The Rifat Chadirji Prize for Architecture
An annual open-ideas architectural competition For students and professionals
An annual open-ideas architectural competition For students and professionals
ABOUT THE PRIZE
The Rifat Chadirji Prize is the newest prize to be established as part of the Tamayouz Excellence Award program of championing and celebrating the best of Iraqi architecture.
The prize is named after Dr Rifat Chadirji, the great Iraqi Architect whose influence and importance is far beyond built work. The award will be officially launched in January 2017, celebrating the 90th Birthday of the great architect. The Rifat Chadirji Prize is a thematic open international prize 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.
The Rifat Chadirji Prize is the newest prize to be established as part of the Tamayouz Excellence Award program of championing and celebrating the best of Iraqi architecture.
The prize is named after Dr Rifat Chadirji, the great Iraqi Architect whose influence and importance is far beyond built work. The award will be officially launched in January 2017, celebrating the 90th Birthday of the great architect. The Rifat Chadirji Prize is a thematic open international prize 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.
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.
AIM
The Rifat Chaderji Prize aims to promote the advancement of architecture in Iraq through an open source of design ideas responding to Iraq's most urgent social challenges.
The Rifat Chaderji Prize aims to promote the advancement of architecture in Iraq through an open source of design ideas responding to Iraq's most urgent social challenges.
OBJECTIVES
1.Highlight the current challenges facing communities in Iraq.
2.Encourage individuals and organizations to produce concepts responding to local community needs.
3.Annually celebrate the importance and influence of Dr Rifat Chaderji through a prize in his name.
1.Highlight the current challenges facing communities in Iraq.
2.Encourage individuals and organizations to produce concepts responding to local community needs.
3.Annually celebrate the importance and influence of Dr Rifat Chaderji through a prize in his name.
ELIGIBILITY
Architects, students, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in this prize, participants can participate as individuals or teams (4 Team members Maximum). We encourage the participation of multidisciplinary teams.
Under no circumstances will jury panel members, organisers, nor any of their family members, be allowed to participate in this competition.
Architects, students, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in this prize, participants can participate as individuals or teams (4 Team members Maximum). We encourage the participation of multidisciplinary teams.
Under no circumstances will jury panel members, organisers, nor any of their family members, be allowed to participate in this competition.
PRIZES
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PRIZE WINNER
$5000
+ The Rifat Chadirji Trophy + Certificate + Trip to the 2019 Award Ceremony (Flights & Hotel) |
SECOND PRIZE
$1000
+ Certificate + Trip to the 2019 Award Ceremony (Flights & Hotel) Second prize sponsored by BIMLAB
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THIRD PRIZE
$1000
+ Certificate + Trip to the 2019 Award Ceremony (Flights & Hotel) 7 x Honourable Mentions Certificate
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PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
$500
+ Certificate TOP 20
Published on our website and social media pages
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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.
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
Our Judging Panel for the Rifat Chadirji Prize for Architecture 2017; Rebuilding Iraq’s Liberated Areas - Mosul’s Housing
Our Judging Panel for the Rifat Chadirji Prize for Architecture 2017; Rebuilding Iraq’s Liberated Areas - Mosul’s Housing
Angela Brady OBE
Brady Mallalieu Architects London Past President of the RIBA, Director of an award winning practice Brady Mallalieu Architects. Angela is a Design Champion and TV Broadcaster. |
Dr Rasem Badran
Dar Al-Omran Amman Award winning architects and Director of Dar Al-Omran. Recognised internationally as the reference encyclopedia of modern Islamic Architecture. Won Aga Khan Award in 1995. |
Mohamed Al-Assam
Dewan Architects + Engineers Dubai Chairman of one of the most well established practices in the Middle East, Dewan Architects. Al-Assam is considered as one of the most influential architects in the region. |
Dr Wendy Pullan
Cambridge University Cambridge Head of Architecture Department at Cambridge, Professor of Architectural and Urban Studies. Wendy’s research interests focus on “Conflict in cities”. |
Ali Naji
Najmat Al-Sharq Amman Consultant Engineer and the CEO of Najmat Al-Sharq a property development company specialized in Housing. Ali has 38 years of actual construction experience in Iraq and the Middle East. |
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