Nasser Golzari one of team winning Holcim Award Acknowledgement Prize 2014

Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prizes 2014 for Africa Middle East

Beit Iksa before construction
Beit Iksa during construction

Shatha Safi of Riwaq Center for Architectural Conservation, Palestine, Yara Sharif of NG Architects and Palestine Regeneration Team (Yara Sharif, Nasser Golzari, Murray Fraser Miriam Ozanne) United Kingdom received one of the five equally-ranked Acknowledgement prizes for a women’s centre and playground in Beit Iksa, Palestine that creates social and physical infrastructure for cooking, education and gardening as a conduit to empowering women in the community.

Beit Iksa during construction

Main authors: Shatha Safi, Riwaq (Center for Architectural Conservation), Ramallah, Palestine and Yara Sharif, NG Architects and Palestine Regeneration Team (PART), London, UK

Further authors: Aye Al Tahhan, Khaldun Bshara, Tareq Dar Naser and Yousef Dar Taha, Riwaq (Center for Architectural Conservation), Ramallah, Palestine; Miriam Ozanne and Murray Fraser, Palestine Regeneration Team (PART), London, UK; Nasser Golzari, NG Architects and Palestine Regeneration Team (PART), London, UK