Aga Khan Award for
Architecture 2004
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Address
made by His Highness the Aga Khan
Address
made by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Press
Release: Recipients of the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
announced by India's Prime Minister and His Highness the
Aga Khan, 27 November 2004
The
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Award (Home Page)
Video
of the Seven Recipients
Video
of the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony
Slideshow
of the Seven Recipients
Background
information on the restoration of the gardens of Humayun's
Tomb.
The
seven projects selected by the 2004 Award Master Jury are:
Bibliotheca
Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
Primary
School, Gando, Burkina Faso
Sandbag
Shelter Prototypes, various locations
Restoration
of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen
Old
City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme, Jerusalem
B2
House, Ayvacik, Turkey
Petronas
Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Publications
The Award publishes the proceedings of its international
and regional seminars as well as cyclical monographs recording
the recipients and discussions of each Award cycle. Most
Award publications are available in English; some are also
published in Arabic, Turkish, French, and Chinese. Further
information may be obtained by contacting the Award Office
or visiting our publications
page.
The most recent cyclical monograph, entitled “Architecture
and Polyphony : Building in the Islamic World Today”,
features the recipients of the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture,
and is available from the publishers, Thames & Hudson.
The publisher can be contacted by email
or by facsimile to (44.171) 845.5050.
Many Award publications are now available at the ArchNet
Digital Library, which is an on-line resource focusing on
architecture, urban design, urban development, and related
issues in the Muslim world. The site is a collaboration
between the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Massachuetts
Institute of Technology, but many other institutions have
contributed to building the database. For more information,
visit the ArchNet
website.
Press Contact
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Khan Award for Architecture
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