Three transformative projects selected as winners of the Dewan Award For Architecture 2023

The results of the 2023 Dewan Award For Architecture have been shared by the Tamayouz Excellence Award and Dewan Architects and Engineers.The Dewan Award is an international award that elevates the ideas of architects and engineers who are responding to many of Iraq’s post-war challenges. Past contests have sought to build spaces for homeless girls and the regeneration of Al Umma Park in Baghdad, among others. This year's competition drew 137 entries from 33 countries. Cash prizes of $6,000, $3,000, and $1,000 will be awarded to the first, second, and third-place winners, and a special ceremony honoring each team will be held in London at the end of 2024.   This year's brief tasked urban designers to come up with a scheme that would radically alter Basra, Iraq’s Dakeer Island, a former British naval base that was first constructed in 1918 into a new socially and commercially beneficial development with linkages to the mainland. “We are thrilled to witness the remarkable creativity and innovation displayed by the participants of the Dewan Award for Architecture 2023. The transformative proposals for the New Basra’s waterfront, especially the winning entry by ADD Architects from Egypt, reflect a global commitment to addressing Iraq-specific challenges,” expressed Mohamed Al Assam, the Executive Chairman and Founder of Dewan Architects + Engineers said of the results.Read the full post on Bustler