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Andy Shaw RIBA is an architect based in Dubai. He is the Managing Partner at AMA (www.ama.design). AMA is a boutique design studio, designers of the landmark ‘Yacht Club’ in Dubai Harbour, the Nobu Hotel and Residences in Abu Dhabi, and over 2000 homes for the Abu Dhabi Housing Authority. He is currently working on new hotel resorts and housing communities in the UAE.
He is the elected Chair of the RIBA Gulf Chapter, helping to grow the design community and create events including the regionally focused Sustainability Series, and led the team delivering the Sustainability - Past, Present and Future exhibition in Dubai Design Week, d3.
He has been using AI technology to further the design process in the studio, and has his AI generated work featured in the RIBA Journal. He has lectured about AI and city design at the Big 5, and run panels and workshops at Design Week, INDEX and Everything Architecture focused on AI and the construction industry.
Andy is passionate about how combining innovative technology and sustainable design can improve the built environment for all citizens, whilst addressing the emerging climate emergency.