Cihan University-sulaimaniya has secured first place in Kurdistan Region amongst all private and public universities.

According to Tamayouz Excellence Award winners

Cihan University – Slemani has secured first place in Kurdistan Region amongst all private and public universities.

Amongst the projects that have been selected and ranked for the first ten participants, two projects of Cihan University – Slemani listed in the honorable mentions.

Tamayouz Award Excellence in Graduation Projects

Previously four projects of Cihan University – Slemani ranked and categorized as honorable in the shortlist and this was the highest number in comparison to all Public and Private Iraqi Universities.

Tamayouz Excellence Award has just announced the winners of its Iraqi Graduation Projects Award 2019.

The winners and highly commended were selected out of 908 submissions, representing 151 universities from 64 countries.

This award celebrates the academic excellence of architecture graduation projects

This award aims to support the academics’ efforts in Iraqi universities, reward and promote design excellence at an early stage among young Iraqi architects and to highlight young Iraqi talents.

Since 2013 Tamayouz Award included Iraqi students studying abroad to promote the exchange of ideas between Iraqi students studying in Iraq and their counterparts studying abroad.

Winners

Dyako Hiwa Ali from Cihan University – Sulaimaniya

Dyako Hiwa Ali’s ‘Sustainable Tourism Complex in Azmar’ is a tourism complex located in Sulaimanyah. Intending to create more access to the region’s Azmar mountains and the surrounding landscape, the project honours the natural beauty while also hoping to enhance the local and tourist experience of the site.

Jury Comments

“The ambition and energy of the project, and its attempts to investigate landscape topography and traditional forms, is a strength. We commend the integration of environmental design considerations with the building form, such as self-shading, ventilation and courtyards.

“However, the project could benefit from readdressing scale and density. Information about tourists, customers, etc, would help back up the need for such a complex. Also, the massing seems unjustified in such a mountainous location and the impact of the project on the nature surrounding it should be considered.”

Sanarya Salar Rafiq from Cihan University -Sulaimaniya

The ‘Kurdish Folklore Craft Center’ is a space intended to keep Kurdish crafts alive. Its design mixes two different styles: one that is modern with local sensitivities, and the other that is more traditional. Hoping to tell a story through its architectural language, the building attempts to integrate into the topography and features multiple functions, such as cultural, educational and economical.

Jury Comments

“Drawing inspiration from traditional weaving techniques of Kurdistan to drive the design of the façade is commendable. And the project clearly justifies the need for a craft centre – it’s nice to see that the student has spoken to local craftsmen to take their views. A building is a useful tool to help keep a culture alive, and the project’s description of its concepts and their relation to existing traditions is well done.

“However, the project could better translate this concept architecturally. While the plans and sections are well drawn, it is sometimes difficult to understand how visitors make their way through such a complex building made of several parts. Also, the mixing of old and new styles could be done more sensitively, so as to ensure that an authentic result is achieved.”