SPARK wins Cityscape Award for innovative technology & design
King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), located in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province, has received the Cityscape Intelligence Award 2021 in the Tech and Innovation category, Saudi Arabia. The prestigious platform is held every quarter and celebrates the MENA region’s best and boldest projects by honoring the real estate developers and architects shaping the region’s skylines. A panel of expert judges examines projects that not only show architectural excellence but also speak to the changing and challenging climate. This is the first time Cityscape has had a Saudispecific real estate award platform and SPARK is one of the first entities to win.
President and CEO of SPARK Saif Al-Qahtani said: “We are immensely proud to receive an award in this category. SPARK is progressing at full speed to develop a globally unique energy-centric ecosystem, set to play a major role in the diversification of Saudi Arabia’s economy and to be a catalyst of growth for local, regional and global organizations. SPARK is the world’s first industrial city with Silver LEED certification.
“SPARK is also the first entity in the Kingdom and in the region to pioneer the use of multiple cutting-edge technologies, ensuring sustainability remains at the heart of its development. This includes green concrete, ConXTech modular building technology, and nonmetallic rebar use in bridges among other technologies. We are grateful to be recognized for our proactive approach to building sustainably for the Kingdom’s future, and we hope that this award is one of many to come.”
The Cityscape Intelligence Awards recognize real estate devel
opers and architects for their work in transforming the region’s real estate landscape, considering a vast array of completed and future projects from across the MENA region. A fully integrated industrial ecosystem, SPARK spans an area of 50 square kilometers and is being developed with a vision to become the leading gateway to the regional energy sector, providing a complete spectrum of solutions to support business growth in the Kingdom.