2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture recipients

Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh - The Mosque is a perfect square that sits on a high plinth, which prevents floodwater from entering the structure, allows people to sit and talk, and creates a separation between the sacred site and the busy street.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora
Qibla direction is marked by a slit of light penetrating the cylendrical brick wall which forms a light court with the facing flat wall - Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora
Column free prayer hall is raised on eight peripheral columns, in addition to four light courts, random circular roof openings allows daylight into the prayer hall creating an ornate pattern on the floor enhancing spirituality through light - Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora
The prayer hall is a carefully scaled and proportioned volume that is contemplative in nature, is evenly lit to enhance the feeling of all as equal - Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

AKTC / Rajesh Vora
The ‘Ka’ Block contains the reception pavilion, offices, library, training/conference rooms and pavilions, a prayer space and a small ‘cha-shop’ - Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora
The Friendship Centre gets more beautiful because it impacts so many lives and brings so much dignity to those who had forgotten to hope - Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora
Luxury of light and shadows; economy and generosity of small spaces; joy of movement and discovery in the bare and the essential is what makes this gathering space a refuge for some of the poorest population - Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora
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
The 9m² children’s public library built of concrete mixed with Chinese ink was inserted underneath the pitched roof of an existing building - Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China.

AKTC / Su Shengliang, ZAO, standardarchitecture
Steps form an elevated reading nook in the library are mimicked by a wide picture window, allowing children to climb up and look out as they flip through a volume or two - Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China.

AKTC / Wang Ziling, ZAO, standardarchitecture
Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China - By inserting an outdoor staircase alongside each structure, the architect created viewing platforms to survey the neighbourhood while enjoying a breath of rare chlorophyll-laced air within the tree’s branches.

AKTC / Wang Ziling, ZAO, standardarchitecture
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
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
Red and white double swings from Iraq, with a playful red background - Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

AKTC / Kristian Skeie
This urban park is identifiable and memorable, Superkilen relates to the human scale and has a sense of activity, complexity and visual richness; all making it a highly walkable experience - Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

AKTC / Kristian Skeie
Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran - The structural concept resulted in a dynamic 3 dimensional truss with two continuous deck levels; this provided a lower level which is covered and therefore usable in all seasons.

AKTC / Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
Creating a curved path with variable width and changes in slopes between two parks, was intended to avoid a single point perspective - Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran.

AKTC / Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
Usually considered as structural projects, this bridge has a more architectural approach with its multiple paths and inviting spaces; it became one of Tehran 's architectural destinations - Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran.

AKTC / Barzin Baharlouie
Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran - The structural concept resulted in a dynamic three dimensional truss with two continuous deck levels; this provided a lower level which is covered and therefore usable in all seasons.

AKTC / Barzin Baharlouie
Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon - The design reduces the building's footprint by "floating" a reading room, a workshop conference room and research spaces above the entrance courtyard in the form of a 21-meters-long cantilever in order to preserve the existing landscape.

AKTC / Cemal Emden
A ramp leads between the centenary aged ficus and cypress trees to connect the research lounges on the second floor directly with the campus - Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.

AKTC / Cemal Emden
Internal partitions are in ink-pigmented glass to enable communication and interaction - Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.

AKTC / Cemal Emden
The project is a great asset to the campus, AUB and Beirut. The professionals describe the design as very contemporary, representative of its time and one that pushes the physical abilities of the materials used to the limit, while the art community views the building as a piece of art - Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.

AKTC / Cemal Emden

2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture recipients

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3 October 2016 – The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today 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 winners are:

Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh - The Mosque is a perfect square that sits on a high plinth, which prevents floodwater from entering the structure, allows people to sit and talk, and creates a separation between the sacred site and the busy street.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora

Qibla direction is marked by a slit of light penetrating the cylendrical brick wall which forms a light court with the facing flat wall - Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora

Column free prayer hall is raised on eight peripheral columns, in addition to four light courts, random circular roof openings allows daylight into the prayer hall creating an ornate pattern on the floor enhancing spirituality through light - Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora

The prayer hall is a carefully scaled and proportioned volume that is contemplative in nature, is evenly lit to enhance the feeling of all as equal - Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora

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

AKTC / Rajesh Vora

The ‘Ka’ Block contains the reception pavilion, offices, library, training/conference rooms and pavilions, a prayer space and a small ‘cha-shop’ - Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora

The Friendship Centre gets more beautiful because it impacts so many lives and brings so much dignity to those who had forgotten to hope - Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora

Luxury of light and shadows; economy and generosity of small spaces; joy of movement and discovery in the bare and the essential is what makes this gathering space a refuge for some of the poorest population - Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh.

AKTC / Rajesh Vora

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

The 9m² children’s public library built of concrete mixed with Chinese ink was inserted underneath the pitched roof of an existing building - Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China.

AKTC / Su Shengliang, ZAO, standardarchitecture

Steps form an elevated reading nook in the library are mimicked by a wide picture window, allowing children to climb up and look out as they flip through a volume or two - Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China.

AKTC / Wang Ziling, ZAO, standardarchitecture

Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China - By inserting an outdoor staircase alongside each structure, the architect created viewing platforms to survey the neighbourhood while enjoying a breath of rare chlorophyll-laced air within the tree’s branches.

AKTC / Wang Ziling, ZAO, standardarchitecture

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

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

Red and white double swings from Iraq, with a playful red background - Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

AKTC / Kristian Skeie

This urban park is identifiable and memorable, Superkilen relates to the human scale and has a sense of activity, complexity and visual richness; all making it a highly walkable experience - Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

AKTC / Kristian Skeie

Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran - The structural concept resulted in a dynamic 3 dimensional truss with two continuous deck levels; this provided a lower level which is covered and therefore usable in all seasons.

AKTC / Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh

Creating a curved path with variable width and changes in slopes between two parks, was intended to avoid a single point perspective - Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran.

AKTC / Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh

Usually considered as structural projects, this bridge has a more architectural approach with its multiple paths and inviting spaces; it became one of Tehran 's architectural destinations - Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran.

AKTC / Barzin Baharlouie

Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran - The structural concept resulted in a dynamic three dimensional truss with two continuous deck levels; this provided a lower level which is covered and therefore usable in all seasons.

AKTC / Barzin Baharlouie

Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon - The design reduces the building's footprint by "floating" a reading room, a workshop conference room and research spaces above the entrance courtyard in the form of a 21-meters-long cantilever in order to preserve the existing landscape.

AKTC / Cemal Emden

A ramp leads between the centenary aged ficus and cypress trees to connect the research lounges on the second floor directly with the campus - Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.

AKTC / Cemal Emden

Internal partitions are in ink-pigmented glass to enable communication and interaction - Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.

AKTC / Cemal Emden

AKTC / Cemal Emden

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