In January 2011 we were invited, together with five other local as well as foreign architecture firms, to the ongoing competition on the Masterplan for the historic Al Adhamiya neighbourhood in Baghdad. After the competition on the Al Khadimiya neighbourhood in 2010, it is the second large international competition carried out by the Mayoralty of Baghdad after the war.

The brief focuses on the development of the neighbourhood’s riverfront, its connection to Al Khadimiya and the city centre and puts an emphasis on the development of public spaces and architecture around strategic locations, especially around the famous Abu Hanifa Mosque.