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Awards 1999-2001

New Life for Old Structures, Various Locations, Iran

Planners/Conservators
Urban Development and Revitalization Corporation; Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization

Completed in 1992 and ongoing

An ongoing project comprising more than 30 urban revitalisation and development initiatives in 21 cities throughout Iran. Historical buildings are acquired, restored and rehabilitated as public facilities for the benefit of local communities.
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Aït Iktel, Abadou, Morocco

Project Conception
Ali Amahan

Client Association
Aït Iktel de Développement

Completed in 1995 and ongoing

This project exemplifies a new approach to development, environmental conservation and the improvement of living conditions for a rural community. It includes the provision of social services, infrastructure development and the encouragement of economic activity and education.
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Barefoot Architects, Tilonia, India

Design
Barefoot Architects of Tilonia with Neehar Raina

Client
Barefoot College

Sponsors
Social Work Research Centre; Government of India; United Nations Development Programme; German Agro Action; HIVOS- Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation; Plan International

Completed in 1988 and ongoing

The ‘Barefoot’ philosophy is based on the belief that village communities used to develop and maintain their own store of knowledge, which has been devalued in recent times and is slowly dying as people migrate to the cities to look for jobs. In 1972, this philosophy inspired the founding of the Social Work Research Centre (SWRC), now known as the ‘Barefoot College’, in Tilonia, a rural community in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The founder and director of the college, Bunker Roy, wanted to break away from the Indian social-work tradition, which had an urban, middle-class and academic orientation, to create a programme that respected local skills, providing training and upgrading to help people help themselves. Over the years, the centre has worked with local teachers, health-care providers, solar engineers and handpump mechanics in a comprehensive development plan, implemented with the rural poor for the rural poor. These programmes have led to a number of significant building projects realized by the ‘Barefoot Architects’ - local members of the college staff. The projects include a campus for the college, a programme to provide homes for the homeless, and the development of structures to harvest rainwater.

Kahere Eila Poultry Farming School, Koliagbe, Guinea

Architects
Heikkinen-Komonen Architects

Patron
Eila Kivekäs

Client
Centre Avicole Kahere

Completed in 2000

The teaching complex comprises classrooms, student dormitories, and teachers’ residences, all grouped around a courtyard and set within the natural rural environment.
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Nubian Museum, Aswan, Egypt

Architect
Mahmoud El-Hakim

Consultants
Arab Bureau for Design and Technical Consultation

Landscape Architects
Dr Werkmeister & M Heimer Landscape Architects; Sites International Landscape Architects

Clients
Nubian Antiquities Salvage Fund; Supreme Council of Antiquities

 

Sponsors
UNESCO; ICOM (International Council of Museums)

Completed in 1997

Intended to preserve and celebrate Nubian culture, the museum includes display areas, educational and training facilities, and extensive outdoor spaces for community use, all set within city of Aswan along the River Nile.
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SOS Children's Village Aqaba, Jordan

Architects
Jafar Tukan & Partners

Client
SOS Children's Village Association of Jordan

Completed in 1991

Conceived as a village, the complex features modestly scaled clusters of individual houses built with traditional materials and set within a landscaped compound with walkways, play areas and other communal facilities.
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Olbia Social Centre, Antalya, Turkey

Architects
Cengiz Bektas

Client
Akdeniz Üniversitesi

Completed in 1999

The new social centre is a series of buildings for students and teachers, and spaces open to the public, which are organised along a pathway forming an axis that binds together the disparate elements of the Akdeniz Üniversitesi campus.
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Bagh-e-Ferdowsi, Tehran, Iran

Architects
Baft-e-Shahr Consulting Architects and Urban Planners

Client
Tehran Municipality

Completed in 1997

The 30-hectare park is set in a series of steep, south-facing natural gullies leading to the higher slopes of the Alborz Mountains outside Tehran. It features stone-paved paths and steps that rise up the hill, with areas for sitting, refreshment and entertainment.
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Datai Hotel, Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia

Architects
Kerry Hill Architects

Client
Teluk Datai Resorts Sdn Bhd

Completed in 1993

The hotel is set in a 750-hectare site, which includes a beach, untouched rainforest and a sensitive ecosystem of swamps, streams and wildlife. It is comprised of free-standing buildings, pavilions and isolated villas located on a ridge away from the beachfront.
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