Dewan Award for Architecture 2025: A New Crossroads for Baghdad - Reimagining the Central Railway Station , Bagdad / Irak

 

Tamayouz

 

Sponsored by:

Dewan Architects + Engineers

 

The Dewan Award for Architecture 2025 invites architects, designers, students, and emerging studios from around the world to reimagine Baghdad’s Central Railway Station — a historic landmark poised for transformation.

 

The Baghdad Central Railway Station, once a proud symbol of national progress, now stands in a state of decline. Its architectural and historic significance is under threat, and it no longer serves the city or its people as it once did.

 

Despite its central location and cultural importance, the station has become disconnected from Baghdad’s urban life, surrounded by congestion, informal activity, and inadequate infrastructure. Its public spaces are underused, its transport functions limited, and its civic role diminished.

 

Positioned near the Allawi Bus Terminal and the site of a future metro line, the station sits at the heart of a fragmented mobility network. Baghdad faces growing pressure to provide sustainable and inclusive transport infrastructure, and the station presents a rare opportunity to address this challenge through thoughtful design and strategic reintegration.

 

Architects, designers, planners, engineers, and students from around the world. Individuals or teams (up to 8 members) are eligible to enter, and multidisciplinary collaboration is strongly encouraged.

 

Competition launch: April 2025

Registration deadline: 30 September 2025

Submission deadline: 1st of October 2025

Shortlist Announcement: October 2025

Winners Announcement: November 2025

All Deadlines are 6 pm GMT (London).