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        1. Tamayouz Award is delighted to announce the Long list (Top 50 entries) for the Rifat Chadirji Prize for architecture and its theme for ;.
        2. Born in Baghdad in , he was a pivotal cultural figure in Baghdad during the period of its postwar modernization from the s through the s.
        3. As an architect, planning consultant, and Director of Buildings for various government agencies, Chadirji was central to the organization of.
        4. Participants are asked to design an architectural and cultural landmark that hosts the Barjeel collection and represents modern art, architecture and design in.

          5. Born in Baghdad in , he was a pivotal cultural figure in Baghdad during the period of its postwar modernization from the s through the s..

          Rifat Chadirji

          Iraqi architect (1926–2020)

          Rifat Chadirji (Arabic: رفعة الجادرجي, romanized: Rifa'ah al-Jādarjī, also RomanizedRifa'at Al Chaderchi; 6 December 1926 – 10 April 2020) was an Iraqi Turkmen[1] architect.

          He was often referred to as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, having designed more than 100 buildings across the nation.[2]

          Early life

          Chadirji was born in Baghdad in 1926 into an influential family.[3] His father, Kamil Chadirji, played a central role in Iraq's political life as the founder in 1946 and then president of the National Democratic Party.[4]

          Chadirji trained as an architect.[5] In 1952, after completing his graduate training, he returned to Baghdad and began working on what he called his "architectural experiments."[6] Rifat Chadirji's architecture is inspired by the characteristics of regional Iraqi architecture, and the time-tested intelligence inherent in it, but at