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.
Through the silts: Poem, Prayer, and Promises for Chuknagar
It’s a poem of an old river which used to carry sediment to a fertile land. Once it carried thousands of lives and it was about to transfer them to a safer place and it failed to do so as it had to float their bodies and blood.
It’s a poem of that fertile land which is kept bleak. It could have been the feeding-source of patriotism for the after generation. It’s a poem of that wretched paddy field which still weaves with the wind, whispering a poem, a sad poem, of a mass killing of 8,000-10,000 lives. A poem which is kept myriad to the world for more than 4 decades.
This untold tale should be told; it’s screaming should be screamed again; its tear should keep wetting hearts…
It’s a poem of that fertile land which is kept bleak. It could have been the feeding-source of patriotism for the after generation. It’s a poem of that wretched paddy field which still weaves with the wind, whispering a poem, a sad poem, of a mass killing of 8,000-10,000 lives. A poem which is kept myriad to the world for more than 4 decades.
This untold tale should be told; it’s screaming should be screamed again; its tear should keep wetting hearts…
Genocide is unsolicited and unscrupulous to the whole world. It’s been happening worldwide due to political, social, economic, religious, cultural and so many ins and outs. In order to prevent genocide, we must realize it’s devastation.
Bangladesh had her own brutal birth in 1971, on a number of immeasurable sacrifices of genocide and torture. Since torture was getting excruciating on the minorities of Khulna region, thousands of these locals collected what belongings they could and went to a village called Chuknagar, from where they were about to go towards the Indian border by boat. Here they lost all of their belongings, cash, and jewelry, their families got tattered and a minimum number of 8000-10000 people were killed from a gathering of about 1 lac eluding people by a small group of Pakistani Army within 3-4 hours. Upon the departure of the unit, the locals disposed of the bodies by throwing them into the river and the nearby ponds. As the death toll raised to 4,200 they just lost count. The bodies kept floating with the silts and people couldn’t use the river water or eat fishes for the next 6 months.
Bangladesh had her own brutal birth in 1971, on a number of immeasurable sacrifices of genocide and torture. Since torture was getting excruciating on the minorities of Khulna region, thousands of these locals collected what belongings they could and went to a village called Chuknagar, from where they were about to go towards the Indian border by boat. Here they lost all of their belongings, cash, and jewelry, their families got tattered and a minimum number of 8000-10000 people were killed from a gathering of about 1 lac eluding people by a small group of Pakistani Army within 3-4 hours. Upon the departure of the unit, the locals disposed of the bodies by throwing them into the river and the nearby ponds. As the death toll raised to 4,200 they just lost count. The bodies kept floating with the silts and people couldn’t use the river water or eat fishes for the next 6 months.
According to numerous eyewitnesses and survivors, it’s the biggest genocide that happens in the liberation war of Bangladesh, 1971. Like more others, it is not even documented or acknowledged.
It’s been 46 years since then, and that unfurled paddy field, Bazar; losing it’s ‘Kheya-Ghat’, is still there with its broken temple. With the death of these witnesses, who can still tell the truth with their tear-stained eyes, the oral history is decaying day by day.
It’s been 46 years since then, and that unfurled paddy field, Bazar; losing it’s ‘Kheya-Ghat’, is still there with its broken temple. With the death of these witnesses, who can still tell the truth with their tear-stained eyes, the oral history is decaying day by day.
Plotting all these historic footprints on a master plan, three historically intensive zones are proposed with three strategic programs: A Documentation and Research Institute with a memorial on the paddy field, a factual gallery on the bank of that Bazar and a contemplation shelter which is accessed by a boat ride across the river Bhadra. A guided tour, both with signage and narration, is also proposed marking a historical point of reference for the future which will link the past with the present and enable people to realize that hatred is not the solution stopping genocidal acts, they have the individual responsibilities for the peace to humanities.
For the resiliency of the development, a phenomenological approach of keeping architecture humble and down to the context is taken in terms of materials and construction, which also keeps the senses close to the actual facts.
Tamayouz International Award for Excellence in Graduation Projects Worldwide 2018
Tamayouz is delighted to invite students of Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Architecture Technology and Landscape Design worldwide to register and submit their Graduation Projects. An independent international jury will review all entries and will select the winners of Tamayouz International Award. Closing Date for Submissions: 15 / August / 2018.
Full information can be found on the official awards website here: https://www.tamayouz-award.com/tamayouz-international.html
Full information can be found on the official awards website here: https://www.tamayouz-award.com/tamayouz-international.html
Nishat Tasnim- First Place Scholarship Winner of Tamayouz International Award 2017 at the Awards Ceremony in Amman, Jordan.
Scholarship, Awards and Prizes!
1st Prize: An MSc Scholarship for 2 Years at the University Polytechnic of Milan + Tamayouz Medal + Certificate.
2nd & 3rd Prizes: A Travel Scholarship for 7 days, accompanying the Architecture Students of Coventry University in their architectural field trip in 2019 and attending an architectural workshop for 5 days.
The Travelling Scholarship Covers Accommodation and Flights for the winner. **
7 X Honourable Mentions: Tamayouz Medallion + Certificate.
Shortlisted and Long-listed Entries: will be Featured in online publications and social media pages.
Tamayouz Supervisor of the Year: Given to the supervisor of the winning project or the supervisor with most entries supervised in the Top 10 Tamayouz Medal + Certificate
Tamayouz University of the Year: Given to the university of the winning project or the university with the most entries in the Top 10 Tamayouz Medallion
The Ceremony: An invitation to attend the Tamayouz Award Annual Ceremony for the winners mentioned above (Flight and Accommodation costs covered by the organisers for the TOP 3 winners of Tamayouz International), Every year Tamayouz International Award chooses a different city to host the ceremony, in 2016 it was held in Amman - Jordan. This year’s City will be announced later in the year.
*Prizes are per entry, for team entries, prizes will be split between the team members evenly.
**The Travel Scholarship has a limit of $1500 per winning entry.
2nd & 3rd Prizes: A Travel Scholarship for 7 days, accompanying the Architecture Students of Coventry University in their architectural field trip in 2019 and attending an architectural workshop for 5 days.
The Travelling Scholarship Covers Accommodation and Flights for the winner. **
7 X Honourable Mentions: Tamayouz Medallion + Certificate.
Shortlisted and Long-listed Entries: will be Featured in online publications and social media pages.
Tamayouz Supervisor of the Year: Given to the supervisor of the winning project or the supervisor with most entries supervised in the Top 10 Tamayouz Medal + Certificate
Tamayouz University of the Year: Given to the university of the winning project or the university with the most entries in the Top 10 Tamayouz Medallion
The Ceremony: An invitation to attend the Tamayouz Award Annual Ceremony for the winners mentioned above (Flight and Accommodation costs covered by the organisers for the TOP 3 winners of Tamayouz International), Every year Tamayouz International Award chooses a different city to host the ceremony, in 2016 it was held in Amman - Jordan. This year’s City will be announced later in the year.
*Prizes are per entry, for team entries, prizes will be split between the team members evenly.
**The Travel Scholarship has a limit of $1500 per winning entry.
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