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Every three years the Arab Towns Award Foundation holds a competition to recognize outstanding achievements in Architecture, Environmental Preservation, Greening and Beautification of Cities and Information Technology. In this 10th Session of the Arab Towns Organization (ATO) Award, Beit Sahour was awarded First Place for Architectural Heritage for its achievements and efforts in the Emergency Plan for the Revitalization of the Historic Town of Beit Sahour.
The Award, known as "Al Jaiza", is a prestigious and celebrated prize. This year the competition included 115 nominations from organizations, universities, cities and religious institutions from all over the Middle East. In the Architecture category there were 29 nominations in all, 9 in the division for Architectural Heritage. |
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