10 Tuesday Sep 2013
Posted in Architecture - Awards
The Master Jury for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture has announced five deserving projects as winners of the prestigious, US$1 million prize. Since the award was launched 36 years ago, over 100 projects have received the prize and more than 7,500 building projects have been documented for exhibiting architectural excellence and improving the overall quality of life in their regions.
Read More: Five Projects Win Aga Khan Award for Architecture
08 Wednesday May 2013
Posted in Architecture - Awards, Heritage Sites - India
The 12th century Nagaur Fort, which has been under the private domain’s largest architectural conservation, has made it to the shortlisted nominee list for US$ 1 million Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013. The award is conferred in recognition of architectural excellence in the field of historic preservation, reuse and area conservation, as well as landscape design and improvement of the environment.
Read More: Nagaur Fort Among Finalists for Aga Khan Award for Architecture
See also: Aga Khan Award for Architecture Shortlist Announced
06 Monday May 2013
Posted in Architecture - Awards, Buildings - Iran
Every three years, the Aga Khan Architecture Award acknowledges projects relevant to Islam that are culturally, environmentally and socially superior. Accompanied by a generous $1 million prize, it is among the world’s most prestigious architecture awards. Apartment #1 by Tehran’s Architecture by Collective Terrain is one of 20 projects nominated, and though it faces stiff competition from projects like the Thula Fort Preservation project in Yemen, the recycled stone complex is an excellent example of the work that the Aga Khan Development Network likes to support.
Read More: Iranian Recycled Stone Apartment Among AKAA Nominees
See also: Aga Khan Award for Architecture Shortlist Announced
03 Friday May 2013
Posted in Architecture - Awards, Architecture - Yemen
To the outside world, Yemen is an obscure distant land where Al Qaeda terrorists hang out and men sit around chewing khat, but to its own residents and others familiar with the Middle East, the land harbors a treasure trove of historic artefacts (and so much more). Not only does Yemen have one of the largest collection of multi-storey clay towers, otherwise known as Manhattan of the desert, but it also boasts an impressive collection of stone buildings that date back to the 1st millennium BCE. This includes the Thula Fort in Sana’a, which is one of 20 nominees for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Read More: Thula Fort Restoration in Yemen Nominated for 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
See also: Aga Khan Award for Architecture Shortlist Announced
03 Friday May 2013
Posted in Architecture - Awards
From innovative mud and bamboo schools to state of the art “green” high-rises, the Master Jury for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture has selected 20 deserving nominees to be in the running for the prestigious, US$1 million prize. Since the award was launched 36 years ago, over 100 projects have received the prize and more than 7,500 building projects have been documented for exhibiting architectural excellence and improving the overall quality of life in their regions.
Read More: Aga Khan Award for Architecture Shortlist Announced
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