19/ Peter Davison

Davison has experience in all major project sectors, including hotels and resorts, commercial offices, residential, retail, highrise, mixed-use, and pharmaceutical design. Experienced in all major project sectors, including hotels and resorts, commercial offices, residential, retail, high-rise, mixeduse and pharmaceutical design, he has led on every aspect of project design with the achievement of creative, sustainable and innovative solutions that meet and often surpass, expectations in all areas.

Davison leads the team with an empowerment mindset and drives the expansion of DSA Middle East's network and areas of operation, ensuring that DSA's high standards of quality in all aspects are maintained and that the practice's long-term vision and goals are aligned and followed.

Peter Davison leads the DSA Architects International Middle East office and has over 25 years of experience based in both the UK and the Middle East, with exposure to all major international markets. Davison has directed design on a plethora of complex, mega-projects, from feasibility and concept stages to documentation and delivery, with a proven track record of success.

DSA Architects International are a leading Architectural Design & Lead Consultant Services Business, delivering landmark, sustainable buildings and environments across the globe from strategic locations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia. With a unique passion and ‘can do’ approach, we combine ‘International Expertise with Local Knowledge’ to realise signature projects, from creative inception through to completed handover.

"Over our 38-year history, we have evolved into an internationally recognised and renowned business, with a strong reputation for excellence across the hospitality, residential, commercial, retail, and educational sectors, whilst also maintaining our reputation as a boutique style firm who are able to offer a personal and bespoke service tailored to the individual needs of our clients," comments Davison.

Davison has led every aspect of project design, achieving creative, sustainable, and innovative solutions that meet and often exceed, expectations in all areas.

Since our original establishment in 1985, the company has developed massively in scale, scope and diversity. As a multiaward-winning practice, DSA is recognised for creating unique, exciting and timeless architectural experiences, always with a sense of place relating to their location and cultural traditions.

Our passionate leadership is strongly supported by teams of highly-qualified, experienced and talented designers, management professionals and technical experts, selected from the international arena and with a proven track record of success in our field.

"As a business, we are fully committed to maintaining and further enhancing our reputation as a professional, flexible, trusted and delivery-focused ‘partner of choice’ for clients and major hotel operators, with whom we enjoy many close and repeat working relationships.We have delivered more than 500 projects in over 30 countries around the world for >>> many different types of clients, from large corporations, specialist private developers, governments entities, directly for hotel operators, as well as individual investors," explains Davison.

In all scenarios and with every type of development the firm delivers, they consistently look to provide the highest levels of creativity, innovation and technical excellence as standard and consistently push the boundaries of new technology and innovation.

DSA International designers always begin by researching local history, culture, and the sense of place of the location and its people. They are guided not only by the brief and achieving our client's objectives, but also by responsibility and desire to respect the heritage, tradition, and progression of the existing built environment from place to place. Projects delivered by DSA are inevitably creative, innovative, respectful of their surroundings and, with a focus on structured, managed, and collaborative delivery through our added-value specialist design management service that we provide as standard, we provide the highest levels of coordinated, quality technical documentation.

DSA was extremely proud to have received numerous accolades from prestigious awarding bodies in 2022, including the Arabian Property Awards, UAE Business Awards, and Design & Build Awards.

Several projects were completed on-site during the year, including the Jumeirah Gulf of Bahrain Resort & Spa, the BEEAH Group Office Headquarters in Sharjah, the Jumeirah Muscat Bay Resort in Oman, the Hyatt Regency Erbil Residences, and the new Celebration Suite at Nikki Beach Resort Dubai.

Davison says: "The beginning of 2023 has been extremely promising. Many exciting mixed-use projects in KSA, for various PIF entities, are currently in the works, and we are also extremely busy with various other hospitality, residential, and commercial developments in the UAE and across the region."