Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008 presented

Dubai: Leading international architects were honoured at the prestigious Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008, which took place in London on October 23.

Emirates Glass LLC (EGL), a leading manufacturer of premium architectural flat glass in the Middle East and a subsidiary of Glass LLC, which is wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI), yesterday announced that the Awards have been an unprecedented success.

The LEAF (Leading European Architects Forum) Awards, is one of the world's most influential international architectural and design events, and was established in 2003 to recognise and reward excellence across the profession.

The awards are open to all companies, technologies and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the world of architecture and who strive to set higher benchmarks for the design of buildings-of-tomorrow.

"Our involvement with the LEAF Awards reflects our consistent quest to be on the forefront of architectural excellence, through the Awards we are able to market ourselves as a leader in glass processing in the Middle East as well as being able to position our lead with major, designers, architects and consultants," said Ziad Yazbeck, General Manager, Emirates Glass.