The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture. Through its efforts, the Award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies across the world, in which Muslims have a significant presence. The selection process emphasizes ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Hambantota District, Sri Lanka (Asia) Architect: Architecture for Humanity / Susi Jane Platt Client: Pinsara Federation of Community Development Councils Completed: 2007 Design: 2006 Site size: 894 m² The Centre is a three-building complex at the heart of the Yodakandyia housing reconstruction scheme, in a new village ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Doha, Qatar (Arabian Peninsula) Architect: Private Engineering Office, Mohamed Ali Abdullah Client: Amiri Diwan Completed: 2008 Design: 2004-2007 Site size: 164'000 m² The origins of the Souk Waqif date from the time when Doha was a village and its inhabitants gathered on the banks of the wadi ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Fez, Morocco (North Africa) Architect: Mohammed Fikri Benabdallah Client: Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Completed: 2005-2007 Design: 2004-2005 Site size: 7'200 m² Since 859 AD, when construction commenced, and especially since the twelfth-century expansions under the Almoravid dynasty, the Al-Qaraouiyine mosque has been a vital presence ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Lunas, Kedah, Malaysia (South-East Asia) Architect: Laurence K.Y. Loh Client: DIGI Telecommunications Completed: 2007 Design: 2006-2007 Site size: 340 m² Located in the small town of Lunas, in Kedah district near Penang, the Rubber Smokehouse stands as an example of Malaysia's industrial heritage and the rubber industry ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Beirut, Lebanon (West Asia) Client: American University of Beirut Planner: Sasaki Associates with Machado and Silvetti Associates Completed: 2007 ongoing Design: 2001-2002 Site size: 240'000 m² The master plan for the American University of Beirut was developed to shape and guide the development of the university's century-old ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Tehran, Iran (Central Asia) Architect: Arsh Design Studio Client: Ali Nazemian Completed: 2007 Design: 2005-2006 Site size: 535 m² This project counters the two-dimensional facade and level open-plan floors of the typical Tehran mid-rise with a building that seeks a three-dimensional approach. The facade--a wooden grid--is punctured ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia (South-East Asia) Architect: Eko Prawoto Client: Ngibikan Village Community Completed: 2006 Design: 2006 Site size: 2'808 m² May 27, 2006, an earthquake hit Indonesia in the region of Yogyakarta in the southern portion of central Java. The village of Ngibikan, located less than 10 kilometres ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Badung, Bali, Indonesia (South-East Asia) Architect: PT Bambu Client: Yayasan Kul Kul Completed: 2007 Design: 2006 Site size: 7'542 m² Environmentalists and designers John and Cynthia Hardy wanted to motivate communities to live sustainably. Part of that effort was to show people how to build with sustainable ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Alibagh, India (South Asia) Architect: Studio Mumbai Architects, Bijoy Jain Client: Jamshyd Sethna Completed: 2007 Design: 2005-2006 Site size: 277 m² This two-storey timber house, built as a weekend retreat, lies in the shade of an extensive coconut grove on coastal agricultural land facing the sea, near ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Nanhai, Guandong, China (Asia) Architect: URBANUS Architecture & Design Inc. / Xiaodu Liu & Yan Meng Client: Shenhzen Vanke Real Estate Co. Ltd. Completed: 2008 Site size: 13'711 m² This pioneering prototype for affordable housing in China is inspired by the traditional tulou, the multi-family, fortress-like earth ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (West Africa) Architect: FARE Studio, Riccardo Vanucci Client: AIDOS (Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Sviluppo) Completed: 2007 Design: 2005 Site size: 500 m² One of the poorest suburbs of Ouagadougou, the CBF Women's Centre provides health and educational services and builds awareness about women's ...

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One of the19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Nishorgo Oirabot Nature Interpretation Centre Location: Teknaf, Bangladesh (South Asia) Architect: Vitti Sthapati Brindo Ltd, Ehsan Khan Client: Md. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Ministry of Environment & Forests Bon Bhaban Completed: 2008 Site size: 288 m² The main objectives of this centre, located in a protected forest and nature reserve in Chittagong ...

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One of the 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Chittagong, Bangladesh (South Asia) Architect: Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury Client: Faisal M. Khan Completed: 2007 Site size: 1048 m² This mosque on the suburban periphery of the port of Chittagong in Bangladesh seeks to fulfil the traditional role of a mosque as both a place of spirituality and ...

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One of the 19 nominees of the 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Location: Gjirokastra, Albania (South-East Europe) Architect: Gjirokastra Conservation and Development Organisation, technical team Client: Gjirokastra Conservation and Development Organisation Completed: 2002 ongoing Design: 2001 ongoing Site size: 780'000 m² The town of Gjirokastra in southern Albania is a well-preserved example of an Ottoman Balkan town, distinguished by its ...

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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Arabian Peninsula) Client: Arriyadh Development Authority Planner: Moriyama & Teshima Planners Limited / Buro Happold in joint venture Completed: 2004-2007 ongoing Design: 2001-ongoing Site size: 120 km stretch Located in the middle of the Najd Plateau of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Wadi Hanifa (or Hanifa valley), a 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture recipient, is the longest ...

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Location: Tunis, Tunisia (North Africa) Architect: Association de Sauvegarde de la Medina de Tunis (ASM) Client: Municipality of Tunis Completed: 1998-2007 ongoing Design: 1998-ongoing Site size: 60'000 m² The nineteenth and early twentieth-century architectural heritage of North African cities embodies an important cultural exchange between the southern and northern Mediterranean. This heritage commonly lies adjacent to the old medinas, and has often been ...

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Location: Cordoba, Spain (Europe) Architect: Sobejano Architects S.L.P, Fuensanta Nieto & Enrique Sobejano Client: Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Cultura Completed: 2008 Design: 2001-2003 Site size: 9'125 m² The tenth-century palace city of Madinat al-Zahra, a recipient of the 2010 Award for Architecture, is widely considered to be one of the most significant early Islamic archaeological sites in the world, and the most ...

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Location: Edirne, Turkey (Asia) Architect: Emre Arolat Architects Client: Deyko, Twist Giyim Completed: 2006 Design: 2004-2005 Site size: 20'000 m² The Ipekyol factory, a recipient of the 2010 Award for Architecture, is a custom-designed facility for a manufacturer of high-quality textiles, . It represents a successful collaboration between a client and an architect in developing a spatial strategy that integrates production goals with ...

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Location: Xiashi, Fujian Province, China (Asia) Architect: Li Xiaodong (Atelier) Client: Xiashi Village Completed: 2008 Design: 2008 Site size: 240 m² The "Bridge School",l" a recipient of the 2010 Award for Architecture, bridges the two parts of the small village of Xiashi, Fujian Province, that lie on either side of a small creek that runs through the village. The structure is created by ...

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