aga khan award for architecture 2013 shortlist announced

‘mapungubwe interpretation center’ by peter rich architect, south africasee designboom’s coverage of the project hereall images courtesy of the aga khan development network

a master jury that included the likes of david adjaye, toshiko mori, michel desvigne and pritzker prize winner wang shu, artists shahzia sikander

as well as architectural scholars dr. howayda al-harithy, mahmood mamdani have decided on 20 projects from around the world that recognize architectural excellence in societies with a strong muslim presence. developed in 1977 by aga khan, spiritual leader of shia ismaili muslims,

the aga khan award for architecture seeks to assess particularly powerful projects that have greatly improved public life and the possibilites of built form.

recognized projects are in the running for a 1 million USD prize and may vary from a poignant exploration of traditional building techniques,

to standard-setting architectural and tectonically innovative works.

‘maria grazia cutuli primary school’ by 2A+P/A, IaN+, mario cutuli, herat, afghanistanimage courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘preservation of the mbaru niang’ by rumah asuh/yori antar, tangerang, indonesia, see designboom’s coverage here. image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘preservation of sacred and collective oasis sites by salima naji, guelmim region, moroccoimage courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘post tsunami housing’ by shigeru ban, kirinda, sri lankaimage courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘kantana film and animation institute’ by bangkok project studio / boonserm premthada, nakhon pathom, thailandimage courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘reconstruction of nahr el-bared refugee camp by united nations relief & works agency (UNRWA), nahr el-bared reconstruction commission for civil action and studies (NBRC)tripoli, lebanonimage courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘lycée français charles de gaulle’ by ateliers lion associés, dagher hanna & partners,  damascus, syriaimage courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘umubano primary school’ by MASS design group, kigali, rwanda

image © iwan baan image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘mohammed vi football academy’ by  groupe 3 architectes, salé, morocco image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘thula fort restoration’ by abdullah al-hadrami, thula, yemen image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘hassan II bridge’ by marc mimran architecture, rabat, morrocco image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘revitalisation of birzeit historic centre’ by  riwaq – centre for architectural conservation, birzeit, palestine image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘islamic cemetary at altach’ by bernado bader architects, altach, austria image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘the met residential tower’ by WOHA, bangkok, thailandsee designboom’s previous coverage here image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘museum of handcraft paper’ by trace architecture office, gaoligong, yunnan province, chinaimage courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘rehabilitation of tabriz bazaar’ by ICHTO east azerbaijan office, tabriz, iran image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘salam cardiac surgery centre’ by studio tamassociati, khartoum, sudan, see designboom’s coverage here. image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘apartment no.1’ by abCT, mahallat, iran image courtesy of the aga khan development network

‘rehabilitation of nagaur fort’ by minakshi jain, nagaur, rajasthan, india image courtesy of the aga khan development network