Aga Khan Award Winners Announced

John Hill

9. September 2013

Islamic Cemetery. Photo: AKAA / Adolf Bereuter

Five winners were selected from the twenty projects shortlisted for the 2013 cycle of the triennial Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Five winners have been selected from the twenty projects shortlisted for the 12th cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, a triennial $1 million prize that aims to "identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence." Two of the winners are new buildings; two are rehabilitations; and one is a piece of urban infrastructure.

Rehabilitation of Tabriz Bazaar. Photo: AKAA / Amir Anoushfar

The five winners listed alphabetically by country (click links to visit project pages on Aga Khan Development Network):

Rabat-Salé Urban Infrastructure Project. Photo: AKAA / Marc Mimram

The Master Jury:

Mr. David Adjaye, Principal, Adjaye Associates, London, United Kingdom
Dr. Howayda al-Harithy, Professor, Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Mr. Michel Desvigne, Landscape Architect and Founder, Agence Michel Desvigne, Paris, France
Professor Mahmood Mamdani, Professor and Executive Director, Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR), Wandegeya, Uganda
Mr. Kamil Merican, Principal Designer and CEO, Group Design Partnership, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Professor Toshiko Mori, Principal, Toshiko Mori Architect, New York City, USA
Ms. Shahzia Sikander, Artist, New York City, USA
Mr. Murat Tabanlioglu, Architect and Founder, Tabanlioglu Architects, Istanbul, Turkey
Mr. Wang Shu, Architect and Founder, Amateur Architecture Studio, Hangzhou, China