Dominican, Ian “Sugar George” Edwards, Architectural Designer and Property Developer of Sunset Homes headquartered in Anguilla, has been honored with five International Awards for Architecture and Property Development.
The globally coveted awards were unveiled and presented at the International Property Awards Ceremony at the exclusive Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, London on December 7th, 2012.
Edwards is the son of the late Bernadette “Bingi” Jno Finn and George Edwards of the Roseau area.
He was able to beat over 2,000 entries submitted from architects and property developers in eighty-nine countries, from the regions as far flung as Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, Arabia, USA, United Kingdom, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
He edged out his peers and emerged a winner in each of the three levels of the competition. The first stage being at the country level, next the Caribbean region and finally the World level.
The competition was judged by a panel of 77 highly esteemed international judges in over ten rounds of judging sessions around the world.
Edwards was able to grab the awards for “The Beach House,” on Meads Bay in Anguilla, of which he was the architectural designer and builder.
“The Beach House” has been described as “a stunning contemporary masterpiece” and Edwards captured awards for: Best Single Property Unit – Anguilla, Best Architecture Single Unit –Anguilla; Best Property Single Unit – Caribbean; Best Architecture Single Unit – Caribbean and the most coveted prize, the sole “World’s Best of the Best” award for the Best International Architecture – Single Residence for 2012-2013.
“The Beach House” is an elegant eight bedroom estate which features generous expanses of glass, ensuring a seamless line between the outdoors and indoors; clean and unexpectedly varied geometric lines and shapes, stainless steel trims and touches of warm wood, complemented by over sized stone tiles. The elegant Beach House was designed to capture the natural beauty of Anguilla’s marine-scape, with its spectacular sunsets and ocean views – in effect bringing the stunning outdoors into the daily living experience.
“It was our intention”, Edwards said of his design. “To use the opportunity to feature the Caribbean as a world class destination, with high quality accommodation and villas, designed to suit even the most discerning traveller.”
Edwards said he graciously accepted the exclusive global awards which mark a pinnacle of excellence in the fields of architecture and property development.
He complemented his business partners, wife and many Dominican tradesmen from his childhood neighbourhoods whom he said he had brought in to work on his many projects.
Great Job and Congratulations to you Mr. Sugar George
Ian is my brother and he is truly blessed. He has worked hard together with his with Jan.Reading some of the comments make me sad. I live out there but never do I forget that I am Dominican. Ian is in Dominica every year. He is humble and loving. Sometimes you have to leave home: not because you do not love it but because you have to go to fish. Dominicans go after that fish where ever it is. Be blessed and remain true to yourself. Merry Christmas.
Nuff Respect, Suger Ian Edwards learning your skills in Montserrat and promoting the Caribbean in a hole. Shame on those who try to claim you when they have no idea were you learn your skills. We who really know you play soccer together representing the Emerald Isle are very proud of your accomplishments keep up the good work my brother and Jah Bless.
Good to see that Dominicans can appreciate something différent to the traditional Caribbean house with it’s véranda and fret work
If it was done in DA without receiving a prize it would be critized until and the architect even disliked sometimes even by persons close
Look around dear friends there are interesting recent projects in DA that could get recognition from any international organisation
Congratulations fellow architect
bravo. well done. why not design the next great next level project? we can do it too, you know. yes we can. keep it up, there is still much more to do.
Another example!! You got to get off this island to pursue your dreams. Without these people and politicians trying to get a dollar or bring you down!!!
Congratulation Ian . Son of the soil ,we are very proud of your achievement.
mista could have designed our state house man…
Anyway, thats water under the bridge. At least we know we have someone whom we can call on in future when we want to design our national houses, like hospital for instance?… At least let him design and the chinese build
Always including politics? What about designing residential homes in Dominica?
it is political, why don’t these politicians open this market to us Dominicans? wouldn’t it be of a better feeling knowing this buildings of national importance was designed by a Dominican?
ok that is the twin tower man
Congrats my boy. Ian ‘Supers’ edwards. a product of st.Mary’s academy. I remember you my boy a product of the J.S.P programme. Big up and continue the good works
CONGRATULATIONS!!! A JOB WELL DONE.
Nuff respect!
God Bless Dominica!
DNO can we have a more morphologically acute photo?
I cannot make out the face even if I may not have a clue of him before now.
congrats to you cous Ian, i am very proud of you and so will be my mother when i tell her about you “ma kato”
Dominicans go out there and excell. Why can’t we do so at home? Because our government keeping us down.
Congratualtions, Mr. Edwards. Dominica has so many talented people…97.8 per cent of them are abroad.
Congratulations to you my brother. I can imagine the feeling that you have experienced. To be at the top of anything that one does in life is so exhilarating. Keep up the great masterpiece of talent that the creator has endowed you with . You have used your brain and hands a great deal and look at your accomplishments! I know that we have great talent in Dominica but sometimes we need a push, and a word of encouragement to take us to the top and let the world see what we are truly made of.
Now that is awesome!
Well that is a beautiful design for sure. Nice going, man of Dominica! What more can I say!
congratulations to you mr. George, well done. continue to make us proud as dominicans.sometimes you must be out there to realize your dreams.God bless
very impressive! well done.
Bravo. Great job, well done.
If he was in Dominica allu would say is boball he making to get there and find all kinda fault with his work. Perhaps all of us should go overseas to get approval.
Pretty AMAZING house no wonder he won!
Couldn’t get any better. Congratulations for such great achievements Mr. Ian Edwards! You have internationalized or rather globalized your expertise in Architecture and Property Development, and made our people and Dominica proud. Thank You & God Bless!
I live in Anguilla and I know Sugar George . He deserves it. Congratulations bro
. See the winning design at http://www.anguillabeachhouse.com.
Another son of the soil refuse handouts and decided to work hard elsewhere to see his way. Congrats
Congrats Sugar George… we are super proud of you, and that you still maintain your Dominican connection. Keep on keeping on!!
Interesting that you would say that he still maintains his Dominican connection…as far as I’m aware, and I’m a Dominican living in Anguilla, he does not acknowledge that he is from Dominica…he claims to be from Montserrat which is where his wife is from…
Congratulations to my fellow Dominican on receiving this award! I hope some day you get a chance to create a masterpiece here at home! Great achievement!!
I am not sure I know you. but heartiest congratulations.
This design is very unique…hardly seen anywhere else…well at least in what I have seen so far…lol
PEOPLE CAN VIEW IT ON YOU TUBE. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YNpSUdZWmo&feature=share
Fantastic Job Chief. More Blessings!
Great Stuff
Congratulations my brotherman! We do have the ability to produce great talent. It is sad that all our very best are out there developing other countries. In Dominica the country continue to languish under the effect of petty minded political overlords. Their policy is to chase out the best and allow outsiders to come in and conquer what our foreparents toiled and died for.
Great, the country where he is dont think like you.
It would be better if all the best talent from Dominica were developing Dominica first. That way he and many others would not have to go to other countries and suffer indignities of patronising subjects like yourself.
In my opinion, countries that are considered “outsider” are those non-OECS countries that are more a burden than an asset. The OECS countries are so intertwined and moving closer, that this distinction can’t be placed on them.
It’s amazing dat we have tight boyz like mista, and skeritt dem saying is only dem chinee dat have de expertise to design a national landmark like the State Malace(oops I mean palace). Ah! magway sa!
You are right. If we going to spend or waste all that money, we might as well give it to a local.
As an undergrad architecture student and a young Dominican, reading news such as this gives me inspiration. Studying architecture is by no means the smoothest of journeys, but the experience is nothing short of awesome. Congratulations, Mr Edwards; I hope to meet you on a professional level some time in the near future
Congratulations to you my brother, our mother would be proud and also your father. Hard work pays off and this was instill in us. We are proud of you. Keep making us proud, well done, take a bow!!!!!
Is that left handed Sugar George from Bath Estate?
hmmmmm nice, great
Congrats. Phenomenal achievement.
However, I can’t help but feel sad that this country has all this talent elsewhere and we are not benefiting from it.
Maybe you need to help this country provide opportunities for its young people !
That is so true. Great achievement.
To view the property check out anguillabeachhousemeadsbay.com
Stunning……….
This is amazing. Congratulations sir.
Well done bro
Fantastic Work, real class. Congrats Ian
wander if mister would get work in Dominica if he say he is non political?that look like a good design for a state house.just saying what i see.Great job my brother,Dominica is crying.
nuff respect bro big up dominica massive…lets do it again..
Congratulations Ian – well deserved, masterpiece design!
Wow.. this is a big achievement congratulations Ian “Sugar George” Edwards, if only the govt was working for the people more talented Dominicans would remain in Dominica, just sad to see u cannot utilize your talents to develop your home.
«just sad to see u cannot utilize your talents to develop your home.»
Why can’t he? Our market is limited, but many top Dominican engineers and architects reside and work in Dominica.
I heard if u not close to the Govt u cannot get jobs.
well all i know is that even if he was in d/caa he would not get a job from that government unless he passing it under de table like de geothermal team that get 2 million and de group of smart dominicans that was capable of running that allu say is sour grapes.
boy doh leave anguilla and come here for one second among those corrupt sons of guns,
«I heard if u not close to the Govt u cannot get jobs.»
Well, the young man came home two years ago offering his expertise and services to build villas. From what I do know, folks were looking for their ‘cut under the table.’
Will we ever learn to accept our own? We embrace outsiders without blinking an eye.
Enough said
PT…I’ve been wondering…those little signs you put around your words…is this your version of quotation marks?
They are very distracting. FYI “these are quotation marks.” Please be guided accordingly.
Thanks, YO. Sorry for distracting you. Your comment is noted.
like whom?
lol…Dominica does not have incentives…poor country…lol…lmao
Congrats……..Let your light shine.
So others will see your good work congratulation to u my brother u did very well it’s a pitty such a building couldnt be done in Dominica but Hope that someone in D’ica will be able to hirer you maybe not the same building but one just as fantistic as well We Dominicans are very proud of you and all the other D’icans out there making us at home proud I pray that God will continue to shine his light on you and the other D’icans you had working with you.
CONGRATS MY BROTHER,SO PROUD THAT YOUR REPRESENTING US ABROAD.YOU HAVE LOTS MORE TO RECEIVE.
Grell give me a break! he’s NOT representing us abroad! he left because he had no opportunity here. he left because successive governments behaved in the same inefficient partisan way. He didn’t go overseas on behalf of the people and government of Dominica to showcase his skills and hence raise our profile in the international arena. he went overseas to escape the nonsense and to realise his true potential. He aint representing us. he representing himself because we as a nation has failed him and many other talented, highly educated Dominicans.
When you don’t know something you should not comment on it. Sugar George went to Montserrat as a little boy and was raised there untill the volcanic activity there drove him and hundreds more out to Anguilla, the UK, Antigua etc. I could tell you more but let that suffice for now. Congrats to you “Sugar” and keep up the good work.
so rather worse. he is practically Montserratian so how he representing us?
Ah, hadn’t heard of him before. Thanks for bringing this story to light, and congrats to Edwards.
woosh, hats off fella, i do not know u personally but high kudos to you.you are a Dominican after all-and a caribbean man at that.Very well done, again hats off.