An Ajman University student, Zoha Hosseini, has won big at the second edition of P&T Architects and Engineers’ student competition for her cultural museum design. 

 

Over 100 UAE students submitted their designs for the contest in Jumeirah organised by leading consultancy firm in the field of architecture and engineering, P&T Architects and Engineers.

 

The international, award-winning design firm, announced the first, second and third place designs and distributed AED20,000 worth of prizes to the successful candidates in greatly anticipated closing event.

 

Hosseini won the first prize of AED10,000 and an internship at P&T for her design, Jumeirah Archaeological Site journey, which aims to take visitors on a journey through a passage of time in the UAE’s history. 

 

The second prize was bagged by Ahmad Mansour, from American University in Dubai, for his design, Interwoven, which was inspired by the UAE’s first type of house build, the “Arish House”. Ahmad was awarded a cash prize of AED 6,000. 

 

Finally, the third spot went to a group entry comprising Alina Sebastian, Saagarika Dias, Samrakshana Suresh and Urva Parmar from American University of Sharjah who won the  AED4,000 prize for The Museum of the Future, whose design was inspired by the idea of excavation as a facet of archaeology. 

 

The competition was aimed at nurturing future architects of the region and provide them with a platform to present their talents and help answer the region’s design challenges. 

 

All ideas submitted were expected to include an innovative and original design solution for a cultural museum and visitors centre for the archaeological site in Jumeirah, promoting local heritage for the year of “Towards the next 50”. 

 

On the top honours, Hosseini said: "Feeling on cloud nine would be an understatement. Working on the project for months and facing various challenges only made me more driven to the goal of having a final piece I was proud of. I'm just grateful and elated that the work paid off."

 

The virtual awards ceremony saw finalists, professors, judges and representatives of the Society of Engineers come together, with the support of Architectural Heritage Society, to celebrate the undisputable talent of the budding architects. 

 

Besides them, seven other competitors also received honourable mentions for their notable submissions.

 

Group Managing Director James Abbott said: "The 2020 edition of the P&T Architectural student competition has been a great success. The process of receiving and judging the entries was a very uplifting experience and it was great to see the overall very high quality of the submissions.”

 

Board Director Member of UAE Society of Engineers Sheikha Dr Nahla Al Qassimi said  the competition communicates, influences, relates, engages, inspires, excites and educates the students in the UAE.

 

All winning and honourable designs will be showcased on the P&T Group website and social media channels.-TradeArabia News Service