Narmeen Marji from the German Jordanian University won the fourth place at Tamayouz International Award 2017 for her work on “Park and Transportation Hub”, this project was supervised by Mohammed Kahled.  This is the second year in a row an entry from the German Jordanian University qualifies to the Top 10 of Tamayouz International Award.  

Judging Panel's comment:
A bold and transformative  proposal in Amman’s Al-Abdali downtown district with a view to overcoming the impact of social and economic inequalities and improve accessibility for the general public by  ‘stitching’ or ‘healing’ the imbalanced urban fabric. The project is well-conceived and based on a thorough and holistic analysis of the current urban conditions facing users.
Ambitious in its scale the jury thought the design might benefit from the demonstration of a phased implementation.
As a visionary proposal to reconnect neighborhoods and new urban transportation facilities, it is a powerful demonstration of how considered infrastructure can benefit the city.

​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 current situation in Mosul would overwhelm the capacity of the formal market to incorporate the masses of refugees arriving to the city. Direct imitations of Western models that were designed for another culture are creating an alien environment in Middle East communities. Another housing policy, that fits the distinctive situation is needed.

The Winner of Tamayouz Excellence Award 2017 and the First Prize is Nishat Tasnim Oyshee from the University of Asia Pacific in Dhaka – Bangladesh, for her entry “Integrated Development Proposal on an Unclaimed Genocidal Site”, this entry was supervised by Ziaul Islam.  Nishat's prize is a an MSc Scholarship for 2 Years at the University Polytechnic of Milan sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.
​Tamayouz International Award is open to architecture, urban design and planning and landscape design students around the world to submit their graduation projects.  Tamayouz International aims to recognise and reward excellence in architectural design and education and celebrating the achievements of young architects at an early stage and giving them the opportunity to collaborate and support each other, empowering a generation of young architects to pursue their careers knowing that they can contribute towards the advancement of architecture in their communities.

​Tamayouz International Award is open to architecture, urban design and planning and landscape design students around the world to submit their graduation projects.  Tamayouz International aims to recognise and reward excellence in architectural design and education and celebrating the achievements of young architects at an early stage and giving them the opportunity to collaborate and support each other, empowering a generation of young architects to pursue their careers knowing that they can contribute towards the advancement of architecture in their communities.
​​The Second Prize winners of the 2017 cycle are Tomas Pont, Stefano Romagnoli and Juan Cruz Serafini from the National University of Cordoba in Argentina, for their work on “Global Energy Landscapes”, this graduation project was supervised by Javier Giorgis.