The Omrania|CSBE Student Award for Excellence in Architectural Design

Omrania & Associates and the Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) announce, with deep regret, the discontinuation of the Omrania | CSBE Student Award for Architectural Design. The economic conditions created by the Covid-19 pandemic have made the continuation of the Award unattainable.

We would like to thank everyone who took part in the Award's twelve cycles from 2008 to 2019.

يؤسفنا، كل من مكتب العمرانية ومركز دراسات البيئة المبنية، أن نعلن عن التوقف عن تنظيم جائزة العمرانية ومركز دراسات البيئة المبنية الطلابية للتصميم المعماري. إن الظروف الإقتصادية الناجمة عن جائحة الكورونا تجعل الإستمرار بالجائزة مستحيلاً.

وإننا نتقدم بجزيل الشكر لكل من شارك في دورات الجائزة الإثنتي عشرة من 2008 وحتى 2019.

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Past Omrania | CSBE Student Award winning projects:

2019 Winning Project: Rethinking the Tampouy Neighborhood, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Designed by Eline Sleiman.

Supervised by Jihad Kiame, Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts - University of Balamand, Lebanon.

The city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, due to uncontrolled urban sprawl, faces many problems. The redevelopment of the bus station, the market, and the municipality in response to the direct needs of inhabitants is part of a process aimed at transforming the Tampouy district into a secondary center for the city. The use of local materials and techniques in the construction of the market aims -in addition to the enhancement of heritage – at reducing construction costs and improving thermal comfort..

Past Omrania | CSBE Student Award winning

2018 Honorable Mention: Tyr, the Mosaic City.

Designed by Catherine Tony el Skaff.
Supervised by Alphonse G Kai, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon.
This project aims at delimiting, defining, and giving value to voids in the city of Tyr by connecting old and modern fragments, and by transforming boundaries into porous areas of interaction.

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2018 Honorable Mention: 185 En-Counters in Karm El-Zeitoun.

Designed by Mohamad Nahleh.
Supervised by Rana Haddad, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

This project consists of 185-unique interventions across Karm El-Zeitoun, Lebanon. Each of these interventions is fitted within a space of a minimum footprint that had been deemed unusable. These interventions are inspired by spatial tools produced by the Karm El-Zeitoun residents themselves to facilitate interaction amongst each other.


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Past Omrania | CSBE Student Award winning projects:

2017 Project of Merit: Plan B - Public War Shelter.

Designed by Dua' Mahmoud Al-Amoush.

Supervised Nida al-Hamzeh, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.

This project is a disaster shelter consisting of flexible and adaptable spaces that also would be used for everyday public functions during ordinary times. The complex in addition includes an archives area where artifacts and documents of communal value would be kept.

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2017 Project of Merit: Biogas Plant: Zero Waste Project.

Designed by Faisal Bazarah.

Supervised Moath Rababah, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.

This waste-to-energy facility addresses a landfill that was Jordan’s largest until the mid-1990s. The facility aims at rehabilitating the site of the landfill through recycling and extracting gas from waste. It also features functions devoted to educating the public regarding solid waste management.

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2017 Project of Merit: Amman Courthouse of Appeal.

Designed by Mohammad Yasin Shqair and Mohammad Wael Allan.
Supervised by Saleem M. Dahabreh, University of Jordan, Jordan.

This project for a courthouse complex combines the rectilinear with the fluid, and aims at providing an architectural link between the older and newer parts of the city of Amman.

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2017 Honorable Mention Project: The Tenderline.

Designed by Anabelle Gerges Saleh.
Supervised by Elias Osko, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon.

This project addresses the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco, which suffers from serious problems relating to homelessness and drug abuse. The project follows an “Urban Acupuncture” approach.

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2017 Honorable Mention Project: REINTERPRETING THE VERNACULAR: Desert Architecture Research Center.

Designed by Ahmed Adham Ahmed Abdelghani.

Supervised by Yehia Mostafa Mohamed Ibrahim, Alexandria University, Egypt.

This project, which is located in the Bahriyyah Oasis in Egypt, addresses the country’s threatened vernacular architectural heritage. The project aims at bridging the gap between this heritage and contemporary architectural approaches through the design of in-fills and additions to existing structures in the oasis.

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2017 Honorable Mention Project: Phonogram: An Audio Archive and a Spoken Word and Poetry Field.

Designed by Salwa Al Khudairi.

Supervised by Michael Hughes and Fernando Menis, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

This project is dedicated to celebrating, archiving, and engendering various forms of oral communication.

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2017 Honorable Mention Project: Ishan: Iraqi Marshland and Interpretation Center.

Designed by Zainab Ayad.

Supervised by Hadeer Merza, University of Petra, Jordan.

This project aims at developing sustainable architectural solutions for the marshlands of southern Iraq (also known as al-Ahwar) as a freshwater eco-system and a habitat for wildlife. The project includes an interpretation center, an environmental research center, and lodges.