waiwai

waiwai is an international architecture, landscape, and urban design office based in Dubai and Tokyo (formerly known as ibda design). The office is led by three partners, Wael Al Awar (Lebanon), Kenichi Teramoto (Japan), and Kazuma Yamao (Japan). Originally, the three worked together in Tokyo; in 2018, the three partners re-joined one another to combine their two offices into waiwai. Dubai and Tokyo were specifically selected as office locations due to their cultural vibrance, with both offering