Designed in Iraq

Material — Solar apartments in Abu Nawas Street

A housing development project in Abi Nawas Street in the Karrada district on the Rusafa side of Baghdad. It is considered one of the first large projects in which solar energy systems were used for heating and cooling in 1986, and despite the use of these modern systems, the traditional Baghdadi architecture has been preserved through the materials such as bricks and patterns used in the design and construction.

The project “Cultural and Creative Industries” is implemented by the GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. It improves employment and income opportunities for creative professionals in six partner countries; Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa and operates mainly in the music, fashion, design and animation sectors. In addition to promoting the development of entrepreneurial, digital, creative and technical skills through training programmes, the project aims to strengthen the framework conditions and the ecosystem of the cultural and creative industries.