About Competition
Human rights in Iraq remain fragile, as the country continues to emerge from decades of dictatorship, war and violence.
While the successive governments that have led the country since 2003 have taken measures aimed at improving the protection of their citizens, progress is still very slow due to the challenges facing the country.
The ongoing and protracted violence in Iraq continues to take a heavy toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure, subjecting them to senseless loss of life and injury. Violence also has a negative impact on economic development, and this in turn has a detrimental effect on other economic and social rights of citizens in Iraq.
Tamayouz Excellence Award invites architects and designers 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.
In Iraq for every one fatality of terrorist attacks, there are approximately three injured victims – most are innocent citizens who become a soft target for militant groups.
Those who survive these brutal attacks live irreparably damaged lives, often taking years to reconcile their losses and traumas and to recover from their physical and/or psychological injuries. As a result of these tragedies, there is a growing need for centres in Iraq that support an interdisciplinary course of rehabilitation, providing optimal conditions for treating survivors of terrorist attacks physically, psychologically and socially.
These centres are for rehabilitation and not medical treatment, the rehabilitation centre should feature healthy and safe environments that work positively to achieve the potential of the injured person in a way that is constructive and realistic.
Rehabilitation is long term and oriented to positive life activity, and considers the whole person. The rehabilitation centre should provide extensive rehabilitation to the injured person and give them a feeling that they have control over their lives again by assisting them in better understanding, coping with, and processing the emotions and memories tied to traumatic experiences. The centre should also train the patients and build their capacity to develop their skills and confidence to rejoin society and the job market.
“It took me years to reconcile with my injury and love my new self again, i was ashamed of my amputated hand, i didn’t want people to see it, i had a feeling that it was my fault that i lost my hand, you forget you are a victim. Rehabilitation is all about connection, you need to connect with the specialists to be able to respond to therapy, and you can only connect in a private setting. Centres needs to offer personal privacy, i always asked my family to wait in the reception whenever i had an appointment. Patients spend hours in these centres, it becomes your second home, it always helps when the centre has a positive atmosphere to remind you that live is not over yet” A victim of a 2008 terrorist attack in Basrah
Requirements/Eligibility
Centre Objectives:
Health
The rehabilitation centre provides the necessary medical care to those who are physically injured. The design should ensure the efficiency of medical treatments and the cleanliness of the place both for the patients and the staff..
Safety & Privacy
All patients feel safe and secure within both the indoor and outdoor spaces, Privacy is of paramount importance for the patients, it helps them be comfortable and able to connect with the specialists. .
Hope
The rehabilitation centre aims to give hope and encouragement back to those who have suffered traumatic experiences and/or losses, and reintroduce them to the community as healthy individuals.
Psychological Rehabilitation
Traumatised patients should recover from their experiences through the comprehensive therapy provided in the rehabilitation centre.
Training & Capacity Building
The rehabilitation centre aims to develop the patients’ skills and confidence to rejoin society and the job market to be able to sustain and manage their own lives.
About the Organizer
The Dewan Award for Architecture (established in 2018) is one of Tamayouz Excellence Award competitions programme, which champions and celebrates the best of architecture in Iraq, the Middle East and around the world.
The award is named after Dewan Architects + Engineers, one of the leading architecture firms in the world and one of the most established firms in the Middle East. The Dewan Award is an international award that addresses and responds to local challenges in Iraq, inviting architects to submit their ideas and establish an uncompromising open source of ideas tackling social issues in Iraq through design to present to responsible authorities.
This award was established through a fund allocated by Dr. Mohammed Al Assam, the founder Of Dewan, after being involved for several years with Tamayouz Excellence Award.
Dewan’s generous sponsorship of Tamayouz Excellence Award in 10 years has thus far amounted to 20 student internships, 45 months of experience and more than $200K invested in the training of young architects and more to come.
Competition Website: https://www.dewan-award.com/2022-competition.html
Submission / Key Dates
May/2022 – Competition launch and early registration
01/10/2022 – Closing date for registrations and submissions
Oct/2022 – Shortlist Announcement
Nov/2022 – Announcement of results
End of 2022 – Annual Tamayouz Excellence Award Ceremony
All Deadlines are 11:59 pm GMT (London).
