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2016 Award winners

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Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3 October 2016 - The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The venue for the winners’ ceremony, the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, was also announced by His Excellency Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and a member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi.The prize, which is given every three years, is considered to be one of the most important awards in the field. It was established by the Aga Khan in 1977 to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully addressed the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence.

During 2016, an independent Master Jury selected a shortlist of 19 projects, which was announced on 9 May 2016, from among 348 nominations. Each of the shortlisted projects was rigorously investigated by architects, conservation specialists or structural engineers. Their reports are the basis for the Master Jury’s selection of the eventual winners.

His Highness the Aga Khan's biography (English) (French) (Arabic)

Media advisory (English) (French) (Arabic) (Russian) (Chinese)

Master Jury statement (English) (French) (Arabic) (Russian) (Chinese)

Master Jury profiles (English) (French) (Arabic) (Russian) (Chinese)

Steering Committee profiles (English) (French) (Arabic) (Russian) (Chinese)

Winning projects' brief (English) (French) (Arabic) (Russian) (Chinese)

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Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Built in brick using traditional methods, this mosque is an attempt to create a language of architecture that takes essence from the glorious legacy of mosque architecture in Bengal during the Sultanate period, while maintaining a contemporary expression.

AKTC / Sandro di Carlo Darsa

Bait Ur Rouf Mosque

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ventilation and the play of light make this neighbourhood mosque a refuge for spirituality. [Media advisory] [Images]

Located in rural Gaibandha where agriculture is predominant, the project's roofscape merges with its environment - Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Anup Basak

Friendship Centre

Gaibandha, Bangladesh

A rural training centre inspired by one of the country’s oldest urban archaeological sites. [Media advisory] [Images]

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

Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre

Beijing, China

A small-scale project that enriches bonds amongst communities and revives Hutong life. [Media advisory (English) (Chinese)] [Images]

Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark - The parallel, yet diverging, white stripes are meant to curate movement of people on site around and towards objects.

AKTC / Kristian Skeie

Superkilen

Copenhagen, Denmark

A public space promoting integration across lines of ethnicity, religion and culture. [Media advisory] [Images]

Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran - AKAA recipient, 2014-2016 Cycle.

AKTC / Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh

Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge

Tehran, Iran

Infrastructure that connects two parks has become a popular urban space. [Media advisory] [Images]

Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.

AKTC / Cemal Emden

Issam Fares Institute

Beirut, Iran

A new building for the American University of Beirut’s campus, radical in composition but respectful of its traditional context. [Media advisory (English) (Arabic)] [Images]

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