Amman- 30 October 2017
School of Architecture and the Built Environment student Narmeen Marji won the fourth place award in the 2nd cycle of "Tamayouz International Award", (Excellence in Architecture, Urban and Landscape design graduation projects worldwide) for her graduation project “The Link; Park and Transportation Hub in Al Abdali” supervised by Arch. Mohammed Kahled.
Noteworthy that this is a second time in a row SABE at GJU won, this year second cycle award attracted 468 participants from 118 universities of 42 countries.
50 projects were long listed as a first step then 21 projects were shortlisted out of which 10 projects (3 winners and 7 honorable mentioned) were selected by the jury members. The eight members of the judging panel from different countries were selected for their expertise and experience, and to cover a wide range of disciplines in architecture, urban design, landscape, engineering and art.
The Judging Panel's comment of the project was: “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.”