The jury for region Africa Middle East nominated projects to receive a total of USD 220,000 prize money at a meeting on July 21/22 at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (l-r):

• Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Professor for Planning and Management in Construction, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Member of the Management Board and Head of the Technical Competence Center, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland
• Ovo Charles Majoroh, Principal Partner, Majoroh Partnership (Architects and Planners), Nigeria
• David Kithakye, Senior Human Settlements Advisor, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Kenya
• Daniel K. Irurah (Head of Jury), Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa
• Rachid Benmokhtar Benabdellah, President, Al-Akhawayn University (AUI), Morocco
• Peter Baccini, Professor, ETH Zurich, President, Swiss Academy of Science, Member of the Technical Competence Center, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland
• Renata Schalcher*
• Saïd Mouline, Direction de l'Architecture, Ministère de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme, Morocco
• Nina Maritz, Architect, Nina Maritz Architects, Namibia
• Nda Nguessan Kouadio, General Director, L'Ècole Africaine des Métiers de l'Architecture et de l'Urbanisme (EAMAU), Togo
• Amira Osman, Lecturer, Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
• Mrs Nda Nguessan Kouadio*
• Karl W. Meissner-Roloff, CEO, Holcim (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
• Anna William Mtani, Project Coordinator, Dar es Salaam City Council Safer Cities Programme, Tanzania
• Hana S. Alamuddin, Principal Architect, Al-Mimariya Architects & Designers, Lebanon (not pictured)

* partners of regional jury members; only members of the jury were present during the deliberations and selection of projects for the Awards.