Architecture Award: AKAA ❀

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is given every 3 years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture. AKAA is part of Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) which is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Go to http://www.akdn.org/architecture/ for more information, videos, and pictures.
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Introduction to Aga Khan Award for Architecture #AKAA
2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture #AKAA
2013 Introduction to the Aga Khan Award for Architecture #AKAA

Video: About AKAA

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Video: Award/Shortlist Recipients

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2013 Cycle Awards Islamic Cemetery Location: Altach, Austria (Europe) Architect: Bernardo Bader Architects, Dombirn, Austria Completed: 2011

Austria

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#Public #square , #Rehabilitation of #Muharraq , #Bahrain | Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden (photographer) | Shortlisted 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC , an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )
#Facade of #Fakhro #House, #Rehabilitation of #Muharraq , #Bahrain | Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden (photographer) | Shortlisted 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC , an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )
#Public #space, #Rehabilitation of #Muharraq , #Bahrain | Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden (photographer) | Shortlisted 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC , an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )

Bahrain

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2007 Cycle Awards Recipient School in Rudrapur Location: Rudrapur, Bangladesh (South Asia) Architect: Anna Heringer, Eike Roswag Completed: 2005
1989 Cycle Awards Recipient National Assembly Building Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (South Asia) Architect: Louis I. Kahn, with David Wisdom and Associates (after 1979) Completed: 1983
1989 Cycle Awards Recipient Grameen Bank Housing Programme Location: Bangladesh various locations, Bangladesh (South Asia) Architect: Grameen Bank / Muhammed Yunus, Mohammed Ashraful Hassan Completed: 1984

Bangladesh

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1986 Cycle Awards Recipient Conservation of Mostar Old Town Location: Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Europe) Architect: Stari Grad Mostar / Dzihad Pasic, Amir Pasic Completed: 1978
1983 Cycle Awards Recipient Sherefudin's White Mosque Location: Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Europe) Architect: Zlatko Ugljen Completed: 1980

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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2007 Cycle Awards Recipient Central Market Location: Koudougou, Burkina Faso (West Africa) Architect: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Completed: 2005
2004 Cycle Awards Recipient Primary School Location: Gando, Burkina Faso (West Africa) Architect: Francis Diebedo Kéré Completed: 2001
1992 Cycle Awards Recipient Panafrican Institute for Development Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (West Africa) Architect: ADAUA Burkina Faso / Jak Vauthrin, Ladji Camara, Philippe Glauser Completed: 1984

Burkina Faso

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1995 Cycle Awards Recipient Restoration of Bukhara Old City Location: Bukhara, Uzbekistan (Central Asia) Architect: Restoration Institute of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, and the Restoration Office of the Municipality of Bukhara Completed: 1975

Uzbekistan

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2010 Cycle Awards Recipient Bridge School Location: Xiashi, Fujian Province, China (Asia) Architect: Li Xiaodong (Atelier) Completed: 2008
Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China. The 9m² children’s public library built of concrete mixed with Chinese ink was inserted underneath the pitched roof of an existing building. | AKTC / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Su Shengliang | Award Recipient 2014-2016 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC an agency of Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )
Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China - Once a typical “Da-Za-Yuan”-big messy courtyard- the architects redesigned, renovated and reused the informal add-on structures instead of eliminating them like most recent renovation practices. | AKTC / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Wang Ziling | Award Recipient 2014-2016 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC an agency of Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )

China

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2007 Cycle Awards Recipient Rehabilitation of the Walled City Location: Nicosia, Cyprus (Europe) Architect: Nicosia Master Plan Team Completed: 1997

Cyprus

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Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark - Aerial view of Superkilen spreading over 30'000 m², showing Red Square for sports activities, Green Park the children’s playground, and Black Market the food market and picnic area. | AKTC / Superflex | Award Recipient 2014-2016 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC an agency of Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )
Rather than perpetuating the petrified perception of Denmark as a mono-ethnic country, Superkilen portrays a true sample of the cultural diversity of contemporary Copenhagen - Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark. | AKTC / Kristian Skeie | Award Recipient 2014-2016 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC an agency of Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )
The park creates a stimulating environment which is particularly important for the younger generation - Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark. | AKTC / Kristian Skeie | Award Recipient 2014-2016 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC an agency of Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )

Denmark

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#Main #entrance , Tadjourah #SOS #Children's #Village , #Tadjourah , #Djibouti | Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Jjumba Martin (photographer) | Shortlisted 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC , an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )
One of the #main #squares , Tadjourah #SOS #Children's #Village , #Tadjourah , #Djibouti | Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Jjumba Martin (photographer) | Shortlisted 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC , an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )
#Path leading to the #dormitories , Tadjourah #SOS #Children's #Village , #Tadjourah , #Djibouti | Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Jjumba Martin (photographer) | Shortlisted 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC , an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )

Djibouti

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2004 Cycle Awards Recipient Bibliotheca Alexandrina Location: Alexandria, Egypt (North Africa) Architect: Snohetta Hamza Consortium Completed: 2002
2001 Cycle Awards Recipient Nubian Museum Location: Aswan, Egypt (North Africa) Architect: Mahmoud El-Hakim Completed: 1997
1992 Cycle Awards Recipient Cultural Park for Children Location: Cairo, Egypt (North Africa) Architect: Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelhalim Completed: 1990

Egypt

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2007 Cycle Awards Recipient Royal Embassy of the Netherlands Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (East Africa) Architect: Dick Van Gameren, Bjarne Mastenbroek Completed: 2005
Sheep around Warka, Warka Water, Dorza, Ethiopia. | Architecture and Vision / Arturo Vittori (architect and photographer) | Shortlisted 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC , an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )
The Warka Water's edible garden, Warka Water, Dorza, Ethiopia. | Leone Magliocchetti Lombi | Shortlisted 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC , an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )

Ethiopia

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1989 Cycle Awards Recipient Institut du Monde Arabe Location: Paris, France (Europe) Architect: Jean Nouvel, Pierre Soria and Gilbert Lezénés, with the Architecture Studio Completed: 1987

France

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2001 Cycle Awards Recipient Kahere Poultry Farming School Location: Koliagbe, Guinea (West Africa) Architect: Heikkinen-Komonen Architects Completed: 2000

Guinea

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1998 Cycle Awards Recipient Lepers Hospital Location: Lasur, India (South Asia) Architect: Per Christian Brynildsen and Jan Olav Jensen Completed: 1995
1998 Cycle Awards Recipient Slum Networking of Indore City Location: Indore, India (South Asia) Architect: Himanshu Parikh Completed: 1997
1998 Cycle Awards Recipient Vidhan Bhavan Location: Bhopal, India (South Asia) Architect: Charles Correa Completed: 1996

India

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1995 Cycle Awards Recipient Landscaping of Soekarno-Hatta Airport Location: Cengkareng, Indonesia (South-East Asia) Architect: Aéroports de Paris, Paul Andreu Completed: 1994
1992 Cycle Awards Recipient Kampung Kali Cho-de Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia (South-East Asia) Architect: Yousef B. Mangunwijaya Completed: 1985
1989 Cycle Awards Recipient Citra Niaga Urban Development Location: Samarinda, Indonesia (South-East Asia) Architect: Antonio Ismael Risianto, PT Triaco Widya Cipta, and PT Griyantara Architects Completed: 1986

Indonesia

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2013 Cycle Awards Rehabilitation of Tabriz Bazaar Location: Tabriz, Iran (Central Asia) Architect: ICHTO East Azerbaijan Office, Tabriz, Iran Completed: 2006 ongoing
2004 Cycle Awards Recipient Sandbag Shelters Location: Ahwaz, Iran (Central Asia) Architect: Cal-Earth Institute, Nader Khalili Completed: 1995
2001 Cycle Awards Recipient Bagh-e-Ferdowsi Location: Tehran, Iran (Central Asia) Architect: Baft-e-Shahr Consulting Architects and Urban Planners Completed: 1997

Iran

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2004 Cycle Awards Recipient Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme Location: Old City, Jerusalem (West Asia) Architect: OCJRP Technical Office / Shadia Touqan Completed: 1996
1986 Cycle Awards Recipient Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque Location: Jerusalem, Jerusalem (West Asia) Architect: Isam Awwad, and ICCROM - International Centre for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments Completed: 1983

Jerusalem

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2001 Cycle Awards Recipient SOS Children's Village Location: Aqaba, Jordan (West Asia) Architect: Jafar Tukan & Partners Completed: 1991
1992 Cycle Awards Recipient East Wahdat Upgrading Programme Location: Amman, Jordan (West Asia) Architect: Urban Development Department Completed: 1980

Jordan

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Kosovo

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1980 Cycle Awards Recipient Water Towers Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait (Arabian Peninsula) Architect: VBB, Sune and Joe Lindström, Stig Egnell, and Björn & Björn Design (Malene Björn) Completed: 1976

Kuwait

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2007 Cycle Awards Recipient Samir Kassir Square Location: Beirut, Lebanon (West Asia) Architect: Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture Completed: 2004
1989 Cycle Awards Recipient Great Omari Mosque Location: Sidon, Lebanon (West Asia) Architect: Saleh Lamei-Mostafa Completed: 1986
Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon - The building emerges from the geometries of intersecting routes as a series of interlocking platforms and spaces for research, engagement and discourse. | AKTC / Cemal Emden | Award Recipient 2014-2016 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC an agency of Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN )

Lebanon

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2007 Cycle Awards Recipient University of Technology Petronas Location: Tronoh, Malaysia (South-East Asia) Architect: Foster + Partners Completed: 2004
2004 Cycle Awards Recipient Petronas Office Towers Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (South-East Asia) Architect: Cesar Pelli & Associates Completed: 1999
2001 Cycle Awards Recipient Datai Hotel Location: Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia (South-East Asia) Architect: Kerry Hill Architects, Akitek Jururancang Sdn Bhd Completed: 1993

Malaysia

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