The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) has announced the six winners of its 45th edition, who will share an overall award of $1 million. Established in 1977 by Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, this architecture prize identifies and encourages building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence.
The selection process emphasizes architecture that not only provides for people’s physical, social and economic needs, but that also stimulates and responds to their cultural aspirations. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture recognizes examples of architectural excellence in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community improvement and development, historic preservation, reuse and area conservation, as well as landscape design and improvement of the environment. Particular attention is given to building schemes that use local resources and appropriate technology in innovative ways and to projects likely to inspire similar efforts elsewhere.
The 2022 winners were selected by a Master Jury composed of Nada Al Hassan (architect specializing in the conservation of architectural and urban heritage), Amale Andraos (architect, WORKac, and Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation), Kader Attia (artist exploring western cultural hegemony and colonialism), Kazi Khaleed Ashraf (director-general of Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements), Sibel Bozdoğan (Visiting Professor at the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Boston University), Lina Ghotmeh (architect, Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture), Francis Kéré (AKAA laureate and architect, Kéré Architecture), Anne Lacaton (architect, Lacaton & Vassal) and Nader Tehrani (architect, NADAAA). The six projects are located in five countries with significant Muslim presence.
>>>The finalist projects of THE PLAN Award 2022 have been selected. Winners and honorable mentions will be revealed during the closing ceremony in Milan (Fondazione Riccardo Catella) starting at 6 pm on Thursday, November 17
Bangladesh
- Urban River Spaces; Jhenaidah; Co.Creation.Architects – an urban revitalization project on the Nabaganga riverside, through local materials, building techniques and workforce. Multifunctional and accessible spaces are now available to the community in Jhenaidah and the project managed to reverse the ecological degradation and health hazards of the river and its banks, and induce effective ecological improvement of the river.
- Community Spaces in Rohingya Refugee Response; Cox’s Bazar District; Rizvi Hassan, Khwaja Fatmi, Saad Ben Mostafa – six temporary community spaces provide Rohingya refugees with a dignified, sensitive and ingenious response to emergency needs, with particular attention to the safety of women and girls.
Indonesia
- Banyuwangi International Airport; Blimbingsari; andramatin – a modern building that arises from a sea of a paddy fields combining landscape, architecture and functionality, that could be considered a game-changer in Indonesian future airport architecture.
Iran
- Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre; Tehran; Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North – an adaptive reuse project inserted into the dense historical center of Tehran where once stood the Argo factory. The new museum hosts art galleries and spaces for exhibitions and events over four levels.
Lebanon
- Renovation of Niemeyer Guest House; Tripoli; East Architecture Studio – an inspiring tale of architecture’s capacity for repair at a time of crisis around the world, and in the country in particular. The residence is part of Oscar Niemeyer’s unfinished masterpiece Rachid Karami International Fair.
Senegal
- Kamanar Secondary School; Thionck Essyl; Dawoffice – a campus replete with infrastructure, buildings, landscapes and furnishings. The site’s topography and flora are the key founding conditions of this project, where social spaces for students and teachers alike are developed under the shade provided by the canopies of existing trees.
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Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre
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Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre
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Banyuwangi International Airport
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Mario Wibowo
Banyuwangi International Airport
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Mario Wibowo
Community Spaces in Rohingya Refugee Response
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Asif Salman
Community Spaces in Rohingya Refugee Response
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Asif Salman
Kamanar Secondary School
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Amir Anoushfar
Kamanar Secondary School
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Amir Anoushfar
Renovation of Niemeyer Guest House
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden
Renovation of Niemeyer Guest House
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden
Urban River Spaces
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Asif Salman
Urban River Spaces
© Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Asif Salman
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