YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR / PIYUSH PRAJAPATI / AECOM

This year, there were two Young Talent awardees; Aecom's Piyush Prajapati is the other talented architect.

Prajapati is an architect, researcher, and computational urban designer who is making a name for himself in the field of architecture, particularly with his highly advanced practice in the post-modern era with his creations aided by Artificial Intelligence. (AI).

His eight years of experience have led him to experiment with the most unique and innovative designs that work best in a postmodern environment. Conservation architecture, interior design, building architecture, big data, and AI architecture are among the areas of expertise.

Piyush developed an in-house intelligent toolkit that used machine learning and AI to speed up the design process, making it 30% faster overall. His design methodology innovation has resulted in a 60% increase in team productivity. /

YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR / HAJER MOHANAD TAHA / STUDIO BRUNO

GUELAFF + BG VILLAS

Hajer Mohanad Taha from Studio Bruno

Guelaff + BG Villas won young Talent of the Year. she was born in Iraq in 1994 and joined Studio Bruno Guelaff in 2022, as an architect with a genuine interest in her future design career. In 2017, she graduated from Ajman University of Science and Technology. Her path leads her to SBG after a series of internships. She has demonstrated innovative design abilities and has grown into an important member of the architectural design /

ARCHITECTURE LEADERS AWARDS 2023 CEO OF THE YEAR / MARCO