The Iraqi government invited a select group of international and regional architects to submit designs for its future parliament. The structure is billed as an embodiment of a new sovereign Iraq. Among the over 100 participants, including Zaha Hadid, the design by ACE Group was awarded a prize.

The design by ACE Group features a public square, composed of two levels, the city level and a higher one, overlooking the city of Baghdad – both connected to each other by a system of ramps – the latter again forming intimate public places. This leafy terraced structure establishes an interface between the public and the legislative, between the citizen and his representative – offering transparency, accessibility and places of interchange.