Annual Report

Tamayouz Excellence Award
Annual Report 2012
Tamayouz Excellence Award – Annual Report 2012
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Contents
Tamayouz Excellence Award – Annual Report 2012
Our Vision ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Categories ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Award Ceremonies......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Highlights of the year ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
The Award Ceremony .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Sponsors ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
The Judging Panel ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
The Winners.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Honourable Mentions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
The Prizes ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Advisors ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Tamayouz Award Universities and Student’s Advisors............................................................................................................................................................................... 15
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Testimonials and Mentions .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Our Vision
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Vision
Tamayouz Excellence Award will be internationally known as Iraq’s main platform to promote academic and professional
excellence in the fields of architecture, design and engineering.
Mission
We strive to instil excellence culture in Iraq to stay pertinent in tomorrow’s world.
Goal
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Drive the evolution of design excellence in Iraq and thus provides a healthy competitive environment for students and architects
in Iraq.
Introduction
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The Tamayouz Excellence award began in 2012, in its first year the award had only one category: “Excellence in Graduation Projects.” Final year architectural
students studying at universities in Iraq submitted entries. A judging panel consisting of internationally renowned architects and academics, including the Priktzer
Architecture Prize winner Dame Zaha Hadid, DBE, assessed all entries and chose a winner.
Tamayouz is an independent initiative with no political affiliation, which aims to advance the profession of architecture in Iraq both academically and professionally.
Tamayouz drives the evolution of design excellence in Iraq and thus provides a healthy competitive environment for students and architects in Iraq.
Over the last year, Tamayouz Excellence Award has grown from a local award to an internationally recognized award judged by a renowned International Judging
Panel, such as: Dame Zaha Hadid; the founder of Zaha Hadid Architects, Angela Brady; president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Professor Paul Ivey;
Dean of Engineering and Computing Faculty in Coventry University, Katherine McNeil; Director of Architecture For Humanity - London Chapter, Moira Lascelles; of
The Architecture Foundation in London, Dr Khaled Al-Sultany a renowned Iraqi architect and academic from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Denmark and Ayad
Al-Tuhafi the owner of London based Ayad Al-Tuhafi Architects.
The organizations that sponsor and support the award, such as; Zaha Hadid Architects, Al-Dulaimi Business Group, The United Nations Global Compact,
Coventry University, The Iraqi Business Council in Jordan, Dewan Architects and Engineers, Ayad Al-Tuhafi Architects – London and Architecture for Humanity
have shown support to corporate social responsibility principles and the voluntary efforts of the award team highlight an important stepping stone in volunteer work
in Iraq.
This year, Tamayouz Excellence Award have established two new categories; the first new category is the Women in Architecture and Construction award and the
second is Design Excellence – UK; where for the first time Iraqi Academics judge a UK academic award.
To get a feeling for just how unique the Tamayouz Excellence Award is, and to discover how you can become an integral part of it in 2013, please read on.
Ahmed Salah,
Founder,
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Categories
When Tamayouz was established in 2012 it had only one category: Excellence in Graduation Projects, now there are three categories. The aims of each award are
highlighted in the following table:
Category
Founded
Aims
2012
- Recognize Design Excellence
- Reward and showcase talented Iraqi architectural students
- Link Iraqi students with the architectural international community
- Support academics’ efforts of advancing architectural education in Iraq
- Promote a culture of excellence at an early stage amongst young Iraqis.
Women in Architecture and Construction
2013
- Support Iraqi women working in the architectural and construction industry
- Empower women in a male-dominated profession
- Promote role models for aspiring architects and young women in the industry
- Celebrate women’s achievements and highlight their contributions
- Stop the migration of skilled women from the male dominated professions to the more female friendly.
Design Excellence - UK
2013
Excellence In Graduation Projects
-To establish the opportunity for future collaborations between Iraqi academics and British Schools of
Engineering
- Exchanging and sharing knowledge between Iraqi Academics and UK Students.
- Providing opportunities to Iraqi academics to understand current trends in architectural education in
the UK
Award Ceremonies
Each category has its own award ceremony and venue:
- Excellence in Graduation Projects: In 2012, the ceremony was hosted by the UNDP at the Iraqi Council of Ministers in Baghdad, this year the ceremony date and
venue will be confirmed at a later date.
- Design Excellence – UK: The prize will be given during Coventry University’s Graduation Ceremony – Departmental Awards at the new $83 Million Engineering
and Computing Building.
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- Women in Architecture and Construction: The award ceremony will be announced at a later date.
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Highlights of the year
Students' Participation
2012 Participation: 135 Students
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2013 Participation: 234 Students
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37
31
21
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20
17
15
10
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University of
Baghdad
University of
technology
University
Al-Nahrain
Salahaddine
University
19
12
10
14
7
Mosul
University
Duhok
University
Basrah
University
9
12
8
0
Suleimani
University
Koya
University
University of
Babylon
135 Participants
58 Projects were submitted
17 Entries were shortlisted
12 Renowned International judges formed the
judging panel
11 Top young Iraqi Architects were selected
9 Iraqi Universities were represented in the award
8 Local and international organisations sponsored
the award
8 Honourable Mentions
Since last year, there have been an increase in the
number of participants to 234 students (73.4%
increase)
Prize Value of $25000
3 job opportunities were offered
1 Tamayouz Excellence Award Winner
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Key facts regarding the first year, 2012
The Award Ceremony
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Date: 09/12/2012
Host: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - Iraq
Venue: General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers - Iraq
Session: United Nations Global Compact Annual Meeting
Attendees
For the first award ceremony, there was a impressive turn out, some of the
attendees were: Award winners, Iraqi Prime Minister representative, Head
Economic Consultant for Iraqi Council of Ministers, Programme Specialist for
Private Sector Development for UNDP, members of the UNGC – Iraq Network
and the steering committee, Directors and representatives of sponsoring
organisations, award representatives in Iraqi universities, heads of architectural
departments and academics from Iraqi universities, journalists and TV reporters
from the Iraqi media.
The Proceedings
Key note speakers:
Dr Amila Naji: The award representative and CSR consultant in Iraq opened the
ceremony with a thank you speech and congratulated the winner.
Ms Arouna Roushanian: The Programme Specialist for private Sector
Development for UNDP in Iraq officially announced a new category for the
award: Women in Architecture and Construction Category.
Mr Hameed Al-Hilli: The Chairman of Local Network of United Nations Global
Compact, hosts the ceremony and announced the winner.
Prize giving ceremony:
The prize giving ceremony started by Dr Amila Naji awarding the honourable
mentions and the supervisors of the winner with his prize and commendation
certificates, followed by Mr Dafir Mann giving Dewan’s prizes (Internship offers)
to the second and third place runners up. Finally, Mr Mohammed Al-Dulaimi
gave the winner and two runners up their monetary prizes, he also offered a full
time job for the winner - Anwar Sabah Abbas at Al-Dulaimi Construction Group.
The ceremony concluded with lunch hosted by the Al-Joudi International.
First Place Winner – Anwar Sabah Abbas
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Media Coverage
TV, radio and newspapers covered the story, the following covered the story; AlHurra, Sawa, Al-Mwatin News, Bonah and M3maree Magazine.
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Third Place Winner – Zaid Tahir Mohamed receiving his Internship offer from Mr Dafir Mann
Business Development Manager for Dewan Architects and Engineers.
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First Place Winner – Anwar Sabah Abbas receiving his Prize from Mr Mohammed Al-Dulaimi
Chairman of Al-Dulaimi Business Group and Dr Amila Naji CSR Consultant for Tamayouz
Excellence Award and the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.
The Sponsors
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Voluntary contributions sustain Tamayouz Excellence Award and affirm support for the excellence culture that Iraq strives for. Funding for Tamayouz Excellence
Award comes from foundations, corporations and organisations. A number of donor companies have made generous commitments to reach this objective:
With roots reaching back to 1843, Coventry University is an
innovative university with a growing reputation for excellence in education
evolving
and
Al Dulaimi Construction is one of the major construction companies in Iraq
undertaking large scale projects and employing more than 500 employees.
As a progressive, client-oriented organization, Dewan Architects & Engineers have
excelled in designing innovative buildings that are fresh and inspirational.
A non-profit organisation founded in 2006 by a group of pioneering Iraqi
investors in Jordan, the objectives of IBC include encouragement of
communication and formation of close bonds between Jordanian society and
Iraqi community in Jordan.
A United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt stainable
and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation.
25 years in central London working in the local and international market,
specializing in architecture, design & build and property development.
A global network of architects and other building professionals working to brings
design and development services to communities in need.
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London based Zaha Hadid Architects continues to be a global leader in
pioneering research and design investigation.
Dame Zaha Hadid, DBE
Zaha Hadid Architects
London – United Kingdom
Professor Paul Ivey
Engineering and Computing Faculty Coventry
University
Coventry – United Kingdom
Dr Khaled Al-Sultany
School of Architecture
The Royal Institute of Fine Arts
Copenhagen - Denmark
Ayad Al-Tuhafi
Ayad Al-Tuhafi Architects
London – United Kingdom
Jerome Goyard
Fèvre et Gaucher – Architectes Urbanistes
Paris - France
Paul Longdin
Constructure Consulting Engineers
London – United Kingdom
Katherine McNeil
Architecture For Humanity
London – United Kingdom
Moira Lascelles
The Architecture Foundation
London – United Kingdom
Manhal Abdulateef
Architect & Academic
Sydney - Australia
Linda Bennett
Archi-Ninja.com & Andrew Maynard Architects
Melbourne – Australia
Rashid Al-Nasa’a
Arab Engineering Bureau
Doha - Qatar
Philip O’Reilly
Faithful + Gould
Birmingham – United Kingdom
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The Judging Panel
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First Place
Desert Research Centre
Anwar Sabah Abbas
University Of Technology – Baghdad
Supervised by Dr Ibrahim Jawad Al-Yousif
Comments:
“The design considers the environmental challenges of its
location and incorporates engaging communal spaces;
encouraging interaction and discussion between researchers
and visitors.” Dame Zaha Hadid.
Second Place
Ministry of Youth and Culture in Erbil
Barov Abdurrahman Amedi
Duhok University – Duhok
Supervised by Architect Hussein Ahmed Yousif
Comments:
“An interesting approach merging cultural symbolism to
express the built form” Katherine McNeil, “Stunningly beautiful
and appealing hand sketches. The borrowing of the past for
the present is very thoughtful” Linda Bennett.
Third Place
Iraqi War Museum
Zaid Tahir Mohamed
Basrah University – Basrah
Supervised by Architect Qaad Z. Al-saraify
Comments:
“A complex design brief tackled with a sympathetic yet
successful approach” Paul Longdin, “The student shows good
abilities in dealing with geometrical compositions, space
configuration and functional distributions” Manhal Abdulateef.
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The Winners
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Honourable Mentions
Honourable Mention
Al-Maakal Train station
Fahad Hassan Jareh
Basrah University – Basrah
Supervised by Dr Asaad Ghalib
Honourable Mention
Theme Park
Kawar Abdlghani
Duhok University – Duhok
Supervised by Dr Maha Al-Malaiki
Honourable Mention
College of Design
Madyan Mahir Rashan
Mosul University – Mosul
Supervised by Architect Omer Adel
Honourable Mention
Baghdad Opera House
Mustafa Mamoon
Baghdad University – Baghdad
Supervised by Architect Mohamed
AlChalabi
Honourable Mention
World Trade Centre – Erbil
Omer Abdulazeez Tatar
Duhok University – Duhok
Supervised by Dr Maha Al-Malaiki
Honourable Mention
Sports Complex
Qays Adeeb
University of Salahaddine – Erbil
Supervised by Architect Suhaib Jalal
Honourable Mention
Multi-story Car Park
Rebar Hamid Abdalla
Suleimani University – Suleimani
Supervised by Dr Abdullah Yousif
Honourable Mention
Communications Tower
Shwan Yousif Hassan
Koya University – Koya
Supervised by Dr Hussein Ali &
Architect Shaymaa Fadhil
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Honourable Mentions are high quality entries which were highly commended by members of the judging panel but, unfortunately, didn’t win the top three places,
honourable mentions for 2012 were:
The Prizes
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First Place: Tamayouz Excellence Award Medal + $2000 + Full Time Architecture job at Al-Dulaimi Construction Group
Second Place: $1500 + 3 Months Paid Internship at Dewan Architects and Engineers
Third Place: $1000 + 3 Months Paid Internship at Dewan Architects and Engineers
The job and internship offers are important initiatives presented by the sponsoring organisations, Al-Dulaimi Construction Group and Dewan Architects and
Engineers. This opportunity promotes and appreciates the culture of corporate social responsibility, equality in employment and excellence and at the same time
implements the principles of the United Nations Global Compact. Both Al-Dulaimi and Dewan are setting up an excellent example to Iraqi businesses in their
support to initiatives working to advance Iraqi architecture and education, which are the main source of human capital. The winners’ talent and skills have been
acknowledged by the judging panel, these talents can now be utilized to serve Iraq better.
Update:
- 2nd Place winner – Barov Amedi has finished his internship with Dewan Architects and Engineers in Dubai and Dewan also sponsored Barov’s accommodation.
Left: Barov Amedi doing his internship at Dewan Architects and Engineers in Dubai. Right: Visitors at the Tamayouz Award Exhibition in the UK
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- An Exhibition showcasing the shortlisted projects of Tamayouz Excellence Award was held at Coventry University – UK.
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Advisors
Dr Amila Naji - Iraq
United Nations Global Compact Steering Committee – Academic Chair / CSR Consultant for Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.
Tim Davis – UK
Head of Civil Engineering Architecture and Building Department – Coventry University
Dr Mohammed Imam - Iraq
Architect / Academic / Managing Director for ICG-Iraq
Alfred Gand – UK
Consultant Structural Engineer / Lecturer / Vice Chairman of the Institute of Structural Engineers- West Midlands
Ben Maltby – UK
Lecturer / Structural Engineer at Constructure ltd and Coventry University
John Ironman – UK
Lecturer / Researcher / Civil Engineer at Coventry University
Ahmed Al-Azzawi – UK
Architect / Director – Prestige Design ltd
Turath Jamil – France
Architect / Urban Researcher at Sorbonne University
Ossaid Al-Eitan – Jordan
Architect / Construction Project Manager at Arabtech Jardaneh Engineers & Architects
Mairead Douglas – UK
International Relations Advisor – Tamayouz Excellence Award
Mohammed Al-Shamma Iraq
Students Advisor – Iraqi Universities
Nour Al-Nouri - Iraq
Students Advisor – International Students
Araz Agha - UK
Architectural Design Technologist / Lecturer at Coventry University / Award Advisor for Kurdish Language
Danny McGough
Architectural Design Technologist / Lecturer at Coventry University
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Tamayouz Excellence Award prides itself with a distinguished board of advisors who are responsible for the continuous development of the award, the advisors of
the award come from different sectors; education, architecture, social responsibility and international relations. The advisors of the award are listed below:
Tamayouz Award Universities and Student’s Advisors
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The universities and students’ advisors in international and Iraqi universities are the driving force behind the award reaching almost every single Iraqi final year
student inside Iraq and many students outside Iraq. Those advisors form the basis of a dedicated community of architects working voluntarily day and night for a
better future in Iraqi architecture. Below are the names of the Universities and students’ advisors in 2012 and the universities they are part of:
Al-Nahrain University
Samar Hinthil – Architect
Baghdad University
Ahmed Aza Amin - Architect
Basrah University
Bahaa Al-Saedi – Architect Al-Hadatha company for engineering consultation
Duhok University
Jowan Khorsheed – Assistant Lecturer in architecture at Duhok University
Koya University
Shaymaa Al-Kubaissy – Lecturer in Architecture at Koya University
Mosul University
Oday Abdulqader – Assistant Lecturer in Architecture at Mosul University
University of Salahaddine
Ansam Al-Hadidi – Assistant Lecturer in Architecture at University of Salahaddine
University of Suleimani
Omid Khaled – Assistant Lecturer in Architecture at University of Suleimani
University of Technology
Nour Al-Nouri – Architect at Imam Consulting Group
Al-Nahrain University
Rasha Abdulkareem – Assistant Lecturer in Architecture at Al-Nahrain University
Babylon University
Hussam Jabbar – Assistant Lecturer in Architecture at Babylon University
Baghdad University
Hisham Alaa – Assistant Lecturer in Architecture at Baghdad University
Students Abroad
Reem Subhi – Representative for Iraqi students outside Iraq
Photography
Hayder Emad – Architecture Photographer
Kurdish Language advisor
Rashid Zakaria – Architect at Planbearu
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In 2013, a number of changes took place, other representatives have now joined the award:
“I am delighted to be a judge of the Tamayouz Award. Iraq’s rich history
and its future possibilities inspire a great sense of optimism for its
architects. There is a new, invigorated ethos of worldwide collaboration
within architecture; a truly collective research culture where many
contributions and innovations feed into each other. Talents flourish in this
global movement and the Tamayouz Award further links Iraq’s architects
with this international community”.
Dame Zaha Hadid, DBE
“I am delighted to join the judging panel for Iraq’s first design excellence
award for architecture graduates; in its first year graduates have
demonstrated the highest standards of creativity, enthusiasm, and
determination to succeed and match the abilities of students elsewhere.
I warmly welcome all Universities participating in this competition to the
educational ‘family’ we are creating and ask them to do all they can to
support future generations of Iraqi architects”.
Professor Paul Ivey – Coventry University
“I was delighted to be involved in the very first Tamayouz Award. It was
interesting to review the varied schemes submitted by Iraqi students – I
am always keen to see where the next generation are drawing their
inspirations from”.
Moira Lascelles – The Architecture Foundation London
“We in the Arab world need more initiatives like the Tamayouz Award to
promote innovation, excellence and awareness in the building
environment in the region that has had its fair share of challenges over
the past few years and still does”.
Rashid Al-Nasa’a
"Architecture for Humanity is delighted to be part of this new initiative for
Iraq, a joining of people, place and culture through architecture. The
students' projects demonstrate a real passion for a positive future”.
Architecture For Humanity – London Chapter
“Tamayouz Excellence Award is important because it is independent and
founded by pure Iraqi efforts to recognize young Iraqi talents and help
them at the start of their careers”.
Abdul Aleem Albanaa - Al-Mwatin News, Iraq
“Overall, we have been enormously impressed by the standard of the
competition entries. This will have a huge, positive impact in raising
awareness of the great quality and style of middle-eastern architecture”.
Paul Longdin – Constructure
“The relation between architecture and the political system: politics does
not build architecture, architecture builds the political system and that is
Tamayouz Award's logic”.
Mohammed Aref - Alittihad newspaper, UAE
"Tamayouz is the country's first architecture prize since 9 years "
Building Design Online
The main lesson I feel we in the UK could learn would be the collaboration
processes between multiple sectors to gain recognition for excellence. Could
we create more opportunities like this one within the UK
Danny McGough – www.Architect-Bim.com
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Testimonials and Mentions
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