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Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad, India to Be Inaugurated
16 September 2013 - The Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad is a new, not-for-profit school situated on a 100-acre campus near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. It will be inauguratedby the Union Minister of Human Resources and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.
Humayun’s Tomb Conservation Completed
13 September 2013 - The restoration of the Mughal Emperor Humayun’s 16th century garden tomb, the jewel of Mughal architecture that predates the Taj Mahal, has been completed. Six years of conservation works and 200,000 work days undertaken by master craftsmen have been required to restore the Tomb’s Mughal finery.
Aga Khan University and Catholic University of Portugal reaffirm cooperation
06 September 2013 - The Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Catholic University of Portugal (CUP) on Thursday agreed to renew and expand cooperation in a number of academic fields.
Sustainability Over Spectacle: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Part 2)
06 September 2013 -
In the 36 years since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established, it has recognised a broad array of projects, from office towers to affordable housing developments; the restoration of heritage to radical innovations in the built environment. But what the winning projects have in common is that each is an example of how architecture can make society a better place to live, says journalist Ayesha Daya.
Video - Recipients of the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture
06 September 2013 - Recipients of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 6 September 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
16/09/2013
A Protocol Agreement signed in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, by the Foreign Minister, Dr Dipu Moni, and His Highness the Aga Khan.
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