Dewan Award for Architecture 2026
AGRITECTURAL VILLAGE IN IRAQ
A new model for rural living in Badyiat Al-Samawa, Iraq
Dewan Award invites participants to propose an ‘AgriTectural Village’ — a new and replicable model for integrated rural living in Badiyat Al-Samawa, where agriculture, settlement, and landscape are conceived as a single, interdependent system.
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Learn about the context of the landscape that forms part of the cradle of human civilisation, the challenges facing it, and the role of design in shaping its recovery.
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2026
Open until 31 September 2026
Open until 31 September 2026
Participants are invited to submit their ideas for the Iraq Pavilion for a Global Exhibition in Baghdad.
2025
A NEW CROSSROADS FOR BAGHDAD - REIMAGINING THE CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION
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The Dewan Award for Architecture 2025 invites architects, designers, students, and emerging studios from around the world to reimagine Baghdad’s Central Railway Station — a historic landmark poised for transformation.
2024
Iraq Pavilion
Results Announced
Participants are invited to submit their ideas for the Iraq Pavilion for a Global Exhibition in Baghdad.
2023
THE NEW BASRA WATERFRONT
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Basra, southern Iraq’s most important city, is opening up again after many years of war and recovery. To reflect this, Tamayouz Excellence Awards invites architects and designers to submit their ideas to transform the underused Dakeer Island into a vibrant recreational urban destination for locals and visitors.
2022
REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR TERRORISM VICTIMS IN IRAQ
Results Announced
Participants were invited to submit their ideas for a Rehabilitation Centre for Terrorism Victims in Iraq. The rehabilitation Centre should offer a safe and comfortable space for the patients, supporting their health, psychological and physical needs.
2021
A SANCTUARY FOR HOMELESS GIRLS IN IRAQ
Results Announced
Participants were invited to submit their ideas a sanctuary in Al-Madain for homeless and underage girls, tackling pressing societal issues faced in Iraq. While winning submissions will make a positive and massive impact on Iraq’s urgent humanitarian crisis, and provide a shelter for young girls, these designs also go to show how architecture and design is a powerful tool for change.
2020
ALMEDINA YOUTH HOUSE AND PLAZA
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Participants were asked to design a multi-activity youth complex and a public plaza in Almedina in Baghdad, creating a youthful cultural strip and a public platform that can host various cultural and social events. The Youth House, the plaza and their integration with each other and their surrounding context should inspire a transformation of the urban scene of Almedina.
2019
AL-UMMA PARK IN BAGHDAD
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Participants were asked to redesign Al Umma Park as a green lung in the capital’s dense urban fabric, creating an optimistic vision for the future and a safe space for public gatherings and socialising. Proposals should reflect the legacy of the park and integrate the existing artwork within its redesign.
2018
SCHOOL IN THE IRAQI MARSHES
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Participants were asked to design a primary school in the long-forgotten area of the Iraqi marshes, taking into account the limitations of the area and the ecological impact of construction on nature and the fauna of the marshes. The design is for a 6-class primary school serving the nearby villages with all the amenities of a modern school.