aga khan award for architecture 2013 (12 articles)
aga khan award for architecture 2013 winners
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five international projects have been awarded by a master jury which included pritzker prize winner wang shu, david adjaye and murat tabanlioglu.
five international projects have been awarded by a master jury which included pritzker prize winner wang shu, david adjaye and murat tabanlioglu.
tamassociati wins aga khan award with salam center in sudan
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the centre is built as a pavilion in a garden with both primary buildings organized around large courtyards.
the centre is built as a pavilion in a garden with both primary buildings organized around large courtyards.
AbCT architects: apartment no.1, mahallat, iran
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in a town that thrives on its stone-cutting industry, a local architect turned the product of a grandly inefficient system into an dynamic and layered skin for a mixed use »
in a town that thrives on its stone-cutting industry, a local architect turned the product of a grandly inefficient system into an dynamic and layered skin for a mixed use building.
groupe 3 architectes: mohammed VI football academy, morocco
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seeking to invest in local talent, the football academy seamlessly integrates work, sport and life into a smartly arranged cluster of white buildings organized around ample »
seeking to invest in local talent, the football academy seamlessly integrates work, sport and life into a smartly arranged cluster of white buildings organized around ample courtyards.
bangkok project studio: kantana film and animation institute, thailand
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over half a million bricks were made by hand for the creation of an undulating, thick-walled, film school organized by an interior network of landscaped hallways and windows that »
over half a million bricks were made by hand for the creation of an undulating, thick-walled, film school organized by an interior network of landscaped hallways and windows that double as quiet enclaves.
MASS design group: umubano primary school, kigali, rwanda
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informed by the stepped agricultural landscapes of the surrounding country, a ramped network of classrooms provides interior and exterior learning spaces for 300 vulnerable or »
informed by the stepped agricultural landscapes of the surrounding country, a ramped network of classrooms provides interior and exterior learning spaces for 300 vulnerable or orphaned children in rwanda.
abdullah al hadrami: thula fort restoration in yemen
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the restoration of an ancient troglodyte fort in the mountains of yemen preserved a piece national history and uncovered new discoveries of the past, earning a nomination for the »
the restoration of an ancient troglodyte fort in the mountains of yemen preserved a piece national history and uncovered new discoveries of the past, earning a nomination for the aga khan award.
maria grazia cutuli school aga khan award for architecture 2013 shortlist
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a school in afghanistan is a small fortress in a range of cobalt blue hues stands to commemorate a murdered italian journalist and honor the fundamental belief that knowledge can »
a school in afghanistan is a small fortress in a range of cobalt blue hues stands to commemorate a murdered italian journalist and honor the fundamental belief that knowledge can offset violence.
yori antar: mbaru niang preservation, flores island, indonesia
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a local architect has started a movement to preserve local building culture and tecniques, beginning with a almost-forgotten tied bamboo conical typology on a remote island »
a local architect has started a movement to preserve local building culture and tecniques, beginning with a almost-forgotten tied bamboo conical typology on a remote island village.
shigeru ban: post tsunami housing for kirinda, sri lanka
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100 houses and a mosque in a muslim fishing village seek to alleviate a housing shortage while respecting local culture with an elegant system of folding partitions and a generous »
100 houses and a mosque in a muslim fishing village seek to alleviate a housing shortage while respecting local culture with an elegant system of folding partitions and a generous open-air living space.
aga khan award for architecture 2013 shortlist announced
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a master jury that included the likes of david adjaye and toshiko mori has selected 20 projects from around the globe that represent a great improvement to the quality of life and »
a master jury that included the likes of david adjaye and toshiko mori has selected 20 projects from around the globe that represent a great improvement to the quality of life and the power of the built form in muslim societies.
peter rich architects: mapungubwe interpretation center, south africa
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south african firm peter rich architects have been named winner for the category of culture (completed buildings) at the 2009 world architecture festival.
south african firm peter rich architects have been named winner for the category of culture (completed buildings) at the 2009 world architecture festival.
