The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward

architectural Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings o ...

concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies in the fields of contemporary

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, social housing,

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and improvement, restoration,

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and area conservation, as well as

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and improvement of the environment.Aga Khan Award for Architecture
." ''ArchitectureWeek'' 9 January 2002. The award is associated with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).

Prize

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is presented in three-year cycles and has a monetary prize totalling US$1 million that is shared by multiple winning projects. It recognizes projects, teams, and stakeholders in addition to buildings and people.

Chairman's Award

The ''Chairman's Award'' is given in honour of accomplishments that fall outside the mandate of the Master Jury. It recognises lifetime achievements of individuals and has been presented four times: in 1980 to Egyptian architect and urban planner Hassan Fathy, in 1986 to Iraqi architect and educator Rifat Chadirji, in 2001 to

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n architect Geoffrey Bawa, and in 2010 to historian of Islamic art and architecture

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History

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV established the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1977. At the time, very few architectural prizes of international scope existed. It has been noted that the award emerged from "the Aga Khan's sadness at the state of architecture in the Islamic world of the 1970s", and his conviction of the importance that the

built environment The term built environment refers to human-made conditions and is often used in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, public health, sociology, and anthropology, among others. These curated spaces provide the setting for human ...

holds in shaping a society's quality of life. Twenty years earlier, upon inheriting the seat of Imamat of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan had become responsible for the wellbeing of the Ismaili community, which mostly live in the

developing countries A developing country is a sovereign state with a lesser developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. However, this definition is not universally agreed upon. There is also no clear agreem ...

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

and the

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. He was concerned at the absence of design thinking that could respond to specific challenges in those parts of the world. A relentless push for development had led to cheap copies of foreign architectural designs that held no connection or respect for the places where they were being built. The Aga Khan also worried about the rapid disappearance of centuries of distinctive architectural tradition that embodied a continuity of Islamic values, resulting in an absence of "architecture that could speak to and about the Muslim world". These problems were most acutely felt during the planning of the

Aga Khan University Aga Khan University is a non-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. It was Founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university. Starting in 2000, the university expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Ki ...

and

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in Karachi. Questions raised in this process – including the need for a contemporary visual language for the Islamic built environment, as well as for architects trained in modern technologies and sensitive to the diversity, values and dignity of Muslim culture – would inform the creation of the Award.

Reviving creativity

By the 1970s, the decline of the built environment of Muslim societies and loss of cultural identity had become apparent to others as well. From the outset the Aga Khan recruited a number of people to help define the award. Among the first were

a professor at the

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

Department of Fine Arts, William Porter then Dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, architectural historian Renata Holod, and Pakistani architect Hasan Udhin Khan. They were joined by others, including Nader Ardalan,

Hugh Casson Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson (23 May 1910 – 15 August 1999) was a British architect. He was also active as an interior designer, as an artist, and as a writer and broadcaster on twentieth-century design. He was the director of architecture for t ...

, Charles Correa, and Hassan Fathy. Members of the team travelled widely – from Morocco to Indonesia. They debated the cultural role of architecture, the parameters of the award and how to structure its processes. The award was shaped by consultations held with chambers of architects and ministries of urbanism and culture. The first Aga Khan Award for Architecture Seminar was held during April 1978 in Aiglemont, Gouvieux, France. Subsequent seminars have been held in Istanbul, Jakarta, Fez, Amman, Beijing, Dakar, Sana'a, Cairo, Granada and elsewhere. In seeking to define what "Islamic architecture" meant, it became apparent that no singular definition was to be found. Instead, the seminars brought to light the diversity of what constituted Islamic architecture. This was recognized as a strength and a dormant source of creativity that the Award would seek to revive.

Knowledge from architecture

Unlike conventional prizes that applaud the accomplishments of individual architects, the Aga Khan Award selects projects that improve the quality of life and recognizes all those who have a role in realizing them. This includes clients, builders, artisans and decision makers. Architecture is viewed as a collaborative endeavour in which architects play a role. In the four decades since its establishment, the Award has documented more than 9,000 projects and actively contributed to the architectural discourse. It has promoted the view that architecture is deeply connected with society and can respond to issues that are of local, national and even international relevance. The Award has brought together practitioners from different geographies and fields like philosophy, social sciences, and the arts, who have served as jurors, steering committee members, technical reviewers, or attended seminars.

Award process

The Aga Khan Award runs in three-year cycles and is governed by a steering committee chaired by the

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. A new committee is constituted each cycle to establish the eligibility criteria for projects, provide thematic direction with reference to current concerns, and to develop plans for the long-term future of the award. The committee is also responsible for seminars and field visits, the award ceremony, publications and exhibitions. At the commencement of each cycle, the steering committee is convened to select a master jury that is diverse in its perspectives and has in past cycles included sociologists, philosophers, artists as well as architects. In each cycle, submissions are received from a global network of approximately 500 nominators – women and men who live in Muslim societies and whose identities are kept anonymous throughout the award process. Independent nominations are also accepted in accordance with the award's published guidelines and procedures. Several hundred submissions are typically received in each cycle, and the master jury narrows the field to a short-list. Professional, technical reviewers visit the short-listed projects to understand the living impact of each one on people and the surrounding area. They prepare exhaustive documentation, providing fact-based analysis for the master jury's consideration. Over the decades, many notable figures have served on the award's steering committees and master juries, including Homi K. Bhabha,

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Zaha Hadid Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ar, زها حديد ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a major figure in architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centu ...

, Glenn Lowry, Fumihiko Maki,

Jacques Herzog Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.,
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, Ricardo Legoretta and

Farshid Moussavi Farshid Moussavi (born in 1965, Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian-born British architect, educator, and author. She is the founder of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) and a Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate S ...

. The award is administered from

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as part of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and Farrokh Derakhshani has served as Director of the Award since 1982.

Promotion

The Aga Khan Foundation funded the television series ''Architects on the Frontline'' which was about entries to the competition. The media watchdog

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criticised

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for breaking United Kingdom broadcasting rules with the series, which praised the competition; viewers were not informed that it was sponsored content.

Award cycles

Prizes totalling up to US$1m are presented every three years to projects selected by the Master Jury. Since 1977, documentation has been compiled on over 7500 building projects located throughout the world, of which over 100 projects have received awards.

First (1978–1980)

The 1980 award ceremony took place at the Shalimar Gardens in

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. During this cycle, the Chairman's Award was given to Hassan Fathy in recognition of his lifelong commitment to architecture in the

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. Prominent architect Muzharul Islam was a member of the Master Jury of the first Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Award recipients:
Kampung Improvement Programme

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital city, capital and list of Indonesian cities by population, largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coa ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

*Pondok Pesantren Pabelan, Central Java, Indonesia
Ertegün House

Bodrum Bodrum () is a port city in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey, at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova. Its population was 35,795 at the 2012 census, with a total of 136,317 inhabitants residing within the district's borders. Known in ancient ...

, Turkey *Library and conference center of the

Turkish Historical Society The Turkish Historical Society ( tr, Türk Tarih Kurumu, TTK) is a research society studying the history of Turkey and the Turkish people, founded in 1931 by the initiative of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, with headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. It has been ...

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

, Turkey *Mughal Sheraton Hotel,

Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra ...

, India
Conservation of Sidi Bou Saïd

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, Tunisia
Restoration of the Rüstem Pasa Caravanserai
Edirne, Turkey *

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Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor, it is home to m ...

, Qatar * Ali Qapu, Chehel Sutun, and

Hasht Behesht Hasht Behesht (, ), literally meaning "the Eight Heavens" in Persian, is a 17th-century pavilion in Isfahan, Iran. It was built by order of Suleiman I, the eighth shah of Iran's Safavid Empire, and functioned mainly as a private pavilion. It i ...

Restoration,

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Region, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is lo ...

, Iran * Halawa House, Agamy, Egypt, by

Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil ( ar, عبد الواحد الوكيل, born 7 August 1943) is an Egyptian architect who designed over 15 mosques in Saudi Arabia and is considered by many as the foremost contemporary authority in Islamic architecture. For ...

*Medical Centre,

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, Mali *Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco *

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Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...

, Kuwait *Intercontinental Hotel and Conference Centre,

Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow v ...

, Saudi Arabia, by Rolf Gutbrod and

Frei Otto Frei Paul Otto (; 31 May 1925 – 9 March 2015) was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for ...

*Agricultural Training Centre, Nianing, Senegal File:TerrasseSiBouSaid.JPG, Conservation of Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunis File:Agra Sheraton Pool.JPG, Mughal Sheraton Hotel, Agra

Second (1981–1983)

The 1983 award ceremony took place at the

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. Award recipients: * Great Mosque of Niono, Mali * Šerefudin's White Mosque, Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Ramses Wissa Wassef Ramses Wissa Wassef (1911–1974) was an Egyptian Coptic architect and professor of art and architecture at the College of Fine Arts in Cairo and founder of the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre. Biography Ramses Wissa Wassef was born in Cairo. Hi ...

Arts Centre, Giza, Egypt *Nail Çakirhan Residence, Akyaka Village, Muğla, Turkey *Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia *Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel and Rantau Abang Visitors' Centre,

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, Malaysia *Résidence Andalous, Sousse, Tunisia *Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by Fazlur Khan * Tomb of Shah Rukn-i-'Alam, Multan, Pakistan *Darb Qirmiz Quarter,

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metr ...

, Egypt *Restoration of

Azem Palace Al-Azem Palace ( ar, قصر العظم) is a palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built in 1749 to be the private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azem, the govern ...

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Third (1984–1986)

The 1986 award ceremony took place at

El Badi Palace El Badi Palace ( ar, قصر البديع, lit=Palace of Wonder/Brilliance, also frequently translated as the "Incomparable Palace") or Badi' Palace is a ruined palace located in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was commissioned by the sultan Ahmad al-Man ...

Marrakesh Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...

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. The brief prepared by the Steering Committee for this award cycle focused on the preservation and continuation of cultural heritage, community building and social housing, and excellence in contemporary architectural expression. Six winners were chosen from among 213 entries. The conservation of Mostar Old Town and restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque were examples of cultural heritage, the first theme, while the Yama Mosque and Bhong Mosque were noted for their innovation in translating traditional techniques and materials to meet contemporary requirements. The Social Security Complex and Dar Lamane Housing address the issues of community and social housing while remaining sensitive to local culture. The Chairman's Award for Lifetime Achievements was given to

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i architect Rifat Chadirji. Award recipients: *Social Security Complex, Istanbul, Turkey *Dar Lamane Housing,

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

, Morocco * Conservation of Mostar Old Town, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Noble Sanctuary, Jerusalem * Yaama Mosque, Yaama, Tahoua, Niger * Bhong Mosque, Bhong, Rahim Yar Khan District, Pakistan File:Mostar Old Town Panorama.jpg, Mostar Old Town File:Jerusalem Al-Aqsa Mosque BW 2010-09-21 06-38-12.JPG, Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem File:BHONG MOSQUE.jpg, Bhong Mosque, Punjab, Pakistan

Fourth (1987–1989)

The 1989 award ceremony took place at the Citadel of Salah Ed-Din in Cairo. The fourth cycle of the award considered 241 project nominations. Of these, 32 were short-listed for technical review and the Master Jury selected 11 winners. Two themes were noted as areas of focus in this cycle: Revival of past vernacular traditions, and projects that reflect the efforts of individual patrons and of non-governmental organisations in improving society. Projects such as the Great Omari Mosque and the Rehabilitation of Asilah seek to reconstruct and preserve heritage buildings for continued use, demonstrating the significance of these spaces within their communities. Meanwhile, the Grameen Bank Housing Programme and Sidi el-Aloui Primary School apply architectural solutions to address current socioeconomic issues. Award recipients: *Great Omari Mosque (

Sidon Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lie ...

) *Rehabilitation of

Asilah Asilah (; ar, أزيلا or أصيلة; pt, Arzila; es, Arcila) is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about south of Tangier. Its ramparts and gateworks remain fully intact. History The town's history d ...

(Asilah, Morocco) * Grameen Bank Housing Programme (various locations in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

) *Citra Niaga Urban Development ( Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia) *Gürel Family Summer Residence ( Çanakkale,

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

) *Hayy Assafarat Landscaping and al-Kindi Plaza (

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the ...

, Saudi Arabia) *Sidi el-Aloui Primary School (Tunis, Tunisia) *Corniche Mosque (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), by

*Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) * National Assembly Building ( Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,

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), by

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Institut du Monde Arabe The ''Institut du Monde Arabe'', French for Arab World Institute, abbreviated ''IMA'', is an organization founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural ...

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Fifth (1990–1992)

The 1992 award ceremony took place at the Registan Square in

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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

. Uzbek government also released a postal stamp to commemorate the award ceremony & restoration of Registan Square in Partnership with Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Award recipients: * Kairouan Conservation Programme (Kairouan, Tunisia) *Palace Parks Programme (Istanbul, Turkey) * Cultural Park for Children (Cairo, Egypt) *East Wahdat Upgrading Programme (

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...

, Jordan) *Kampung Kali Code (

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

, Indonesia) *Stone Building System (

Daraa Governorate Daraa Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة درعا / ALA-LC: ') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 3,730 km2. It is bordered by Jordan to the south, ...

, Syria) *Demir Holiday Village (

, Turkey) *Pan African Institute for Development (

Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...

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), by Association pour le Développement d'une Architecture et d'un Urbanisme Africains (A.D.A.U.A. – Association for the Development of African Architecture and Urban Planning) *

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (abbreviated as EDII) is an autonomous body and not-for-profit institute located Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Established in 1983, the institute offers master's degree programmes in Entrepreneurs ...

(

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per ...

, India), by Bimal Hasmukh Patel File:EDI Panorama Ahmedabad.JPG, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India File:TUNISIE KAIROUAN 01.jpg, Kairouan

Sixth (1993–1995)

The 1995 award ceremony took place at the

Kraton Surakarta Surakarta Sunanate ( id, Kasunanan Surakarta; jv, ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦑꦱꦸꦤꦤ꧀ꦤꦤ꧀ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦁꦫꦠ꧀, ''Kasunanan/Karaton Surakarta Hadiningrat''; nl, Soerakarta) was a Javanese monarchy centred in the city of ...

Surakarta Surakarta ( jv, ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ), known colloquially as Solo ( jv, ꦱꦭ; ), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 44 km2 (16.2 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Su ...

, Indonesia. Award recipients: *Restoration of

Bukhara Bukhara ( Uzbek: /, ; tg, Бухоро, ) is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan, with a population of 280,187 , and the capital of Bukhara Region. People have inhabited the region around Bukhara for at least five millennia, and the city ...

Old City, Uzbekistan *Conservation of Old San'a', Yemen *Hafsia Quarter II, Tunis, Tunisia *Khuda-ki-Basti Incremental Development Scheme,

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...

, Pakistan *Aranya Community Housin

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is the only city to ...

, India, by B.V. Doshi *Great Mosque and Redevelopment of the Old City Centre Riyadh, Saudi Arabia * Menara Mesiniaga, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *

Kaédi Regional Hospital The Kaedi Regional Hospital is the largest health facility in the Gorgol Region in southern Mauritania, and one known for its innovative architecture. The new hospital (actually a large extension onto an existing concrete structure) involves th ...

, Kaedi, Mauritania, by ADAUA. *Mosque of the Grand National Assembly, Ankara, Turkey *Alliance Franco-Sénégalaise, Kaolack, Senegal *Re-Forestation Programme of the

Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The university emphasizes research and education in engineering ...

, Ankara, Turkey *Landscaping Integration of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, Indonesia File:KaediRegionalHospital2.JPG, Kaédi Regional Hospital File:2012 Bukhara 7515821196.jpg, Bukhara Old City File:San'a03 flickr.jpg, San'a' File:Menara Mesiniaga aerial view.jpg, Menara Mesiniaga

Seventh (1996–1998)

The 1998 award ceremony took place at the

Alhambra The Alhambra (, ; ar, الْحَمْرَاء, Al-Ḥamrāʾ, , ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of ...

Granada Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

. The Master Jury selected seven winning projects of the 424 presented. During this cycle, special emphasis was placed on projects that responded creatively to the emerging forces of

globalization Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...

. Issues such as demographic pressure,

environmental degradation Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. It is defin ...

, and the crisis of the

nation-state A nation state is a political unit where the state and nation are congruent. It is a more precise concept than "country", since a country does not need to have a predominant ethnic group. A nation, in the sense of a common ethnicity, may in ...

, and the changes in lifestyle, cultural values, and relationships among social groups and between governments and people at large they prompted, were considered. Of the winning projects, the rehabilitation of the Old City of Hebron and Slum Networking of Indore City sought to reclaim community space in environments strained by social, physical and environmental degradation. The Lepers Hospital created a sustainable and dignified shelter for a marginalized segment of society. The remaining projects were recognized for their contribution in evolving an architectural vocabulary in response to contemporary social and environmental challenges. Award recipients: *Rehabilitation of the Old City of Hebron * Slum Networking of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

by Himanshu Parikh *Lepers Hospital, Chopda Taluka, Lasur, India by Per Christian Brynildsen and Jan Olav Jensen *Salinger Residence, Bangi,

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sem ...

, Malaysia *

Tuwaiq Palace Tuwaiq Palace or Towaiq Palace is a building in the Alhattan Street of the Diplomatic Quarter district in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which hosts government functions, state receptions, and cultural festivals that introduce Saudi arts and customs to t ...

, Saudi Arabia *

Alhamra Arts Council Alhamra Arts Council (also known as the Alhamra Hall, Alhamra Cultural Complex, Alhamra Art Gallery and Lahore Arts Council Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ...

, Pakistan, by

Nayyar Ali Dada Nayyar Ali Dada ( ur, نیر علی دادا) (born 11 November 1943) is a Pakistani architect.

* Vidhan Bhavan,

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

, India by Charles Correa File:Alhamra Art Centre.JPG,

Alhamra Arts Council Alhamra Arts Council (also known as the Alhamra Hall, Alhamra Cultural Complex, Alhamra Art Gallery and Lahore Arts Council Citadel of Aleppo The Citadel of Aleppo ( ar, قلعة حلب, Qalʿat Ḥalab) is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria. It is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Usage ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

. During this cycle, the Chairman's Award was given to Geoffrey Bawa to honour and celebrate his lifetime achievements in and contribution to the field of architecture. Award recipients: *New Life for Old Structures (various locations,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

) *Aït Iktel ( Abadou, Morocco) *Kahere Eila Poultry Farming School (Koliagbe,

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

) * Nubian Museum ( Aswan, Egypt) * SOS Children's Village ( Aqaba, Jordan), by Ja'afar Tuqan *Olbia Social Centre of Akdeniz University (

Antalya la, Attalensis grc, Ἀτταλειώτης , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 07xxx , area_code = (+90) 242 , registration_plate = 07 , blank_name = Licence plate ...

, Turkey), by Cengiz Bektaş *Bagh-e-Ferdowsi (

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

, Iran) *Datai Hotel ( Langkawi, Malaysia) File:GD-EG-Musée Nubien001.JPG, Nubian Museum, Aswan File:Aswan Nubian Museum entrance.jpg, Nubian Museum, Aswan

Ninth (2002–2004)

The 2004 award ceremony took place at the

Humayun's Tomb Humayun's tomb ( Persian: ''Maqbara-i Humayun'') is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum under her patronage in 1558, and designed by Mir ...

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Hous ...

, India. During the ninth cycle, 378 projects were nominated. Of these, 23 were site-reviewed, and the Master Jury selected seven award recipients. Notable among the recipients are the ''Sandbag Shelter Prototypes'', developed by Nader Khalili to enable victims of natural disasters and war to build their own shelter using earth-filled sandbags and barbed wire. The resulting structures – made up of arches, domes and vaulted spaces built using superadobe techniques – provide earthquake resistance, shelter from hurricanes and flood resistance, while being aesthetically pleasing. Other winning projects include a primary school in Gando,

, that combines high-caliber architectural design with local materials, techniques and community participation. The Bibliotheca Alexandria in Egypt and the Petronas Towers in Malaysia are examples of high-profile landmark buildings. Award recipients: * Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, by Norwegian architectural office Snøhetta *Primary School, Gando,

, by

Diébédo Francis Kéré Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) is a Burkinabé-German architect, recognized for creating innovative works that are often sustainable and collaborative in nature. In 2022, he became the first African to receive the ''Pritzker Arc ...

*Sandbag Shelter Prototypes (various locations), developed by Nader Khalili *Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque (Asnaf, Yemen) *Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme, Jerusalem *B2 House, Ayvacik, Turkey, by Han Tümertekin * Petronas Towers,

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = ''Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , sub ...

, Malaysia, by

César Pelli César Pelli (October 12, 1926 – July 19, 2019) was an Argentine-American architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. Two of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpu ...

File:Petronas Panorama II.jpg, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur File:Flickr - DVIDSHUB - New eco-dome signals changes for local village (Image 10 of 10).jpg, ''Eco-Dome'' sandbag shelter under construction in

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

File:Bibliotheca Alexandrina plaza 003.jpg, Bibliotheca Alexandrina File:Gando-School-Burkina-Faso.JPG, Primary School in Gando File:Old city of Jerusalem.jpg, Old city of Jerusalem File:View on Petronas Towers.JPG, Petronas Towers within Kuala Lumpur cityscape

Tenth (2005–2007)

The 2007 Award Presentation Ceremony was held at the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This cycle marked the 30th anniversary of the award. A total of 343 projects were presented for consideration, and 27 were reviewed on site by international experts. The award recipients were: * Samir Kassir Square, Beirut, Lebanon *Rehabilitation of the City of Shibam, Yemen *Central Market,

Koudougou Koudougou is a city in Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé Province. It is located west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. With a population of 160,239 (2019) it is the third most populous city in Burkina Faso after Ouagadougou and Bobo Dio ...

, Burkina Faso * University of Technology Petronas, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia, by

Foster + Partners Foster + Partners is a British architectural, engineering, and integrated design practice founded in 1967 as Foster Associates by Norman Foster. It is the largest architectural firm in the UK with over 1,500 employees in 13 studios worldwide. ...

*Restoration of the Amiriya Madrasa, Rada, Yemen *Moulmein Rise Residential Tower,

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

, by

WOHA WOHA is a Singaporean multinational architectural industrial design firm. First established in 1994 by Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell, its name is derived from the initial letters of the founders’ surnames. Based out of Singapore, ...

Architects *Royal Netherlands Embassy,

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

, Ethiopia, by Dick Van Gameren, Bjarne Mastenbroek *Rehabilitation of the Walled City,

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaori ...

, Cyprus * METI School in Rudrapur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, by Anna Heringer File:Solidare, Beirut.jpg, Samir Kassir Square, Beirut File:Shibam Wadi Hadhramaut Yemen.jpg, Shibam File:Utphishot.JPG, University of Technology Petronas File:Jennifer Bryson in Yemen.jpg, Amiriya Madrasa File:Embaixada da Holanda na Etiópia 1.jpg, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa File:Nicosia Buyuk Han 02.jpg, Büyük Han, Nicosia

Eleventh (2008–2010)

The 2010 Award Presentation Ceremony was held at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar. A total of 401 projects were nominated of which 19 were shortlisted. The Chairman's Award went to

. The award recipients were: * Wadi Hanifa Wetlands Project, Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...

*Revitalisation of nineteenth and early twentieth-century architectural heritage of

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

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*Research Centre and Museum,

Madinat Al-Zahra Madinat al-Zahra or Medina Azahara ( ar, مدينة الزهراء, translit=Madīnat az-Zahrā, lit=the radiant city) was a fortified palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba in present-day Spain. Its remains are a major archaeological ...

, Cordoba,

, by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos *Ipekyol Textile Factory, Edirne,

*Bridge School, Xiashi,

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

File:Wadi Hanifa from King Fahd Rd.jpg, Wadi Hanifa File:അൽ എൽബ് അണക്കെട്ട്.JPG, Al Elb Dam, Wadi Hanifa File:Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul.jpg,

Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul (french: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Tunis) is a Roman Catholic church located in Tunis, Tunisia. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, patron saint of charity. It is the episcopal see ...

, Tunis, 1897 File:Theatre Municipal de Tunis.jpg, Municipal Theatre, Tunis, by Jean Emile Resplandy, 1902 File:Centro de interpretación de Madinat Al-Zahra (Córdoba, Spain).jpg, Madinat Al-Zahra, Spain File:Centro de interpretación de Madinat Al-Zahra (Córdoba, España).jpg, Madinat Al-Zahra, Spain

Twelfth (2011–2013)

The 2013 Award ceremony was held at the Castle of São Jorge in Lisbon, Portugal in September 2013. The winning projects are: * Emergency Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery,

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

, by Italian practice

Studio Tamassociati Studio Tamassociati is an Italian team of architects based in Venice since 1996. The practice's main architects are Raul Pantaleo (born 1962 in Milan), Massimo Lepore (born 1960 in Udine) and Simone Sfriso (born 1966 in London). They specialise in ...

, completed in 2010 *Revitalisation of Birzeit Historic Centre, Birzeit, Palestine *Hassan II Bridge (Rabat-Salé Infrastructure Project,

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populatio ...

and Salé,

*Rehabilitation of

Tabriz Bazaar The Bazaar of Tabriz ( fa, بازار تبریز, also Romanized as ''Bāzār-e Tabriz'') is a historical market situated in the city center of Tabriz, Iran. It is one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East and the largest covered bazaar in th ...

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan region between long ridges of vo ...

, Iran * Islamic Cemetery, Altach,

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

, by Austrian architect Bernardo Bader, inaugurated in 2012 File:Carpet Bazaar of Tabriz.JPG, Tabriz Bazaar File:Muslimischer Friedhof, Robert-Koch-Straße 18 a, Altach 04.JPG, Islamic Cemetery, Altach

Thirteenth (2014–2016)

The 2016 Award ceremony for the six winners was held in Al-Ain, UAE on 6 November 2016: * Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Uttara,

, Bangladesh by

Marina Tabassum Marina Tabassum (born ) is a Bangladeshi architect. She is the principal architect of Marina Tabassum Architects. In 2016, she won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the design of Bait-ur-Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2020, Tabassum ...

* Friendship Centre in Gaibandha, Bangladesh by Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury / URBANA * Hutong Children's Library and Art Centre in Beijing China, by ZAO/standardarchitecture and Zhang Ke *

Superkilen Superkilen is a public park in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The park is designed to bring immigrants and locals together, promoting tolerance and unity in one of Denmark's most ethnically-diverse and socially-challenged communi ...

in Copenhagen, Denmark by

Bjarke Ingels Group Bjarke Ingels Group, often referred to as BIG, is a Copenhagen and New York based group of architects, designers and builders operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. The office is currently involved i ...

, Topotek 1, and Superflex * Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge in Tehran, Iran by Diba Tensile Architecture / Leila Araghian and Alireza Behzadi * Issam Fares Institute in Beirut, Lebanon by Zaha Hadid Architects File:Superkilen hill-top view.jpg, Superkilen, Copenhagen File:Friendship Centre Gaibandha, December 2016 04.jpg, Friendship Centre File:Bait Ur Rouf mosque corridor.jpg, Baitur Rauf Jame Mosque File:TabiatPedestrianBridge.jpg, Tabiat Bridge, Tehran

Fourteenth (2017–2019)

The Award ceremony for the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture was held on 13 September 2019 in

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzan is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and t ...

, Republic of Tatarstan,

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

* Revitalization of Muharraq in Muharraq, Bahrain * Arcadia Education Project in South Kanarchor, Bangladesh *

The Palestinian Museum The Palestinian Museum is a flagship project of the Welfare Association, a non-profit organization for developing humanitarian projects in State of Palestine, Palestine. Representing the history and aspirations of the Palestinian people, the mus ...

in Birzeit, West Bank * Public Spaces Development Programme in

, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia * Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit in Bambey, Senegal, by IDOM * Wasit Wetland Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates File:Arcadia inteza3.jpg, Arcadia Education Centre, South Kanarchor, Bangladesh File:Wasit Wetland Centre.jpg, Wasit Wetland Centre, Sharjah, UAE

Fifteenth (2020–2022)

The Award ceremony for the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture was held on 31 October 2022 in Muscat,

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

: * Urban River Spaces in Jhenaidah,

* Community Spaces in Rohingya Refugee Response in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh *

Banyuwangi International Airport Banyuwangi International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Banyuwangi) (formerly code: WARB) is an airport at Blimbingsari, which serves Banyuwangi city and surrounding area in East Java, Indonesia. It was formerly known as Blimbingsari ...

, Blimbingsari in East Java,

* Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre in Tehran,

* Renovation of Niemeyer Guest House in Tripoli,

* Kamanar Secondary School in Thionck Essyl,

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

References

Sources

* * * *
Gerry Loughran, ''Better by design'', 1989, Saudi Aramco World

External links

* {{Authority control Islamic architecture Architecture awards Award for Architecture Awards established in 1977