Baghdad's Al Umma Park - Dewan Award for Architecture 2019

Participants are asked to redesign Al Umma Park as a green lung in the capital’s dense urban fabric, creating an optimistic vision for the future and a safe space for public gatherings and socialising. Proposals should reflect the legacy of the park and integrate the existing artwork (the Freedom Monument, the mural and the statue) within its redesign.

The park should have: (1) underground level/levels that include[s] a connection to the proposed Baghdad Metro*, and (2) Al Umma Center, which would mark the historical events the park has witnessed. This centre can be located anywhere on the site, but we encourage it to be situated on a lower level (to keep the surface as green as possible) with connections to the metro station and other services.

All surrounding traffic needs to be diverted underground, with road networks integrated into the new site borders and used in the redesign of the park. Participants can suggest a supportive land-use for the buildings on both sides of the park**.

*The Baghdad Metro is still in proposal phase, but for the competition we are asking participants to connect the park to the metro.

*Participants can suggest a supportive land-use, a redesign for the buildings or a facade treatment is not required but allowed if participants find necessary.

Early Registration: $70 from 27/March/2019 - 30/April/2019
Standard Registration: $85 from 01/May/2019 - 30/July/2019
Late Registration: $100 from 01/August/2019 - End of registration period

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