Olly Bradley-Barnard to speak at Dubai Design Week 2025 on November 6th

Chapman Taylor Director Olly Bradley-Barnard will deliver a talk and take part in a panel discussion at Dubai Design Week 2025, one of the Middle East’s leading creative festivals celebrating innovation across architecture, design, and the built environment.

Taking place from 4–9 November 2025, Dubai Design Week unites global design voices to explore new ideas shaping the future of construction and urban life. 

As part of the UAE-UK-China Forum, hosted by ArAsia in collaboration with the RIBA and AIA, on November 6th, Olly will present a talk titled ‘Driving the Success of Our Future Urban Environments’ at 11:00 AM, examining strategies for creating sustainable, inclusive, and resilient cities that respond to the evolving needs of their communities. A panel discussion will follow this, ‘The Construction and Design Needs of Emerging Nations’, addressing opportunities and challenges for international architects, covering themes such as cultural identity, environmental sustainability, social inclusion, economic viability, and appropriate technology. 

Chapman Taylor's project Enar will also feature in this year's d3 Architecture Exhibition at Dubai Design Week, in partnership with the RIBA Gulf Chapter. The exhibition showcases more than 70 inspiring projects from around the world, celebrating how architecture shapes community.

Dubai Design Week provides a global platform for exchanging ideas across diverse design cultures, highlighting how collaborative approaches can help shape the next generation of architectural innovation.

For more information, see https://www.dubaidesignweek.ae

Olly Bradley-Barnard (BArch)

Director, Dubai

Olly joined Chapman Taylor’s Bangkok studio in 2012. During his time in South East Asia, he worked on a variety of award-winning projects in the region, including Mui Dinh Eco Park in Vietnam – winner of the prestigious MIPIM “Best Futura Mega Project” Award in 2018.

He joined our Dubai studio in 2018 to strengthen our presence in the region with his experience of designing in many different countries and cultures. He has worked on many key projects in the region, including a major mixed-use project in Madinah, Airport City in Jeddah and many important government-funded projects in Saudi Arabia.

Olly’s approach to projects is to create and develop a design concept that has a strong identity, informed by the place, the culture and other aspects of the development’s context.

Olly was promoted to the position of Director in our Dubai studio in 2022.

Areas of expertise:

Masterplanning / Mixed-use / Retail / Hospitality / Residential / Concept Design

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