙️🎙️ We’ve got big news to share! 🎙️ 🎙️

This month was a huge milestone for aForm! At aForm100, hosted at Colab, we celebrated 100 episodes with an incredible gathering of designers, architects, suppliers, and our amazing listeners, all in one room!

The energy was electric — ideas flowing, connections forming, and conversations sparking everywhere. And the highlight? We revealed our next big venture: the aForm Awards! The support and excitement we felt in the room were absolutely unforgettable.

From celebrating our podcast journey to unveiling a project that will change the game for the industry, November was all about milestones, gratitude, and bold new beginnings.

Highlighting Leila Sobek’s layered approach at BMA Studio, blending art and engineering to define spaces across Dubai, London, and Cairo.

Spotlighting the creative vision of Amr Abdelaziz of LW, whose bold approach to luxury hospitality transforms interiors into immersive experiences.

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// Fluid luxury, composed in the skyline — The Symphony by Imtiaz.

// Design and architecture are broken, here's a hot take!

// SOM unveils bold new visions for tomorrow’s skylines at Cityscape Global.

// 43 billion in deals, shaping Saudi Arabia’s future at Cityscape Global 2025.

// Heatherwick reimagines the stadium — twelve chimneys, one new Birmingham landmark.

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