Three architectural projects presented by students of the Department of Islamic Architecture won the awards of the competition of the architect Munir Sindi (may Allah have mercy on him) for the year 2020 A.C. The competition was launched by the Saudi Society for Urban Sciences in Makkah, in cooperation with the Department of Islamic Architecture, to target outstanding students and support the educational environment and positive competition in this field.

The students Muhammad Fuad Daghestani and Mahir Mustafa Abo Hamra won the first award, while the project of the students Muhammad Hashim Azouz and Hamza Muhammad Malki won the second award. This was followed by the project of the students Muhammad Ali Al-Jaeifi and Zuhair Ali Al-Jaeifi, which won the third award.

The Head of the Department of Islamic Architecture, Dr. Ibrahim Nuruddin Al-Bukhari, said the department was very keen to activate its agreement with the Saudi Society for Urban Sciences by adopting the project of the Prophet's biography exhibition: " O Prophet!". The aim is for it to become one of the university's cultural projects and an architectural model through which the students of the architectural design studio 5 course can showcase their designing skill, according to specific parameters set by the committee responsible for the competition under the follow-up of the course lecturers, who nominated 11 projects for this competition.

The award focuses on developing institutional excellence in Islamic Architecture education, and supporting professional creativity in implementing architectural projects with unique identities and designs of Saudi hands. The nomination for the award is limited to architectural projects, urban design projects, environmental architecture projects, and internal design projects. The Saudi Society for Urban Sciences called the award by the name of the architect Munir Sindi (may Allah have mercy upon him) in appreciation for his outstanding contribution in teaching the students of the Department of Islamic Architecture and his significant role in the field of architecture and urban sciences.

The Competition Judging Committee was formed under the chairmanship of Dr. Ibrahim Al-Bukhari, and membership of Eng. Muhammad Mujahid Saifuddin, the General Director of Omraniyoun for the Engineering Consultation Office, Dr. Muhammad Kutbi, Assistant Professor of Architecture at King Saud University, Dr. Raghdah Hariri, Associate Professor of Architecture at King Abdulaziz University, and Dr. Farida Al-Marham, Associate Professor of Internal Design at Umm Al-Qura University.

It is worth mentioning here that UQU earlier signed a memo of understanding with the Saudi Society for Urban Sciences to boost fruitful cooperation in spreading awareness in the field of urban sciences and in developing this discipline based on scientific foundations. This is accomplished by taking advantage of the qualified national expertise in the society and the scientific and research colleges and centers, in addition to the university cadres and students, to provide proper solutions for the challenges facing Makkah and the holy sites, according to the methodologies of engineering work and creative ideas in developing engineering services and technologies and introducing initiatives serving this approach.