Omran Architects was announced as the first prize winner in the international architectural competition for AlShati strip mall Al-Dammam, K.S.A, announced on Archdaily website and organised by ALSALIMI Company ltd. with 140+ entry from all over the world. Omran architects has won the first prize, followed by Edgearch for the second prize & Blankpage architects for the third prize. Al Shatti Plaza complex is designed creating a vibrant, permeable urban mall that houses a mix of retail shops, restaurants and cafeterias interspersed with joyful colored architectural features. 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.