Doha: Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) building has won an award at the World Architecture Festival (WAF), the largest international architectural event, held last week in Singapore.
The Qatar Foundation building, which is home to the Education City Mosque and QFIS, a college of QF member Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), won in the category of 'Religion – Completed Buildings', and was the only Islamic building to have been shortlisted.
All winning projects in the different award categories were then shortlisted to take part in the selection for the World Building of the Year 2015, in which the QF building received high commendation from the Master Jury.
The QFIS building, officially opened in March 2015, was among 338 projects from 47 countries shortlisted in a range of categories. It was one of three projects in Qatar, and 10 throughout the GCC, to be shortlisted at the awards.
Speaking about the project, Ameena Ahmadi, Technical Director at Qatar Foundation Capital Projects Directorate said: “QFIS building is a continuous discovery of spatial qualities and pleasures, and a reminder to connect with one’s inner self and surrounding nature at the same time. Winning the award is recognition to the innovative potentials of spaces for learning and worship.”
To shed more light on this landmark, and other unique architecture built for education, the Qatar Foundation is organising a two-day conference on Nov 27 titled “Learning from Education City” were a number of signature architects and renowned thinkers will come to discuss buildings of Education City and the broader topic of space and learning.
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