Tamayouz Excellence Award is Iraq’s most prestigious architecture and design excellence award, recognised internationally as the Iraqi Architecture Prize. “Tamayouz Excellence Award / Excellence in Graduation Projects” aims to recognise and reward students’ talent and support their long life achievement in architecture.

​​Ayad Al-Tuhafi is a chartered member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the owner of Ayad Al-Tuhafi Architects Limited / Space Construction Limited. His consultancy is a respected architectural firm in London’s West End that specialises in the high-end market. Ayad has designed projects in many countries including England, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Nigeria and Brazil. He is also the CEO of Forma Group – specialist consultants for sports buildings and stadiums.