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IBC Hosts 2017 Global Architecture “Tamayouz” Award

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Under the patronage of HE Minister of Public Works & Housing Engineer Sami Halassa, IBC hosted on Saturday December 2nd 2017 at the Grand Millennium Hotel in the Jordanian capital Amman the ceremony of the global architecture award “Tamayouz” for 2017 sponsored by IBC, University of Coventry, Diwan for Engineering Consultancies, Ayad Al-Tuhafi Architecture Bureau, Trade X Global, Iraqi Private Banks League and Zain Telecommunications – Jordan, as well as other sponsors and supporters.

“Tamayouz” Award is an independent initiative solely supported by Iraqi efforts specialized in architecture, with the objective of supporting young architects and inspirational design initiatives. During the ceremony, the winners were honored according to their status.

The ceremony included the following Awards :
– Rifat Al-Chaderji Award for the reconstruction of liberated areas in Iraq – Mosul Housing for 2017 awarded to architects from Poland, Iraq, France, Italy and the United States of America.

This Award supports reconstruction of the liberated areas in Mosul, conducting preliminary studies and finding solutions for the return of the displaced people to their areas.

– “Tamayouz” Award for Architecture Achievement for Life for 2017 awarded to the prominent Iraqi Architect Hisham Muneer who is one of the early founders of the Engineering and Architecture Department in the University of Baghdad.

– “Tamayouz” Award for Iraqi students for 2017 awarded to the top Iraqi student Nazar Razzaq from the University of Baghdad, which University won the top Architecture Department in Iraq for 2017.

– “Tamayouz” International Award for 2017 awarded to the top three architects from Bangladesh, Argentina and India.
During the ceremony, the Minister of Public Works and Housing Engineer Sami Halassa lauded the academic importance of “Tamayouz” Award for Architecture and the efforts of its sponsors, especially the founder of this Award Architect Ahmed Al-Mallak and the role of IBC in supporting the academic community locally and globally.

Also, the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Mrs. Safiya Al-Siheil expressed her pride with this Iraqi academic initiative which gave young architects the opportunity to present their architectural talents and achievements to the world.

Mrs. Al-Siheil further lauded the role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in embracing Iraqi students and giving them seats in Jordanian schools and universities. She also thanked all universities and institutions supporting this Award.
During the ceremony, IBC Chairman Dr. Majid Saedi spoke about the academic support extended to the students through providing scholarships to talented and creative students to enable them to create a better world.

The event was attended by members of IBC in Jordan, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Jordan, representatives of diplomatic missions, Deans and Heads of Architecture Engineering Departments of the Universities of Coventry, Cambridge and Polytechnic University – Milan and Jordanian and Iraqi Universities whose students took part in this year’s competition and won advanced positions in engineering designs.

Heads of major engineering and architecture companies in the Middle East also attended this event, as well as a crowd of those interested in architecture, specialists, media people and elites of the Jordanian and Iraqi societies.
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HomeCSR IBC Takes Part in the Ceremony of Launching the Award of Architect Rifat Chaderji In Milan City – Italy

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Among the activities of IBC Cultural Program (Ibdaa) and IBC Diamond patronage of “Tamayouz” Architectural Creativity Award since its establishment in 2012, IBC participated on Tuesday May 9th, 2017 in the ceremony relating to launching the award of architect Dr. Rifat Chaderji concerning the reconstruction of the liberated regions (Housing in Mosul), and launching of the global “Tamayouz” Award hosted by the Italian Polytechnic University of Milan.

The ceremony started with IBC welcome speech by IBC CEO who reviewed the conception of establishing IBC Cultural Program (Ibdaa) and the role of IBC, who is one of the first founders of the Companies Social Responsibilities of the UN Global Compact in Iraq to support competencies and scientific elites for the creation of a better Iraq, and IBC patronage since 2013 to 2016 of scholarships of Tamayouz Award winners – Iraq when IBC presented during hosting Tamayouz Award honoring ceremony in Amman last year a scholarship to the Iraqi student Ahmed Al-Mashhadani to study for his Masters Degree in Polytechnic University of Milan for the academic year 2017 / 2018.

IBC CEO further stressed IBC desire and readiness to establish effective partnerships and open cooperation horizons with all academic and scientific institutions in the field of cultural exchange and the establishment of joint projects and programs, thanking all sponsors of this Award particularly its founder architect Ahmed Al-Malak.

The ceremony was complemented by the speech of Tamayouz founder architect Ahmed Al-Malak who thanked IBC and all sponsors of Tamayouz Architecture Excellence Award especially the late legend architect Zaha Hadid who chaired Tamayouz Jury since its establishment and had a great influence in spreading the award locally and internationally.  Mr. Al-Malak further reviewed the award history, objectives and categories.

The ceremony included a speech by Architect Fernando Olba (Partner in Fernando Olba Architects & Urbanites – Valencia) who spoke about the Award Jury and its entries, followed by the speech of architect Ayad Al-Tuhafi (Director of Ayad Al-Tuhafi Engineers & Architects – London) about the Housing in Mosul competition, giving a brief about Mosul city and the destruction it was exposed to after its invasion by Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group, and the speech of architect Muhammad Al-Assam (Chairman of Diwan Architectural Group – Dubai) who reviewed the engineering projects executed by the Group in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates and future opportunities, the speech of Mr. Luay Yousif (Bonaire Company) who reviewed an engineering project that preserves the environment and Iraqi heritage, followed by a speech by architect Philip Michael Wolfson (Director of Wolfson Design – London and Miami) who spoke of his cooperation with Zaha Hadid which lasted for ten years and her effect on the world of architecture.

The ceremony was attended by Mrs. Katherine McNeil (Coventry University Course Director), Mr. Mudhir Al-Saloum (Mas Architecture – Leister and Manama) and Mr. Elesando Roca (Polytechnic University of Milan Vice President).
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IBC Diamond Sponsorship “Tamayouz Award” for Architectural Excellence For Graduation Projects of Architecture Colleges Students in Iraqi Universities for 2015

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Based on IBC’s vision and aspiration to support scientific competencies and talents, and its belief in the need to encourage and motivate such competencies for further creativity, IBC, and for the fourth year respectively, took part in the Diamond Sponsorship of “Tamayouz Award” for Architectural Excellence for graduation projects of students in Architecture Departments in the Iraqi Universities for 2015.

It is worth mentioning that “Tamayouz Award” was founded with unadulterated Iraqi efforts with the aim of supporting young Iraqi architects and introducing the exerted academic efforts to the world.

IBC granted a scholarship to student Waad Issam Al-Derzi, a first winner of Tamayouz Award of the Architecture Universities Category, to obtain a Masters Degree in Architecture from London South Bank University in the United Kingdom.

Moreover, IBC sponsored Tamayouz Award for Women for Excellence in Architecture and Construction for 2015. Tamayouz Award aims at honoring excellence and creativity and sheds the light on the young Iraqi architects, in addition to introducing the creativity of Iraqi students to the global society of architecture.

“Tamayouz Award” was founded in 2012 as the first award in Iraq for excellence in architecture design.

The first annual award was based on one category only which was the excellence award for academic designs of architecture graduation projects in the Iraqi Universities.

“Tamayouz” Initiative aims at supporting the efforts of academics in Iraqi Universities, acknowledging talents and rewarding excellence in professions relating to arts and architecture.

The Global Pact in Iraq succeeded in presenting this initiative to the Iraqi companies specialized in building and architecture.

Three member Organizations in the Global Pact network sponsored this initiative amongst which was IBC in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Presently, “Tamayouz Award” has become the only initiative that connects the international organizations, local companies and the students to encourage and promote the awareness of design excellence and boost the wheel of architecture in a country that currently suffers from urban and architectural distortion.

At the beginning of 2015 the Iraqi architecture icon Dr. Rifat Chaderchi was granted the Honorary Doctorate Degree by the British Coventry University upon the nomination of Tamayouz Award for Iraqi Architecture and the Department of Architecture in the University on the significance of his architectural and intellectual achievements that enriched the Iraqi and Arab architecture.

The Doctorate Degree granting ceremony was attended by Dr. Chaderchi’s wife, Mrs. Belqis Sharara, his brother, Mr. Yaqdhan Chaderchi, Omran Yaqdhan Chaderchi, Coventry University architecture professor and founder of Tamayouz Award architect Prof. Ahmed Salah Al-Mallak, the Iraqi students studying in the University and a large crowd of Dr. Chaderchi’s friends and fans.

The Honorary Doctorate Degree in Arts was handed to the Iraqi architect, academic and theoretician Dr. Rifat Chaderchi by the Head of Coventry University during the students’ graduation ceremony held in the Cathedral of Coventry City.

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IBC Sponsors the Annual Gala to Honor Top Iraqi Students for the Current Academic Year

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The Iraqi Embassy in Jordan, in cooperation with the Iraqi Cultural Consulate and under auspices of IBC, organized on August 24th 2015 at Amman Grand Millennium Hotel the annual gala to honor top Iraqi students for the current academic year.

During the ceremony the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Dr. Jawad Hadi Abbas delivered a speech stressing the importance of supporting the top and innovator students and the youth in general.

He spoke of the terrorist attack suffered by Iraq for a year now and thanked Jordan’s Monarch and Government for their care and support extended to the Iraqi students.

In his speech, the Ambassador further thanked IBC for its continued support to the Iraqi Embassy and Iraqi community in Jordan.

IBC Board member Mr. Mekki Al-Faiz delivered a welcome speech on behalf of IBC in which he congratulated the top students and their families and blessed their good efforts in representing their country, Iraq, overseas.

He also stressed IBC keenness in participating in these activities and its continued efforts in supporting the top students and the Iraqi community in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The ceremony also included some cultural-entertainment programs, and certificates and honor medals were distributed to the top students by IBC Vice President and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji.

The Iraqi Ambassador presented IBC with a certificate of appreciation for sponsoring this gala.

The event was attended by the Iraqi Cultural Attaché Dr. Abbas Al-Husseini, the Iraqi Consul Mr. Abdul Sattar Al-Janabi, Health Attaché Dr. Sabah Rasoul, a crowd of the Iraqi community in Jordan, in addition to IBC member artist Yada Al-Obaidi, IBC CEO, staff and a number of journalists and satellite TV channels.