Omran Architects was announced as the first prize winner in the international architectural competition for AlShati strip mall Al-Dammam, K.S.A. Visualized as in icon, Al Shatti Plaza complex is designed creating a vibrant, permeable urban mall. A spectacular blend of dramatic platforms and modern tropical architecture comes up with the iconic strip mall "El Shati Plaza". Overturning this notion of conventional commercial areas to unique modern plazas by providing modern tropical outdoor terraces capturing the full panoramic view of the Arabian Gulf. >>>

The Lideta Mercato was intended to be a shopping mall just like many others in the city of Addis Ababa. The observation of the Old Mercato, the largest open air market in Africa, was an inspiration to redefine the program of the building, conceiving a multistory contemporary market instead of a conventional shopping mall based on large shops. The carved volume connects two parallel streets that define the plot of the project. >>>