Dewan Award for Architecture
An annual open-ideas architectural competition
An annual open-ideas architectural competition
ABOUT THE AWARD
Dewan Award is the newest award to be established as part of the Tamayouz Excellence Award program of championing and celebrating the best of architecture in Iraq and around the world.
The Award is named after Dewan Architects and Engineers, One of the leading architecture firms in the world and one of the most established firms in the Middle East. The Dewan Award is a international award focuses on proposing designs responding to local challenges in Iraq. This prize aims to introduce Iraq and its challenges to the world and invite them to submit their ideas and to establish an uncompromising open source of ideas tackling social issues in Iraq through design and present it to responsible authorities.
This award was established through a fund allocated by Dewan Architects and Engineers and Mr Mohammed Al Assam, the founder and managing partner at Dewan, after being involved for several years with Tamayouz Excellence Award.
Dewan Award is the newest award to be established as part of the Tamayouz Excellence Award program of championing and celebrating the best of architecture in Iraq and around the world.
The Award is named after Dewan Architects and Engineers, One of the leading architecture firms in the world and one of the most established firms in the Middle East. The Dewan Award is a international award focuses on proposing designs responding to local challenges in Iraq. This prize aims to introduce Iraq and its challenges to the world and invite them to submit their ideas and to establish an uncompromising open source of ideas tackling social issues in Iraq through design and present it to responsible authorities.
This award was established through a fund allocated by Dewan Architects and Engineers and Mr Mohammed Al Assam, the founder and managing partner at Dewan, after being involved for several years with Tamayouz Excellence Award.
AIM
The aim of the Dewan Award is to empower young architects around the world providing them with crucial guidance to excel in the industry and knowledge in real project scenarios and experience at Dewan Architects and Engineers.
The aim of the Dewan Award is to empower young architects around the world providing them with crucial guidance to excel in the industry and knowledge in real project scenarios and experience at Dewan Architects and Engineers.
ELIGIBILITY
Architects, students, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in this award, participants can participate as individuals or teams (4 Team members Maximum). We encourage the participation of multidisciplinary teams.
Architects, students, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in this award, participants can participate as individuals or teams (4 Team members Maximum). We encourage the participation of multidisciplinary teams.
COMPETITION STRUCTURE
This is a single stage Competition with the aim of identifying the most appropriate proposal, which best satisfies the general and specific objectives of the contest.
This is a single stage Competition with the aim of identifying the most appropriate proposal, which best satisfies the general and specific objectives of the contest.
PRIZES
PRIZE WINNER
6 MONTHS EMPLOYMENT AT DEWAN, RENEWABLE UP TO ONE YEAR
OR $5000* (Salary 10,000 AED per Month)
6 MONTHS EMPLOYMENT AT DEWAN, RENEWABLE UP TO ONE YEAR
OR $5000* (Salary 10,000 AED per Month)
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2nd PRIZE
$2000 + Certificate |
3rd PRIZE
$1000 + Certificate |
7 x HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Certificate + Invitation to attend the Annual Ceremony |
TOP 20 & TOP 50
Published on our website and social media pages |
*First prize will be a fully paid employment at Dewan for 6 months expandable to one year supervised by seniors with experience in all departments. If for any reason this cannot be achieved then a sum of $5000 will be presented.
THE CEREMONY
An invitation to attend the Tamayouz Award Annual Ceremony for the Top Three mentioned above (Flight and Accommodation costs covered by the organisers of the prize; Tamayouz Excellence Award), Every year Tamayouz International Award chooses a different city to host the ceremony, in 2017 it was held in Amman - Jordan. This year’s City will be announced later in the year.
The Judging Panel
The Judging Panel for the Dewan Award for Architecture 2018; "A School in the Marshes" will be announced soon.
The Judging Panel for the Dewan Award for Architecture 2018; "A School in the Marshes" will be announced soon.
Dr Jala Makhzoumi - Lebanon / Iraq
Co-founder of UNIT44, a Lebanon based design and planning practice. An educator in Landscape Design at the American University of Beirut |
Mohamed Al-Assam - UAE / Iraq
Chairman of Dewan Architects and Engineers. Al-Assam is considered as one of the most influential architects in the region. |
Fernando Olba - Spain
An award winning architect and the principal of FERNANDO OLBA ARQUITECTURA Y URBANISMO, in Valencia. |
Felipe Samaran - Spain
Architect by ETSAM. Dean of the UFV Architecture School (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria) since 2006. Architecture teacher since 2002 At the ETSAM AI. |
Matteo Umberto Poli - Italy
Matteo Poli is an architect, teaching landscape design at the Politecnico di Milano, where he co-coordinates the MSc in Landscape Architecture. |
Manhal Habbobi - UAE / Iraq
Founder of Manhal Habbobi Consultants With offices in Dubai, Istanbul, Baghdad and Toronto Area. |